The JioPhone Next is set to launch on 10th September 2021. The ultra affordable smartphone arrives with an optimized version of the Android operating system that was jointly developed by Reliance Jio and Google.
The Indian telecom giant has built the new smartphone that has been specifically tailored for the Indian market. Through its affordable price tag, the company aims to bring in millions of new users to experience the internet for the very first time.The JioPhone Next will be powered by an optimized version of Android that was made in cooperation with the search engine giant. This device will even support the Play Store and will support a voice assistant, automatic read aloud, off screen text language translation, smart camera with augmented reality filters, and much more.
Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries, stated that “Last year, Sundar and I talked about Google and Jio co developing a next-generation feature rich, but extremely affordable smartphone, aimed at providing first-time internet access for 2G users. Today I’m pleased to announce that Google and Jio teams have jointly developed a truly breakthrough smartphone that we are calling JioPhone Next, a fully featured smartphone, supporting the entire suite of applications from both Google and Jio and as well as the Android Play Store, through which users will have access to the entire universe of Android apps.”
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