India launches $4 smartphone

Indian tech company Ringing Bells says it has created a smartphone that costs less than $4 to buy, aimed at poor, rural communities in India

Receiver

4in 10cm

Front facing “selfie” camera

Display: 4in touchscreen interface with wide viewing angle

Android operating system

External navigation buttons

Price: 251 rupees ($3.73 / €3.35 / £2.81)*

Headphone socket

Micro-USB connector

Rear camera:3.2 MP

Flash

1GB RAM

8GB storage: Expandable to 32GB

Battery: 1450mAh

Quad-core processor

Loudspeaker

Microphone

Project is brainchild of entrepreneur Mohit Goel, who is striving to fulfil Indian internet
initiative

Digital India, launched July 2015, aims to make government services available electronically by improving online infrastructure, particularly in remote areas, by 2019

*Exchange rate as of Jul 1, 2016

Sources: Ringing Bells, digitalindia.gov.in, wire agencies