Wow! This boy got an iPhone 5S at less than half the price of Freedom 251

 

India's cheapest smartphone Freedom 251, a boy actually got an iPhone at less than half the price of Freedom 251.

Nikhil Bansal, who is pursuing B.Tech from Punjabi University saw an online discount of 99.7 percent on an iPhone 5S while surfing Snapdeal.

Bansal, without making any delay, immediately placed the order for the iPhone 5S which was showing an online price of and Rs 68.

However, Snapdeal later refused to deliver him the phone citing technical snag. Bansal then took Snapdeal to consumer court in Punjab’s Sangrur district for not honoring the sale deal.

The court not only ordered Snapdeal to sell him the iPhone 5S for Rs 68, but also pay a Rs 2,000 penalty.

Cheapest smartphones Freedom 251 : 10 interesting facts

 

Manufactured by Noida-based Ringing Bells, the smartphone will be priced at a mere Rs 251 only as the name suggests.

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.
• Freedom 251 will get services in over 650 centres across India
• It comes with a one year warranty
• The delivery of Freedom 251 will be done till 30th June.
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