Google to provide cheap and affordable smartphones in six African countries

Google is said to be introducing a range of low-priced smartphones in six African countries where majority cant afford an internet-connected device. With the help of Infinix, one of the “fastest growing smartphone brands in Africa”, the phones would be sold in Nigeria, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya and Morocco. The phone would cost about $87, reaching a combined 379 million people.
The device comes with a quad-core MediaTek processor and 1GB of RAM. It’s available in black, white, red blue and gold colors (with gold featuring 2GB of RAM). The device would also be running Google’s latest OS, a stock build of Android Lollipop 5.1.1.
For regions with poor data service, Google is also making the Web a little more accessible by rolling out a streamlined version of Google search that will run faster on devices with low RAM. Google says it can reduce data usage by up to 90 percent on the results page, cutting down load times by a third.
Google, Facebook and other Internet companies are trying to get more people online in places like Africa so they can expand their audiences and eventually sell more digital advertising.
As part of that effort, Google already has built a fiber-optic network to provide faster Internet access in Kampala, the capital of Uganda.