Jio's 4G VoLTE Feature Phone With Smartphone-Like Features Leaked in Video: Price, Specifications, Features, and More

Jio's 4G VoLTE feature phone with smartphone-like  features is expected to make an appearance at Reliance Industries' AGM next week, and a new leaked video reveals what might well be the mobile many have been waiting for. The leaked video shows a Reliance Retail's Lyf-branded feature phone - which may or may not be the long-rumoured Rs. 500 Jio 4G feature phone that has been spotted before - but could well be the phone that the telco that's shaken up the industry reveals next week. The video and an accompanying report reveal specifications, features, and software details of the upcoming Lyf/ Jio 4G VoLTE feature phone. Among the notable features of the mobile seem to be custom OS, and support for Internet tether

Specifications:

Processor: Jio's Lyf Rs 500 4G VoLTE feature phone may be powered by a Snapdragon 205 SoC, a processor Qualcomm has made specifically for ultra-affordable 4G VoLTE phones. Alternatively, the feature phone may also be powered by a Spreadtrum-based SoC, something that is quite common in entry-level smartphones.

RAM: 512MB

Internal storage: 4GB internal storage which will be expandable by up to 128GB via a micro-SD card slot.

Screen: 2.4-inch colour

Rear camera: 2-megapixel

Software: Kai OS, which is said to be a custom fork of Firefox OS (for phones).

Connectivity: Cat 4 LTE Band 3,5,40, dual-SIM, Wi-Fi (but no Wi-Fi tethering) and USB tethering support for specific apps. The phone is also said to come with Bluetooth 4.1, VoLTE, VoWiFi and Video Calling support out-of-the-box.

Battery: 2,000mAh  

Special features:

-- Going by the speculated spec-sheet of Jio's soon-to-launch ultra-affordable 4G feature phone, well, it seems like it could be a feature phone in just body while offering almost all the features of an entry-level smartphone.

-- The phone essentially has an all-plastic candy-bar body design with a textured back. The T9 keypad on-board will support both Hindi and English.The home button in the center will serve as a dedicated shortcut for lighting up the torch as well.

-- The feature phone will come with 4G VoLTE support and will support only Reliance Jio SIM (two in-fact), which clearly shows that this phone is aimed at increasing the subscriber base of Jio. Chances are the phone may launch with certain specific launch-day offers as well.

-- The feature phone will come with 4G VoLTE support and will support only Reliance Jio SIM (two in-fact), which clearly shows that this phone is aimed at increasing the subscriber base of Jio. Chances are the phone may launch with certain specific launch-day offers as well.

-- The feature phone will have a dedicated app store called the KaiOS Plus, and will be able to run some Jio apps like Jio TV, Jio Cinema, and a few more. Moreover, Facebook and WhatsApp support is also said to be on the cards.

Jio 4G VoLTE feature phone price

According to an earlier HSBC research note, the Jio feature phone price in India will be Rs. 500, after subsidising the manufacturing cost. Like we mentioned earlier, it's not clear if the leaked mobile is actually the Rs. 500 Jio phone.
Reliance is said to have placed an order of 18-20 million units for the handsets with Chinese vendors such as Zhejiang Techain Electronics Technology Co., Shenzhen CHINO-E Communication Co, Crave and Megaphone. The  Lyf/ Jio 4G VoLTE feature phone is expected to be unveiled on July 21 at parent company Reliance's AGM, but hit the market in August.
The upcoming Jio feature phone will be targeting the feature phone market, which has remained out of the company's reach due to the prohibitory costs of smartphones. It will help the Mukesh Ambani-backed company increase its user base, whose growth was the slowest in April since it launched operation. This happened as the services went paid, even though the services remain extremely affordable due to the Jio Summer Surprise and Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan offers. More recently, the company revised its plans to provide more data and more validity at the same price, and launched a new plan that provides the Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan Offer benefits for another 84 days at Rs. 399.
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