It is a VoLTE based cell phone that will work only on Jio's 4G network.
Jio users consistently make more than 250 crore minutes of voice and video calls every single day. All feature phones will be completely "Made in India" by the end of 2017.
Jio has launched the much awaited Jio Phone, which is effectively free of charge. Yes, you read that right. Customers can get the phone with a Rs 1,500 deposit, which they can claim after three years, NDTV reported.
The phone will be given to anyone if they deposit Rs 1500 with the company. I believe today every young Indian should have access to information at his fingertips and that is what the Jio Phone enables.
JioPhone will offer free voice calls and SMS to customers. The pre-bookings for the 100% 4G compatible JioPhone that will be launched on August 15, will commence on August 24. Pre-bookers will get the device September onwards.
The Reliance Jio feature phone was unveiled on Friday as the JioPhone aims to bridge the digital divide between the haves with smartphones, and the have nots who own feature phones. "Jio will give them access to unlimited data on the Jio phone", Ambani announced to thunderous applause from shareholders present at the event.
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Jio, which disrupted the Indian telecom market by launching 4G mobile broadband services that offer subscribers free voice calls and data services at rock-bottom tariffs, is also set to shake up the telecom sector - this time at the bottom of the pyramid - yet again with the launch of its new feature phone, called JioPhone.
The JioPhone will be available to customers starting August 24. Under the hood, the device is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core Spreadtrum processor coupled with 512MB RAM. The phone, which can be operated on voice command also facilitates use of keyboard while speaking to the phone.
Jiophone is the most advanced featurephone.
JioPhone is a "Made in India" 4G VoLTE enabled smartphone and is created to be easy and friendly.
The feature phone has a 2.4-inch QVGA display, physical alphanumeric keyboard with four-way navigation button, a loudspeaker, headphone jack, and an SD card slot. The phone comes with a number of apps and browser installed aside from Jio's offerings too. If Jio is able to migrate a sizeable population to its Jio Phone, the ARPU improvement for the company will be significant.
British mobile phone giant Vodafone is merging its Indian unit with Idea Cellular to help fend off Jio, which is backed by Reliance Industries - India's immensely wealthy energy-to-chemicals conglomerate headed by Ambani. On the battery front, the handset packs a decent 2,000mAh battery.
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