Android One Thread · DIGIT-ARC

Welcome to Digit's Android One Discussion Thread!
*www.android.com/new/images/india/tab-phones.jpg

What is Android One?
Android One is series of cheap phones by Google targeted for Developing countries like India. At ₹6,200-₹6300 (~$100) rupees you get Android phone with 4.5" screen, Dual cameras, full day battery life and conditional software updates directly from Google(Until hardware supports), All these powered by MediaTek SoC and 1GB of RAM which can easily handle your day-today tasks such as emails, calls, sms and IMs like Whatsapp.

Which manufacturer supports Android One?
Micromax, Spice and Karbonn have released their Android One devices. HTC, Lava, Xolo, Intex, Asus, Alcatel Onetouch, Lenovo, and Panasonic will join Android One program by end of this year.

Why Android One matters?

Google said:
Android One program is its attempt to create affordable smartphones so that billions of people who still use a feature phone can buy a smartphone

What is difference between similarly priced/hardware phone?
Android One uses stock android and gets software update directly from Google. Stock Android offers best performance compare to other manufacturer's themes Android. Airtel is offering free 3G data to update software for FREE.

Where can I buy Android One device?
Headover to Android One Official website

I don't want/can't to buy it online? Is it available in local shops?
Yes you can buy Android One device from local shops, but it will take some time. Google is also planning to promote 30,000 retailers as Android Ambassador.

another one with crap resolution,

Google should help xiaomi instead, we'll get better hardware with faster updates. It may also help Xiaomi increase their production rates.

What the heck is Android One?

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Low cost phones with nice specs..

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ithehappy said:
What the heck is Android One?

Android one is a program started by Google for low cost smartphones.. in which the partner manufacturers will produce phones based on the specifications guidelines given by google and will run on stock Android.. And all the updates will be directly handled by Google itself.. so this way buyers of Android one phones will get guaranteed updates straight from Google..

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SaiyanGoku said:
Google should help xiaomi instead, we'll get better hardware with faster updates. It may also help Xiaomi increase their production rates.

xiaomi doesn't have the capacity to produce phones in that much quantity.. they don't have offline channels nor have any advertisement campaigns and hardly makes any profit..

google is aiming for 100 % market share from android in low end .. the more they can sell stock android phones the more revenue they can generate through ads and search

online sales are only 5-6 % of total smartphone sales in india that's why other companies aren't bothered by xiaomi or motorola as they follow online strategy only..

rish said:
Android one is a program started by Google for low cost smartphones.. in which the partner manufacturers will produce phones based on the specifications guidelines given by google and will run on stock Android.. And all the updates will be directly handled by Google itself.. so this way buyers of Android one phones will get guaranteed updates straight from Google..

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xiaomi doesn't have the capacity to produce phones in that much quantity.. they don't have offline channels nor have any advertisement campaigns and hardly makes any profit..

google is aiming for 100 % market share from android in low end .. the more they can sell stock android phones the more revenue they can generate through ads and search

online sales are only 5-6 % of total smartphone sales in india that's why other companies aren't bothered by xiaomi or motorola as they follow online strategy only..

And this 5-6% made motorola 4th largest in India, SONY IS no where in the list

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Will their display go dark in sunlight? Like my galaxy ace duos,xperia e dual, galaxy y ?

But rish is right,Who buys micromax etc phones?The "un-informed people" and they buy locally not online,So for these phones to sell in large numbers online they have to offer amazing specs like redmi or moto g or so

user memory is way less.

I am glad of two things:
1. Specs actually list "User Memory" of 2.27 GB than just mentioning Total internal memory, which was use to confuse people.
2. Video recording is FHD than just 720p.

But,
1. The battery seems too low at 1700 mAH for a 4.5" device.
2. Doesn't have Glonass, which could provide a poor navigation experience for people on the move.

Also the thing I have noted:
The first Android phone was HTC 'Dream'.
The first Android One phone is 'Dream' UNO. (On purpose?)

1.3 Ghz Mediatek crap as usual! no thanks Google.

Vyom said:
1. Specs actually list "User Memory" of 2.27 GB than just mentioning Total internal memory, which was use to confuse people.

4GB total space = 3.7GB accessible - 1.5GB for OS+GAAPS = 2.2GB free. pick any mobile with stock android plus no bloatware, the OS & various Google apps/services require around 1.5GB space. requires space will increase if the resolution is higher (Moto G requires 1.9GB for OS). another 1GB for bloatwares (minimum).

Vyom said:
1. The battery seems too low at 1700 mAH for a 4.5" device.

no bloatwares (i am assuming this) = less wakelocks. also resolution is 480X854 which isn't as power hungry as say HD.

Vyom said:
2. Doesn't have Glonass, which could provide a poor navigation experience for people on the move.

you really think the targetted customers will use GPS on a regular basis, forget GLONASS.

^^ All my points was in comparison to the phone I am using right now. I couldn't draw any conclusion on whether you are in favor of the available internal space in this mobile or against.

I compared the battery with the one I have on my O1. 1700 mAH Is low. And including Glonass would have been nice specially with the price of 7K. (Blame Moto E for spoiling).

Btw, you are not going to get this phone are you?

sushovan said:
1.3 Ghz Mediatek crap as usual! no thanks Google.

Pay more

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Vyom said:
^^ All my points was in comparison to the phone I am using right now. I couldn't draw any conclusion on whether you are in favor of the available internal space in this mobile or against.

I compared the battery with the one I have on my O1. 1700 mAH Is low. And including Glonass would have been nice specially with the price of 7K. (Blame Moto E for spoiling).

Btw, you are not going to get this phone are you?

I have a G2 and I use GPS very little and I don't use GLONASS at all.

1. Battery is Li-Po
2. Design is bit Nexus 5ish!
They are giving Flipkart, Flipkart ebooks and Facebook as bloat. Another thing to notice is images on flipkart. They look bit different than PURE android promised by Google

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sushovan said:
1.3 Ghz Mediatek crap as usual! no thanks Google.

With software optimization from Google.

Moto E(for stock android) and Zenphone 4 are still better alternative. Lets see what Karbonn and Micromax has to offer.

What was point behind starting Spice cloud? :facepalm:

While I'm fine with Android one, I son't trust Microcr@p, karbonn, XOLO and all other Indian companies, just for reference: *www.digit.in/forum/service-rma-watch/169297-micromax-company-run-satan-himself.html?highlight=

If they come from Motorola etc I'll buy one any day, but not these companies.

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brother is using Xolo since 12 months still no lag while using it :shock:

while he keeps mocking my iPhone 4 which runs like a Bajaj Priya :-D

hanging n crashing all the time

I don't prefer indian companies. And as far as price is concerned I would pick moto e over this coz of it is also providing pure android.

How good is the Google and mediatek negotiation for drivers for future android updates. We know mediatek is poor in driver support.

Meh. Redmi 1s is far better

theterminator said:
brother is using Xolo since 12 months still no lag while using it while he keeps mocking my iPhone 4 which runs like a Bajaj Priya hanging n crashing all the time

+1, for this.
Presently so called Indian CRAPPY companies are shedding their crap structure and is moving more to a stabilised and mature one. Actually we need to bear in mind the so called MNC Giant companies entered into this market for 1~2 decades back. You have to give time to the Indian companies. The most important aspect is BUDGET, not everyone are as uber rich as some folks in this Forum.

The important driving force :--> common man / aam janata will always go for Indian(Desi) company brands no matter whatever crap or sh!t it may be for us for only a miniscule(microscopic) part of the Indian Population, in this @TDF.

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IS Xolo going to release any Android One devices? Actually they are lot better than micromax,Karbonn etc.

Vyom said:
I compared the battery with the one I have on my O1. 1700 mAH Is low. And including Glonass would have been nice specially with the price of 7K. (Blame Moto E for spoiling).

O1's chipset is a battery hog. they ported and hacked everything just to make it work.

Vyom said:
Btw, you are not going to get this phone are you?

nope

ankush28 said:
They are giving Flipkart, Flipkart ebooks and Facebook as bloat.

so Indian customers can't afford 15MB or have no idea about Facebook (according to Google/Spice).

ankush28 said:
Another thing to notice is images on flipkart. They look bit different than PURE android promised by Google

message & chrome icon. looks like photoshop done by a newbie.

ankush28 said:
What was point behind starting Spice cloud?

there was no android one last year.

Minion said:
IS Xolo going to release any Android One devices? Actually they are lot better than micromax,Karbonn etc.

no. only spice, micromax, celkon & intex are part of android one program as per latest reports.

Hell they even failed at producing proper renders! Wifi icon is messing up with cell network Icons. Time is crossing ends of screen

Probably some flipkart worker trolled whole world.

Looks like someone got fired at fk :-D

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karbon android one also has same specs ..

Snapdeal announces Karbonn Sparkle V Android One phone - GSMArena.com news

looks like all 3 phones will have similar specs and prices .. and i think this resolution is set by google itself and not by manufacturers

rish said:
karbon android one also has same specs ..

Snapdeal announces Karbonn Sparkle V Android One phone - GSMArena.com news

looks like all 3 phones will have similar specs and prices .. and i think this resolution is set by google itself and not by manufacturers

based on reference spec by Google. so display, memory, processor, etc is decided by Google with only the price called by the brand. also all 3 looks the same with on display navigation keys.

BTW heard that bigger brands (Asus & HTC) too will launch Android One maybe early next year. it'll be great if true. no more waiting for android updates, no more garbage UI, no bloatware.

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inb4 "nokia did it with wp8 ages ago"

We should stop calling them phones because that's the last thing they'd be used for nowadays. CloudNodes or whatever...

sam said:
based on reference spec by Google. so display, memory, processor, etc is decided by Google with only the price called by the brand. also all 3 looks the same with on display navigation keys.

BTW heard that bigger brands (Asus & HTC) too will launch Android One maybe early next year. it'll be great if true. no more waiting for android updates, no more garbage UI, no bloatware.

HTC should act fast and get Android one for their entry level, but pricing by HTC is questionable

Other manufacturer will Join Android One by end of this year. Most "BRANDS" will use SD210 or SD208 according to some rumors. SD2xx is questionable in terms of performance.

Coming to Android updates
Do any of you think that Google will be able to provide updates to ONE phones after Android L? Even if they push updates (like XDA devs do for us

) It will make phone sluggish. I think they will make some "LITE" version of Android for these phones.

I am planning to buy one android one device. Which one should I go for? Micromax, Spice or Karbonn?

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Karbonn Sparkle V looks good to me.

According to the latest article by digit HTC and ASUS might come with Android Device too. If that's the case, I think I can consider buying one!

wait and watch, it is going to change a lot in market

Apple, Samsung, HTC all have to change their attitude or extinct from Indian Market.

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When i read about Android One, i recollected my posts in this forum. Android One should be the beginning of next big revolution in the smartphone space in developing world.

this was in 2012

ajaymailed said:
was waiting for android to clearly break into Sub-5K segment and i think my waiting is almost over.
I hope this 2.8inch androids will come with backslider keyboard since it wud be bit difficult with touch keyboard of small size. 3.2 inch at 5K or below will be groundbreaking.

its clearly these Sub 5K Phones that will take Android into the mass market of millions & billions of people reaching a dominating position in the market.

sam said:
new retailer. never heard of them.

but at 5k, you can't complain. also already there are many 2.8" touchscreen only android.

and leave them with bad taste of Android. no update, less ram, etc. most people will go for Galaxy Pocket after using friend's Galaxy Ace or maybe Galaxy S. and as these are not even half as powerful or have really old hardware. they'll just say Android is crap OS. it has limitations.

ajaymailed said:
Android experience at Sub 5K surely won't be same as 12K priced Galaxy Ace or 20K SGS. Its unfair to expect similar performance from all of them.

krappy phones like that will be released and they will give bad experience, there are so many manufacturers out there, they will always try to break into even lower price segments by releasing it with substandard hw, because android gives the freedom. The thing is we won't even have possibility to get any other smartphone at that low prices.
in Performance-Price graph, definitely performance will take a beating when manufacturers try to release at very low prices compromising on hw. In price sensitive markets like India & others, they sure won't be expecting iPhone experience at that low prices.

after lot of krappy phones, there will be ideal VFM Product, the perfect blend of price & performance that will create the smartphone revolution. The android army will be truly unstoppable then fundamentally changing the face of smartphone market, We can say it will be grand success after lot of failures. Its that ultra-low cost innovation that will much bigger story than any iPhone or Windows Phone.
Its definitely much more difficult, challenging & risky than making a quad-core CPU packed with HD Resolution, Big Camera and other features, it will involve lot of failures, razor thin margins, losses, problems in distribution/marketing etc

I want to see a Nokia 1100 in Android, I want to see android selling in hundreds of millions of numbers reaching every nook and corner of mass markets. For me its the holy grail for Android.

if you take the example of Akash, even though it was released with such a low performance hw and gave bad experience, It gives a idea, rough picture of what people are expecting from Tablet priced so low. Even if it might have been failed product, it will definitely give lot of experience to makers of what compromises users can accept and what they insist on.

Then next product will come with slightly better hw with prices adjusted and slightly better end user experience. even that might flop, makers will continue the process untill one company will get that perfect product focusing equally on price as well performance.

the greatness of android is, it allows itself become krappy with substandard hw by any company, it allows itself to be moulded with custom ROMs by any individual, it allows itself to be experimented upon. There is that freedom that is not availaible with other OS.

this android commercial reflects my feelings.
Videotron Android Army Commercial - YouTube

sam said:
will keep an eye. if they offer some better deal. will take their price as reference too.

currently sub5k mobiles have only 1 market leader. Symbian S40. it doesn't have multitasking but at least it can run on almost any elcheapo SOC with super low clockspeed, 128Mb ram and 128Mb ROM. no GPU required. this keep price down and allows Nokia to offer unmatched value.

Also android have some limitations that even those elcheapo mobile don't:
can't install apps directly to external memory.
requires lot more ram and still less memory error (in case of 256Mb)
apps are really big. so even if one have 25Mb free internal memory and it can be moved to external memory, one can't install a 25Mb app.

so Android will take control of the lowend section but it'll take time.

it'll take time. See with IceCream Sandwich, Google enabled hardware acceleration. but it is optional. one can use mobile without hardware acceleration too but it'll lag if there is too much transaction going on in screen. and things won't change (i don't expect) with Jelly Beans too. And once Jelly Bean is out, gingerbread will have to be dropped. so a GPU will be required. forcing SOC cost up and hence the pricing of entry level mobiles.

exactly.

Panetel took the lesson and made a better tablet with slightly higher cost which most of us (including me) thought impossible cause budget Android mobiles uses more low quality internal components.

hehe right
nice video

ofcourse, this was 2012, now there are no 256 MB RAMs. , no 2.8 inch/3inch screen , more importantly, no el-cheapo SOCs. Resolution will definitely improve in near future. Google supporting them with continuous updates is just like a dream for these devices under 6K.

just want to see how further Google would encourage Indian Cos to push price range even further low?

Skyh3ck said:
wait and watch, it is going to change a lot in market

Apple, Samsung, HTC all have to change their attitude or extinct from Indian Market.

+1, to this.
SAMSUNG,HTC,etc. Smart phones should decrease their prices to some extent,because no one survives in a market with only niche products.
Look at the population.

AFAIK, Apple does not care about the general populace. They have branded the iPhone as a high class device for high class people and I don't think they would create cheaper devices. Even the iPhone 5c isn't that cheap.

But yeah, for Samsung, HTC, etc. they need to get onboard or they would stand to lose huge market shares.

But what we really need is for Indian companies to set up production facilities over here as well so that we don't have to rely on other manufacturers.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
AFAIK, Apple does not care about the general populace. They have branded the iPhone as a high class device for high class people and I don't think they would create cheaper devices. Even the iPhone 5c isn't that cheap.

I don't generally like Apple because of their high price. But my views about Apple are a bit different. To people residing in US of A, for which iPhone is primarily meant can afford them easily due to contracts. Also the fact that Dollar is very high compared to Rupees makes iPhone seem even costlier.

I would rather say Apple seems satisfied with the demographic it's serving it's primary business. Since probably they are the only people who can actually afford to buy paid apps from it's appstore.

Vyom said:
I don't generally like Apple because of their high price. But my views about Apple are a bit different. To people residing in US of A, for which iPhone is primarily meant can afford them easily due to contracts. Also the fact that Dollar is very high compared to Rupees makes iPhone seem even costlier.

I would rather say Apple seems satisfied with the demographic it's serving it's primary business. Since probably they are the only people who can actually afford to buy paid apps from it's appstore.

Yeah. I wanted to say that. But I thought that the general mentality of the people regarding Apple was the same all over the world, India included.

What I don't like is Apple fanboys making it such that they are suddenly 100% cooler than everyone else because they own an iPhone.

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^^*www.digit.in/forum/fight-club/186906-1000-reasons-never-buy-any-apple-products.html

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Yeah. I wanted to say that. But I thought that the general mentality of the people regarding Apple was the same all over the world, India included.

What I don't like is Apple fanboys making it such that they are suddenly 100% cooler than everyone else because they own an iPhone.

++++++....11111111111111111111111... for this.
The attitude of over showness and arrogance hurts the most.
No problem in owning any Apple Device,No problem being an Apple Fanboy,but the attitude.

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Vyom said:
I don't generally like Apple because of their high price. But my views about Apple are a bit different. To people residing in US of A, for which iPhone is primarily meant can afford them easily due to contracts. Also the fact that Dollar is very high compared to Rupees makes iPhone seem even costlier.

I would rather say Apple seems satisfied with the demographic it's serving it's primary business. Since probably they are the only people who can actually afford to buy paid apps from it's appstore.

Hence popular in America but not in India.

Samsung drops Galaxy Core 2 price to take on Android One smartphones. From 13k straight to 8k

But yet this mobile sucks.

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Xolo has better quality than Samsung only problem with their phone is sometimes buggy rom.Now Samsung fan will buy this phone blindly saying "Aray 13k ka phone 8k me mil raha hay" They don't even understand if they are decreasing price by this much then there should be compromise on phone quality.

It is due to this kind of people they are in market till now.

Minion said:
Xolo has better quality than Samsung only problem with their phone is sometimes buggy rom.Now Samsung fan will buy this phone blindly saying "Aray 13k ka phone 8k me mil raha hay" They don't even understand if they are decreasing price by this much then there should be compromise on phone quality.

It is due to this kind of people they are in market till now.

This is the reason why Sammy is at top

I think Samsung are a **** company (WRT Smartphones) and no better than Apple.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
I think Samsung are a **** company (WRT Smartphones) and no better than Apple.

What I like about Sammy phone is unlocked bootloader, easiest phone to flash custom ROM

I think glonass and GPS are used simultaneously, gives the receiver more satellite to lock on to and hence quicker location lock, the apps i believe uses both depending on availability ,if you check the satellite availability using apps ,satellite numbered 65- 85 I think are glonass ,the lesser number GPS,
Saw tkin mentioning ,he's not using glonass at all ,I doubt we have a choice in that matter !

^^ Yes you are right.
Usually normal GPS uses only few satellites (US ones) to track your position. But if your phone supports Glonass then it can use many more satellites (Russian ones) to track you quicker and more accurately. That's why I would always prefer a phone which have Glonass.

sam said:
Samsung drops Galaxy Core 2 price to take on Android One smartphones. From 13k straight to 8k But yet this mobile sucks.

I think they should start selling Galaxy Core Android One Edition

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i heard thr it wont allow photos to be stored on internal memory.is it true?

yesterday i successfully added Resmi 1 S to my cart, but since Google is coming with Android One devices, i decided to wait for it, and later I ordered Redmi for my friend

singleindian said:
i heard thr it wont allow photos to be stored on internal memory.is it true?

Impossibru

singleindian said:
i heard thr it wont allow photos to be stored on internal memory.is it true?

I will confirm once I get mine. (such huge bug is not possible though

)
Spice and Micromax are giving 8GB SD card with phone so I dont think its a big deal

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singleindian said:
i heard thr it wont allow photos to be stored on internal memory.is it true?

Yup! its true.

This is the reason why every phone is coming bundles with 8gb card.

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just watched the ad a few mins ag on on tv.. great song and advertisement , this will be a big success........

sooner or later samsung will be forced to join it

they should have gone with 960x540 resolution..

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$hadow said:
This is the reason why every phone is coming bundles with 8gb card.

whr will the whtsapp photos and videos saved? internal or sd card?

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DeSmOnD dAvId said:
I think Samsung are a **** company (WRT Smartphones) and no better than Apple.

thy only want profits.the entry level smartphone features doesnt match wth its price.but i think its the retailers fault.thy also get gud profit margin

singleindian said:
whr will the whtsapp photos and videos saved? internal or sd card?

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thy only want profits.the entry level smartphone features doesnt match wth its price.but i think its the retailers fault.thy also get gud profit margin

I guess it will be internal. .

sumit05 said:
Yup! its true.

I thought they ar forcing you to use Gdrive

amjath said:
I thought they ar forcing you to use Gdrive

Another big source of revenue for google.

I'm thinking of buying one for my bro. This will be his first Android phone, so don't want to go much higher on the price bracket. Also specs wise, Android One is nice.

What I wonder is, which one to choose? Specs wise all 3 are same, or is there any difference that I'm missing out?

The main difference that I know is that Micromax and spice have mediatek chipsets while karbonn has a snapdragon chipset.

So Karbonn is better in that sense right?

krishnandu.sarkar said:
So Karbonn is better in that sense right?

No. All have same SoC.

Karbonn Sparkle V - Full phone specifications

Hmm.. I tried to search for karbonn sparkle and it seems that it also has a mediatek chipset.( although I am almost sure I saw snapdragon labeling in the newspaper advertising).. If the karbonn mobile also has mediatek, go for the better trusted brand ( micromax).
A small comparison : *n2.sdlcdn.com/imgs/a/n/p/Chart-51172.jpg

karbonn Android one costs only 5.9K now.

Access Denied

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krishnandu.sarkar said:
I'm thinking of buying one for my bro. This will be his first Android phone, so don't want to go much higher on the price bracket. Also specs wise, Android One is nice.

What I wonder is, which one to choose? Specs wise all 3 are same, or is there any difference that I'm missing out?

There is only minor difference in build quality I find Karbon Sperkel V to have little better built quality.

Are these available offline?

Gollum said:
Are these available offline?

yes at mobile store i think.

^^ They are available now in many shops. You can also get hands on experience in some stores

Yeah. That's what I thought in the first place. If specs are same and as all are indian brands then what to see while buying one of these.

Ofcourse reputation wise MMX goes first, then Spice and Karbonn is on same line. Hope A.S.S. is good for all of these.

Waiting for next brands to show up in December for better overview.

found something

First boot

*i.imgur.com/IYWRvdH.jpg

At first look I found Spice has better display compare to Moto E. (Now please don't argue about resolution like a moron, Its just my taste I found it better)

Bought Spice

*i.imgur.com/nY1nSAN.jpg

*i.imgur.com/z5NewKe.jpg

*i.imgur.com/hnx6zHD.jpg

*i.imgur.com/PwxyWU5.jpg

*i.imgur.com/QX2r6Mf.jpg

*i.imgur.com/L3VjglK.jpg

*i.imgur.com/rVOM9zC.jpg

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Congrats

Thnx [MENTION=125133]Minion[/MENTION]

Congrats [MENTION=32490]krishnandu.sarkar[/MENTION] How's your initial impression.

Congo [MENTION=32490]krishnandu.sarkar[/MENTION]

ankush28 said:
Congrats [MENTION=32490]krishnandu.sarkar[/MENTION] How's your initial impression.

Need to ask gf..!! Given her as a gift

$hadow said:
Congo [MENTION=32490]krishnandu.sarkar[/MENTION]

Thnx

please check if it works perfectly with wifi, does it download apps via wifi, ????

I read many bad reviews of these android one devices on flipkart and Amazon.in
mainly network connectivity
heating
bad battery life
hanging issues
app download issues over wifi from play store getting error 4xx
bad primary camera quality

I kind of feel like this comes when you compare it with more expensive devices but network issue is not something that one can overlook.

Skyh3ck said:
please check if it works perfectly with wifi, does it download apps via wifi, ????

Ofcourse it's working fine as it should.

Gollum said:
I read many bad reviews of these android one devices on flipkart and Amazon.in
mainly network connectivity
heating
bad battery life
hanging issues
app download issues over wifi from play store getting error 4xx
bad primary camera quality

I kind of feel like this comes when you compare it with more expensive devices but network issue is not something that one can overlook.

No problem regarding downloading app via WiFi, Network Connectivity, Camera Quality is also okish type. Infact it's comparable to that of sub 10k phone.

Regarding battery I also, though I can't comment much, but yet I don't have any complain.

krishnandu.sarkar said:
Ofcourse it's working fine as it should.

No problem regarding downloading app via WiFi, Network Connectivity, Camera Quality is also okish type. Infact it's comparable to that of sub 10k phone.

Regarding battery I also, though I can't comment much, but yet I don't have any complain.

Please use it heavily, like a child would and then post a review.

Gollum said:
Please use it heavily, like a child would and then post a review.

Its not his phone, its for his gf. Its on soft hands

amjath said:
Its not his phone, its for his gf. Its on soft hands

Yeah, but I have airtel broadband at home so I use WiFi when at home. But she keeps Mobile Data always on (almost). And ofcourse, my call would hardly last 15mins. But her each call is of around 30mins - 1hr. So you can guess, the true use of battery

krishnandu.sarkar said:
Yeah, but I have airtel broadband at home so I use WiFi when at home. But she keeps Mobile Data always on (almost). And ofcourse, my call would hardly last 15mins. But her each call is of around 30mins - 1hr. So you can guess, the true use of battery

That's only battery life dude. Its supposed to go low if you talk long.
I'm more interested in teh other aspects of the device.

Btw how is the call volume and earpiece volume. These has been reported to be lower than standard.
I's hate a phone that is quiet at the earpiece. I should be able to hear things.

Don't buy Micromax Canvas A1 it has problem related to wifi. Getting error 489 while downloading apps over WIFI. But not getting that error while downloading with 3G. Tried every steps to solve the problem but failed.

Tenida said:
Don't buy Micromax Canvas A1 it has problem related to wifi. Getting error 489 while downloading apps from WIFI. But not getting that error while downloading with 3G. Tried every steps to solve the problem but failed.

Any updates from spice and Karbonn

Gollum said:
Any updates from spice and Karbonn

No issues from spice so far. Performs flawlessly.

Gollum said:
I read many bad reviews of these android one devices on flipkart and Amazon.in
mainly network connectivity
heating
bad battery life
hanging issues
app download issues over wifi from play store getting error 4xx
bad primary camera quality

I kind of feel like this comes when you compare it with more expensive devices but network issue is not something that one can overlook.

The ones you read on amazon are for the micromax version only. Spice one does not heat up too. I play Gt racing 2 and the phone barely gets warm. Dunno why n
Micromax one is plagued with issues.

Tenida said:
Don't buy Micromax Canvas A1 it has problem related to wifi. Getting error 489 while downloading apps over WIFI. But not getting that error while downloading with 3G. Tried every steps to solve the problem but failed.

try taking it to support ?

icebags said:
try taking it to support ?

Getting refund from amazon. Most weird issue i ever faced on android phone.

Watch out, Micromax, Karbonn and Spice: Xiaomi is working on an Android One smartphone

:hyper:

Hmm.. I alreadu go Spice Dream uno.
Its pretty good, very snappy. no lags at all. I mean literally.
Only the camera disappoints.

M

But camera is better than moto E and is cheaper too.

Minion said:
But camera is better than moto E and is cheaper too.

That is true for sure.
motoE has afixed focus cam and the front cam is not there.

Tenida said:
Getting refund from amazon. Most weird issue i ever faced on android phone.

Check this ..might be problem in ISP

Play store error 489 on CANVAS A1 - Pg. 4 | Micromax Canvas A1 | XDA Forums

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lately playstore is having some issues.

Bought Karbonn Sparkle V for my sister and don't seem to fine "Gallery". Anyone with the same issue?

Vensanga said:
Bought Karbonn Sparkle V for my sister and don't seem to fine "Gallery". Anyone with the same issue?

Its called photos now

Here are the droids confirmed to get 5.0 Lollipop so far

Gollum said:
Its called photos now

Yea I see that but in my nexus 4 and other phone there is both Gallery and Photos as well.

different os for different hw

Is there some problem with micromax android mobile phones, its bluetooth is not working. I got the phone for my friend but now we are thinking to return it to amazon.

Vyom said:
Is there some problem with micromax android mobile phones, its bluetooth is not working. I got the phone for my friend but now we are thinking to return it to amazon.

MMX android one has all sorts of problems lol

Vyom said:
Is there some problem with micromax android mobile phones, its bluetooth is not working. I got the phone for my friend but now we are thinking to return it to amazon.

[MENTION=52310]Tenida[/MENTION] returned his MMX phone

Gollum said:
MMX android one has all sorts of problems lol

Yea. Memory card was also not showing full space of 16 GB, instead was showing only 8 GB space available.

I have request for the return of the phone. Dissapointed by the fact that Micromax probably have the worst manufacturing plants.
They can't even make a good phone with all the specifications and guidelines already given by Google.

Instead of Gallery ..Photos is there..I have MMX canvas A1

esumitkumar said:
Instead of Gallery ..Photos is there..I have MMX canvas A1

Gallery and Photos are two different apps but both's work is same, that is to view pics.

Btw, esumitkumar: Does the bluetooth work on your phone?

Havent tried bluetooth yet..but problems like memory card not showing space, wifi problems play store havent appeared till yet t'wood

esumitkumar said:
Havent tried bluetooth yet..but problems like memory card not showing space, wifi problems play store havent appeared till yet t'wood

How old is your device? If with in 30 days and could return the device? then return it and get Spice Android One
*www.digit.in/forum/reviews/187128-spice-android-one-dream-uno-mi-498-review-3.html

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No Issues at all

amjath said:
How old is your device? If with in 30 days and could return the device? then return it and get Spice Android One
*www.digit.in/forum/reviews/187128-spice-android-one-dream-uno-mi-498-review-3.html

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No Issues at all

Yeah, dream uno is good.

Camera UI has a glitch though, it sometimes shows that you are on front facing cam even if you are not. Tapping it fixes it.
Sometimes the n/w indicator will tell you that the 2G internet is connected, even when its not

amjath said:
[MENTION=52310]Tenida[/MENTION] returned his MMX phone

I found wifi problem and call related problem. Last week got my refund for both the phone as well (thanks to amazon for great customer support). I really hate this android one now, totally disappointed by it.Btw. Got Moto E for my gf which is far better phone in terms of display or stable software. For me, will get one plus one hopefully.

^OPO w00t w00t

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What about xolo one???

does it come under Google's android one scheme??

^ No confusing name, marketing strategy. But this phone is getting lollipop

R

Bought MMx canvas a1, and am yet to find a problem with it, (apart from low battery

no problems with wifi, memory card or bluetooth. you cant send apks via bluetooth , i thought it was a problem , since my old xperia tipo (ICS) could do it . then i came to know that , apps cant be send via bluetooth on most android phones. I am fully satisfied with it and waiting for android L

Rejul RS said:
Bought MMx canvas a1, and am yet to find a problem with it, (apart from low battery
no problems with wifi, memory card or bluetooth. you cant send apks via bluetooth , i thought it was a problem , since my old xperia tipo (ICS) could do it . then i came to know that , apps cant be send via bluetooth on most android phones. I am fully satisfied with it and waiting for android L

Cheers..same experience with me

I can confirm that using skype for half an hour will make the phone heat up a bit but its not very much. I am surprised by the performance of this device.
I had ordered a Redmi 1s but I'm gonna sell it unopened as this phone has exceed my expectations.
I'm talking about Spice Dream Uno

So among the present three musketeers Spice is the best?

What is this Xolo One and how are you saying that it will get L?

sling-shot said:
So among the present three musketeers Spice is the best?

What is this Xolo One and how are you saying that it will get L?

AFAIK Spice is serious with android one and delivered it perfectly.
Xolo One is not an android one phone, but the company promised it will get Android L.

My opinion of Spice is pretty poor based on the handsets seen in the hands of few cousins. No idea about their service. However I have read elsewhere too that one of these 3 is best it could be spice itself.
And are they the only one to bundle a MicroSD card in the box?

^ no...

sling-shot said:
My opinion of Spice is pretty poor based on the handsets seen in the hands of few cousins. No idea about their service. However I have read elsewhere too that one of these 3 is best it could be spice itself.
And are they the only one to bundle a MicroSD card in the box?

you dont get micros sd card in box
You will have to buy one
all you get is headset and charger

Gollum said:
you dont get micros sd card in box
You will have to buy one
all you get is headset and charger

Some one said it is bundled. Only for MMX?

amjath said:
Some one said it is bundled. Only for MMX?

The release version had it but now you don't get it.

Android One phones will run Lollipop by end of January

Great news!

so, has been the exp with A1 so far ?

are micromax users still facing tenida issues ? (no big app download via wifi)

Android one will be getting 5.0 in January

S

Leading retail stores refuse to sell Google's Android One phones - The Times of India

sumit05 said:
Leading retail stores refuse to sell Google's Android One phones - The Times of India

Shops won't sell anything they can't make profit off. To sell something locally, the selling price has to be increased a bit. That's the basic rule here. that's the reason why xiaomi and motorola chose online sales.

Shops will sell Sammy since it is always a good choice for making a good chunk of profit.

My lil bro bought Karbonn's Android One phone from local store...These are available in abundance at least at my place...

Yeah, here as well in bbsr,shops Micromax android one in almost all of them

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Lollipop update for Android One Phones.

Hi.
I have Micromax Canvas A1 (Android One). Since lollipop updates have been started rolling out I'm waiting for the same for my phone. As Google promised to offer the latest update first on these (android one) phones i still didn't got any update or any news regarding the update. What i only got is the aPPS update. Please if anyone knows about the news of the update tell me. So that me and many others like me can know about the update.

K

Re: Lollipop update for Android One Phones.

I wouldnt expect much of a difference other than a redesigned UI for low end hardware handsets such as android one

Re: Lollipop update for Android One Phones.

there is already *www.digit.in/forum/mobiles-tablets/186975-android-one-thread.html

Please continue discussion there.

[MENTION=77264]Vyom[/MENTION], close this thread.

Re: Lollipop update for Android One Phones.

SaiyanGoku said:
there is already *www.digit.in/forum/mobiles-tablets/186975-android-one-thread.html

Please continue discussion there. [MENTION=77264]Vyom[/MENTION], close this thread.

I have merged the threads. So that OP don't have to re-post the query. From next time on, use the report button and don't rely on only me.

no idea about the update

Buy Karbonn Android One Sparkle V White: Available at Lowest Price in India

is this good? Its 4870 and using some coupons i can get it for ~4500. I don't have any special needs, just browsing and some CoC, no high end games and all. Need it to last atleast 12 hours in a full charge. Also OTG and root access are must.

^ its good, for as long as it lasts, dont count much on ass. and battery backup may be an issue.

icebags said:
^ its good, for as long as it lasts, dont count much on ass. and battery backup may be an issue.

as long as it lasts? (._.')

adityak469 said:
Buy Karbonn Android One Sparkle V White: Available at Lowest Price in India

is this good? Its 4870 and using some coupons i can get it for ~4500. I don't have any special needs, just browsing and some CoC, no high end games and all. Need it to last atleast 12 hours in a full charge. Also OTG and root access are must.

go through this review: Spice Android One Dream Uno Mi-498 Review. all android ones are exactly same so spice dream uno = karbonn sparkle v = micromax a1.

sam said:
go through this review: Spice Android One Dream Uno Mi-498 Review. all android ones are exactly same so spice dream uno = karbonn sparkle v = micromax a1.

what about build quality?

Still waiting for the next batch of one devices.

adityak469 said:
what about build quality?

better than anything available around that price. even at 6k, this was a VFM device.

sam said:
better than anything available around that price. even at 6k, this was a VFM device.

okay thanks for the info. I'll try to get my parents to buy it

Guys, any idea when is the Lolipop update due on Android One devices?

I am getting a feeling this is a all show and no go scheme from Google.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
Guys, any idea when is the Lolipop update due on Android One devices?

I am getting a feeling this is a all show and no go scheme from Google.

most likely it'll get bumped to 5.1 directly (as seen in Indonesia Android Ones). hence taking more time. Expect it by early next month.

M

sam said:
go through this review: Spice Android One Dream Uno Mi-498 Review. all android ones are exactly same so spice dream uno = karbonn sparkle v = micromax a1.

Micromax A1 got lots of bug only spice and karbonn are better and cheaper too.

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adityak469 said:
what about build quality?

Sparkel has better build quality than Spice and MMX.

As far as mmx is concerned I can second what minion said above.

adityak469 said:
as long as it lasts? (._.')

i meant, if it goes kaput, probably its more or less gone, because of worst after sales service.

Minion said:
Micromax A1 got lots of bug only spice and karbonn are better and cheaper too.

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Sparkel has better build quality than Spice and MMX.

using mmx for couple of weeks now, yet to find any major bug, some things are annoying, like there is no search option in contacts, as such. but i ma normal user though, i don't do weird things with fone.

any update on the lollipop updates ?

meanwhile android ones seem to have been launched in other countries including philippines as well, of which this one from myphone seems ridiculously similar to mmx....... whats going on? :shock:

and these come with android 5.1 preloaded.

*www.myphone.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/UNO1-new1.png
*www.myphone.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/uno-1.png

icebags said:
any update on the lollipop updates ?

meanwhile android ones seem to have been launched in other countries including philippines as well, of which this one from myphone seems ridiculously similar to mmx....... whats going on?

Micromax does not actually manufacture phones. They rebrand some chinese model. That Filipino company is doing the same for the exact same chinese model.

when is the loli update coming?

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5.1 now available, download for your device...

[OTA] Android One Official OTAs Captured [LMY47O] [AIO] {sprout} - XDA Forums

Android One Cross-Device General - XDA Forums

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All android one devices are not getting latest updates as google promised.

Images are now available depending on the model/

is it available through system update ? anyone updated yet ?

icebags said:
is it available through system update ? anyone updated yet ?

I tried, nothing yet

Gollum said:
I tried, nothing yet

That's why never trust these cheap indian brands. They always lie. Timely updates my ass.

I got a notification on my Micromax A1.

5.1 update is out.

i upgraded to 5.1 today. got the notification in the morning.

M

Congrats both of you I am a moto E user and tried of waiting for lollipop update.

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
I got a notification on my Micromax A1.

5.1 update is out.

Gollum said:
i upgraded to 5.1 today. got the notification in the morning.

my mmx a1 is showing the notification too, i think i will take backup of stuff and prepare fone for update now. and how does it feel in a1 ? iny function improvements & changes in bettery life etc ?

one more thing, is there any way to revert back to kitkat in case i dont like it ?

mohit9206 said:
That's why never trust these cheap indian brands. They always lie. Timely updates my ass.

at least it came.

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can anyone tell me is there any official site for factory images for android one devices.. like nexus devices have there factory image site...???

no idea about that.
as performance goes, it's the same. no difference in speed.
battery save removes animations so it looks faster when u do stuff.
i like the colour scheme.

A

^ so you have only option to check for OTA, right? or download images from xda etc etc..???

Gollum said:
no idea about that.
as performance goes, it's the same. no difference in speed.
battery save removes animations so it looks faster when u do stuff.
i like the colour scheme.

so i updated, it looks cool, but i dont see any option to add users/ guest users..... ideas ?

So how many bugs got fixed for android 1 devices?

icebags said:
so i updated, it looks cool, but i dont see any option to add users/ guest users..... ideas ?

What? what is that?

Gollum said:
What? what is that?

apparently android 5+ versions supposed to support multi user accounts, but i dont see any user option my my fone as said here :

How to Use Android 5?s Restricted User Profiles for Basic Parental Controls

after 5.1, my battery life somehow appears to have degraded, a 7 min call drained 71% to 55%...... antutu widget was running in the display though, but need to keep it watching. not sure, may be antutu ate it.....

icebags said:
apparently android 5+ versions supposed to support multi user accounts, but i dont see any user option my my fone as said here :

How to Use Android 5?s Restricted User Profiles for Basic Parental Controls

after 5.1, my battery life somehow appears to have degraded, a 7 min call drained 71% to 55%...... antutu widget was running in the display though, but need to keep it watching. not sure, may be antutu ate it.....

I like the change in UI color and the change in Chrome browser
I dont like the whatsapp contacts photos displayed in circles

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CyanogenMod 12.1, ROM for the OEM Cross Device Development

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