Noida-based smartphone maker Ringing Bells is set to unveil India’s most affordable smartphone on Wednesday, priced at Rs.251, a move that is set to disrupt the booming Indian mobile handset market.
The 3G handset, Freedom 251, features a 4-inch display, Qualcomm 1.3-GHz quad-core processor and 1 GB RAM, according to details shared by the company.
The Android Lollipop-based handset will have an onboard storage of 8 GB with support for expandable memory of up to 32 GB.
It features a 3.2-MP rear and a 0.3-MP front facing camera and a 1,450-mAh battery.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikkar will introduce the smartphone Freedom 251 in the market.
The mass market device will come with preinstalled apps including Women Safety, Swachh Bharat, Fisherman, Farmer, Medical, WhatsApp, Facebook and YouTube.
Bookings for the Freedom 251 will start on Thursday.
Previously, the company has launched the most affordable 4G smartphone for Rs.2,999.
At present, smartphones available in the market are priced around Rs.1,500. 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. The phone is yet to hit the market.
Established last year, Ringing Bells will start with the assembly of handsets in Phase-I and aims at full indigenous development of the feature-rich smartphones.
