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December 7th, 2015 12:10 PM 30 COMMENTS

Will Google’s second attempt to launch Android One smartphones in India be successful?

Google announced the Android One program for India in June 2014, and then the search giant launched three Android One smartphones in the country in September 2014. All these smartphones were priced around Rs. 6,000 (~$100), and came with similar hardware specifications as well as a promise of fast Android updates. However, the sales of these smartphones were just lukewarm. Now, it is being reported that Google is planning to launch a... Read More

October 8th, 2015 12:35 AM 19 COMMENTS

Android One smartphones Micromax Canvas A1, Karbonn Sparkle V, and Spice Dream Uno getting Android 6.0 Marshmallow update in India

Google has released Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for Nexus devices starting this week, and many devices are yet to receive the update. However, there are several reports stating that Android One devices have started receiving the update in India. Google launched three Android One devices – Micromax Canvas A1, Karbonn Sparkle V, and Spice Dream Uno – in India in the first phase and the Lava Pixel V1 in the... Read More

August 10th, 2015 10:02 PM 6 COMMENTS

Future Android One devices might cost below Rs 3,000

Google's Android One program hasn't really ticked the boxes that Google would have liked it to. The first generation Android One device failed to bring about the traction Google started out to achieve and the response to the recently launched Lava Pixel V1 hasn't been great either. And Google has acknowledged the fact that the program is not turning out as it hoped it would. In order to give the sales... Read More

July 26th, 2015 11:13 PM 5 COMMENTS

Lava Pixel V1 is the second generation Android One smartphone due for launch tomorrow

Lava is planning to launch the second-generation Android One smartphone (and its first) tomorrow in India and it seems like that the device has already got itself an online listing before the launch.  The smartphone that will be launched tomorrow will come with the moniker Lava  Pixel V1 and has just been listed on a price comparison website in India. The Lava Pixel V1 will reportedly come with a price... Read More

July 24th, 2015 7:41 PM 17 COMMENTS

Lava might unveil second-generation Android One smartphone next week

Google had announced three Android One smartphones last year – Micromax Canvas A1, Karbonn Sparkle V, and Spice Dream Uno –, and all of them were priced somewhere around Rs. 6,000. Due to their lower price tag, the specifications were quite low-end, especially their 4GB internal storage, making them useless for heavy smartphone users. Earlier this month, reports came out stating that Google was planning to launch second generation of Android... Read More

July 3rd, 2015 4:42 PM 2 COMMENTS

Lava to launch next-gen Android One smartphone on July 14

Google is soon going to unveil another Android One smartphone this month in India. In accordance with a latest report by the Economic Times, Google will launch a Lava manufactured Android One device on July 14th, for a price of Rs. 12,000. The initial batch of Android One phones only consisted of international manufacturers for planning about design and development, but times are changing and this time the latest Android... Read More

June 1st, 2015 4:54 PM 4 COMMENTS

Upgraded Micromax Canvas A1 AQ4502 launched, comes with 8GB of internal storage

Micromax has launched a slightly upgraded version of the Canvas A1, the company's first Android One offering. The Micromax Canvas A1 AQ4502 comes with higher internal storage – 8GB instead of 4GB in the original variant – along with Android 5.1.1 Lollipop installed out of the box. Other than the increased internal storage, everything else remains the same. The device still features a 4.5-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution... Read More

March 26th, 2015 5:44 PM 29 COMMENTS

Micromax Canvas A1, Karbonn Sparkle V, and Spice Dream Uno receiving Android 5.1 Lollipop update

Google had announced last month that it has started rolling out Android Lollipop to Android One devices, and that the software update would hit selected number of devices each week in batches. Now, Micromax, Karbonn and Spice have announced that Android 5.1 Lollipop update has been rolled out to their respective Android One smartphones – Micromax Canvas A1, Karbonn Sparkle V, and Spice Dream Uno. All these devices were released... Read More

February 24th, 2015 7:38 PM 2 COMMENTS

Android Lollipop starts rolling out to Android One smartphones in India

After such a long delay, Google has finally started rolling out Android Lollipop to Android One smartphones in India. There is no official word on the exact version number of Android Lollipop that is being rolled out, but we believe that it might be Android 5.1 as Android One smartphones launched in Indonesia and Philippines were found running it. To those with Android One phones in India, here’s where we... Read More

February 14th, 2015 4:34 PM 4 COMMENTS

Report: Google working on making data usage free for some apps on Android One smartphones

The Android One initiative, which Google launched last year in India, hasn't taken off as well as it expected. Android One smartphones were marketed with stock Android UI and a promise of faster software updates, that too for 2 years from the release date. However, consumers don't seem to be amused by these features, so they are still favouring non-Android One smartphones with better hardware specifications over Android One devices... Read More

February 5th, 2015 5:49 PM 2 COMMENTS

Android One phones in India to receive Lollipop update in few weeks

After subsequent delay and due to an absence of information via official channels, Google India has eventually confirmed that Android 5.1 Lollipop for Android One phones is still under development. In accordance with a Google+ post, Android One users in India should expect the Lollipop update to be rolled out in the region within “the next few weeks”. The aforemnetioned timeline can be little tentative and could also mean that... Read More

October 24th, 2014 6:26 PM 14 COMMENTS

Report: Android One smartphone sales are just lukewarm

Google's Android One initiative, where Google partnered with local OEMs like Micromax, Spice, and Karbonn, to release entry-level smartphones with a promise of 2-year software support, has received a lukewarm response in terms of sales, according to a report from The Economic Times. Android smartphones, which are priced between Rs 6,299 and Rs 6,499 typically sell about 2,00,000 units, however as per the report, Android One numbers have been half... Read More

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