Jio Feature Phone Key Announcements:
Will go on pre-booking from 24 August
Will be available for free of cost
Consumers to pay Rs 1,500 as refundable security deposit for 3 years
2.4-inch display
Supports digital payment via NFC
SD card slot for memory expansion
Torch light
Supports 4G VoLTE for calls and data
New set of data plans, starting at Rs 153 for the device
Jio will offer its feature phone for Rs 0. Mukesh Ambani. The JioPhone offers host of features that offer the following: A distress call system, Jio Music, Jio Cinema, Jio TV, Powerful speaker and Supports 22 major languages
New set of data plans under Dhan Dhana Dhan offer announced.
For Rs 153 every month, users get free voice calls, unlimited data, and subscribe to Jio apps for free, Ambani says.
The phone also supports near field communication (NFC) which can be used to make digital payments, just like how Apple Pay and Samsung Pay works.You can even listen to PM Modi's podcast Mann ki Baat on the Jio feature phone. Interestingly, looks like the NaMo app will come pre-loaded on the device.The new Rs. 153 Jio recharge pack with 28-day validity offers unlimited 4G Internet access; high-speed Internet is limited to 500MB per day, after which the speed would drop. SMSs, and calls are free on the network with this pack, and users will also get access to Jio apps. The plan should be available to purchase on August 15 for beta testers of the device.
Jio Phone TV-Cable
The Rs. 153 plan, however, was not the only one announced for the Jio phone - there is another plan that comes with a bundled accessory. The accessory is the JioPhone-TV Cable, which can mirror content playing on apps such as JioTV and JioCinema on the phone onto a TV. This cable will be play to play videos on both modern and legacy CRT television sets. Subscribers of Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan Plan, who pay Rs. 309 every month, will be able to use the service via the Jio Phone TV-Cable.