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LowEndPhone $7 Smartphone
leapswitch
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I guess we could sell these on LET 
http://m.gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/indian-company-to-launch-7-smartphone-on-wednesday-802668
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Price tag is wrong. It will cost 251 INR which is less than 4$.
Yeah, giving way too much for less than 4$. Any way to colo android phones?
251 INR for a phone? What the hell happened to running businesses to make a profit?
Can't be sold at large scale if the government doesn't pay for it.
Also, icons for the interface stolen from iOS.
Hell... Less than $4 for that...?
Company selling these phones is heavily subsidised by the government.
//Tinfoil on
My best guess , someone in the government either owns the company or has a big share in it .
//Tinfoil off
if their business is fair and non harmfull, it is good then.
Lol and they say the Chinese are the Kings of knockoffs... Indians don't seem any better now.
And in bulk. Forget the battery and the earphones and the box. $300 per 100 then?
And still would not take much space...
Looks like an iOS clone with the android features
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From what I have seen, the box does include a charger.
I meant the box itself, not the contents
As in, no retail packaging needed.
Would make a cool cluster.
It's Android made to look like iOS.
I wonder if this will include ads or something to subsidise the cost.
dilwale so much.
Just getting one for me?
So iOS and Android had a baby and that's what came out?
subsidized by government
Guys its an elaborated SCAM IMO by Indian governments that's all it is. As of now were i live the Internet cafe have been crowded by people for registration for the 251 INR smart phone
Its not run by Indian Government. But looks a like a scam. They are not the same people who built aakash tablet. If you remember
Whaaaaaaat, I'd like to buy 10.
As I guessed, they don't ship to other countries than India.
Its state sponsored
They have awaiting period of 4 months.
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/freedom-251-officially-launched-no-government-involvement-confirms-company-803689
We have some Indian users that would make us a favor and send those smartphones for us...
Don't believe what you read in the news
They are declared as SEZ status by Indian Government
Firstly, there is nothing called SEZ status.
SEZ means special economy zone. Half of the noida is SEZ. It does not mean government is funding their project. It just means that if you run your office or industry from that zone you will get some tax benefits and the purpose of SEZ is to develop backward areas because of the exemptions.
Yeah i do know that i just said it as status b'cos not everyone is familiar with SEZ and INDIA
and another thing is not some tax benefits huge tax benefits for first 5 years (if all come to sector and state it operates from) and they also use the FZ benefits from SEZ
Dont think they gonna deliver. Lets see.
What kind of IO options on these? Usb otg?
I'd be trying to figure out how to use them for IoT projects. A usb wifi HDD/ghetto NAS?