Google Launches KaiOS Enabled JioPhone Competitor WizPhone WP006 With a Measly Price Tag

The popular search engine tech giant, Google, has surprised people as it has announced its foray into the feature phone market. After Reliance Jio’s JioPhone, now Google has introduced the WizPhone WP006. This new feature phone by Google will not be a full-fledged smart machine but will merely pair some smart functionalities along with the usual feature phone functions including Google Assistant and voice commands. On the software front, this phone will resemble JioPhone and will boot KaiOS. Not only in software, but the phone will also resemble JioPhone in aesthetics as well.

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WizPhone WP006 Comes With $7 Price Tag in Indonesia

It is pretty much clear that this new release by Google and a beginning of new segment highly resembles the moves made by the Mukesh Ambani led telco in India. There are a lot of areas where the JioPhone and the WizPhone WP006 resemble. Whether it is the operating system, design, form factor, or support for latest apps like WhatsApp, there is a hint of uncanny resemblance between the two.

However, for now, Google has not launched the phone in India but has first introduced the device in Indonesia. During the launch in Indonesia, senior Google executive, Scott Huffman, took to the stage and launched the phone at the company’s GoogleForIndonesia event. The execs also revealed the price of the phone, which is available for IDR 99,000, translating to about Rs 490 in Indian currency. In dollars, the price of the WizPhone WP006 translates to only $7.