It seems like Google's low-cost Android One smartphones
will finally receive the Android Lollipop software update as
announced by a Google spokesperson
for all three Android One handsets - Karbonn
Sparkle V, Spice Dream,
and UnoMicromax Canvas A1 all simultaneously. Specific
details about the upcoming Android 5.0 Lollipop compared to other Android One
smartphones in countries could be shared, though more information can be
expected later.
This Android One initiative of Google aimed to offer a smooth smartphone experience to entry-level phone users in emerging markets. Though Google promised Android One users that they would be the first to receive updates yet that promise was not kept with companies like HTC, LG, Motorola, and Samsung as they have already provided Android 5.0 Lollipop updates to some of their smartphones. But obviously the Nexus series of tablets and smartphones were the first to receive updates, with the 2013 Nexus 5 getting its update in November.
Three Android One smartphones are launched in India till date. They are all dual-SIM with some common specifications: 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek processor a 4.5-inch (480x854 pixels) IPS FWVGA display; a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash; a 2-megapixel front camera; 1GB of RAM, 4GB of inbuilt storage; expandable storage support via microSD card (up to 32GB); Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, 3G, and a 1700mAh battery. Whereas it seems that Acer, Asus, Alcatel, Intex, HTC, Lava, Lenovo, Panasonic, Xolo and Qualcomm would soon join the Android One programme.
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Android Lollipop being the most ambitious release of the mobile
operating system is still not on sufficient number of devices. According
to Google, the Lollipop build powers only 1.6% of Android devices. Google
tracked the data on Android devices while computing the statistics. It does not
include the data for Android versions that are on less than 0.1% of the devices
tracked.