At its 44th Annual General Meeting, Reliance has announced the "most affordable" 4G smartphone, called the JioPhone Next. It has been developed in association with Google and will be up for grabs in India from September 10 onwards. #JioPhoneNext
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The handset offers features such as language translation, a camera with augmented reality filters, and automatic read-aloud of text on the screen. It also comes pre-loaded with a voice assistant and offers support for regular Android updates. #RelianceIndustries
"JioPhone Next is powered by an extremely optimized version of the Android operating system that has been jointly developed by Jio and Google, especially for the Indian market," said #MukeshAmbani, Chairperson of Reliance Industries.
Further, Google CEO, #SundarPichai said, "Our teams have optimized a version of our Android OS, especially for this device. It will offer language and translation features, a great camera, and support for the latest Android updates."
The phone is touted to arrive as "the most affordable smartphone not just in India, but globally." It will take on affordable handsets from the likes of Xiaomi, Realme, Nokia, and Samsung. For the unversed, in 2020 Google had invested Rs. 33,737 crore in RIL for a stake of 7.7%.
During the Annual General Meeting, the company said that over 37.9 million new consumers were added to Jio, taking its subscriber tally to over 425 million in India. The brand is expected to add another 200 million customers in the time to come. #RILAGM
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