Last year, DataWind had announced that it is teaming up with Anil Ambani-owned Reliance Communications (RCOM) to launch the world’s most affordable smartphone, priced at Rs 999. It is the cheapest smartphone which has been launched in India. Moreover, it is shipped with Android 5.1 Lollipop out of the box. Even at this price, the company is able to offer one year of warranty coverage, which makes this a very exciting prospect. At present, you can buy the Freedom 251 only through this website, which has crashed and will resume booking in the next 24 hours. Here are 10 things to know about Freedom 251: Freedom 251 features a 4-inch qHD display with 960×540 pixels resolution.
The primary rear camera of Freedom 251 is a 3.2-megapixel shooter wit auto-focus and LED flash, while the front-facing camera is a 0.3-megapixel snapper. The smartphone comes pre-loaded with apps including Women Safety, WhatsApp, Facebook, YouTube, Fisherman, Farmer, Medical and more. Under the hood, a quad-core processor can be found clocked at 1.3GHz with 1.5GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage, which can be further expanded thanks to a built-in microSD card slot.
The Freedom 251’s 1450mAh battery is not much to work with, but you really can’t expect that much from a $4, right?
On design front, Freedom 251 has a close resemblance with an iPhone.
The Freedom 251 device will sell for Rs. 251, which is under $4 in the US.
The Freedom 251 also comes with a number of pre-installed programs like farming and fishing apps, which are created to suit the phone’s target market. Ringing Bells, a Noida based company is ready to turn the table around.
A shipping charge of Rs. 40 is being charged by the company and claims that the smartphone will be delivered on June 30 from the date of booking.