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Freedom 251 Smartphone: Reality or Marketing Tactic (Hindi) (1080p HD)

1,437 views · Published 20 February 2016 · 4:26 · Indexed 28 October 2026

Channel: Sukhdev Taneja · 2016 · Education

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A new smartphone company in India, Ringing Bells, is getting lots of attention for introducing an Android phone called Freedom 251, which only costs about 251 (in dollar $3.70).

This smartphone is cheaper than a McD Happy Meal and it seems to be the cheapest smartphone in the whole world.

If you think to purchase 16 Gb memory card for this handset, it will also be cost more than Rs 300. This smartphone appear to be cheaper than 16 gb memory card. (There is no hidden cost for this phone except courier charges.)

Company supposed that Freedom 251 will be manufactured or assembled in India for taking benefits of tax relief under campaign of “Startup India”. 

This company has plans to sell millions of made-in-India smartphones despite the fact that it has only been in the smartphone business for five months and has yet to build a factory. 

But many resources say that setting up a new factory in India often takes up to a year.

India does not make many components used in phones and other phone sellers in the country import their phones and components from elsewhere.

It is point of discussion that how they will achieve the price point so low for a device that is well speced to be priced a little over a couple of thousands.

Company cleared that there is no government subsidy involved, but the company plans to benefit from economies of scale or they have to sale cheapest handset by subsidized by company itself.

Company expect to reduce costs through “economies of scale,” tax breaks for local manufacturing, and other cost-cutting measures. But still selling Rs 2,500 device at Rs 251 would still deserve losses in crores, and it is really matter that how does the company plan to tackle that.

They have planned to make up to 75 percent of the hardware in India by the end of one year (2016).

Ringing Bells supposed to sell Freedom 251 handset over 1 crore units per month. 

The company has promised to deliver the phones by June 30 (2016) after it builds two manufacturing plants.

This handset will have apps that help farmers check soil conditions and fishermen get weather reports.

They are planning to spend 5 billion rupees (about $73 million) to build the factories. 

The company said it has received 3.70 crore registrations on Day 1 and 2.47 crore on Day 2.

Consideration : 

How can we be so sure it is safe to use and adheres to the standards like radiation and so on, that are required for the Indian market.

Note :

Ringing Bells Freedom 251, the world's cheapest smartphone promises exceptional specs at Rs 251 on paper.

Company said that making the phone using components imported from China would cost about 2,500 rupees per phone

Many resourced said that Ringing Bells has two pilot plants in Noida and Uttarakhand, claiming a capacity of 5 lakh phones.

Freedom 251 phone does not have a BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) certification for radiations. And this process is little expensive.

About Freedom 251

Ringing Bells Freedom 251 has 1.3GHz quad-core with 1GB of RAM. The phone has 8GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 32GB via a microSD card.

The phone has 4.00-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 540 pixels by 960 pixels. Ringing Bells Freedom 251 has 3.2-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 0.3-megapixel front shooter for selfies.

The Ringing Bells Freedom 251 runs on Android 5.1 operating system and is powered by a 1450mAh removable battery.

The Ringing Bells Freedom 251 is a single SIM (GSM) smartphone. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, FM. This phone has only Proximity sensor.

A smartphone priced at Rs. 251 (Less than 4 dollars) will go a long way in connecting every Indian.

Specifications of RingingBell Freedom 251 

Processor : Quad core 1.3 GHz
Chipset : MediaTek
GPU : Mali 400 
RAM : 1 GB RAM
Operating System : Android 5.1
SIM Type : Single SIM
Internal Memory : 8 GB
External Memory : Expandable upto 32 GB (MicroSD)
Battery : 1450 mAh (Stand By-Li-Ion) 
Talk Time : Up to 6 h

Display

Touchscreen : Capacitive 
Display Size : 4" IPS, (Pixel Density : 275 PPI) 
Resolution Colors : 960 x 540 pixels (65 K)

Camera

Rear Camera : 3.2 megapixel
Front Camera : 0.3-megapixel

Connectivity

Wi-Fi : Available
Bluetooth : Available
Headphones : 3.5mm
FM : Available
3G : Available
Sensors
Proximity Sensor : Available

Consideration :

This mobile does not have much features or sensors like other phone. This handset lack GPS and all sensors except Proximity sensor. But it is still good and most affordable phone at price of Rs 251.

Watch these two Videos too.

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