Nine months back, Google announced its plans to flood markets with cheap smartphones with guaranteed software support with Android One. Today, that dream has been realized in Pakistan with the arrival of the first Android One smartphone in the country, the QMobile A1.
To make the dream a possibility, Google and Pakistan’s largest smartphone company got together to make the first ever Android One phone which will be available in retail as opposed to e-commerce in order to achieve more success.
QMobile comes with a guaranteed smooth experience and a price tag of Rs. 11,500
But before going headfirst into the features, lets discuss the most notable aspect: the price. At 11,500 PKR, it is not only one of the most-affordable smartphones out there, but also among the most usable and smooth in its price range.
The phone itself is pretty standard affair. The specs are almost the same as those found in the first batch of Android One smartphones. You get a 4.5” IPS capacitive display at the front, boasting FWGA (854 x 480) resolution with 218 ppi. Underneath, you get a 1.3 Ghz quad-core processor of unspecified SoC (most probably MediaTek MT6582 with Cortex-A7 CPU) with 1 GB RAM (thankfully) and 8 GB internal storage, expandable by up to 32 GB.
At the back lies a 5 megapixel camera with LED Flash, along with a 2 megapixel shooter at the front. 3G and Dual-SIM support comes by default on the A1, which is powered by a 1,700 mAh battery.
The highlight of the initiative is the OS itself. The phone runs on stock Android 5.1.1 Lollipop straight from the box, with software updates for at least 2 years guaranteed, including the upcoming Android version M.
QMobile A1 will have 2 years of support which means it will promptly be updated to Android M
Google’s Material Design comes with a better-looking interface and comes with up to twice as much performance, battery saver mode, smarter notifications and quick access to data controls with Lollipop.
The phone follows the minimum hardware requirements set by Google itself. Costing just 11,500 PKR, the phone is in the reach of most people and provides an experience which is comparable with much higher-end handsets. That too, manufactured by a company with a history of bloated software and archaic Android versions.
Here are specs again:
- OS: Android Lollipop 5.1.1
- 1.3 GHz Quad Core Processor
- 4.5 inch IPS FWVGA Display
- 8GB ROM
- 1GB RAM
- Upto 32GB External Memory Supported
- 1700 mAh battery
- Dual SIM, 3G Enabled
- WiFi , GPS , Bluetooth
- 5MP AF Camera with LED Flash and 2MP Rear Camera
- Price of Android One: Rs. 11,500
If you’re interested, it’s going to hit the store shelves within a week.
Sounds like poor people’s nexus :)
It has been designed for the lower end of the price spectrum.
There is a post over at XDA that is citing a report that Google is launching Next Gen Android One (with 2GB RAM ) for about $190 in India on July 14.
http://www.xda-developers.com/google-to-launch-next-gen-android-one-on-14-july/
It is. Except there is almost nonexistent dev support. I can’t find much on xda.
nexus bhi acha hai but bhai price bhi to dekho kitni km hai
Again the people like you putting society difference whether It’s a tech news
agreed
but rather than this device QMobile Noir i8 is better specs
:D
But nexus like experience is only in this device
:)
The last sentence is kind of a deal breaker, reminding of Google’s black side.
Anyway, in specs it doesn’t compete with Microsoft’s Lumia 535. But for Android lovers, eager to keep their phones updated, it sure is affordable.
lumia dunya ka sb sy fazool tareen mobile hai mere pas hai or nafrat ho gae hai bhai Android is best or ab to google launche kr rha hai bhai ab mzaay lo
may lumia 535 use ker reha ho or ya Android say acha ha Smooth secure and stable and can be ugradeable to windows 10 when its available
@disqus_maYPXfxXlY:disqus don’t forgot there is no other OS secure than Windows Phone series.
Android users don’t even know what app is using what part of there phone. :D
looks like it is same as Karbonn Sparkle V which was launched in India and now priced round 4k inr, considering that its a little overpriced
yup it is! the specs are the same for all android one phones (country wide) as well as the design!
These phones aren’t manufactured locally instead they are imported from China whereas in India they only assemble kits from China, further more we have 30 percent tax on all mobile phones (in total) ,so obviously its expected it wont be cheap here.
So AB, if we are talking about international Device then we should have the same International Price Tag like iPhone, Samsung, Sony, Motorolla, LG and the Nexus Itself.
Keeping in mind, if Google have claimed to be under $90 (i think), and in India the price is $65 for first Gen Android One (where no control of Hardware and Software is available and the same case in Pakistan), and if we add 30% TAX (so Price $65=~7000+30%TAX => 7000+2100 => 9100) MAX price should be around Rs 9500
Waiting for your positive understanding over this :-)
Do you know anything about minimum wage in China? Do you know anything about how much it costs to transport a phone from China to Pakistan via airmail? Furthermore those brands sold to consumers via internet without any shopkeeper involved etc. And do you know anything about red tape in Pakistan involved(detention of goods by customs due to PTA even not allowing anything with bluetooth or wifi without certification)?
Hi AB,
May be your observations are correct, but what I know is that:
1> If UFone is able to launch the same (or slight high) specs within Rs7500 (like U5 3G phone)
2> Infinix is able to launch HOTNOTE of much more higher hardware specifications in Rs12999
3> Microsoft is able to launch same hardware specification Lumia under Rs7000
Then what the hell that Google is not able to launch its mobile in international Price TAG
The very first reason of birth for Android One is to make a great mobile within $100 Price Tag, that Google is able to fulfill everywhere but not in Pakistan?
About the Bluetooth and WiFi certification, do you agree that Google Phone is unable to meet IT Standards?
Common man, don’t give shitty reasons like you are giving for $1000Cror Metro (that is again gone to hell due to heavy rain and flood and I already know that about the damage you’ll blame Rain and Flood not the Government for creating Infrastructure first and start the lavish transportation in second phase)
Although I want to say many more things but hope you and other people will get out of the well and see the ground reality.
Ugly Phone Agar is phone ka Procesoor Qualcomm 410 2Gb Ram and 8Mp camera nd Batttery 2500MaH se Above hoti to acha hota
Bhai jan 11 hazar mein apko iskey sath eik adad Qmobile ki gari bhi chahiye kya??
hahahahahaha
Nhi WO Garhi App LO Mujhy Qualcomm SoC mein Android One Phone chahiye
Processor k sath 1 chotha sa bahria ka plot bhi na daal den 11000 me?
Nhi WO App LO Mujhy Qualcomm SoC mein Android One Phone chahiye
Exactly! It should also come with a Honda 125. Otherwise no deal
bhai q paglon wali baaten krty ho
Suggestion Dena Mein Konsa Pagal Pan hai ?
Gandi suggustion dena Pagal-pan hai.
Acha TO App Achi Suggestion do
Masla he ye hai k kisi ko dosray ka suggestion opinion ya advice sunna pasand he nahe hai.
Masla yeh hy k apko Qualcom and Snapdragon processors ka difference pata hi nahi hy bas suggestion dety ho. Can you technically write any one difference jiski waja se apko qualcom chahye?
Mobile chinese brand use karty ho suggestions processor per dety ho, ja kar US based iPhone ya BB kharedo na
Ary apne konsa NASA mai es se kam lena hai. Fb hi to use krni hai.
itnay paiso mai bachay ki jaan lo gy kya???
Haan or sath aik helicopter bhi hota. Hayna?
jo ap bta rahy ho wo spec market mein available hy jawoo khareed lo ek hum pakistanio ko kery nekalny ke adat hoti hy
ary bahi ap ko majbor tu nahi kea kharedny ko.
Chup HOjao Chutiyapa Mat Dikhao
Khud ko chuti/ keh rahe ho?
Nhi Unko JO Meri Suggestion Pe Chutiyapa wali comments derahy hein Mene Just Suggestion Di Hai Koi HOnda Car,Helicopter,Baharia TOwn Ka Pilot deny ko nhi Kaha .
Asim dear, apko Qualcom me esa kia pata hy jo humay pata nahi hy?
China brand mobile lena hy lekin chahye Qualcom, Sorry to say yar but agar ap apny standard k mutabiq mobile chahye to iPhone se behtar koi mobile nahi.
Same like qmobile i7… battery is nightmare @ 1700 mah only… was attractive 9 months ago but currently not…
apart from the software nothing is affordable
its too much late
jab announce hua tha tab aa jata to kuch behtar deal thi lekin ab nai
i am using x400 and is cheaper than this
That’s right!
ap ly bhi nhi skty
finally its here, waiting for long
i think there’s nothing wrong with the price !! the specs are pretty decent and guaranteed update for 2 years !! better than what Q and others actually offer !!
yes i agree
I disagree, India proce is $65, here it is getting to be sale about $111
its double price, international products INR and PKR me nahi bal k over the globe ek hi price tag k sath sale hoty hain like $100, $80 rest exchange rate k hisab se price very hoti hy lekin yahan international price se double price per diya hy
Sorry to say bro, lekin apko to budget bhi sahi laga hoga jis me hum sabko mobile card per 24% tax dena parta hy or jisko initially punjab me 42% karny ki koshish ho rahi hy
Agay kia bolon yar, aqalmand ho khud samajh sakty ho
The price is really high for the specs. I can buy an S3 or put some more money and buy an S4 which is a lot better than this piece of crap, and I can even update it with CM.
or you can put some more money and buy a S6, Wow you are right. S6 is much better
hahahaha.
hahahaha bhai ap to s6 edge ly skty ho thoray paisay or daal ky ……. hd hoti hai chwli marny ki
Bhai jan FYI s6 ki price s4 se double he…
New with warranty vs used without warranty, apples to oranges wali baat he.
Well i would like to say it is another QMobile Noir X300 set. X300 is a nice phone from QMobile. The only difference is Android 4.4.2 and 5.1.1 OS. But QMobile is working hard. That’s a good sign.
This phone is a change because it is update compatible unlike all other phone of QMobile ever released.
a typical q with typical price. plus point for OS and 2 years Upgrade!
Lolz at Qmobiles… 8Gb memory ho ya 128gb lakin user memory 150mb he honi hai
In this case, it may be much more than 15MB.
Battery 1700 mAh is still very low to carry on the day with it… should be minimum 2500 to have peace of mind …
Price bhi phir 15,000 honi chahiye thi. Haina?
Only price is a plus point for an upgraded OS, otherwise very low specs. A typical Qmobile phone.
give the credit to androidauthority, kahan se khabar li ye bhi bataya karo sath mein.
Wow! This is USELESS !!
very high rates, qmobile making fools peoples
Bro WO Phones Android One mein nhi
1700 mAh battery Only 3G 6 hours
bhai guide me please, Huawei Y5 oor this??? please suggest me, I want to purchase a smartphone
Yup, Google will launch a LAVA manufactured Android One device on July 14th, for a price of Rs. 12,000 (INR).
The Lava Android One smartphone will be featuring a 5-inch display and will be powered by a MediaTek chipset coupled with 2GB of RAM.
Google unveiled the first three Android One devices in India last year, these three were — Micromax Canvas A1, Karbonn Sparkle V & Spice Dream UNO. Although these companies simply imported the devices from the original device makers (ODMs) based in China and had no control over the hardware and software of the devices. The new Android One will be under the command of Lava and will be aimed at providing better performance, this step might also increase the sale of Android One devices in India.
Once again it seems to be fake news because there is no update regarding Android One on QMobile website or TVC
Hope to get only authentic news in future…
Reference to asia pacific blog of google
Ref: http://googleasiapacific.blogspot.in/2015/07/pakistan-youre-up-next-for-android-one.html
A1 is available in market but there is no TVC or online record that mobile is available in market for purchase. It seems like other other TVCs, QMobile lied with Google as well.
Well no country in the world stops wifi or bluetooth devices for NOC or certification even for self import .wifi and bluetooth does not have enough range so they should not have interference problem. And to get approved you need time,time is money no one is willing to wait 1 month after ordering 1000 pcs from factory. regarding ufone’s 3g phone i am not sure is it network locked or not. I dont trust infix brand as i never heard of it in china. Most probably these are so substandard chinese import that you wont find any chinese using it. I dont know which nokia phone are u talkin about which cost 7k. And regarding metro lol I have seen real metro’s and subways in China. The one in Lahore and Islamabad is a local city bus.
I also have seen Subway and Metro in chine when visited Shenzhen for whole 1 month in 2014.
As far as chines peoples, frankly I have meet many persons and I even did not find Samsung, Sony and other well known brands here but yes I found some iPhone, ZTE and others locally made handsets.
it depends whom you meet. Most Chinese like Apple. But many are happy with oppo ,huawei ,lenovo ,zte. I have never seen chinese buy cottage brands which are sold in Pakistan ,7 years ago you might have seen it in the hands of construction worker but now no more, even a bus driver got metal body xiaomi.
severe signal issues with this phone