The world’s
cheapest smart phone, costing all of Rs
251 ($5), was launched in New Delhi
on Wednesday.
The Ringing Bells Freedom 251, a 3G smart
phone with
specifications similar to entry level smart
phones priced around Rs 4,000, was launched by senior BJP leader Murli
Manohar Joshi. Defense Minister Manohar Parikkar, who the company had said
would launch the phone, could not make it due to a “cabinet meeting,” according
to the event’s organizers.
While
bookings for the phone will 18/02/2016
and go on till February 22, the Noida-based company expects says it will finish
all deliveries by 30th June.
Ringing
Bells is selling Freedom 251 via a special website called www.freedom251.com and says all deliveries will take 4 months to
complete. Ringing Bells is charging Rs 40 extra for deliveries, so the total
cost of the smart phone is Rs 291.
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