According to a report from The Economic Times, the next wave of Android One devices is due out on July 14th in India—and they'll cost a lot more than the original versions.
The first wave of Android One devices launched in India in September 2014. The selection of low-end phones were supposed to help Android tackle "the next billion users"—people in developing countries who had never owned a smartphone before. The devices were spec'd about as low as possible—4.5-inch 480p screens, 1.3GHz MediaTek processors, and 4GB of storage—which gave them a really low price of about $105. According to the report, this new wave of devices sits a lot higher on the price spectrum: about $189 (Rs 12,000).
The first wave of Android One devices weren't popular with Indian users or handset vendors. Google designed the phones in collaboration with OEMs in China, then handed the plans to Indian OEMs and told them to build devices. Apparently the Indian OEMs didn't like being handed a Chinese design, so for this round, Google is working with Indian OEMs to design the phones. The report also says the program is shifting its focus from "first time users" to people who have had a smartphone before.
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