Reliance Industries is bringing back its popular 4G feature phone JioPhone. JioPhone will be relaunched in the next quarter. This is said in a report by Economic Times. The company wants to add new subscribers to Reliance Jio, taking advantage of the existing conditions of work from home. After this feature phone, the company can bring its proposed entry-level smartphone at the end of next year, which has been developed in collaboration with Google. This is said by two senior executives of the industry.Â
Thousand may be less than Rs price
will target Reliance once again the market leadership position within 6 months of the launch of the new version of JioPhone. The price of this phone can be less than Rs 1,000. The company can bring a new Jio Monthly subscription plan for this phone. Also, this phone can be made available in more than 800,000 retail stores.
‘It will be difficult to match the previous price’
, said an executive, ‘JioPhone was last sold for Rs 699, but now it will be difficult to match that price, because the component cost and import duties have increased. But, it will still cost less than Rs 1,000, as Reliance Jio wants to reach consumers in small towns and villages that are not connected and affordability is a big issue. ‘Â These Dhansu plans will be discharged with frequent recharge, know which is the best
Component sourcing became a major bottleneck
JioPhone helped Reliance become the largest mobile phone selling company in the country in 2018. But, earlier this year, it disappeared from the market due to components related to component sourcing. Reliance has once again started working with its component supplier base. Executives have reported that the new JioPhone contract manufacturer Flex has been made.
