To avoid Android manufacturers its own software and service, in the developing world for cheap Google Android plan “Android One” and mobile phone manufacturers to launch cheap, under $ 100. But the plan was routed in Asia, and recently, Google launched Android One phone in Africa for the first time.
In this plan, Google provides basic configuration guidelines for cheap mobile phones, responsible for all operating systems and application software upgrades push, but the phone is handed over to the national partners in the design, manufacture and sales. Google may provide partner companies with subsidies, to gain control of the mobile phone software.
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According to the United States Science and technology news site Engadget reported, Google Android for the first time in recent days One cheap phone plan into the African market. Google mobile phone brand of choice is Infinix, the launch of the cheapest mobile phone model Hot2, priced under $ 90, will be sold in six African countries, including Ghana, Kenya and so on.
According to reports, this cheap mobile phones with mediatek quad-core processor, memory 1GB, the fuselage is stored as 16GB, supported memory card expansion, as well as dual-card double question. Mobile screen 5 inch, equipped with a 2200 mAh battery.
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According to reports, Google the coalition partners launched a high distribution of these cell phone version, using 2GB of memory.
Google says, and Asian markets, the Africa-oriented Android One phones sold will provide Youtube video for offline playback functionality, so as to adapt to the Internet infrastructure in Africa.
In India and other Asian markets, cheap cell phone plans that Google has come a cropper in Africa can succeed, is still a huge mystery.
Google cheap mobile phones has entered seven Asian countries, priced below $ 100. Google and partners completely underestimated the intense competition in the Smartphone market, especially China, high performance strength of the regiment. In the past two years, millet, Huawei, Lenovo and other Chinese companies in India introduced a lot of extremely cost-effective Android phone, including a large number of $ 100 price point product. Google’s Android One phone price not named red rice and millet and other Chinese products.
According to India media reports, because of poor sales, India local Mobile brand has gradually lost interest in cheap cell phone plans for Google.
Google has already realized that launching cheap mobile phones in Asia, does not have an advantage in price. Not long ago, Google said one Executive in charge of the plan, will adjust to the Android One plan, the price will be considerably lower, prices will be adjusted from $ 100 to $ 50, so as to enhance market competitiveness.
But even in the $ 50 price, cheap Google phone will still be subject to the impact of Chinese products. According to India media reports, Lenovo is about to be a Viet Nam introduced ultra high performance 4G of sales India, sells for more than 400 Yuan, the equivalent of more than 70 US dollars, which will become the India market the cheapest 4G.
Analysts said that with the rapid development of Android phones, cell phones cheaper, hardware configuration and higher, Google if you want to bring costs down to $ 50, whose configuration is to be able to African consumers in Asia “look at my eyes”, which will also be a Google problem.
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