Do you what's the latest rage in smartphone industry these days? Well, everyone is striving hard to release the cheapest smartphone in the world. Spicing up the already enticing competition – a Bengaluru based startup, Namotel has announced the launch of world's cheapest smartphone - Acche Din and it's available at an exceptionally unbelievable price of R.s 99.
It is noteworthy that at a price tag of Rs.99, it for sure beats the petitioners to the title Docoss and Ringing Bells. But the biggest question is the accountability of this device. Is Acche Din a worthy device?
The smartphone is available for pre-booking on company's official website – which started on May 17 and is to stay till May 25. The Namotel is promoted by Madhav Reddy. The company is new and was never heard of before. However, if one looks at Docoss and Ringing Bells, they too were unknown unless they got their share of fame designing the cheapest smartphones.
So far we don't have adequate information about this brand which apparently increases the doubt over its authenticity. As per Phone Radar, a company official, the device is made in India and would be sold to Indian citizens who will have legitimate Aadhaar Cards.
The device is available at Rs. 99 but interestingly the website talks about a shipping charge of Rs. 199 to deliver it at user's doorstep. Now this is somewhat comforting as one doesn't need to pay unless the phone arrives.
It indeed has a lot in it to create anticipation but let's see what all specifications it boasts of at such a price.
Namotel Acche Din At A Glance
Talking of specifications, Namotel Acche Din has a 4-inch display with 480x800 pixels WVGA screen. It runs Android 5.1 Lollipop backed by 1GB RAM. The device is powered by 1.3GHz quad-core processor and comes with 4GB storage. If you thought at a price of 99, it might lack the camera then you're absolutely wrong.
The device comes with 2MP primary camera and has a VGA front-camera for taking photos. It even supports dual SIM card and has a microSD card slots which state that the memory in it can be expanded further. Namotel Acche Din supports 3G bands.
It's indeed intriguing that if we compare the specifications this device offers, the value would come something around Rs. 2,999. But it's really surprising as to how the company is selling it at such a low price which won't even cover the manufacturing cost.
In the recent past, we've come across many scams which offered cheap smartphones and turned out to be completely a fail.
We really wonder if this one will also turn out to be a similar experience – but this is just an assumption and the way promotions are going on, we will have to wait and watch to see how long it runs and more importantly performs as per user expectations!
Don't forget to watch this space as we bring to you the latest updates about the same!
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