In a bid to attract more customers during Diwali, India's leading telecom giant - Jio is offering a special offer for the customers wherein they can get the JioPhone at a price as low as Rs 699. It is important to note that this offer is for Reliance Jio customers only. The JioPhone was introduced in the country at a price tag of Rs 1500. During the festive period, the company is offering a whopping discount of Rs 802. Offered under JioPhone Diwali 2019 Offer, the JioPhone comes with bundled plans. To make things easier for the subscribers, we pit JioPhone against the JioPhone 2 to give clear insight if they should purchase Jio's most affordable phone at Rs 699. Good News For Jio Subscribers: Jio's New All-In-One Plans Bring Data Benefits & Free IUC Minutes.

JioPhone is the most affordable smart feature phone, which sports a compact design that is underlined by a 2.4-inch TFT QVGA Display. The feature phone is backed by a 2000 mAh battery offering a backup of around 15 days. On the feature front, JioPhone comes loaded with torchlight, FM radio, microphone & speaker, alphanumeric keypad, 4-way navigation, headphone jack and much more. Additionally, Reliance JioPhone also supports up to 22 Indian languages. The phone is powered by a dual-core processor, which is clocked at 1GHz. The first Jio Phone runs on KaiOS. The chipset is clubbed with 4GB of RAM and 512MB of internal storage. The internal memory can be expanded up to 128GB via microSD card. For photography, the phone packs a 2MP rear camera along with 0.3MP front camera that is capable of recording videos.

On the other hand, the new generation JioPhone 2 is more advanced than the predecessor. The phone comes with Qwerty keypad and also offers horizontal viewing experience for the customers. The JioPhone 2 also comes with 22 regional languages. The phone sports a 2.4-inch TFT screen with QVGA resolution of 320x240 pixels. The new JioPhone 2 also runs on KaiOS. Powered by 1 GHz Dual-core processor, the JioPhone is loaded with 4GB of RAM and 512GB of internal space, wherein the internal space can be expanded up to 128GB via microSD card. The phone is also backed by a 2000 mAh Li-ion battery offering talk time of up to 6 hours. On the feature front, the phone gets Google Assistant, 4-way navigation, SD card slot, Qwerty keypad and much more.

As far as Jio's Diwali offer is concerned, the company is providing bundled offers with a starting price of Rs 808, and it goes up to Rs 1,996. If you are looking to purchase the JioPhone at an attractive price point, you should follow these steps to gift a JioPhone. With several features and bundled offers, JioPhone is a great deal that you can consider gifting your loved ones this Diwali.

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