The first manufacturer (after Nexus devices of course) that comes to mind when speaking of developer-friendliness has to be OPPO. In fact, OPPO’s N1 is the world’s first phone to ship with CyanogenMod.
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In the 12 minute video, OPPO’s ambassador for Hong Kong showcases his OPPO N1 running CyanogenMod 10.2. Although the video is in Chinese which not all our readers speak, a lot can be made out from the video itself. The device is seen performing quite smooth on CyanogenMod, which is said to be a very resource-effective ROM for phones.
OPPO N1 running CyanogenMod 10.2
What’s heartening to see is the support for OPPO N1-specific settings (like O-Touch) which the ROM is shown to support.