Ringing Bells Freedom 251 is a Rs 500 smartphone to be launched in India

Domestic handset maker Ringing Bells will launch India’s most affordable smartphone Freedom 251 priced at under Rs 500($7) on Wednesday, a move that is set to disrupt the booming handset market in the country. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikkar will launch the smartphone Ringing Bells Freedom 251 on February 17. Ringing Bells, established in 2015, is one of the Newest fast growing smartphone company in India.

The official launch of this smartphone will be held at a launch event which is scheduled for 17th February 2016 and the event will start at 7 PM onwards at Nehru Park, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.

The Ringing Bells ‘Freedom 251’ launch is in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of “empowering India to the last person, transforming India’s growth story”, the Noida-based company said

“The phone will be popularly priced at under Rs 500… this event and launch stands as a true testimony of success of the latest initiatives taken by the Government of India,” according to a media invite sent by the firm.

Recently Ringing Bells also launched the India’s Most Affordable 4G smartphone – Ringing Bells Smart 101 smartphone at a price of Rs. 2999 (approximately $44). It sports a 5 inch IPS 960x 480 pixels resolution Display and runs on Android Lollipop 5.1 operating system.

The Ringing Bells Smart 101 smartphone is Powered by 1.3GHz quad-core Processor which is paired with 1GB of DDR3 RAM and 8GB of inbuilt storage which can be expanded using a microSD card (32GB). The Ringing Bells Smart 101 also features an 8-Megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 3.2-megapixel front facing camera on board.