Google has announced it will introduce a sub-$ 100 (about Rs 6,000) smartphone, starting with India, by October this year as the US-based tech giant eyes the next one billion Android operating system (OS) users.
The device will be produced by homegrown handset maker Micromax along with other firms like Karbonn and Spice for India, which is the world's fastest growing smartphone market.The search engine giant said it is also working with telecom operators to provide users with "reasonable data plans."
"The device with Micromax is a dual-SIM 4.5-inch screen device with a removable SD card and will cost less than $100," Google SVP, Android, Chrome and Apps Sundar Pichai said at the firm's developers conference .