What Is Android One?

                                  What Is Android One?

Android One is a Google programme where it is partnering with phone companies to create "high-quality" but low-cost Android smartphone. The programme was announced in June by Pichai and India is the first country where the company is launching Android One phones.

According to Google, Android One programme is its attempt to create affordable smartphones so that billions of people who still use a feature phone can buy a smartphone. Of course, this is the stated aim. We suspect that Google has one more motive. With Android One it also wants to wrest back the control of the Android ecosystem from companies like Samsung, Sony and LG.

                                     !! Indian Android One Devices !!

1. Karbonn Sparkle V

2. Micromax Canvas A1

3.Spice Dream Uno 

                                             !! Karbonn Sparkle V !!

   Karbonn Sparkle V runs on Android 4.4.4 (KitKat) operating system(Upgradeable to 6.0.1 Marshmallow through OTA ) and is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor. The dual-SIM smartphone device has 1 GB RAM and 4 GB internal storage. It has Mali 400 GPU graphics. The 4.5-inch display has a resolution of 480×854 pixels. It comes equipped with a 5 MP rear camera and 2 MP front camera. The device has connectivity options as Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, A-GPS and a microUSB port. Its 1700 mAh battery delivers 160 hours of stand by time, and 8 hours of talk time. As part of the Android One initiative, the Karbonn Sparkle V would get automatic OTA updates to the latest version of the Android OS in line with Nexus and Google Play Edition devices. It is also the first Android One device ever to have become available in Europe.

                                                !! Micromax Canvas A1 !!

    Micromax Canvas A1 is one of the initial Android One phones, which is manufactured by Micromax Mobile with the cooperation of Google. The Micromax Canvas A1 features Android 4.4.4 (kitkat) OS with 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and 4.5 inch capacitive touchscreen. This device has 1 GB RAM, 4 GB internal storage (2.35 GB Usable) and a Mali-400 GPU. In June 2015, Micromax Rolled out a refreshed version of the Canvas A1 which had twice the internal storage and Android 5.1 Lollipop Preinstalled. Both of them recently got updated to Android Marshmallow.

                                                   !! Spice Dream Uno !! 
   
The Spice Dream UNO (Mi-498) is powered by a MediaTek SoC with a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and Mali-400 GPU paired with 1 GB of RAM. It is a dual-SIM phone. It has a 4.5-inch screen with FWVGA (480×854 pixels) IPS LCD display. It was released with android version 4.4.4. The new batch comes with Android 5.1 lollipop and the old batch is upgradeable to Android 5.1. It has a 5 MP camera with an LED flash and ability to shoot full HD videos and a 2 MP front camera. It comes with 4 GB of internal storage and the option of adding a microSD card of up to 32 GB capacity. The phone is powered by a 1700 mAh Li-ion battery. Spice claims the battery will offer 10 hours of talk time and 160 hours of standby. Now it runs android 5.1.1 as of June 5.