If you want to back up your phone’s photos to a disc or play DVD movies on your Android Smart TV through a portable external CD/DVD drive, an Android-compatible external CD/DVD drive writer can save you the tedious process of having to transfer data through a computer.
Normally, we can use an Android-compatible external CD/DVD drive to read and write CD and DVD discs on multi-OS including Android OS (phone, tablets, TV, TV box, projector, set-top box, etc.), Fire OS (Amazon Fire TV, tablet), Windows and Mac computers.
In this article, we will introduce and keep updating the best external CD/DVD drives compatible with the Android system, you can know the specifications and features of these recommended products at a glance before purchasing.
1. Hitachi LG GP96Y Multi-OS External CD/DVD USB Type C Re-Writer (Fire, Android, Windows, Mac) – Burner, Writer, Recorder – Fire HD, Fire TV, Laptop, MacAir, Surface, Galaxy tab
Spec & Features：
- Connection Method: USB 2.0 and USB-C two cables (3.0 Compatible)
- Compatible with Android OS (8.0+), Fire OS, Windows 11/10/8.1/7/XP, and Mac OS
- Functions & Supported Discs:
— Disc Explorer: Play discs and files on Android devices and
copy to Android devices (CD-ROM, CD-R, DVD-ROM SL/DL, DVD-R SL/DL, DVD+R SL/DL, Internal Storage, SD card)
— Audio Player: Play Audio CD (CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW)
— Audio CD Ripper: Extract selected song from audio CD to Android
device (CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW)
— Data Backup: Burn selected data files to the disc (CD-R, DVD-R, DVD+R)
— Audio CD Burner: Burn audio files to the disc (CD-R) - Support M-disc™
- Max Read Speed: 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD)
- Max Write Speed: 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD±R)
- No additional driver installation required
- Come with Cyberlink Power2Go Tool CD and manual for Windows PC
- Official Disclink Platinum and True DVD App on Google Play for Android OS and Fire OS device (TV / TV Box / Tablet / Smartphone)
- Automatic firmware & app update
- Ultra-slim and portable (5.3×5.6×0.5 inch)
- Powered by the data USB cable, no batteries or extra power cords are required.
Disadvantages：
- Not faster USB 3.0
- This drive is not working with iPhone, iPad.
- More expensive
2. BTS Dynamite Multi-OS DVD Writer – Hitachi LG GPM2V (Fire, Android, Windows, Mac) – Burner, Writer, Recorder – Fire HD, Fire TV, Laptop, MacAir, Surface, Galaxy tab
Spec & Features：
- Connection Method: USB Type-A & Type-C to Micro-USB B cable (3.0 Compatible)
- Compatible with Android OS (8.0+), Fire OS, Windows 11/10/8.1/7/XP, and Mac OS
- Functions & Supported Discs:
— Disc Explorer: Play discs and files on Android devices and
copy to Android devices (CD-ROM, CD-R, DVD-ROM SL/DL, DVD-R SL/DL, DVD+R SL/DL, Internal Storage, SD card)
— Audio Player: Play Audio CD (CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW)
— Audio CD Ripper: Extract selected song from audio CD to Android
device (CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW)
— Data Backup: Burn selected data files to the disc (CD-R, DVD-R, DVD+R)
— Audio CD Burner: Burn audio files to the disc (CD-R) - Support M-disc™
- Max Read Speed: 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD)
- Max Write Speed: 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD±R)
- No additional driver installation required
- Come with Cyberlink Power2Go Tool CD and manual for Windows PC
- Official Disclink Platinum and True DVD App on Google Play for Android OS and Fire OS device (TV / TV Box / Tablet / Smartphone)
- Ultra-slim and portable (5.6×5.4×0.5 inch)
- Powered by the data USB cable, no batteries or extra power cords are required.
Disadvantages：
- Not faster USB 3.0
- This drive is not working with iPhone, iPad.
- Much more expensive
Conclusion
It is worth reminding that, if the price is similar, an external CD/DVD drive writer additionally compatible with Android OS (even Fire OS) is definitely worth buying. But if the price is high, but you are just curious about its functions and it is almost impossible to use it on an Android device, we recommend you choose a common external optical drive at a lower price.
