Google launches Android One with 3 smartphones in India

Google today launched the Android One India with three smartphones from three different manufacturers. These include, Micromax Canvas A1, Karbonn Sparkle V and Spice Dream UNO. These are priced starting from Rs. 6,299 and are based on Android One reference hardware, comes with stock Android KitKat software and will get software updates directly from Google. It has promised to provide updates for the smartphones for up to two years and also confirmed that these are some of the first phones to get the new Android L update. All these smartphones have different designs, even though the internals are similar.

These smartphones have support for Indian languages. All these smartphones get 200 MB of 3G data per month for six months from Airtel for app downloads and 100 MB per month for six months for Android software updates. Google has partnered with OEMs such as Acer, Alcatel, ASUS, HTC, Intex, Lava, Lenovo, Panasonic and Xolo for Android One smartphones. Current Android One smartphones are powered by MediaTek chip, Google has a partnered with Qualcomm so that we can see Snapdragon chips in future Android One smartphones.

The Karbonn Sparkle V will go on sale on Snapdeal, Micromax Canvas A1 on Amazon and Spice Dream UNO on Flipkart at 3:30PM. These smartphones would be available for purchase from retail stores across India from early October. Google plans to expand Android One to more countries such as Indonesia, the Philippines, and additional countries in South Asia by the end of the year.

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