Welcome Techies! As we all know that the smartphone market is at its highest peak now we are witnessing some quality phones being released in the past year and a half. With some awesome specifications there have been some awesome phones being released at decent pricing in the Indian smartphone market but there's one phone which is making a lot of buzz from the past several days, yes guys we are talking about the World's Cheapest phone, Freedom 251 by a Noida based company Ringing Bells. We are bringing you a list of TOP10 facts about this phone!
10. Killer specs at ₹251!
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The phone the features that an average phone pricing ₹4000. The phone is powered by a 1.3ghz processor with 1gb of RAM. It even has a decent camera of 3.2mp rear camera and 0.3mp front facing camera , which is good for a phone at this price range! The battery backup is very decent with a 1450mah battery. It has a 4inch qHD IPS display. The phone is 3g supported. It has an internal memory of 8gb and external memory expandable to 32gb!
9. 12% of Profit per unit!
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The phone is priced at ₹251 as per the website. They have confirmed that they are going to get a profit of ₹31. And this is only possible if the phone is advertised heavily says Pranav Dixit. The bookings are currently closed.
8. Aam aadi ka iPhone!
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The phone looks like a Cheap copy of iPhone and is called the common man's iPhone! Almost everything is a copy of iPhone, beginning from the circular ring of the hardware to the icons of the software! The company is being accused for copying iPhone. But the promoters have promised to pack with a different UI when they dispatch for delivery.
7. Ringing Bells also the World's Cheapest 4G phone!
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A recent investigation by ABP news reveals that Ringing Bells is the same company which brought up the cheap 4G smartphone, Smart101 pricing at ₹2999 (USD 43).The phone was brought up during the same platform with the release of Freedom251. The phone has an 8mp rear camera and 3.2mp front facing camera. It has a better power backup with 2800mah compared to 1450mah battery!
6.The company is still in its Infancy!
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It is found that the company is just 4-5 month old. And that it started as a startup under Make in India flagship. When the website was investigated it was found that the domain got registered on 10th of February 2016. Just a week before the release of the phone! The company was started by Mohit Goel, a graduate from Amity University and his brothers.
5. Bookings closed! after lot of crashes and overload!
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As per the bookings till 22nd of February the Company has received an order of about 7.35 cr which are promised to be delivered by July,2016. The manufacturing plant is yet to be started. Overall this looks like a difficult task to accomplish as per the deadline promised.
4.No investments yet!
Image source: www.freedom251.com
The company is promising so much but when the promoters were asked if they were investing the money, the reply was negative. Still its not known who is funding the Ringing Bells to produce such a large amount of Phones !
No investment by promoters
3. Powered by Spreadtrum!
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The phone is powered by a Quad-core Spreadtrum 7731 chipset which less heard by the people. The company Spreadtrum was founded in 2001 and is headquartered at Beijing, China.
2. The Phones shipped are some other phones!
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10. Killer specs at ₹251!
The phone the features that an average phone pricing ₹4000. The phone is powered by a 1.3ghz processor with 1gb of RAM. It even has a decent camera of 3.2mp rear camera and 0.3mp front facing camera , which is good for a phone at this price range! The battery backup is very decent with a 1450mah battery. It has a 4inch qHD IPS display. The phone is 3g supported. It has an internal memory of 8gb and external memory expandable to 32gb!
9. 12% of Profit per unit!
The phone is priced at ₹251 as per the website. They have confirmed that they are going to get a profit of ₹31. And this is only possible if the phone is advertised heavily says Pranav Dixit. The bookings are currently closed.
8. Aam aadi ka iPhone!
The phone looks like a Cheap copy of iPhone and is called the common man's iPhone! Almost everything is a copy of iPhone, beginning from the circular ring of the hardware to the icons of the software! The company is being accused for copying iPhone. But the promoters have promised to pack with a different UI when they dispatch for delivery.
7. Ringing Bells also the World's Cheapest 4G phone!
A recent investigation by ABP news reveals that Ringing Bells is the same company which brought up the cheap 4G smartphone, Smart101 pricing at ₹2999 (USD 43).The phone was brought up during the same platform with the release of Freedom251. The phone has an 8mp rear camera and 3.2mp front facing camera. It has a better power backup with 2800mah compared to 1450mah battery!
6.The company is still in its Infancy!
It is found that the company is just 4-5 month old. And that it started as a startup under Make in India flagship. When the website was investigated it was found that the domain got registered on 10th of February 2016. Just a week before the release of the phone! The company was started by Mohit Goel, a graduate from Amity University and his brothers.
5. Bookings closed! after lot of crashes and overload!
As per the bookings till 22nd of February the Company has received an order of about 7.35 cr which are promised to be delivered by July,2016. The manufacturing plant is yet to be started. Overall this looks like a difficult task to accomplish as per the deadline promised.
4.No investments yet!
Image source: www.freedom251.com
The company is promising so much but when the promoters were asked if they were investing the money, the reply was negative. Still its not known who is funding the Ringing Bells to produce such a large amount of Phones !
No investment by promoters
3. Powered by Spreadtrum!
The phone is powered by a Quad-core Spreadtrum 7731 chipset which less heard by the people. The company Spreadtrum was founded in 2001 and is headquartered at Beijing, China.
2. The Phones shipped are some other phones!
When the company shipped few products to the media people as prototypes it was revealed that the phones were actually models of ADCOM Ikon4. The brand name was overwitten as Freedom251 using a Whitener! Adcom is a Chinese company and this phone is being sold in Indian market for a price of ~3429₹(50$). When asked Adcom about this, they denied of giving any permission to Ringing Bells to use their models!
1.Its Adcom Ikon 4!
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As we have seen earlier, the phone is actually a ripped of Chinese model, Adcom Ikon4 which is a phone manufacturing company of China. Certainly the phone isn't made in India and it differs by its principle of Make in India! The promoters have promised to setup two Manufacturing plants costing 250cr as investment in Noida. But they have not confirmed about the investment.
So guys there you have all the facts of Freedm251. In this generation were a 1gb net pack costs more than this phone I guess this phone is worth a try !
1.Its Adcom Ikon 4!
As we have seen earlier, the phone is actually a ripped of Chinese model, Adcom Ikon4 which is a phone manufacturing company of China. Certainly the phone isn't made in India and it differs by its principle of Make in India! The promoters have promised to setup two Manufacturing plants costing 250cr as investment in Noida. But they have not confirmed about the investment.
So guys there you have all the facts of Freedm251. In this generation were a 1gb net pack costs more than this phone I guess this phone is worth a try !
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