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The $4 Smartphone is Here

by derekwong28
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A sub $4 smartphone has just been released in India.

Freedom 251 india first most affordable smartphone by ringing bells.
  • Profile picture of the author irawr
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    Originally Posted by derekwong28 View Post

    A sub $4 smartphone has just been released in India.
    Preinstalled Apps: "Woman Safety" wow... That seriously deserves a Picard /facepalm.

    The cost of the components is greater then the cost of the phone so I'm sure they make money off the service.

    This is like saying the cost of cable internet is 0$ because they waive the installation fee.
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  • Profile picture of the author socialentry
    Can you even call this a smartphone.

    A rasberry pi is like 60$. Wheres the computer in that phone
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  • Profile picture of the author derekwong28
    That is a true Android Smartphone alright. It appears to be a rebrand of an existing Chinese made Smartphone that sells for around 15 times more. It is reported that it costs at least 10 times to produce the phone. The company is hoping to make back its money through a app marketplace.
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    • Profile picture of the author seasoned
      Originally Posted by derekwong28 View Post

      That is a true Android Smartphone alright. It appears to be a rebrand of an existing Chinese made Smartphone that sells for around 15 times more. It is reported that it costs at least 10 times to produce the phone. The company is hoping to make back its money through a app marketplace.
      Yeah, they take a LOT of liberties with price. Aren't there still phones in the US that cost "NOTHING"? They are really SUBSIDIZED! MOST phones in the US are. THAT is why phone companies have special ones made, get branded, and LOCKED!

      They are ALSO talking about building computers for $100. The RASBERRY PI had a LOOOOW price point. I forget whether it was $25 or $35, but they supposedly JUST made it! That was with NO size constraints, design needs, cooling, input,or output, or even POWER. Even a phone's BATTERY can cost a lot, comparatively. And with the RP, I am talking about the ORIGINAL, and not any of the latest models. And I think google DOES charge a fee to use android in phones also. If so, you can count that as part of the cost.

      Steve.
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