Post India and UK debut, Google’s Android One initiative is finally heading to three south Asian markets over the next few weeks.
The search engine giant has announced it will soon roll out Android One devices to Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka in the weeks to come.
“Now we’re taking another step toward reaching the next five billion people: in the coming weeks, the Android One devices will start to go on sale in India’s neighbouring countries of Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka,” Caesar Sengupta, VP, Product Management, Google said.
Google revealed that the three existing partners Micromax, Karbonn and Spice — which released Micromax Canvas A1, Karbonn Sparkle V, and Spice Dream UNO smartphones in the Indian market— will serve these three markets, as well as Bangladesh-based Symphony, which is preparing to launch its first Android One phone dubbed the Symphony Roar A50.
The move comes as a part of Google’s aim to “give people a high quality mobile experience for an affordable price, running stock-Android with updates from Google.”
Google will be expanding the Android One initiative to more markets in 2015 and there will also be more devices made available.
Although pricing details and the exact timeline for the launch has not yet been announced, Google has confirmed the Android One smartphones will start to go on sale in these countries ‘in the coming weeks.’
