Google have announced its customized version of its Android operating system "Android One" specially for low-end hardware phones at last Google I/O in June. And here is the good for all Indian user that Google with its three hardware partners Micromax, Karbonn, and Spice will going to launch its Android One phones in September.
All these Google hardware partner will use this Android One OS in their phones without modifying it, it gives the touch similar to the Google Nexus. But the there will be the cutoff in the price of the phones, in respect to Indian markets. They will offer mainstream and price-conscious phone buyers a clean Android experience. The software updates for the devices will be handled by Google.
At the Google I/O, Sundar Pichai, who heads the Android division within the company, had said that India would be the first country where Android One devices would be launched. There will be three phones that is going to launch and all the phones are read, just the launched data yet to be fixed.
Earlier in July, Evan Blass, a blogger who uses @Evleaks Twitter handle have revealed some light on the upcoming smartphones that had hardware details of an Android One device. Allegedly manufactured by Micromax, this device is supposed to have a dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor running at 1.2GHz, 4.5-inch screen with 960 x 540 pixels resolution, 5 megapixel primary camera, dual-SIM support and a microSD card slot.
All these Google hardware partner will use this Android One OS in their phones without modifying it, it gives the touch similar to the Google Nexus. But the there will be the cutoff in the price of the phones, in respect to Indian markets. They will offer mainstream and price-conscious phone buyers a clean Android experience. The software updates for the devices will be handled by Google.
As the all the Android One phones have the similar hardware and operating system, so companies are also not very happy at the prospect of losing exclusivity. In that case these hardware partners will add there in-house apps (own brand apps) on the device.
India is one of the biggest smartphone market in the world, but still only 10 percent of the users only uses smartphones. So in this situation launch of the Android One smartphone will have the great impact on the graphically statistic of the Indian market and in smartphones users. There are other companies also who are offering smartphones and there are also focusing to grab all the users who want to have the budget smartphones in their hands.
Launching of the Android One in the Indian market will increase the competition level in the market. Currently Samsung and Micromax is have the great impression on Indian market but with the launch of Moto E with the budget price have make the market more hot. Google making Flipkart a official partner, have sold Moto G wit the record, to sold all the Moto G (in stock) within 20 minutes of the launch.
So we can just imagine the Indian market stats with this response and the story of Android One phone is still to come. So let see what reaction companies get with it Android One device.