Endless Hardware Trends (Desktops)

A project to identify most popular hardware characteristics and track their change over time based on data collected by Endless users at https://Linux-Hardware.org.

Anyone can contribute to this report by the hw-probe tool:

sudo -E hw-probe -all -upload

Full-feature report is available here: https://linux-hardware.org/?view=trends&formfactor=desktop

Period: Oct, 2021.

Contents

System

OS

Installed operating systems

OS

OS

Name Desktops Percent
Endless 3.9.5 7 87.5%
Endless 3.9.0 1 12.5%

OS Family

OS without a version

OS Family

OS Family

Name Desktops Percent
Endless 8 100%

Kernel

Version of the Linux kernel

Kernel

Kernel

Version Desktops Percent
5.8.0-14-generic 8 100%

Kernel Family

Linux kernel without a distro release

Kernel Family

Kernel Family

Version Desktops Percent
5.8.0 8 100%

Kernel Major Ver.

Linux kernel major version

Kernel Major Ver.

Kernel Major Ver.

Version Desktops Percent
5.8 8 100%

Arch

OS architecture (x86_64, i586, etc.)

Arch

Arch

Name Desktops Percent
x86_64 8 100%

DE

Desktop Environment

DE

DE

Name Desktops Percent
GNOME 8 100%

Display Server

X11 or Wayland

Display Server

Display Server

Name Desktops Percent
X11 8 100%

Display Manager

SDDM, LightDM, etc.

Display Manager

Display Manager

Name Desktops Percent
Unknown 8 100%

OS Lang

Language

OS Lang

OS Lang

Lang Desktops Percent
en_US 3 37.5%
pt_BR 2 25%
es_MX 1 12.5%
es_ES 1 12.5%
en_AU 1 12.5%

Boot Mode

EFI or BIOS

Boot Mode

Boot Mode

Mode Desktops Percent
BIOS 4 50%
EFI 4 50%

Filesystem

Type of filesystem

Filesystem

Filesystem

Type Desktops Percent
Ext4 8 100%

Part. scheme

Scheme of partitioning

Part. scheme

Part. scheme

Type Desktops Percent
Unknown 8 100%

Dual Boot with Linux/BSD

Hosting more than one Linux/BSD

Dual Boot with Linux/BSD

Dual Boot with Linux/BSD

Dual boot Desktops Percent
No 8 100%

Dual Boot (Win)

Hosting Linux and Windows

Dual Boot (Win)

Dual Boot (Win)

Dual boot Desktops Percent
No 8 100%

Board

Vendor

Motherboard manufacturer

Vendor

Vendor

Name Desktops Percent
ASUSTek Computer 2 25%
ASRock 2 25%
Lenovo 1 12.5%
Gigabyte Technology 1 12.5%
DIGIBOARD 1 12.5%
Dell 1 12.5%

Model

Motherboard model

Model

Model

Name Desktops Percent
Lenovo ThinkCentre M73 10AXS0FX01 1 12.5%
Gigabyte H310N 2.0 1 12.5%
DIGIBOARD CU-7592 1 12.5%
Dell OptiPlex 790 1 12.5%
ASUS PRIME B450M-GAMING/BR 1 12.5%
ASUS H110M-D 1 12.5%
ASRock N73V-S 1 12.5%
ASRock A88M-G 1 12.5%

Model Family

Motherboard model prefix

Model Family

Model Family

Name Desktops Percent
Lenovo ThinkCentre 1 12.5%
Gigabyte H310N 1 12.5%
DIGIBOARD CU-7592 1 12.5%
Dell OptiPlex 1 12.5%
ASUS PRIME 1 12.5%
ASUS H110M-D 1 12.5%
ASRock N73V-S 1 12.5%
ASRock A88M-G 1 12.5%

MFG Year

Motherboard manufacture year

MFG Year

MFG Year

Year Desktops Percent
2018 2 25%
2016 2 25%
2021 1 12.5%
2019 1 12.5%
2011 1 12.5%
2009 1 12.5%

Form Factor

Physical design of the computer

Form Factor

Form Factor

Name Desktops Percent
Desktop 8 100%

Secure Boot

Enabled or disabled

Secure Boot

Secure Boot

State Desktops Percent
Disabled 7 87.5%
Enabled 1 12.5%

Coreboot

Have coreboot on board

Coreboot

Coreboot

Used Desktops Percent
No 8 100%

RAM Size

Total RAM memory

RAM Size

RAM Size

Size in GB Desktops Percent
3.01-4.0 3 37.5%
16.01-24.0 3 37.5%
4.01-8.0 2 25%

RAM Used

Used RAM memory

RAM Used

RAM Used

Used GB Desktops Percent
1.01-2.0 6 75%
2.01-3.0 1 12.5%
0.51-1.0 1 12.5%

Total Drives

Number of drives on board

Total Drives

Total Drives

Drives Desktops Percent
1 4 50%
2 3 37.5%
3 1 12.5%

Has CD-ROM

Has CD-ROM on board

Has CD-ROM

Has CD-ROM

Presented Desktops Percent
No 7 87.5%
Yes 1 12.5%

Has Ethernet

Has Ethernet on board

Has Ethernet

Has Ethernet

Presented Desktops Percent
Yes 8 100%

Has WiFi

Has WiFi module

Has WiFi

Has WiFi

Presented Desktops Percent
Yes 4 50%
No 4 50%

Has Bluetooth

Has Bluetooth module

Has Bluetooth

Has Bluetooth

Presented Desktops Percent
No 6 75%
Yes 2 25%

Location

Country

Geographic location (country)

Country

Country

Country Desktops Percent
USA 2 25%
Brazil 2 25%
Spain 1 12.5%
Mexico 1 12.5%
Canada 1 12.5%
Australia 1 12.5%

City

Geographic location (city)

City

City

City Desktops Percent
Rio de Janeiro 1 12.5%
Quer?taro City 1 12.5%
Perth 1 12.5%
Gibsonburg 1 12.5%
Edmonton 1 12.5%
Bucyrus 1 12.5%
Aluminio 1 12.5%
Alcasser 1 12.5%

Drives

Drive Vendor

Hard drive vendors

Drive Vendor

Drive Vendor

Vendor Desktops Drives Percent
Kingston 4 4 36.36%
WDC 2 2 18.18%
Seagate 2 3 18.18%
Toshiba 1 1 9.09%
Netac 1 2 9.09%
Hitachi 1 1 9.09%

Drive Model

Hard drive models

Drive Model

Drive Model

Model Desktops Percent
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB SSD 1 8.33%
WDC WD1001FALS-00U9B0 1TB 1 8.33%
Toshiba TR200 480GB SSD 1 8.33%
Seagate ST500DM002-1SB10A 500GB 1 8.33%
Seagate ST3320418AS 320GB 1 8.33%
Seagate ST320DM000-1BD14C 320GB 1 8.33%
Netac SSD 128GB 1 8.33%
Kingston SVP200S360G 64GB SSD 1 8.33%
Kingston SV300S37A120G 120GB SSD 1 8.33%
Kingston SHSS37A120G 120GB SSD 1 8.33%
Kingston SA400S37480G 480GB SSD 1 8.33%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA330 2TB 1 8.33%

HDD Vendor

Hard disk drive vendors

HDD Vendor

HDD Vendor

Vendor Desktops Drives Percent
Seagate 2 3 50%
WDC 1 1 25%
Hitachi 1 1 25%

SSD Vendor

Solid state drive vendors

SSD Vendor

SSD Vendor

Vendor Desktops Drives Percent
Kingston 4 4 57.14%
WDC 1 1 14.29%
Toshiba 1 1 14.29%
Netac 1 2 14.29%

Drive Kind

HDD or SSD

Drive Kind

Drive Kind

Kind Desktops Drives Percent
SSD 6 8 75%
HDD 2 5 25%

Drive Connector

SATA, SAS, NVMe, etc.

Drive Connector

Drive Connector

Type Desktops Drives Percent
SATA 8 13 100%

Drive Size

Size of hard drive

Drive Size

Drive Size

Size in TB Desktops Drives Percent
0.01-0.5 8 11 80%
1.01-2.0 1 1 10%
0.51-1.0 1 1 10%

Space Total

Amount of disk space available on the file system

Space Total

Space Total

Size in GB Desktops Percent
251-500 3 37.5%
101-250 3 37.5%
More than 3000 1 12.5%
51-100 1 12.5%

Space Used

Amount of used disk space

Space Used

Space Used

Used GB Desktops Percent
21-50 5 62.5%
1-20 2 25%
2001-3000 1 12.5%

Malfunc. Drives

Drive models with a malfunction

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Malfunc. Drive Vendor

Vendors of faulty drives

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Malfunc. HDD Vendor

Vendors of faulty HDD drives

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Malfunc. Drive Kind

Kinds of faulty drives

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Failed Drives

Failed drive models

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Failed Drive Vendor

Failed drive vendors

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Drive Status

Number of failed and malfunc. drives

Drive Status

Drive Status

Status Desktops Drives Percent
Detected 8 13 100%

Storage controller

Storage Vendor

Storage controller vendors

Storage Vendor

Storage Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Intel 5 62.5%
AMD 2 25%
Nvidia 1 12.5%

Storage Model

Storage controller models

Storage Model

Storage Model

Model Desktops Percent
Nvidia MCP73 SATA Controller (IDE mode) 1 9.09%
Nvidia MCP73 IDE Controller 1 9.09%
Intel Q170/Q150/B150/H170/H110/Z170/CM236 Chipset SATA Controller [AHCI Mode] 1 9.09%
Intel NM10/ICH7 Family SATA Controller [IDE mode] 1 9.09%
Intel 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller 1 9.09%
Intel 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller 1 [AHCI mode] 1 9.09%
Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port Desktop SATA AHCI Controller 1 9.09%
Intel 200 Series PCH SATA controller [AHCI mode] 1 9.09%
AMD FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] 1 9.09%
AMD FCH IDE Controller 1 9.09%
AMD 400 Series Chipset SATA Controller 1 9.09%

Storage Kind

Kind of storage controller (IDE, SATA, NVMe, SAS, ...)

Storage Kind

Storage Kind

Kind Desktops Percent
SATA 6 66.67%
IDE 3 33.33%

Processor

CPU Vendor

Processor vendors

CPU Vendor

CPU Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Intel 6 75%
AMD 2 25%

CPU Model

Processor models

CPU Model

CPU Model

Model Desktops Percent
Intel Pentium Gold G5400 CPU @ 3.70GHz 1 12.5%
Intel Pentium Dual-Core CPU E6700 @ 3.20GHz 1 12.5%
Intel Pentium Dual CPU E2180 @ 2.00GHz 1 12.5%
Intel Pentium CPU G4400 @ 3.30GHz 1 12.5%
Intel Core i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10GHz 1 12.5%
Intel Core i3-4130T CPU @ 2.90GHz 1 12.5%
AMD Ryzen 5 3350G with Radeon Vega Graphics 1 12.5%
AMD A8-6500 APU with Radeon HD Graphics 1 12.5%

CPU Model Family

Processor model prefix

CPU Model Family

CPU Model Family

Model Desktops Percent
Intel Pentium Gold 1 12.5%
Intel Pentium Dual-Core 1 12.5%
Intel Pentium Dual 1 12.5%
Intel Pentium 1 12.5%
Intel Core i5 1 12.5%
Intel Core i3 1 12.5%
AMD Ryzen 5 1 12.5%
AMD A8 1 12.5%

CPU Cores

Number of processor cores

CPU Cores

CPU Cores

Number Desktops Percent
2 6 75%
4 2 25%

CPU Sockets

Number of sockets

CPU Sockets

CPU Sockets

Number Desktops Percent
1 8 100%

CPU Threads

Threads per core (Hyper-Threading)

CPU Threads

CPU Threads

Number Desktops Percent
2 4 50%
1 4 50%

CPU Op-Modes

CPU Operation Modes (32-bit, 64-bit)

CPU Op-Modes

CPU Op-Modes

Op mode Desktops Percent
32-bit, 64-bit 8 100%

CPU Microcode

Microcode number

CPU Microcode

CPU Microcode

Number Desktops Percent
0x906ea 1 12.5%
0x6fd 1 12.5%
0x506e3 1 12.5%
0x306c3 1 12.5%
0x206a7 1 12.5%
0x1067a 1 12.5%
0x08108109 1 12.5%
0x06001119 1 12.5%

CPU Microarch

Microarchitecture

CPU Microarch

CPU Microarch

Name Desktops Percent
Zen+ 1 12.5%
Skylake 1 12.5%
SandyBridge 1 12.5%
Piledriver 1 12.5%
Penryn 1 12.5%
KabyLake 1 12.5%
Haswell 1 12.5%
Core 1 12.5%

Graphics

GPU Vendor

Vendors of graphics cards

GPU Vendor

GPU Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Nvidia 4 36.36%
Intel 4 36.36%
AMD 2 18.18%
Silicon Motion 1 9.09%

GPU Model

Graphics card models

GPU Model

GPU Model

Model Desktops Percent
Silicon Motion SM501 VoyagerGX Rev. AA 1 8.33%
Nvidia GP108 [GeForce GT 1030] 1 8.33%
Nvidia GF104 [GeForce GTX 460] 1 8.33%
Nvidia GA104 [GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Lite Hash Rate] 1 8.33%
Nvidia C73 [GeForce 7100 / nForce 620i] 1 8.33%
Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller 1 8.33%
Intel HD Graphics 510 1 8.33%
Intel CoffeeLake-S GT1 [UHD Graphics 610] 1 8.33%
Intel 4th Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller 1 8.33%
Intel 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller 1 8.33%
AMD Picasso 1 8.33%
AMD Hawaii PRO [Radeon R9 290/390] 1 8.33%

GPU Combo

Combinations of graphics cards

GPU Combo

GPU Combo

Name Desktops Percent
1 x Nvidia 2 25%
1 x Intel 2 25%
1 x AMD 2 25%
Intel + Silicon Motion 1 12.5%
Intel + Nvidia 1 12.5%

GPU Driver

Free vs proprietary

GPU Driver

GPU Driver

Driver Desktops Percent
Free 7 87.5%
Proprietary 1 12.5%

GPU Memory

Total video memory

GPU Memory

GPU Memory

Size in GB Desktops Percent
Unknown 5 62.5%
7.01-8.0 1 12.5%
1.01-2.0 1 12.5%
0.01-0.5 1 12.5%

Monitor

Monitor Vendor

Monitor vendors

Monitor Vendor

Monitor Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Samsung Electronics 3 30%
ViewSonic 1 10%
Sony 1 10%
RTK 1 10%
Philips 1 10%
Lenovo 1 10%
Dell 1 10%
Apple 1 10%

Monitor Model

Monitor models

Monitor Model

Monitor Model

Model Desktops Percent
ViewSonic VS2210-FHD VSC1939 1920x1080 476x268mm 21.5-inch 1 10%
Sony TV *00 SNY3705 3840x2160 1439x809mm 65.0-inch 1 10%
Samsung Electronics U28D590 SAM0B81 3840x2160 608x345mm 27.5-inch 1 10%
Samsung Electronics SMB1630N SAM0630 1366x768 344x194mm 15.5-inch 1 10%
Samsung Electronics C24F390 SAM0D2C 1920x1080 520x290mm 23.4-inch 1 10%
RTK QHD RTK6410 2560x1440 597x336mm 27.0-inch 1 10%
Philips 190S PHL083F 1280x1024 376x301mm 19.0-inch 1 10%
Lenovo LEN L192p LEN24CB 1280x1024 376x301mm 19.0-inch 1 10%
Dell E170S DELA04A 1280x1024 338x270mm 17.0-inch 1 10%
Apple iMac APPA007 2560x1440 597x336mm 27.0-inch 1 10%

Monitor Resolution

Monitor screen resolution

Monitor Resolution

Monitor Resolution

Resolution Desktops Percent
1280x1024 (SXGA) 3 33.33%
3840x2160 (4K) 2 22.22%
1920x1080 (FHD) 2 22.22%
2560x1440 (QHD) 1 11.11%
1366x768 (WXGA) 1 11.11%

Monitor Diagonal

Diagonal size in inches

Monitor Diagonal

Monitor Diagonal

Inches Desktops Percent
27 2 22.22%
65 1 11.11%
23 1 11.11%
21 1 11.11%
20 1 11.11%
19 1 11.11%
17 1 11.11%
15 1 11.11%

Monitor Width

Physical width

Monitor Width

Monitor Width

Width in mm Desktops Percent
501-600 2 22.22%
351-400 2 22.22%
301-350 2 22.22%
601-700 1 11.11%
401-500 1 11.11%
1001-1500 1 11.11%

Aspect Ratio

Proportional relationship between the width and the height

Aspect Ratio

Aspect Ratio

Ratio Desktops Percent
16/9 6 66.67%
5/4 3 33.33%

Monitor Area

Area in inch²

Monitor Area

Monitor Area

Area in inch² Desktops Percent
151-200 3 33.33%
301-350 2 22.22%
More than 1000 1 11.11%
201-250 1 11.11%
141-150 1 11.11%
101-110 1 11.11%

Pixel Density

Pixels per inch

Pixel Density

Pixel Density

Density Desktops Percent
51-100 5 55.56%
101-120 3 33.33%
121-160 1 11.11%

Multiple Monitors

Total monitors connected

Multiple Monitors

Multiple Monitors

Total Desktops Percent
1 7 87.5%
2 1 12.5%

Network

Net Controller Vendor

Controller vendors

Net Controller Vendor

Net Controller Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Realtek Semiconductor 5 45.45%
Intel 2 18.18%
Ralink Technology 1 9.09%
Qualcomm Atheros 1 9.09%
Nvidia 1 9.09%
Unknown 1 9.09%

Net Controller Model

Controller models

Net Controller Model

Net Controller Model

Model Desktops Percent
Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller 4 30.77%
Realtek RTL8188EUS 802.11n Wireless Network Adapter 1 7.69%
Realtek RTL8188CUS 802.11n WLAN Adapter 1 7.69%
Ralink MT7601U Wireless Adapter 1 7.69%
Qualcomm Atheros AR8132 Fast Ethernet 1 7.69%
Nvidia MCP73 Ethernet 1 7.69%
Intel Wireless 7265 1 7.69%
Intel Ethernet Connection I217-V 1 7.69%
Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection (Lewisville) 1 7.69%
Unknown 1 7.69%

Wireless Vendor

Wireless vendors

Wireless Vendor

Wireless Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Realtek Semiconductor 2 50%
Ralink Technology 1 25%
Intel 1 25%

Wireless Model

Wireless models

Wireless Model

Wireless Model

Model Desktops Percent
Realtek RTL8188EUS 802.11n Wireless Network Adapter 1 25%
Realtek RTL8188CUS 802.11n WLAN Adapter 1 25%
Ralink MT7601U Wireless Adapter 1 25%
Intel Wireless 7265 1 25%

Ethernet Vendor

Ethernet vendors

Ethernet Vendor

Ethernet Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Realtek Semiconductor 4 50%
Intel 2 25%
Qualcomm Atheros 1 12.5%
Nvidia 1 12.5%

Ethernet Model

Ethernet models

Ethernet Model

Ethernet Model

Model Desktops Percent
Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller 4 50%
Qualcomm Atheros AR8132 Fast Ethernet 1 12.5%
Nvidia MCP73 Ethernet 1 12.5%
Intel Ethernet Connection I217-V 1 12.5%
Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection (Lewisville) 1 12.5%

Net Controller Kind

Ethernet, WiFi or modem

Net Controller Kind

Net Controller Kind

Kind Desktops Percent
Ethernet 8 61.54%
WiFi 4 30.77%
Unknown 1 7.69%

Used Controller

Currently used network controller

Used Controller

Used Controller

Kind Desktops Percent
Ethernet 8 66.67%
WiFi 4 33.33%

NICs

Total network controllers on board

NICs

NICs

Total Desktops Percent
1 7 87.5%
2 1 12.5%

IPv6

IPv6 vs IPv4

IPv6

IPv6

Used Desktops Percent
No 6 75%
Yes 2 25%

Bluetooth

Bluetooth Vendor

Controller vendors

Bluetooth Vendor

Bluetooth Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Intel 1 50%
Cambridge Silicon Radio 1 50%

Bluetooth Model

Controller models

Bluetooth Model

Bluetooth Model

Model Desktops Percent
Intel Bluetooth wireless interface 1 50%
Cambridge Silicon Radio Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode) 1 50%

Sound

Sound Vendor

Sound card vendors

Sound Vendor

Sound Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Nvidia 4 30.77%
Intel 4 30.77%
C-Media Electronics 2 15.38%
AMD 2 15.38%
JMTek 1 7.69%

Sound Model

Sound card models

Sound Model

Sound Model

Model Desktops Percent
Nvidia MCP73 High Definition Audio 1 6.25%
Nvidia GP108 High Definition Audio Controller 1 6.25%
Nvidia GF104 High Definition Audio Controller 1 6.25%
Nvidia GA104 High Definition Audio Controller 1 6.25%
JMTek USB PnP Audio Device 1 6.25%
Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio Controller 1 6.25%
Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller 1 6.25%
Intel 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset High Definition Audio Controller 1 6.25%
Intel 200 Series PCH HD Audio 1 6.25%
Intel 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family HD Audio Controller 1 6.25%
C-Media Electronics CM108 Audio Controller 1 6.25%
C-Media Electronics Audio Adapter 1 6.25%
AMD Raven/Raven2/Fenghuang HDMI/DP Audio Controller 1 6.25%
AMD Hawaii HDMI Audio [Radeon R9 290/290X / 390/390X] 1 6.25%
AMD FCH Azalia Controller 1 6.25%
AMD Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller 1 6.25%

Memory

Memory Vendor

Memory module vendors

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Memory Model

Memory module models

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Memory Kind

Memory module kinds

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Memory Form Factor

Physical design of the memory module

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Memory Size

Memory module size

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Memory Speed

Memory module speed

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Printers & scanners

Printer Vendor

Printer device vendors

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Printer Model

Printer device models

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Scanner Vendor

Scanner device vendors

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Scanner Model

Scanner device models

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Camera

Camera Vendor

Camera device vendors

Camera Vendor

Camera Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Samsung Electronics 1 100%

Camera Model

Camera device models

Camera Model

Camera Model

Model Desktops Percent
Samsung Galaxy A5 (MTP) 1 100%

Security

Fingerprint Vendor

Fingerprint sensor vendors

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Fingerprint Model

Fingerprint sensor models

Zero info for selected period =(

Chipcard Vendor

Chipcard module vendors

Zero info for selected period =(

Chipcard Model

Chipcard module models

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Unsupported

Unsupported Devices

Total unsupported devices on board

Unsupported Devices

Unsupported Devices

Total Desktops Percent
0 7 87.5%
1 1 12.5%

Unsupported Device Types

Types of unsupported devices

Unsupported Device Types

Unsupported Device Types

Type Desktops Percent
Network 1 100%