General Mobile has a new Android One device announced. The budget model runs on Android 7.0 Nougat and is also available in the Netherlands.

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Google launched two years ago, the Android One program. Where budgetmodelletjes usually no software updates, run Android One devices properly on stock Android and receive them direct updates from Google itself. The initiative is especially focused on developing countries. Different smartphonefabrikanten have, however, also Android One devices released in Europe.

A good example is General Mobile, a brand that all different Android One models in the Netherlands has been released. The first Android One device in Europe was of General Mobile, and now they have again a first.

GM 5

General Mobile has the GM 5 is released, the first Android One smartphone with Android 7.0 Nougat. That is not only unusual for a budget model, but also for Android devices in general. Most of the flagships of currently running still on Android 6.0 Marshmallow. That is the power of the Android One program, that stable software and direct updates from Google to the low-end market. Unfortunately, it was recently announced that the initiative was not so successful as they had hoped.

Specifications

The General Mobile GM 5 has a 5-inch 720p screen. Under the hood sits a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor coupled with 2GB of ram. The device has 16GB of storage memory, which can be extended to maximum 64GB. On the back of the GM 5 is a 13MP camera, while selfies can be taken with a 5MP camera. The GM 5 has a 2500mAh battery.General Mobile

pricing and availability

General Mobile has not yet announced how much the GM 5 is going to cost. The budget model will come in any case, among other things, to the Netherlands, for instance, on the website of the smartphonefabrikant to read. So We have the price tag to wait and see to judge whether or not it is a good deal, but with stock Android and direct updates is it hard for competition to the GM 5 strengths. The GM 5 is available in the colours Golden, Space Grey and Black.

Source: General Mobile