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JioBook gets approved online running on Windows 10 OS

Pranav Sawant — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 14:42:29 +0000

It’s been a while since we last heard about the JioBook. The laptop was previously spotted on Geekbench listing revealing its key specs. Now, the laptop has yet again arrived online, this time it got approved on a hardware certification.

The Reliance JioBook’s listing was first spotted by Mukul Sharma(via 91Mobiles) and it confirms the laptop’s OS. The laptop with model product ID: 400830078 boots on Windows 10 operating system.

Furthermore, the listing reveals the company name as Emdoor Digital Technology LTD, which hints that the laptop could be manufactured by this company, but could be launched under Reliance’s JioBook branding.

In terms of its other specs, the JioBook was previously spotted with 2GB of RAM. It scored 1,178 points in the single-core department and 4,246 points in the multi-core department. These scores are possible due to the MediaTek MT8788, under the hood.

Credit:XDA

Considering these specs, the JioBook seems to be a basic laptop in the market. The laptop also appeared on BIS earlier confirming its India launch. Unfortunately, the company hasn’t spoken a word about the laptop, but given that it has passed another certification, we can expect a sooner release.

In related news, the company is also expected to launch the JioPhone 5G soon in India. Some of its specs are a 6.5-inch IPS LCD display, 13MP dual cameras, and Snapdragon 480 chipset. The smartphone will come at an aggressive price in the country and offer five 5G bands.

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Reliance Jio 5G smartphone, JioBook laptop could launch in India at company’s AGM

Balaji S — Sat, 20 Mar 2021 13:01:02 +0000

Early this month, we saw a report of a laptop from Reliance Jio named JioBook being in development including a few of its specs. Now, a report by Economic times says that both the JioBook laptop and the entry-level 5G smartphone could debut at RIL(Reliance Industries Limited)’s AGM.

As per the report, the 5G smartphone, which is being developed in partnership with Google, will get through the R&D stage by the May-June period. Citing people familiar with the matter, it says that the launch could very well be during the Annual General Meeting(AGM) of Reliance Industries.

Last year, the AGM held on July 15, 2020, and this time it’s likely to be around August-September if the report is right. Speaking of last year, the Indian Telecom giant revealed that Google had invested in the Jio Platforms Ltd for a 7.73% equity stake.

This, along with 5G adoption and introducing an entry-level smartphone, came up as announcements in the 2021 meeting. Reliance Jio is expected to bring 5G to the country at this very AGM and the services will launch sometime in H2 2021.

Coming back, along with the 5G smartphone, the JioBook laptop is likely to appear at the event as well. Recently, the Indian Government conducted a spectrum auction where the companies raised their 4G capacity and Jio spent the most(₹20,000 crore).

To expand its services across products, Jio is seriously looking to enter into the product ecosystem with a 5G smartphone and laptop. This will pave way for it to bring products with deeper integration of Jio services, always-connected devices with the Jio network, and more.

We saw evidences of this in the JioBook where the company’s test unit was found using Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 665 chipset with 4G LTE support, run JioOS(preloaded with Jio services) that’s based on Google’s Android.

Indian Telecom giant Reliance Jio prepping an affordable laptop ‘JioBook’ for the masses: Report

Balaji S — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 14:09:56 +0000

Reliance Jio is working on a number of products in addition to strengthening its network in India. Apart from working on a budget smartphone in partnership with Google, it is reportedly prepping an Android laptop for the masses.

Credit:XDA

In an exclusive report, XDADevelopers say that Reliance Jio is working on a laptop with cellular connectivity. Apparently, it could launch as the JioBook and run Google’s Android OS. Jio’s partnership with Google goes a long way from 2020 and beyond. The Alphabet-owned company has already invested in the Jio Platforms Ltd for a 7.73% equity stake.

Additionally, it is working with the Jio to develop a $50 Android smartphone for the Indian market. Coming back, according to evidences found on an early firmware, the OS on the JioBook may be called JioOS.

Unlike early talks, the laptop’s CPU seems to be based on ARM-platform and the current prototype is said to feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chipset. The development for this seems to have begun in Sep. 2020 and Jio is partnering with China’s Bluebank Communication technology.

And talking about the EVT design shown above, although the test version has a keyboard with a ‘Windows’ function key, it could get replaced in the final version. This is because the Snapdragon 665 isn’t on the list of “Windows 10 on ARM” supported Qualcomm chipsets.

Reliance Jio’s ‘JioBook’ Laptop – Specs(Expected)

Talking about cellular connectivity, the Snapdragon X12 modem on the Snapdragon 665 could help Jio spread the ‘always-connected’ 4G LTE tagline and sell the laptops & expand its network more.

As for specs, the product, which is currently in the EVT stage(Engineering Validation Test), reportedly has a display with a resolution of 1366×768 pixels(HD-display), 2GB/4GB LPDDR4x RAM, and 32GB eMMC and 64GB eMMC 5.1 storage.

The company seems to be opting for the cheaper components like Samsung‘s combined mobile DRAM and NAND chips. This could be a step to price the laptop very low and make it affordable for everyone.

Either way, other possible specs include HDMI port, Qualcomm audio chip(could be for 3.5mm audio/mic & speaker), 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and 3-axis accelerometer.

JioBook Software

As mentioned above, the firmware reveals that the JioBook test version ran a version of Android 10 OS. Also, to cut down the cost of licensing, the JioBook might skip pre-installing the Google Apps but will likely be loaded with JioStore, JioMeet, JioPages, and more.

The report says that evidences of Microsoft apps like Microsoft Teams, Edge, and Office were also spotted on the test version. This suggests that Jio might be targeting the productivity and business segment too.

Talking about the launch, the EVT is said to transition into the PVT(Production Validation Test) by April and the JioBook laptop will likely be unveiled in India in May. In that case, we are sure to get more details in the coming months.