Make in India! Freedom 251 Quadcore Smartphone 1GB RAM Launched For Rs. 251 ($3.8)

Ringing Bells is an Indian smartphone manufacturer which has struck the right note. It has launched an extremely inexpensive smartphone at just Rs.251/- which is roughly $3.66!

As expected, everyone (including me) was expecting substandard features on the phone, but all hell broke loose when the facts were revealed by the company.

Ringing Bells had quoted yesterday that the smartphone would cost less than Rs.500/- (approx $7) but the new sticker price is flabbergasting.

The smartphone “Freedom 251” has specifications which a normal smartphone would cost 20 times more in the market.

Here are the specs:

• Processor - 1.3 GHz Quadcore
• RAM - 1GB
• Internal Memory - 8GB (expandable to 32GB)
• Rear Camera - 3.2 megapixels autofocus
• Front Camera - 0.3 megapixels
• Battery - 1450 mAh
• Operating System - Android Lollipop 5.1
• Screen Size - 4 inches with qHD IPS display
• Connectivity - 3G

Preinstalled Apps include Women Safety, Swacch Bharat, Fisherman, Farmer, Market, and more.

The company offers 1 year warranty which serves as icing on the cake! What makes me wonder is the manufacturing cost of this phone could be around 2000 to 3000 and how Ringing Bells is able to sell it at such a low price!

Probabilities

Since the company has remained tight lipped on pricing the phone so low, it is possible that they might have tie-ups with Government organizations and application developers.

Another possibility could be that the Indian Government could have arranged for subsidy and other application developing companies could have given some compensation for the pre-installed apps.

Even after all such steps the price is still very low.

I still have several doubts and all we can do is wait and watch if there is some catch. Other smartphone brands could certainly face annihilation if the product delivers what it promises.

If all claims are true, then Ringing Bells must be prepared to supply a huge anticipated demand for their Freedom 251 smartphone. It won’t be unusual to see a billion people carrying smartphones and that will be really a surge in the number of Indian netizens.

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