5 Reasons to Buy Android One Smartphones

Google's Android One project is mostly targeted to Asian markets. Last year Google announced that they will be providing latest updates with cheap smartphones to Asian market. Micromax, Karbonn and Spice launched their respective Android One devices in India. After the launch in India, Google, at the end of the year, announced that they will be expanding the Android One smartphones to other South Asian countries like, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. And finally manufacturers like Karbonn and Spice launched their respective Android One devices in Nepal at the price of 11,990. We spent few time with the phones and came to the conclusion , narrowing the articles to 5 points. Keeping the price tag and specs in mind, is Android One phone worth a purchase? Let's find out the 5 reasons to buy Android One Smartphones.

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1.Display

The Android One devices offers 4.5 inch IPS screen with pixel density of 218ppi. It doesn't have a HD resolution, although the screen is good in color reproduction and viewing angle is somehow good. Considering the price tag it's a good value for money.

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2. Hardware

Android One offers Mediatek's quad core processor coupled up with 1 GB of RAM, which offers great smooth experience and almost no lags while multitasking. The stock Android software plays a vital role in the performance of the device, as it provides buttery experience. The phone also comes with 4 GB of internal storage with Expandable memory upto 32 GB.

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3. Software

Since Android One is a Google project and Google has promised to give the latest updates upto 2 and half year for  this device, you are guaranteed to have a latest Android OS for 2 years, unlike other phones in Nepali market which is lagging behind updates. Though the phone is currently on Android 4.4.4 Kitkat OS, it is surely to be updated to the sweetest version of Android, 5.0 Lollipop.  

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4.Camera

Android One has to offer a decent camera in it's range. The phone comes with a 5MP primary camera with LED flash and auto focus, while the front spots a 2MP sensor.

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5.Battery

Android One comes with a 1700mAh battery which is enough for a 4.5 inch display and running Cortex- A7 processor. While using this phone for 1 hour the batttery dropped from 100% to 82% with constant browsing and gaming(Temple Run 2, Angry Birds).

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Conclusion 

Android One smartphones are decent considering the price tag and comparing with similar priced phones in the market. You are also getting the advantage of Google's own support with Android's latest and greatest software updates. If you are considering for a decent budget smartphones in this price range then we definitely recommend you to try Android One Smartphone.

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Karbonn Launches Android One Smartphone in Nepal

Android One phone is the project of Google to provide cheap smartphones with latest updates to developing countries people. Last week Spice launched their Android One phone for Rs.11,990. And today, giving the continuity, Karbonn mobile, one of the manufacturers of Android One mobile phone launched their Android One smartphone entitled "Karbonn Sparkle V" for the same price tag of Rs.11,990 . Spice brought registration process for their Android One Smartphone, but you can buy this smartphone directly from retail stores.

Specs of Android One (Sparkle V):

• 4.5-inch (480×854 pixels) IPS FWVGA display
• 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek processor
• 1GB of RAM
• 4GB of inbuilt storage
• expandable storage support via microSD card up to 32GB,
•  Dual SIM card slots
• 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash
• a 2-megapixel front camera
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, GPRS/ EDGE, 3G
• 1700mAh battery
• Kitkat 4.4.4 with Planned upgrade to Lollipop 5.0

All of the specs are same to the Spice Android One phone, but keeping availability in mind, you can directly purchase Sparkle V from your nearest store, as well as you have a design to choose from both smartphones.

Android One phone in Nepal:Specs, Price and Where to Buy

Spice Mobility Nepal Ltd. launches Android One smartphones in Nepal under the brand name Nexian Journey. As mentioned the phone is priced at RS.11,990 and will be available for registration starting 11am on Monday via ohobazar. Once the registration is complete, you will be eligible to buy this phone. However the company has not announced when will you get this phone.

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If you are unaware about the specs, here's the specs of the phone;

• 4.5-inch (480×854 pixels) IPS FWVGA display
• 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek processor
• 1GB of RAM
• 4GB of inbuilt storage
• expandable storage support via microSD card up to 32GB,
• Dual SIM card slots
• 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash
• a 2-megapixel front camera
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, GPRS/ EDGE, 3G
• 1700mAh battery
• Lollipop 5.1 out of the box

The Nexian Journey is the first Android One smartphone receiving Android 5.1 Lollipop out of the box, as other Android One phones has not received the update yet.

On the launch event the, CEO of Spice Mobility has said “We are confident that Android One phone in Nepal will be equally successful in these markets as well, enabling us to strengthen our position in the international mobile market.”

Unlock Bootloaders, Install CWM Recovery and Root Android One

Google usually lock the bootloaders in order to prevent the device from unnecessary hacking attempts, so a user cannot get full control of respective device. While majority of people buy Android phone due to their customization and affordability, most of the people doesn't know about unlocking the bootloaders and rooting. Today we are going to tell you about unlocking bootloaders, installing CWM Recovery and Rooting Android One devices like Micromax Canvas A1, Karbonn Sparkle V and Spice Dream UNO. If you don't know about bootloaders and rooting then don't try this,if you want to know more about rooting then click here. And beware that this method is only for Android One devices not for other Google devices and we are not responsible if you brick your phone while performing these steps but we can help you. Follow the steps very carefully. Let's get started :

HOW TO UNLOCK BOOTLOADERS AND INSTALL CWM RECOVERY.

Before rooting your Android One device you should unlock your device's bootloader so follow these steps carefully:

Step 1. Download the ADB and fastboot drivers here and extract the folder on your desktop.

Step 2. Switch off your phone and boot it in bootloader/fastboot mode. To do this Hold Volume Up Key + Volume Down Key and then press the Power button.

Step 3. Now open the ADB folder on your desktop and Press Shift key + Right click on any empty space inside the folder, and select Open command window here.

Step 4. Execute following commands

fastboot oem unlock

fastboot format userdata

Now the bootloader is unlock and next step is to install the CWM recovery.

Step 5. Download the recovery.img from here and paste the recovery.img file in the ADB folder. (The same folder that your downloaded in step 1)

Step 6. Reboot the phone into bootloader/fastboot mode. To do this open the ADB folder on your desktop and Press Shift key + Right click on any empty space inside the folder, and select Open command window here. And enter the foloowing command.

adb reboot bootloader

Step 7. Now your phone is booltloader mode. Flash the recovery image and reboot

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

fastboot reboot

Now the phone will reboot and CWM recovery is installed on your Android One device.

ROOTING ANDROID ONE SMARTPHONES.

After unlocking the bootloader you can root your device. To root your device follow these steps carefully:

Step 1.  Ofcourse Unlock Bootloader & Install CWM Recovery on Android One 

Step 2. Download the Supersu file here and move the file on your phone and remember the location.

Step 3. Boot into recovery mode. To do this, Power off your phone and Press and hold Power + Volume Up button together for a few seconds and then release the buttons as soon as you see the boot menu screen.

In the boot menu, use Volume Up scroll between options and Volume Down to confirm (OK) an option.

Press Volume Up three times to select Recovery Mode, and then press Volume Down to confirm (OK) booting into Recovery Mode.

Step 4. Now you phone is recovery mode. Form here Select Install zip » Choose zip from sd card (or external sd card, you know where your files are) » browse to the location where you saved the SuperSu file and select it.

Step 5. Once the flashing process is done, go back to the main menu of recovery and Reboot your device.

That’s all. Your phone will now reboot and it will take some time as it will be the phone’s first boot after installing the root.

Spice launches Android One phone in Nepal

Spice Mobility Ltd. launches Android One Phone under the brand name Nexian Journey One in Nepal, Indonesia and Srilanka. Last week only at CAN-infotech 2015, we saw the booking of Android One phone from Karbonn and now we have seen Spice Mobile launching their Android One phone. We have not been informed about the pricing and its availability in Nepal,  but we will let you know as soon as we get updated.