Android One is one of the most interesting initiatives in the smartphone market. It provides for the creation of high-quality devices with pure Android. These appliances receive updates straight from Google, so they can be described as close relatives Nexus.
Note, however, that despite the relationship, these devices vary widely between each other. While the Nexus is the best appliances on the market to be a model for other companies producing high-end mobile devices, the vessels of a series of Android They have shown that it is possible to create cheap and comfortable to use smartphones with Google’s operating system.
Smartphones are not intended to be equipped with the best processors, large memory and most detailed screens. What’s more, only if they are equipped with the bad components, prove that heaviness Android is not Google’s fault, and companies that choose to enrich the software on their own.
Android smartphones Initially They were presented mainly in underdeveloped countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
Now, however, they get to Europe. Google announced that Spain and Portugal will be released first device with Android One series. This is an Aquarius A4.5, smartphone created by Spanish company bq. It includes a 4.5-inch IPS 960 x 540 pixels, which translates into a pixel density equal to 245 ppi.
Moreover, the display is covered with a durable glass Dragontrail. For the hardware performance quad-core MediaTek is responsible for operating frequency of 1 GHz, cooperating with 1 GB of RAM and 16 GB of flash memory that can be expanded via microSD cards. In addition, the smartphone is equipped with a battery capacity of 2470 mAh, the module LTE and dual cameras, the rear has a matrix with a resolution of 8 megapixels.
Google and bq ensure that the phone will receive all updates for two years. He is currently working under the control of Android 5.1.1. Unfortunately, the price the machine is not encouraging, because it is as high as 169.90 euros in Spain and 179.90 euros in Portugal. That’s a lot compared to other smartphones from the family of Android One, the cost of which was usually about $ 100.
Close to 800 zł for a device of this type sounds like a bad joke.
If the device series Android One with a similar specification will appear in Poland for the price, do not bode them success. Keep in mind that for such money can buy even refurbishing version of LG G2, which may not be the smartphone first freshness, but in terms of performance and capabilities beats the device as described herein.
It’s a fact appliances other than Nexus and Android One does not have provided an update to the new version of Android, but it is difficult to imagine that in two years this system will be able to smoothly run on hardware equipped with 1 GB of RAM. If even my Nexus 7 (2013) with 2 GB of RAM now beginning to get short of breath, I prefer not to think about what will happen from time to time with the above mentioned devices with even weaker specifications. One suspects that the use of them would be extremely inconvenient.
And it would be absolutely understandable when for the smartphone was you have to pay up to 500 zł. However, if a similar opportunity we have to pay the price by half higher, you have to say openly that the program Android One in developed countries end big flop. But on the other hand, if it is needed here at all?
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