The first batch of the world’s cheapest smart phone, costing less than £3 begins shipping next week, the manufacturers said on Thursday.
Ringing Bells Freedom 251 smartphone, which is based on the Android system, is aimed to bring mobile phone ownership to the Indian mass market.
Costing 251 Rupees (£2.79), the manufacturers believe it could transform the Indian market where only one person in 10 has a mobile phone.
The company's chief executive Mohit Goel said the first shipment of about 200,000 handsets was due next week. "Our vision is to make mobile phones more affordable to the millions of poor Indians who do not own one," he added.
Demand for mobile phones is growing rapidly in India with 103 million handsets being sold in 2015, representing a 29 per cent rise on the previous year.
A number of other manufacturers have also entered the market for cheap phones, with devices costing around around £19.
Mr Goel disputed allegations that pressure to keep the phone as cheap as possible was driving wages down, insisting that the company’s staff were fairly paid.
Rival companies have disputed whether the phone, which packs in a surprising amount of sophisticated technology including a built-in camera, can be manufactured at such a low price.
The Indian Cellular Association contacted the Indian minister for telecoms, Ravi Shankar Prasad, to say that it doesn't believe a smartphone could cost less than 2,700 rupees (£27).

feel free to do the math.

ful story at http://www.naijaict.com/2016/07/worlds-cheapest-smartphone-costing.html?m=1

I can't fit laugh

I go buy like 4, put all my other sims inside. Tired of changing sims up nd down..

Features:- 4-inch qHD IPS display Quad-core processor (1.3GHz) 1GB RAM 8GB Onboard Storage, microSD upto 32GB Android v5.1 Lollipop 3.2MP primary camera 0.3MP selfie camera 3G,WiFi 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth, GPS 1450mAh battery

Nimen:
I can't fit laugh

and whats so funny if i may ask

Naija guys go spoil show.

Nah china or India go produce am..

At last, some parents for village go soon join whatsapp.

Will they ship to Nigeria

naijaict:
The first batch of the world’s cheapest smart phone, costing less than £3 begins shipping next week, the manufacturers said on Thursday.
Ringing Bells Freedom 251 smartphone, which is based on the Android system, is aimed to bring mobile phone ownership to the Indian mass market.
Costing 251 Rupees (£2.79), the manufacturers believe it could transform the Indian market where only one person in 10 has a mobile phone.
The company's chief executive Mohit Goel said the first shipment of about 200,000 handsets was due next week. "Our vision is to make mobile phones more affordable to the millions of poor Indians who do not own one," he added.
Demand for mobile phones is growing rapidly in India with 103 million handsets being sold in 2015, representing a 29 per cent rise on the previous year.
A number of other manufacturers have also entered the market for cheap phones, with devices costing around around £19.
Mr Goel disputed allegations that pressure to keep the phone as cheap as possible was driving wages down, insisting that the company’s staff were fairly paid.
Rival companies have disputed whether the phone, which packs in a surprising amount of sophisticated technology including a built-in camera, can be manufactured at such a low price.
The Indian Cellular Association contacted the Indian minister for telecoms, Ravi Shankar Prasad, to say that it doesn't believe a smartphone could cost less than 2,700 rupees (£27).

feel free to do the math.

ful story at http://www.naijaict.com/2016/07/worlds-cheapest-smartphone-costing.html?m=1

Am very sure,and over sure with 100% confidence that JUMIA and her sister KONGA would sell this phone for almost 10k (if not more than),we can bet it if you doubt me

Make them no bring another catastrophe into Nigeria o
The ones we have are still incurring unnecessary problems
We are fine with what we have Good for India