JioPhone Next set to be launched on Diwali: Pichai

NEW DELHI :

Jio Phone Next, the entry-level Android smartphone by Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio, goes to launch in India by Diwali, confirmed Sundar Pichai, chief govt of Google.

“We’ve additionally made progress with the made for India inexpensive smartphone co-developed with Reliance. The JioPhone Next machine options premium localized capabilities and is on observe to launch in-market by Diwali,” Pichai mentioned through the third quarter earnings name with traders.

The smartphone was earlier anticipated to launch on 10 September, however this was delayed as a result of chip scarcity that has disrupted the worldwide provide of electronics units.

Aimed at first-time smartphone patrons migrating from function telephones, Jio Phone Next is predicted to be priced at below ₹5,000. The smartphone will run on a customized model of Android known as Pragati OS that Reliance Jio has developed in collaboration with Google.

Reliance Jio’s plan to create an inexpensive smartphone dates again to July 2020 when the corporate introduced a large funding of ₹33,737 crore by Google in Jio Platforms for a 7.73% stake.

In a video launched this week, Reliance Jio mentioned the Pragati OS platform can have a language translation function with assist for 10 Indian languages and a “learn aloud” perform that may make the smartphone extra accessible to customers. The smartphone will probably be powered by a Qualcomm processor and can present entry to Jio apps.

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