The fine to Google could raise the price of Android phones

The Verge reveals the plan of the giant of the searchers after the historic fine of the European Union


The Cold War between Google and the European Union continues to close chapters. The fine imposed by the EU General Court for its dominant position in the market within Android devices, a penalty that has 'lifted' the search engine giant.

In a post on its official blog, the Mountain View company announced that the developers would pay the historic fine. Now, The Verge, half American, has had exclusive access to the bill of the mobile manufacturers.

As of February 1, Samsung, LG, Huawei and the rest of brands will have to pay 35 euros. All this by the European sanction. To date, any Android phone brings from the factory applications such as Maps, YouTube, Chrome or Gmail.

"Android makers will have to pay Google a surprisingly high cost in Europe to include the Google Play Store and other mobile apps on their devices," explains The Verge.

The historic fine indicates that on February 1, Google will have to charge for the installation of Google applications. In fact, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany, Norway and the Netherlands will be the ones that set the highest rates.

In the documents revealed by The Verge, it points to the establishment of rates by pixels and by countries. "Google has been cautious about how the new license fees will be structured, but the documents reveal that the agreement with the EU manufacturers will be established by country and density of pixels," says the US media.

Thus, the price rate, according to The Verge, would be the following. A device with a pixel density greater than 500 ppi would have to pay a fee of $ 40 to obtain the license for the Google application suite.

On the other hand, 400 to 500 ppi devices would pay a fee of 20 dollars, while devices of less than 400 ppi would only pay 10.