I guess more precisely I should say it doesn’t take “much” money to be an Android ODM/OEM and ship with AOSP. https://us.nuumobile.com/android-oems-vs-odms-5-t

I guess more precisely I should say it doesn’t take “much” money to be an Android ODM/OEM and ship with AOSP. https://us.nuumobile.com/android-oems-vs-odms-5-things-you-should-know/ https://us.nuumobile.com/android-oems-vs-odms-5-things-you-s... I’m referring to the millions and of course cost per unit go down depending on how many units you commit to. The hardest part is dealing with manufacturers and suppliers. In the US, building phones this way is not as popular as building vertical market hardware for kiosks and special putouse devices. You choose your screen size. memory, SOC etc. It’s been awhile. But I spent a few years working in field services during the transition from companies using Windows CE to Android for industrial ruggedized devices.