This sound strange but true… difficult to believe that someday we are going to have a $4 smartphone, nice spec and can do all what other smartphone can do. The goal is to ensure smartphone get into the hands of everybody. The phone will come pre-loaded with apps such as: Women Safety, Framers, Fishermen, then the likes of WhatsApp and Facebook.

It is called Freedom 251. Freedom 251, a phone manufactured in India in partnership with the government of India, cost only Rs 251 which is equivalent to less than $4. 

See the spec below;

4-inch qHD IPS display

1.3GHz quad-core processor

1 GB RAM, 8 GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB using SD cards.

Android Lollipop 5.1

Dual SIM

3.2 megapixels back facing camera and 0.3 megapixels front facing camera

3G,WiFi 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth, GPS

1450 mAh battery capacity.

The phone is not yet out on sale but available for pre-order here. Not just that but you have 1 year warranty on every purchase. Welcome the $4 (N800 bank rate) smartphone.