JioPhone Next launches at starting price of Rs. 1999
Co-created by Reliance Industries and Google, the JioPhone Next will be available in stores from Diwali for a starting price of Rs 1,999. While the total upfront cost of the phone will be Rs 6,499, Reliance is offering easy EMI options to help customers upgrade easily.
“This is the first time that a phone in the entry-level category is getting a financing option. This makes the entry price extremely affordable and almost equal to a feature phone price,” said a joint statement from Reliance and Google.
Reliance Industries limited chairman and MD Mukesh Ambani 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.”
The phone operates on Google developed Pragati OS for android.
“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,” he added.