Android One finally rolls out in Thailand

The handset features an 8-megapixel autofocus rear camera with BSI sensor, LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Being on the Android One platform, the colour accuracy and brightness of the smartphone is up to 300% better than the industry average. Residents in Thailand can now get their hands on the new i-mobile iQ II smartphone for 4,444 THB (~$126 USD) from the manufacturer’s website. Perhaps most importantly, it features hardware that’s been tested by Google and guaranteed to play well with the latest versions of Android. Google says that it’ll receive an update to the next version of Android – aka Android M – shortly after the update is released, which is slated to happen this fall.

Android One is now available in numerous countries in Asia like the Philippines, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, India, and Pakistan and recently, in Thailand.

Google has announced the launch of the first smartphone for Thailand based on the company’s Android One initiative. Aside from the screen size, the iQ II also comes equipped with 16GB of internal storage as well expandable storage up to a 32GB microSD card.

“Speaking on the occasion, Caesar Sengupta, VP, Product Management at Google said, “Google is pleased to collaborate with Lava on Android One – a program designed to help bring high quality, affordable Android devices to everyone”.

The telephone’s digital camera app is fairly primary with no granular settings for digital camera attributes.

With Lava pixel V1, Google has tried to revolutionize the price range smartphone market once more however has not been in a position to take action.

The phone does offer good design, excellent touch response, smooth performance and decent camera, however at the same time lacks full-HD screen, 4G connectivity and the latest processor – features that are already available in various phones in this budget segment. YU Yureka Plus also comes with better specifications at a lower price.