India's cheapest phone.

India's cheapest phone.

Freedom 251

Judagiri|updated| February-18-2016

Here are some interesting things about India's cheapest phone.

• While it is India's cheapest phone, at USD 4 or Rs 251, it is also the world's cheapest phone

• From every possible angle, it looks like a copy of Apple's iconic iPhone

• Cheaper than 1GB of one-month net pack (Rs 259 for Airtel and Rs 255/297 for Vodafone)

• Freedom 251 is cheaper than most branded headphones/earphones that are sold in showrooms

• Ringing Bells was set up in September 2015 with three directors, Mohit Kumar Goel, Sushma Devi, and Rajesh Kumar

• The directors had been in agricultural business but ventured into technology business, the ministry said

• Booking for the world's cheapest smartphone starts February 18, 6 am onwards and will close on February 21, 8 pm.