Reliance Jio's new offer: Unlimited monthly 4G-data for Rs. 49!
What's the story
On the eve of Republic Day, Reliance Jio has rolled out an amazing new prepaid monthly plan that offers users unlimited 4G data for only Rs. 49.
However, this prepaid recharge can be availed only by JioPhone users.
Under this new plan, JioPhone users can enjoy free voice calling and high-speed 4G data (capped at 1GB per day) for 28 days.
Here's more.
Details
Four new data add-on packs introduced
Reliance Jio has stated that JioPhone users can start subscribing to the Rs. 49 prepaid plan from Republic Day, 26 January.
Apart from the tariff plan, the Mukesh Ambani-owned company has also announced four new data add-on packs priced at Rs. 11, Rs. 21, Rs. 51 and Rs. 101.
JioPhone users who need additional data can recharge with these add-on packs.
Importance
Jio banks on JioPhone sales to boost its subscriber base
JioPhone is an important product for Reliance Jio as it can significantly boost the telecom company's user base.
The telco reportedly had a user base of 145.96 million subscribers as of October-end, according to TRAI.
In fact, Jio has an internal target of getting 400 million subscribers on board by 2018-end; it would take advantage of the SIM-locked JioPhone to achieve this target.
JioPhone
Features and specs of 4G JioPhone
The 4G VoLTE JioPhone has a 2.40-inch display, dual-core Spreadtrum SPRD 9820A/QC8905 processor, 512MB RAM, 4GB internal-storage (expandable up to 128GB), 0.3MP front camera, and 2MP rear camera.
It facilitates secure mobile payments through NFC, like Samsung Pay. It supports 22 Indian languages.
It also supports voice commands. Recently, Google announced a special Google Assistant version for JioPhone that recognizes Hindi and English voice-input.
Popularity
Jio is the leading feature phone-maker thanks to JioPhone
JioPhone is not a smartphone but rather a "smart" feature phone that supports 4G LTE and VoLTE, which is necessary as Jio offers only 4G network services.
The phone is "full-fledged internet device" that offers many smartphone-like features.
JioPhone is so popular that it helped Reliance Jio become India's "No. 1" feature phone brand, dethroning Samsung, in Q4 2017, according to Counterpoint Research.