androidbenchmarkingsystem-on-chip

How to retrieve SoC model name of an android device?

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.)

Solution

  • The file /proc/cpuinfo contains exactly this info.