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Reliance Jio says not importing 4G feature phones

The Jio Phone 2 offers a 2.4-inch QWGA display and runs on KaiOS operating system offering support for apps like WhatsApp, YouTube, Facebook and Google Maps. A major highlight of JioPhone 2 is its QWERTY keypad.

It packs a 2000mAh battery and offers support for 24 Indian languages. It also comes with voice command support.


Jio is now offering its feature phone Jio Phone 2 at monthly instalments of Rs 141. The new EMI offer is part of the telecom company's Janamashtami offer.

The Jio Phone 2 is priced at Rs 2,999, and the offer is applicable only on credit cards. With a booking price of Rs 99, buyers can get the device within 3-5 days.


Jio Phone 2021 comes with a new design and interesting offers that you should not miss. Along with the phone, Reliance has also announced three exciting plans that are included with the device. Jio has a 2-year plan, a one-year plan and a special plan for existing users. The Jio Phone 2021 offer will go live from March 1 across Reliance Retail and Jio retailers.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Reliance Jio had announced the successor to its feature phone—the Jio Phone.
  • Reliance has also announced three exciting plans that are included with the device.
  • Jio Phone 2021 offer will go live from March 1 across Reliance Retail and Jio retailers.

The two-year plan that Jio has announced costs Rs 1999. Now in just Rs 1999, you will get a handset along with unlimited voice calls, unlimited data which would include 2GB data per month. This means that once you get the phone, you will not have to either recharge your phone for voice calling or for data for the next two years. This will save a lot of your money and you will be freed from the monthly recharge process. For internet data, you will get a monthly 2GB data for the two years. Once you have consumed the entire data, the Internet speed will be dropped to 64Kbps.’

Jio has also announced a cheaper plan in case you do not want to spend Rs 1999. The one-year-plan that Jio has introduced costs only Rs 1499. The plan also includes a handset and unlimited voice calls for 12 months along with 2GB high-speed data per month. Upon exhausting the data, the internet speed would be dropped to 64Kbps.

Jio had also announced a plan for the existing Jio Phone users at Rs 749. This plan does not include a handset but comes with unlimited voice calls, unlimited internet data for 12 months. Users will get 2GB of data every month for one year but if the monthly data is exhausted the speed would be reduced to 64Kbps.

The JioPhone 2 has 512MB RAM and 4GB internal storage and a microSD card support of up to 128GB. There is also a dual nano SIM card support. The phone comes with 4G VoLTE support.

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As the world continues riding the 4G revolution, the Indian story is evolving rather interestingly. That, of course is fueled by Reliance Jio, Micromax and more, who decided all of a sudden that feature phones are still important. A number of Indian mobile phone users still use these phones, and though they will eventually migrate to smartphones, companies are looking at a few year’s worth of business from them. So, phones like the JioPhone, Micromax Bharat 1 etc. are not just feature phones, they are stepping stones to your first smartphone.

Hence the term “smart feature phone”. These devices support 4G connectivity, give you access to content. In other words, they do a bit more than the Nokia 3310. Speaking of which, this is exactly what I think the 2017 Nokia 3310 should have been in the first place. That said, though I found a bunch of interesting elements with the JioPhone, I found what could be a fatal flaw as well.

Now if you look at the Rs 1999 Plan offered by Jio. It helps users save a lot of money especially if you are planning to buy a feature phone. If recharge your phone with the cheapest Jio Phone plan that comes with 3 GB monthly data along with unlimited calling, you would end up spending Rs 75 per month. And if you multiply Rs 75 with 24, you would end up spending Rs 1800 only on the recharge pack. However, with the Rs 1999, you are also getting a new handset that can perform the basic features.

Coming back to the Jio Phone, it was launched back in 2017. It comes with 4G connectivity and it is also the first feature phone to support 4G. The device features a 2.4-inch display and runs on KaiOS. The phone can run apps including WhatsApp and YouTube.

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