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Google Launches Android one in Nigeria

On Tuesday the 18th of August, Google Nigeria alongside its partners MTN Nigeria, Jumia and Infinix mobile announced the launch of Android one into the Nigerian market. 

The launch was done by introducing the new Android one enabled Infinix HOT 2-X510 phone as part of an on-going initiative to bring high-quality smartphones to millions of people in Asia, Africa and other parts of the world.

The Infinix HOT 2 Android one phone offers a high-quality experience, running the latest version of Android (5.1 Lollipop). It will also get the new Android M release — an update that will offer Google’s new material design, improved battery life, enhanced security features, and smarter notifications.

The phone features and hardware include front and rear-facing cameras, 1G or 2G of memory, fast quad-core MediaTek processor, long battery life and other features particularly important to Nigerians, including dual SIM slots, a FM radio tuner, 16GB on-device storage and a microSD card slot for additional storage.

Through Google Play, Android One phone users have access to over one million apps that allow them to message friends, make video calls, socialize, check news and weather, and play games. Google apps such as Gmail, Google Maps, YouTube, Google Search, and Google Translate will come pre-loaded on the phones.

Google also announced that in coming weeks much of YouTube will be available offline in Nigeria, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya and Morocco, meaning that people can store videos in the YouTube app when they are on WiFi and watch them later when they not online — a great benefit for times with a slow connection or re-watching videos without using up a data plan.

See more pictures from the event;

L- R: Chief Executive Officer, Jumia Nigeria, Jeremy Doutte; Vice President, Product Management, Caesar Sengupta; Chief Executive Officer, MTN Nigeria, Micheal Ikpoki and Managing Director, Infinix Nigerian, Benjamin Jiang at the Android one launch announcement in Lagos, Nigeria. 

The ambiance 

Android One's VP of Product Management,Caesar Sengupta making the announcement