Freedom 251 world’s cheapest smartphone from Ringing bells to start shipping from June 30th now according to Ringing Bells CEO Mohit Goel Freedom 251 will be available only to winners a lucky draw
“We have got over 2.8 crore registrations from UP and close to 2 crore from Bihar,” said Goel, who claims the company has received a total of 7.5 crore registrations from across India. Explaining how the lucky draw will work, he said: “We will give away 10,000 units in every state. We decided to hold a lucky draw because many people had registered for multiple phones. We want to bring it down to one phone per person.” The lucky draw winners will most likely be announced within two days, he added.
Goel is convinced their business model with the ultra-low cost phone will work and also plans to meet PM Narendra Modi. “We will write a letter to him explaining our business model and also give him a phone.” Ringing Bells is planning a giant media event to give away Freedom 251, and showcase their LED TV as well. The company plans to invite one winner from each state for the event.
The 3G device has a 1.3GHz quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal memory and supports external memory cards of up to 32GB. The company has offered an 8MP primary camera with flash, a 3.2MP front camera for selfie and a 1,800 mAh battery. It runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop).
Ringing Bells was to start delivery for 2 lakh units in its first phase from June 30. Now, with a lucky draw planned, only a handful will be able able to walk away with Freedom 251.
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