March 4th, 2018 11:38 AM 20 COMMENTS

War of 4G Feature Phones: Nokia’s 8110 Banana Phone to Compete With Reliance JioPhone

It seems that last week has been all about the news of reviving iconic last generation phones and blowing into them a new life. After the wave of reviving the Nokia 3310, HMD Global brought back the new Nokia 8110 4G or what some people fancy to call it “The banana phone”. Probably inspired by the success of their surreal revival of the Nokia 3310, Nokia might be thinking of... Read More

February 21st, 2018 7:33 PM 40 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Aiming to Sell Two Crore JioPhones in Uttar Pradesh in the Next Two Months

We all agree that JioPhone has a massive demand in the market right now, thanks to the affordable price tag and even more affordable tariff plans. Mukesh Ambani, at the UP government-sponsored event Investor’s Summit earlier today, said that the company would make available two crores of JioPhones in Uttar Pradesh state in the next two months. That's a massive number, but considering the demand, Jio can achieve that feat.... Read More

February 15th, 2018 9:13 PM 8 COMMENTS

Reliance JioPhone Now Available on Amazon India for Rs 1,500

After making the JioPhone available on Mobikwik application, Reliance Jio is officially selling the 4G feature phone on Amazon India for Rs 1,500. We're using the word 'officially' here because the seller is Reliance Digital itself, which is Reliance Retail's official offline stores that sell the company's own products and products from third-party brands. So the JioPhone can now be picked from Amazon India, Mobikwik and the company's own portal... Read More

February 2nd, 2018 4:52 PM 114 COMMENTS

Rs 49 Plan by Reliance Jio Will Help JioPhone Gain Share in Rural and Tier II Cities

Reliance Jio's new Rs 49 plan will help JioPhone gain market share in feature phone segment, especially in rural and Tier II city onward regions. The plan will also impact ARPU since users may migrate to the low tariff JioPhone, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) said. "Feature phones are an attractive proposition for rural users, being economical and with limited and useful features. On an average, a feature phone user... Read More

January 25th, 2018 6:18 PM 191 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Launches a New Tariff Plan of Rs 49 for JioPhone Users, Offering 1GB Data and Unlimited Voice Calls

High-flying telecom operator Reliance Jio today introduced a new entry-level tariff plan for JioPhone users. The company has come up with a Rs 49 tariff plan which offers 1GB of 4G data and unlimited voice calls without any limit for 28 days. This is one of the best plans from Jio, and it will also help the company to increase the sales of JioPhones in large number. Alongside the Rs... Read More

January 24th, 2018 6:12 PM 15 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Reportedly Shipped Over 15 Million JioPhones During Q4 2017

Reliance Jio managed to ship more than 15 million JioPhones during the last quarter of 2017, according to a new report. Out of the shipped products, more than 80% units are sold to customers. With these numbers, Jio's parent company Reliance Retail also became the leader in the feature phone market, dethroning South Korean brand Samsung. In the feature phone category, Reliance Retail now has 27% market share. As per... Read More

January 17th, 2018 8:31 AM 49 COMMENTS

Reliance JioPhone’ Rs 153 Tariff Plan Revised to Offer 1GB Data Per Day for 28 Days

Reliance Jio has silently made an excellent change to JioPhone's Rs 153 tariff plan. Jio is now offering 1GB data per day with the Rs 153 tariff plan for the affordable 4G feature phone, which takes the total data offering to 28GB data. This new change is in-line with the company's new tariff plans for prepaid users. Customers who're recharging the Rs 153 plan will now receive the revised pack... Read More

January 2nd, 2018 10:26 AM 22 COMMENTS

Reliance JioPhone Now Available on Amazon India, But There’s a Catch

Does anyone still remember the Reliance JioPhone, which was touted as the smartest feature phone? Well, the same JioPhone is now available on Amazon India at a slightly higher price, which is the catch over here. A seller listed the JioPhone on Amazon for Rs 1,745 and on top of that, an additional delivery charge of Rs 49 is applicable, which takes the overall price of the feature phone to... Read More

December 9th, 2017 2:52 PM 50 COMMENTS

Reliance JioPhone Faces Tough Competition from Micromax Bharat 1, Intex Aqua Lions N1, and More

Planning to book Reliance JioPhone? If you are going for an entry-level 4G smartphone, Indian telecom operators Airtel, Vodafone and BSNL too have come up with their cheap smartphones. Reliance Jio launched JioPhone as part of company’s efforts to encourage 2G subscribers to jump onto the 4G bandwagon. Reliance is said to be shipping more than six million Jio Phone handsets starting for zero rupees. Targetting JioPhone, Airtel unveiled three... Read More

October 30th, 2017 3:55 PM 39 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Stopped Production of KaiOS Based JioPhone, Working On an Android-Based Affordable Smartphone: Report

Reliance Jio, which set an aim of selling five million JioPhones every week has now reportedly stopped the production of the JioPhone. The company is working on bringing an Android-based phone, which will replace the current model that runs Firefox OS-based KaiOS. The reason behind the decision is the KaiOS itself. As per a report from Factor Daily, Jio is rethinking its strategy of developing applications for KaiOS and is... Read More

October 29th, 2017 12:42 PM 38 COMMENTS

4G VoLTE Feature Phones to Purchase in India Right Now

The ongoing trend in the Indian market is 4G VoLTE supported feature phones. Earlier this year, when Reliance Jio was rumoured to be working on a 4G VoLTE feature phone, Lava has launched India's first 4G feature phone. Later in July 2017, Reliance Jio announced its own feature phone called Reliance JioPhone, which turned the tables and also forced domestic handset brands to launch 4G VoLTE feature phones. Take a... Read More

October 29th, 2017 7:04 AM 68 COMMENTS

Are Indian Consumers Ready to Purchase 4G VoLTE Feature Phones Just to Enjoy Luring Tariff Plans?

A year ago, Reliance Jio disrupted the Indian telecom market with free LTE services, followed by attractive tariff plans. A year after, the same operator is aiming to create waves with a feature phone- the JioPhone. However, this device is aimed at 500 million people in India who can't afford a smartphone. At the time of announcing the JioPhone, Mukesh Ambani said that the company is aiming to sell five... Read More

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