A Noida-based company has officially launched the world’s cheapest smartphone in New Delhi, India on Wednesday, i.e., on February 17. Ringing Bells is the Noida-based company launched the Freedom 251 smartphone in India at an affordable price of Rs. 251. The company has announced that the bookings for the smartphone are now open and will be available to purchase on the company’s official website from today morning 6 am and bookings will be closed at 8 pm on February 21.
Actually, it is completely implausible and we haven’t seen it earlier to avail a smartphone at such a cheapest price range. However, much hype was created among the folks especially the gadget fanatics and these smartphone lovers are rushing to the website so as to be the first one to place their order for the world’s cheapest smartphone, Freedom 251.
But, before heading to buy the smartphone, one must need to know few things about the Freedom 251 smartphone. Many people may have some doubts regarded this smartphone like whether this news is true or some kind of fake. Is the company trying to fool everyone tempting the smartphone adorers with its price? Seems interesting yet the price of the phone raises many questions. Here are a few questions for which millions of people have been waiting inquisitively to get precise answers. Check it out!
Key Specifications of Freedom 251
- Display: 4-inch (960 x 540 pixels) qHD IPS
- Processor: 1.3GHz Quad-Core
- RAM: 1GB
- Internal memory: 8GB
- Expandable Up to: 32GB(Via microSD)
- Operating System: Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
- Rear Camera: 2MP
- Front-facing Camera: 3MP
- Connectivity: 3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth and GPS
- Battery: 1450mAh
Bookings for the smartphone are now open on the official website and one can buy the smartphone through the official website freedom251.com.
However, it seems many users are unable to make the payment and complete their purchase. When we attempted to buy a Freedom 251 unit, upon filling the details, we were thrown back to the screen that asks for shipping details. Many have experience the same issue while trying to book the smartphone online. Based on reports on social media like Facebook and Twitter, people are flooding their questions regarding the Freedom 251 smartphone.
Freedom 251 Raises Numerous Questions
Freedom 251 seems quite an interesting phone but, it raises several questions that are yet to be answered. Let’s start with a few here:
#Freedom251 . Interesting Phone but raises many questions. Lets start with a few here. 1.Payment system already crashed today morning? 1/7
— Rajiv Makhni (@RajivMakhni) February 18, 2016
#Freedom251 Imp Questions. The Freedom 251 sample phone comes with an Adcom branding Why? (2/7) pic.twitter.com/eROfjlnj6p
— Rajiv Makhni (@RajivMakhni) February 18, 2016
#Freedom251 Imp Questions.Same Adcom phone selling on Flipkart Rs 4000. Then how is this one priced at Rs 251? 3/7 pic.twitter.com/0NoRnD8d7N
— Rajiv Makhni (@RajivMakhni) February 18, 2016
#Freedom251 Imp Q’s. Obviously this is a subsidised phone. But who is subsidising the price-government or the company, Ringing Bells? 4/7
— Rajiv Makhni (@RajivMakhni) February 18, 2016
#Freedom251 Imp Q’s. If this is subsidised, then isnt it against Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices? (5/7)
— Rajiv Makhni (@RajivMakhni) February 18, 2016
#Freedom251 Imp Q’s. How is this a ‘Make in India’ Product if the phone is a Chinese brand being brought into India? (6/7)
— Rajiv Makhni (@RajivMakhni) February 18, 2016
#Freedom251 Imp Q’s. If this phone will be assembled in India; where is the factory to make millions of these for the whole country? 7/9
— Rajiv Makhni (@RajivMakhni) February 18, 2016
#Freedom251 Imp Q’s. May get into copyright infringement problems as the phone and the icons resemble the Apple iPhone closely (8/9)
— Rajiv Makhni (@RajivMakhni) February 18, 2016
#Freedom251 Imp Q’s. Booking for this phone has started. How MANY phones will be available; when will people START getting the phone? 9/9
— Rajiv Makhni (@RajivMakhni) February 18, 2016
Freedom 251 – 7 Things You Need to Know
- The Freedom 251 smartphone runs Android Lollipop 5.1 OS which will run most of the apps and seems much better than Kitkat with the aid of a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor.
- The device sports a 4-inch screen that is pretty standard for sub-Rs 5,000 smartphones.
- It supports 3G network connectivity for high-speed web browsing.
- It even has a 1GB RAM that can easily run various social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp with some more space to forbear for more apps.
- The phone has an 8 GB internal memory which can be expanded to 32GB with a micro SD card. Regrettably, microSD card will cost you more than the phone. ?
- The phone will have some apps pre-installed to make it more useful to the women, farmers, fishermen and everyone in general. Some of the apps include:
- Women Safety,
- Swachh Bharat,
- Fisherman,
- Farmer,
- Medical,
- Google Play,
- WhatsApp,
- Facebook,
- YouTube
- By the way, you also get a 1-year warranty on the phone backed by their 650 service centers across the country.
Ringing Bell is an unknown brand with no track record in the electronics market, so it is quite challenging to determine at this point what the quality of the ultimate device and the after-sales will be like. What all we can do is to just reload the page till your booking completes successfully. Best of Luck Guys!!
