Jio has finally put an end to the rumors on the feature phone today by launching the much-awaited feature phone. Jiophone packs some killer features that you won’t find normally on a feature phone. The phone comes with 4G VoLTE support out of the box and to make it more interesting, there is NFC too. Great stuff from Jio!

Jiophone will be effectively FREE but in order to avoid misuse, the company is charging a refundable deposit of         ₹ 1,500. Customers can return the phone after 3 years and get the refund.

New Plans:

The company also announced new plans along with the phone. The plans for Jiophone start at ₹ 153 with unlimited data, voice, and SMS. There is another plan for ₹ 309 which will also come with unlimited calls, voice, and data. In addition to that customers will get screen mirroring feature via a Jiophone TV Cable (works with CRT TVs too) with ₹309 plan.  Jio also will be providing sachet packs for ₹24 and ₹54 which come with a validity of two days and one week respectively.

Specifications:

Keypad: Alpha numeric keypad

Display: 2.4-inch QVGA

FM radio, Torch Light, Phone contact book, Call history facility, Jio apps

SD card slot

Battery with charger

Four-way navigation system

Microphone and speaker

Inbuilt Ringtones

At the event, Mukesh Ambani said

Our network continues to rapidly expand. Jio, in the next 12 months, will cover 99 percent of the population. India’s 4G coverage will be more than its 2G coverage. To meet the need for device affordability, the company realised it would have to release a 4G VoLTE feature phone, as even an entry level smartphone costs between Rs. 3,000 and Rs. 4,500

Availablity:

• Jiophone will be coming under a Beta testing program and it will begin from August 15th.
• Preorders will be starting from 24th August through MyJio App and retailers
• Shipping starts in September on a first come first serve basis

The company expects to roll out 5 million JioPhones a week and it will be ‘Made in India’ from Q4 2017.