How to retrieve SoC model name of an android device?

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How to retrieve SoC model name of an android device? E.g. Qualcomm MSM 8974 HAMMERHEAD (Flattened Device Tree) for Nexus 5. (E.g. CPU-Z app shows this info.)

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 04 '14 at 17:01

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There is no Android specific API that provides this info. The android CPU-Z app includes a piece of native code that finds this information.

If you want to do the same, you will need to provide your own such native code routine, though I suspect that you can probably find a routine to port in a number of open source repositories.

answered Sep 04 '14 at 17:01

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@zmarties I was unable to find any such repo that supports ARM. – Binoy Babu Jun 25 '15 at 17:01

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 05 '14 at 07:52

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The file /proc/cpuinfo contains exactly this info.

answered Sep 05 '14 at 07:52

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cpuinfo does not include cpu manufacturer (eg: Qualcomm, Samsung, etc.) – Apr 15 '16 at 22:59
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@CodigosTutoriales There is a parameter in that file called `Hardware` which indirectly gives you that information. For example, on my old Karbonn A35 phone, this value was `MT6572` and on another Karbonn A30 phone, it was `MT6577` indicating that these are MediaTek SoC. – Prahlad Yeri Jul 04 '16 at 12:53
@PrahladYeri Thanks, however, it does not include model like Snapdragon , I want to do the same that CPU-Z does to get that info. – Jul 04 '16 at 23:24
@user5395084 did you find out? – bj4947 Mar 20 '18 at 22:45
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Some devices have nothing useful here :( – andreymal Nov 09 '19 at 17:59
On my end I only get `Qualcomm Technologies, Inc KONA`, which for me is not useful at all. I was hoping to get a 3 decimal ID number. After more Googling, still no answer on this :( – Raphael Setin Mar 10 '22 at 18:52
Hello from 2022 :) Do you find answer on this question? – Art Jun 28 '22 at 18:28

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Oct 29 '20 at 10:44

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Try getprop ro.board.platform or cat /sys/firmware/devicetree/base/compatible.

edited Oct 29 '20 at 10:44

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answered Feb 12 '20 at 21:54

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I got permission denied. How can I get the permission? – TIANLUN ZHU Dec 16 '20 at 08:07
@TIANLUNZHU if your device is rooted with Magisk, try to do `su` to get super user permissions. Btw, if your shell has a `#` instead of `$`, then it means you already have super user permissions. – Raphael Setin Mar 10 '22 at 18:54

How to retrieve SoC model name of an android device?

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