mainline
mainline · Google
- SoC
- Snapdragon 430
- RAM
- 2 GB LPDDR3
- Resolution
- 1280x720
- Android API
- 10 (29)
What this hardware actually means
Editorial interpretation generated from the device's self-reported fields and our SoC tier database. Cross-reference with the raw fields below; if you spot a contradiction, please tell us.
Platform & performance positioning
The google mainline is built around the Snapdragon 430, an entry-level SoC from Qualcomm. It launched in 2016 on a Samsung 28nm HPM process. Budget 2017-era SoC; the workhorse of the Redmi 4 and Moto E4 Plus.
Legacy. Not recommended for any modern use.
Day-to-day workload
2 GB LPDDR3 of RAM is below the realistic minimum for current Android — expect Android to aggressively kill background apps. Display resolution is 1280x720.
This record reflects Android API level 29 (10). Android 10–11 — increasingly limited; expect some modern apps to refuse to install or downgrade features.
Trust & buying notes
If you're cross-checking a phone advertised as a google mainline, the fields most worth verifying are: Build.MANUFACTURER lowercase-equal to "google"; Build.SOC_MODEL set (Android 12+) and consistent with Snapdragon 430. For an automated check, run our Hardware Trust Score from the DevCheck AI app and compare its output against this entry.
For a second-hand purchase, also verify the security patch date is no more than ~12 months old, the boot count is plausible for the claimed age, and battery health is above 85%.
Identity
- MANUFACTURER
- BRAND
- MODEL
- mainline
- PRODUCT
- mainline
Operating System
- API
- 10 (29)
- KERNEL
- 3.18.124-JDreAm
- PLATFORM
- qcom
SoC / CPU
- SOC
- Snapdragon 430
- CPU
- msm8937
- CORES
- 8
- FAMILY
- Cortex-A53
- CLUSTERS
- 4 x 1.50 GHz 4 x 1.21 GHz
- CLOCK_SPEED
- 345 - 1497 MHz
GPU
- GPU_VENDOR
- Qualcomm
- GPU_MODEL
- Adreno (TM) 505
- GPU_CLOCK
- 216 - 500 MHz
Memory & Storage
- RAM
- 2 GB LPDDR3
- FLASH
- Q313MB
Display
- RESOLUTION
- 1280x720
- TOUCHSCREEN
- ft5x06_720p
Sensors
- ACCELEROMETER
- BMI160
- GYROSCOPE
- BMI160
- MAGNETOMETER
- YAS537
- ALSPS
- stk3x1x
- FINGERPRINT_SENSOR
- fpc1020
Audio & Power
- CHARGER
- USE PMIC
Other
- LCM
- hx8394F_HD720p_video_BOE
- CAMERA
- ov5670s5k3l8
- SOUND
- msm8952sku1sndc
- MODEM
- MPSS.JO.1.2.c4-00013-8937_GENNS_PACK-1.87716.2.103688.2-V053
- OTHER
- aw2013
- FLASH_SIZE
- 16 GB
- BATTERY
- qrd_msm8937_Atl_4000mah
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