Android One, Google’s global initiative to bring high-quality smartphones to as many people as possible, aims to bring affordable and high-quality smartphones to users in the Philippines through partnerships with phone manufacturers and telecom operators like Smart.
For its initial offering, Smart has partnered with Cherry Mobile and MyPhone to bring the Android One experience to both Smart and Sun subscribers nationwide, with attractive postpaid plans and prepaid SIM bundles that come packed with free mobile data for Google Play app downloads and the latest Android OS updates.
Smart and Sun brands will be offering the Cherry Mobile One phone through attractively priced postpaid plans, which will also include FREE data allowance for Android OS updates and Google Play downloads for the first six months of the subscription. This will allow subscribers to enjoy Google’s app updates without the worry of additional data charges.
Smart Prepaid will also offer FREE data allowance for Android OS updates, Google Play downloads, and Google search for those who will purchase the MyPhone Uno phone in their retail outlets nationwide.
Every Android One phone sold in the Philippines will come with the latest Android Lollipop mobile operating system pre-installed, and will receive timely Android OS updates once Google releases them to users worldwide. Android Lollipop brings a suite of enhancements to Google’s mobile operating system, including a new design language called “Material Design,” notification improvements, a battery saver feature, and multiple-user capability that allows for separate user accounts for friends or family members, among many others.
Additionally, Android One phone users will be able to download paid apps on Google Play and make in-app purchases using their prepaid loads or charge it to their postpaid accounts. They would simply have to click “Enable Smart Communications billing” when they make a Google Play transaction so they can enjoy their favorite apps and games even without a credit card.
To know more about Smart and Sun Cellular’s Android One offers, visit smart.com.ph/AndroidOne or Suncellular.com.ph/personal/android-one.
