A new 5G Jio Phone from Reliance Jio is anticipated to be on sale in India soon. Although the telco has publicly acknowledged that it is developing the phone, it has not yet provided a launch date. Reliance Jio and Google jointly introduced the Jio Phone Next earlier in 2021. The phone has 4G compatibility, but Reliance intends to provide people an affordable 5G phone as the nation gets ready for the 5G rollout. In related news, the telecom provider plans to launch 5G services in India on the country's 75th anniversary of independence.
According to sources, the Jio Phone 5G is scheduled to debut later this year. The Jio Phone 5G is a relatively inexpensive smartphone. is expected to be priced around Rs 12,000. However, another report claimed that the Jio Phone 5G is expected to be priced as low as Rs 2500. If the Jio Phone 5G is a smartphone, it cannot be priced so low. It can be the case only if the Jio Phone 5G is a feature phone. The Rs 2500 can be a down payment, which the customer can pay if he does not wish to pay the entire amount. The rest of the payment can be made via EMI. The phone is likely to come with bundled data and unlimited calling benefits like the Jio Phone Next.
Jio Phone 5G: Predicted features
A 6.5-inch HD+ IPS LCD screen with a resolution of 1600 x 720 pixels is anticipated for the Jio Phone 5G. It is anticipated that the Snapdragon 480 5G SoC, along with up to 4GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, will provide the device's power.
The Jio Phone 5G is anticipated to have a dual-camera system with a 13-megapixel primary sensor and a 2-megapixel macro lens on the back. A selfie-friendly 8-megapixel sensor is located on the front.
On the software front, it is anticipated that the Jio Phone 5G will run on the same Pragati OS, a bespoke version of Android developed by Jio and Google for Jio Android phones.
