Android One is a standard created by Google for Android systems, mainly targeted at people buying their first smartphone, and customers in the developing world. Android Onesmartphones will run software close to stock Android, without the often extensive vendor-specific modifications that many smartphone vendors apply. Security updates will be handled by Google, avoiding problems some earlier phones have had with lacking security updates.^[1] Google also makes a reference hardware design available for Android One, meaning that OEMs just have to manufacture the phone.^[2] The first set of Android One devices features MediaTek's quad-core MT6582 Mobile System-on-Chip (Mobile SoC).^[3]

Android One phones will initially roll out in India, Nepal, Indonesia, the Philippines and other South Asian countries in 2014.^[4] The first Android One smartphones were by the Indian brands Micromax, Spice and Karbonn in September 2014, and other manufacturers are going to follow gradually.

Various news articles mention that the Android One standard also dictates minimum hardware requirements,^[5][6] but the actual list of minimum requirements doesn't seem to have been made available on the Internet.

Micromax Canvas A1 is one of the initial Android One phones, which is manufactured by Micromax Mobile with the cooperation of Google Inc. Micromax Canvas A1 features Android 4.4.4 KitKat OS with 1.3 GHz quad-core processor. This device has got 1 GB RAM, 4 GB internal storage, Mali-400 GPU,

Karbonn Sparkle V runs on Androidv4.4.4 (KitKat) operating system and is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor. The dual-SIM smartphone device has 1 GiB RAM and 4 GiB internal storage. The 4.5 inch display has a resolution of 480x854 pixels. It comes equipped with a 5 mp rear camera and 2 mp front camera. The GSM device connects via 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth and USB. Its 1700 mAh Battery delivers 160 hours of stand by time, and 8 hours of talk time.

The Spice UNO Mi-498^[7] has entry level specifications. The phone is powered by a MediaTek SoC with a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and Mali-400 GPU paired with 1 GiB of RAM. It is a dual-SIM phone.

On the front side, it has a 4.5-inch screen with FWVGA (480x854 pixels) IPS LCD display. It runs on Android 4.4.4 KitKat. It has a 5 MP camera complete with an LED flash unit and ability to shoot full HD videos. The front camera 2 MP.

It comes with a 4 GiB internal storage and the option of adding a microSD card of up to 32 GiB capacity. The phone is powered by a 1700 mAh Li-ion battery. Spice claims the battery will offer 10 hours of talk time and 160 hours of standby time.