
Unihertz was granted a United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) trademark on October 4, 2016, a European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) trademark on July 28, 2016, and a US patent on December 25, 2018. Unihertz was founded as Unihertz E-Commerce Co., Ltd. The company's first release was the small-sized 4G smartphone named Jelly in 2017, which raised over 1.25 million dollars on the crowdfunding platform. From 2017 to 2022, Unihertz has launched eight campaigns on Kickstarter and is supported by more than 30 thousand backers from across the world.

The company makes niche mobile devices running Android OS, and developed its brand through Kickstarter platform. Unihertz is a Chinese firm that makes unique smartphones and has its headquarters in Shanghai, China.
