Find Out if Your Smartphone is Good for Uber Driver Work

Getting started on eTaxi business especially Uber can be very exciting for a newbie. However, your enthusiasm could be dampened if you find out that your device is not allowed on Uber. But not to worry, I will help you with the list of phones that Uber has banned for drivers and the list of other requirements that the smartphone you want to use to work on this globally-renowned e-hailing platform.

·                     Smartphones Banned by Uber for Drivers

Operating System	Make	Model
Android	Infinix X510	Infinix Hot 2
Android	Infinix X5010	Infinix mobile - X5010 (2018)
Android	TECNO KA7	Tecno Spark 2
Android	SM-G920F	Samsung Galaxy S6 (2015)
Android	Infinix X572	INFINIX mobile(NOTE 4) (2017)
iOS	iPhone6,1	Apple Iphone 5s (2013)
Android	SM-G570F	Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime (2016)
iOS	iPhone7,1	Apple iPhone 6 Plus (2014)
Android	TECNO L8 Lite	Techno mobile L8 (lite) (2017)
Android	SM-G900H	Samsung Galaxy S5 (2015)
Android	TA-1053	Nokia 5
Android	SM-G930F	Samsung Galaxy S7 (2016)
Android	Infinix HOT 4 Pro	Infinix mobile - Infinix HOT 4 Pro (2017)
Android	Infinix HOT 3	Infinix HOT 3
Android	Infinix HOT 4 Lite	Infinix HOT 4 Lite
Android	TECNO LA7	TECNO Pouvoir 2
Android	Infinix X624B	Infinix HOT 7
Android	F103L	Gionee F103L
Android	Nexus 5	Nexus 5
Android	TECNO F2	Tecno F2
Android	TECNO CA6	Tecno Camon
iOS	iPhone9,1	Iphone 7
iOS	iPhone5,4	Apple Iphone 5C (2013)
Android	DUB-LX1	Huawei Y7 2019
Android	TECNO CF7	Tecno Camon 11
Android	TECNO W2	Tecno W2
Android	TECNO CX Air	Tecno Camon CX Air
Android	SM-J730F	Samsung Galaxy J7 2017
Android	HTC One_M8	HTC One M8

Also, there is a list of technical specifications your smartphone should have.

• Minimum Technical Requirements for Smartphones

Hardware Type	Minimum Configuration
Android Version	Android 6.0 and newer
Sim Slots	Only one (Single) sim slot NO dual sim devices
RAM	Minimum Ram of 2 GB
Processor Brand	Two Approved processor brands. Snapdragon Mediatek
Minimum Processor Model	Snapdragon Model:630 Mediatek Model:Helio P Series - P10
Processor Cores	Minimum of an 8 Core processor also referred to as Octa Core
Processor Speed (GHz)	Minimum processor speed of 2 GHZ
Benchmark Score	Minimum GeekBench Score 4.1 - 600 (Single core) 4000 (multi core)
Screen Size	Minimum screen size of 4.7 Inch / 60.9 cm2
Location Hardware	Device must have both A-GPS and GLONASS chips internally

There you have it, ensure that you have the required phone before trying to do Uber.