Have you heard of a Smart phone cheaper than your telephone Bill. Well here comes the phone from Ringing Bells “Freedom 251”, which costs Rs. 251 ($4) and was launched on 18 th February 2016.

 The company Ringing Bells Pvt. Ltd.,  a Noida based  company was established in 2015 and made its headline when it announced the Freedom 251, the cheapest smartphone in the world. 

While bookings for the phone has already begun and will go on till February 22, the company says it will finish all deliveries by 30th June. The booking details has been updated below.

The Freedom 251 is a 3G smartphone with a single SIM (GSM) and has a similar specifications as of entry level smart phones. 

The Freedom 251 is a  4.00-inch touchscreen phone with a screen resolution of 540 pixels by 960 pixels. It is powered by 1.3GHz Quad-Core Processor and runs on Android 5.1.  The phone comes with 8GB of internal memory which can be expanded up to 32GB using external memory card and has a 1GB of RAM. It terms of camera it has a 3.2MP primary camera along with 0.3MP front camera. It is powered by a 1450mAh removable battery. 

Ringing Bells is taking registrations for the Freedom 251 via its website www.freedom251.com . But when I checked the website for registration, the server was down and some customers said that the website kept crashing, and were unable to complete payment for the Freedom 251 smartphone. 

                             The phone costs Rs.251 but the company is charging Rs 40 extra as a  delivery charge,  So the effective cost of the phone could be Rs. 291.

For mid-range smartphone buyers of India, with a budget of Rs 10,000 to Rs 13,000, the K4 Note, Le1s and the Moto G Turbo edition are the best choice based on specs and pricing. Recently Huawei has launched its Honor 5X budget smartphone in India at Rs 12,999, adding another feature-rich model to the already overcrowded affordable segment of the market. The new Huawei smartphone is in direct competition with two other newly-launched handsets: Lenovo's K4 Note and LeEco's Le 1S.

                         Of course, buyers are now spoilt for choice but this also creates a huge confusion for anyone looking for a new affordable smartphone. We take a look at the key features of Huawei Honor 5X, LeEco Le 1S and Lenovo K4 Note to make it easier for the consumers and readers to decide the right model for themselves.     

Manufacturer	Huwai	Lenovo	Letv 1S
Model	Honour 5X	Vibe K4 Note	Le Eco Le 1S
Date of Release	Oct-2015	Jan-2016	Jan-2016
Dimension	151.3*76.3*8.2mm	153.6*76.5*9.15mm	151.1*74.2*7.5mm
Weight	158g	158g	169g
Body Type	Full metal Unibody	Metal Ring around the edges, Plastic at the back	Full metal Unibody
Colors	Gold, Silver, Grey	Black	Gold, Silver
Phone Features	Finger Print Sensor, DTS sound	Finger Print Sensor, NFC Dual DTS ATMOS front speakers, Theater Max	Finger Print Sensor, Type C Quick Charge
		Display
Type	IPS LCD Capacitive touch screen With 16M clor	IPS LCD Capacitive touch screen 16M color	IPS LCD Capacitive touch screen
Screen Size	5.5inch 1080*1920 pixels	5.5inch 1080*1920 pixels	5.5inch 1080*1920 pixels
PPI	401ppi	401ppi	401ppi
Screen Protection		Corning Gorilla Glass 3
		Memory
Internal	16GB Inbuilt	16GB Inbuilt	16/32GB Inbuilt
Expandable memory	YES, upto 128GB	YES, upto 128GB	NO
RAM	3GB	3GB	3GB
		Hardware & OS
OS	Android V5.1, Lollipop	Android V5.1, Lollipop	Android V5.0.2, Lollipop
Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Octa-core Processor with 1.2Ghz + .5Ghz	Mediatek MT6753 Octa Core   Processor with 1.3 GHz	2.2 GHz Helio X10 Turbo MTK 6795T Octa Core Processor with 2.2  Ghz
GPU	Adreno 405	Mali-T720MP3	PowerVR G6200
		Camera
Rear Camera	13 MP with autofocus	13 MP with autofocus	13 MP with autofocus
Front Camera	5MP	5MP	5MP
Flash	Dual LED Dual Tone	Dual LED Dual Tone	LED
Features	Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, Touch focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR	Latest ISOCELL sensor with PDAF for super fast focus, Face detection, Geo-tagging, F2.2, Touch focus, Auto Beautification ,Panorama, HDR	Auto Focus in 0.09 sec, Face detection, Panorama, HDR blue glass infrared filter. F2.0 aperture, 6x digital zoom
Video recording	Yes, 1080p	Yes, 1080p @ 30fps	Yes, 2160p
		Connectivity
GPRS/EDGE/3G/4G	YES/YES/YES/YES	YES/YES/YES/YES	YES/YES/YES/YES
WIFI	WiFi 802.11, WiFi Direct, Hotspot	WiFi 802.11, WiFi Direct, Hotspot	WiFi 802.11, WiFi Direct, Hotspot
USB	Micro USB V2.0	Micro USB V2.0	Micro USB V2.0
Bluetooth	V4.1	V4.0	V4.1
		Battery
Type	Non removable Li-Ion, 3000mAh	Non removable Li-Po, 3300mAh	Li-Po, 3000mAh
Quick Charge	-	Quick charge 2	Type C Quick charge
		Advantages
Faster CPU	1.2Ghz	1.3Ghz	2.2Ghz
Slimmer	8.1mm	9.19mm	7.5mm
Bigger Battery	3000mAh	3300mAh	3000mAh
NFC Support	NO	YES	NO
External Memory support	YES	YES	NO
Price	Rs.12,999	Rs.11,988	Rs.10,999
Available On	http://www.amazon.in/	http://www.amazon.in/	http://www.flipkart.com/