JioPhone Next Price Announced: All You Need To Know

Jio & Google announced that JioPhone Next, jointly designed by both the companies, will be available in stores from Diwali. The smartphone is touted as the most affordable 4G smartphone in the world.

The Reliance JioPhone Next India price is set at Rs 6,499. However, customers can get the budget 4G smartphone in India by paying an upfront cost of Rs 1,999. The remaining amount can be paid within 18-24 months. 

Introducing the festive offer, Jio has announced four different JioPhone Next EMI plans for its customers. The first on the list is the Always-on Plan, which has a duration of 18 months and 24 months, customers will have to pay only Rs 350 or Rs 300, depending on the choice of tenure. Users will also get 5GB of data + 100/min of Talktime per month.

The next in the line is the JioPhone Next Large plan. In this, customers can 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 Reliance Jio plan for JioPhone Next is called XL. Customers can choose to pay Rs 550 for 18 months or Rs 500 for 24 months. Under this plan, users get 2GB of high-speed 4G data daily and unlimited voice calls.

Last in the queue is 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.

Commenting on this milestone, Sundar Pichai, CEO, Google and Alphabet, said, “The JioPhone Next is an affordable smartphone designed for India, inspired by the belief that everyone in India should benefit from the opportunities the internet creates. To build it, our teams had to work together to solve complex engineering and design challenges, and I’m excited to see how millions of people will use these devices to better their lives and communities.“

The JioPhone Next will be powered by Pragati OS, an optimized version of Android made for the JioPhone Next. Pragati, in Indian languages, means ‘progress’, which is tailored to deliver a simplified and delightful experience for users in India. Google and Jio have worked closely to create this.

The JioPhone Next comes with a 5.5-inch HD+ display with a 720 x 1440 resolution. Under the hood, it is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 SoC.

JioPhone Next comes with over-the-air updates support for new features, customization, security updates, and more, which will continue to enhance the phone experience over time, the company said.

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, inspite 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.