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Which Android one phone to buy

After announcing it first back at I/O 2014, Google finally launched the first Android One devices in India.The first three phones to be launched are the Karbonn Sparkle V, Micromax Canvas A1, and Spice Dream UNO. All three phones are being sold exclusively through three different online stores. The Karbonn Sparkle V will be sold on Snapdeal, the Micromax Canvas V1 through Amazon, and the Spice Dream UNO through Flipkart. All the three phones have identical specifications and same price

specification of all the three devices:-

  • Display-4.5-inch, 854x480 resolution IPS display,
  • Processor-MediaTek MT6582 SoC with 1.3GHz quad-core Cortex-A7 CPU and Mali 400 MP2 GPU, 
  • 1GB RAM,
  • 4GB storage space with microSD card slot,
  • 5 megapixel rear camera, 2 megapixel front camera,
  • FM radio, dual SIM support, and replaceable 1,700mAh battery

The best thing about android one is that it Runs the latest version of Android (4.4 KitKat) and automatically gets the new operating system soon after it's released. which means they get nexus like treatment. the phones will get all the updates upto 2 years. not only that it offers various services that are exclusive to android one like:

1.Free Android updates and app downloads-When using an Airtel SIM card, you can upgrade to the latest version of Android without using any data for the download. Any apps you download from the Google Play Store don’t count against your data usage either (up to 200MB per month).

2.Subscriptions to magazines and newspapers-Browse full length articles, with beautiful images, audio and video right inside the app, even if you’re offline. Enjoy popular publications with a free 12 month subscription on Newsstand

3.Watch YouTube videos offline -Minimize expensive data fees by saving YouTube videos to watch offline. Now you can watch your favorite videos whenever and wherever you want. For free. this feature is not yet announced yet. but google is making sure to provide best services with least data charges

Now it the question comes that which one to buy all looks similar have same specifications (as google laid down the minimum hardware requirement) they all perform equally in all departments


the only differentiating point now is design, the micromax A1 stands out because of it design. the removable back feels smooth and it has The camera on the back really stands out in the A1 it kinda looks like the camera unit in the lumia. so it. Everything is now up to you there is no difference in the actual camera performance all devices performs well the A1's design feels good. And it also depends in which brand you trust more.