Reliance Jio announces price of 4G budget smartphone JioPhone Next

The Reliance JioPhone Next India price is set at Rs 6,499.

• The customers can avail the Always-on Plan, which has a payment duration of 18 months and 24 months, allowing them to pay as little as Rs 350 or Rs 300, depending on the choice of tenure. Under this plan, the phone comes with 5GB of data + 100/min of talktime per month.
• The next plan is the JioPhone Next Large plan which allows customers to pay Rs 500 for 18 months or Rs 450 for 24 months. Users will get 1.5GB of 4G data per day and unlimited voice calls.
• The third JioPhone Next plan is called XL. Under this plan customers can choose to pay Rs 550 for 18 months or Rs 500 for 24 months and avail 2GB of high-speed 4G data daily and unlimited voice calls.
• With the XXL plan, Reliance JioPhone Next buyers can pay Rs 600 per month for 18 months or Rs 550 for 24 months and get 2.5GB of 4G data per day along with unlimited voice calls.

Speaking on the occasion, Mukesh D Ambani, Chairman & Managing Director, Reliance Industries said, “I am delighted that Google and Jio teams have succeeded in bringing this breakthrough device to Indian consumers in time for the festival season, in spite of the current global supply chain challenges caused by the Covid pandemic.  I have always been a firm believer in the power of the Digital Revolution to enrich, enable and empower the lives of 1.35 billion Indians. We have done it in the past with connectivity. Now we are enabling it again with a smartphone device.

“Among the many rich features of JioPhone Next, the one that has impressed me the most — and one that will empower common Indians the most and take their digital journeys to the next level — is its contribution to India’s linguistic integration. India’s unique strength is our linguistic diversity. Those Indians who might not be able to read content in English or in their language can get it translated, and even read out, in their own language on this smart device. It makes me proud to say that we are bridging the gap between ‘India’ and ‘Bharat', because ‘BHARAT’ Karega Digital Pragati - PRAGATI OS Ke Saath’," he added.

Pragati OS, the operating system for the JioPhone Next, is based on Android, and developed with Google.

The phone comes with exclusive features like Read Aloud, Translate, and also supports all Google apps. It also comes pre-installed with Jio apps like MyJio, JioCinema, JioTv, JioSaavn, etc.

The JioPhone Next has a 5.5-inch HD+ display with a 720 x 1440 resolution. It runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 SoC under the hood. The phone packs a 3,500 mAh battery and 32GB of internal storage.

Google CEO, Sundar Pichai, tweeted: Voice-first features, language translation + a smart camera - we built the JioPhone Next in deep collaboration with @reliancejio to meet India's unique needs & languages. Excited to see this device help more Indians access the internet through a smartphone