Google: “Cheaper Android One devices for India” – Android World

Android One is a Google project to bring out even smartphones in emerging markets with Android, but for a low price. Among others in Africa, India and Turkey meanwhile example. Where Google earlier this year announced to focus on something more expensive One smartphones, the company has now announced that he will focus on cheap phones in India

Android One India

With Google Android One project focuses on emerging markets, with devices running Android standard for a low price. Smartphones can be offered cheaper because Google itself provide the operating system and is not using high-end hardware.

Earlier this year, Google still managed to start focusing on Android One devices with a price above $ 150, converted € 135, but strikes a different route. Rajan Anandan, director of Google in India and Southeast Asia, the Financial Times has made known his wish to focus on appliances average $ 50, about € 45. “An ideal price for these smartphones is between 30 and 45 euros “he says.

According to Anandan the Android One project still not got off the ground in India, which is partly due to limited availability, little marketing and the fact that the devices only online its sale. In India, three of the four smart phones are still purchased offline and that is something Google wants to focus on. More information about the exact plans or specifications of this new generation smartphones from Google to follow in the coming weeks

One billion online

Anandan also spoke some more about new Google services and their deployment in the country of 1.2 billion inhabitants. So Google wants to invest in many small businesses to continue their work online. “India is an important country, which we are genuinely interested. Within 10 years there will be one billion people in this country are online and that will have a great significance for the economy.” For example, there is talk of an offline mode for YouTube or a modified version of Google Maps, which burned less data, but these and more plans are also made known shortly

Source:. Financial Times

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