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Earlier this year, Indian company Ringing Bells said it was about to put a smartphone on the market costing less than $4 (£3). As the company says the first 200,000 handsets are ready to be shipped, the BBC's Shilpa Kannan in Delhi tries one out and asks if people are right to be sceptical.

Getting your hands on the world's "cheapest smartphone" is not easy.

Freedom 251 is an Android phone advertised by Ringing Bells at 251 rupees (£2.77).

In the hand, it feels somewhat like Apple's iPhone 5.

And, surprisingly for its price, its specifications are quite impressive:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36651700

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