World Cheapest Smart Phone Launches Today- Freedom251 - $5.1 (251RS)

idontalwaysnotlie on 18/02/2016 - 09:12

Ringing Bells Freedom 251 smartphone is being launched today at 11:30 AEST.
This is somehow cheaper than a raspberry pi zero, with a screen and everything.
Not sure if it can be ordered form overseas so not making a deal of it but might be interesting for some people.
I will see if I can pick one up just to pull it apart and play with it.

Display-4.00-inch
Resolution- 540x960 pixels
Processor-1.3GHz quad core
Rear Camera-3.2-megapixel
Front Camera- 0.3-megapixel
RAM- 1GB
OS- Android 5.1
Storage-8GB + memory card upto 32GB
Battery capacity-1450mAh

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Comments

  • dragonfly090 on 18/02/2016 - 09:48

    This is in India, for people wondering where.

    • battler on 19/02/2016 - 10:46

      4 months delivery time, within India only

      Frequencies: GSM : 850/900/1800/1900 MHz HSDPA : 900/2100 MHz (ie. Optus 3G, no 4G) in case anyone was thinking of getting some relatives to order one and send over!

  • [Deactivated] on 18/02/2016 - 10:51
    +1

    Considering how many mobile phones are sitting in cupboards/drawers not being used we as a society should be encouraging more reuse and recycling instead of this sort of cheap rubbish which will most likely end up in landfill.

    • Davros on 18/02/2016 - 10:59
      +9

      The same goes for many things.

      Last year I replaced a $2 capacitor in a 10 year old 21 inch LCD monitor and its working perfectly again
      A few days ago I cleaned connectors and the dust out of a 40 inch LCD TV that wouldn't turn on with button or remote and its working perfectly again.
      Most people would have binned them both.

      I have no electronics experience but I can use google.

      • XeSSiV on 18/02/2016 - 11:03
        +2

        I admire you for doing that Davros. I try to do the same as well. We live in such a careless/thoughtless/greedy world these days…

      • altomic on 18/02/2016 - 11:05

        In December i found a 23" Dell monitor by the roadside. Opened it up and a gheko had gotten inside and shorted the power board. Cleaned out the gheko remains and wiped down the board and the monitor fired up.

        Recycle for the win.

        • Baysew on 18/02/2016 - 12:15

          What about the gheko ?

        • Davros on 18/02/2016 - 13:50

          @Baysew: It tasted like chicken

        • airzone on 18/02/2016 - 14:09
          +2

          Gheko was recycled into a sandwich.

        • Trishool on 19/02/2016 - 23:41

          @Davros: Ogalo or KFC?

      • inherentchoice on 18/02/2016 - 11:19

        No electronics experience but you can identify a faulty capacitor and de-solder it, and have the tools for it? Pretty sure those tools cost a lot more than $2.

        • elusive on 18/02/2016 - 12:29

          A simple soldering iron can be had for something like $5-$10. A decent Hakko clone soldering station for something like $25. But he said he replaced a $2 cap, not spent $2 altogether.

          ID is easy enough - caps are a well-known issue and most people can match with photos on Google, especially when it's obviously bulging or even blown up.

  • Slippery Otter on 18/02/2016 - 15:30

    Isn't the government kicking in some funding to keep the costs down?

    • idontalwaysnotlie on 18/02/2016 - 15:55

      I think there was an initial grant to set it up but they have grown from there.
      It looks like they are heavily subsidised by pre-installed apps and defaults.
      Probably cost them $10-15 per phone cost wise

  • [Deactivated] on 23/02/2016 - 05:41

    Saw a few pics of this phone froma review that was linked ovee at WP.

    Firstly they showed liquid paper over the oeiginal manufacturers name secondly the launcher has massive similarities to apple ios look. For example the safari icon is web browser but its not safari.

    The original manufacturer/branded company are investigating into this.

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