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Historical Smart Device Technical Database
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Offers detailed information on more than 24,000 smart devices, including smartphones, tablets, and wearables, tracking their evolution from 1999 to the present day. The data provides essential points such as brand, model, release dates, and technical hardware specifications. This makes it an excellent resource for analysing product cycles, understanding technological trends, and mapping market evolution in the electronics sector. The dataset is regularly updated annually.
Columns
This dataset features 272 columns, detailing various technical and market attributes for each device. Key fields available include:
- Brand: The manufacturing company, with Samsung representing the highest percentage of records (16%).
- Model: The specific commercial name of the device.
- Released Year: The year the device was released, covering a span from 1989 up to 2025.
- Released Announced: The precise date the device was publicly announced.
- Hardware Designer: The entity responsible for the physical hardware design (e.g., Samsung Electronics).
- Manufacturer: The company that produced the device.
- Device Category: The primary function of the device (e.g., Smartphone, Tablet).
- General Extras: Notes on specific features, such as 'Haptic touch feedback'.
- Width: The physical dimension of the device in millimetres.
Distribution
The data file is provided in CSV format and is approximately 87.91 MB in size. It contains information on over 24,000 valid records, representing individual smart devices. The structure is robust, containing 272 distinct data fields capturing hardware specifics and market details. While some fields, such as 'Released Announced' and 'Codename', contain a notable percentage of missing values, core identifiers like 'Brand' and 'Device Category' are nearly 100% complete.
Usage
This resource is ideal for advanced market research focused on the history and development of consumer electronics. Potential applications include: tracking changes in device specifications over time (e.g., screen size or battery capacity), understanding brand dominance and market share, and building analytical models for predicting future technological shifts or device lifecycles based on historical attributes.
Coverage
The data primarily covers smart devices released from 1999 up to the present day, with records spanning from the earliest year of 1989 to the latest of 2025. The scope focuses heavily on mobile and connected devices, with Smartphones dominating the record count (84%), followed by Tablets (10%). The data reflects the global consumer electronics market, compiled from phonedb sources.
License
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Who Can Use It
- Market Analysts: To map the competitive landscape, track long-term trends in device adoption, and benchmark brand performance.
- Technology Researchers: To quantify the historical adoption rates of different device types and study the impact of hardware evolution.
- Data Scientists: For training machine learning models on correlation between hardware attributes and market success, or predicting device longevity and price points.
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- Global Smart Device Hardware Specifications (1999-2025)
- Consumer Electronics Market Tracker
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- The Evolution of Smartphones and Tablets
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