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Jio Phone Is Free With Rs. 1,500 Deposit: Your 5 Point Guide

Jio Phone Is Free With Rs. 1,500 Deposit: Your 5 Point Guide

By Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 21 July 2017 12:23 IST

Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani today announced the JioPhone, a brand-new dirt-cheap feature phone that he said will deliver “digital independence” to all Indians. Here is a 5-point guide to Reliance Jio’s brand new feature phone.

The JioPhone is free, but you must deposit Rs 1,500 (fully refundable after 3 years). (Full details of the JioPhone)
JioPhone users will get unlimited data at Rs 153 per month, entirely 4G, and all voice calls and SMS will be free. (Full details of JioPhone plans)
Testing starts August 15, pre-booking for the phone starts August 24, will be available in September on first-come first-serve basis. Jio says it aims to make 5 million.
The JioPhone of course comes with Internet connectivity, follows voice commands, and recognises 22 Indian languages.
Access to Jio services like JioTV, JioMovies, and others will be included.

Jio Phone

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Low upfront cost
4G and VoLTE support
Jio Apps with free subscription
Excellent battery life
OTA update capability

Bad
Low quality screen
Plenty of fine print

Read detailed Jio Phone review

Display 2.40-inch

Processor Spreadtrum SC9820A (SPRD 9820A/QC8905)

Front Camera 0.3-megapixel

Rear Camera 2-megapixel

RAM 512MB

Storage 4GB

Battery Capacity 2000mAh

OS KAI OS

Resolution 240x320 pixels

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