ChampOne is the newest Indian tech startup that is aiming for the ambitious goal of releasing a smartphone with great specifications but priced at way relatively lower than the competition. The company has announced its first smartphone the ChampOne C1 which offers mid-range specs for a price of just Rs. 501.

The ChampOne C1 is listed to sport a 5-inch HD IPS display. Under the hood, it has a quad-core 1.3GHz MediaTek MT6753 chipset which has been a favorite among OEMs for releasing mid-range smartphones. The phone has 2GB RAM and offers 16GB of internal storage. There is an 8MP/5MP camera combo.

The whole package is powered by a 2500mAh battery with 5V/2A quick charge. It is a dual-SIM phone with 4G LTE compatibility with Android Lollipop v5.1 on the software front. The first flash sale of the phone will take place on September 2nd and the phone will be available via cash on delivery only.

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But as you can see that specifications of the ChampOne C1 are too good to be believed for a pricing of Rs. 501. It surely rings some bells and there are a few signs which do make us question its credibility.

The first major sign of warning is the message on the homepage: “We are facing technical issue with our payment gateway partner [Ccavenue (Avenues India Pvt. Ltd.)]. You would not be able to register for the application for next 24 hours. We sincerely regret for your inconvenience and would try to get it fixed as soon as possible. Thank you for your support.”

Now, if the phone has been listed for only cash on delivery mode of payment then why does ChampOne need a payment gateway partner for the registration and also for conducting the flash sale. The second sign of warning is the bad grammar throughout the website. You can find it in the message quoted above as well as on company’s About Us and Mission & Vision page.

The story of ChampOne is appearing to be similar to Ringing Bells which announced the Freedom 251 smartphone for an even cheaper price of Rs. 251. It also faced issues with the website during registration.

At the moment, we are not sure whether the ChampOne C1 smartphone even exist and if it does, then will or when it will reach the hands of users. But we will surely keep you updated. In the meantime, you can visit the official website of ChampOne company by clicking the source link below. It has also listed an Android tablet and smartwatch as Coming Soon which you can surely check out.