At the conference Google I / O event was announced a new initiative called Android One , in which will be released smartphones available, enjoying the same privileges as the more expensive models Google Play Edition. As the site DigiTimes, the main partner in the program Google Android One was MediaTek company , hardware solutions which will form the base of standard smartphones.
Negotiations with MediaTek conducted over the past six months, Google is now ready to give the developer the latest version of the Android platform for further development. Sources also added that in case of success Android One, Google and MediaTek can expand their cooperation in the field of tablet devices and television.
One of the first incarnations of Android One became the smartphone, designed by the Indian company Micromax. This device offers a 4.5-inch screen, two slots for SIM-cards and dual-core CPU MediaTek MT6575. Smartphone price should not exceed $ 100.