After revolutionizing the feature phone segment, Reliance Jio is looking to continue its dominance with the new Jio Phone 2 that was announced earlier this year. Introduced as a successor to Jio Phone, the new Jio Phone 2 will again go on sale today at 12 pm via Jio.com. Touted as company's first QWERTY smart feature phone, the handset also comes with dual-SIM support. Running KaiOS, the phone supports popular applications such as Facebook, Google Assistant and Google Maps. Moreover, the leading telecom giant has now also added WhatsApp to the list of apps supported by the new Jio Phone. The company is offering 3 recharge options for the new Jio Phone 2 for the customers - Rs 49, Rs 99 and Rs 153. Watch Live Stream of Apple’s Gather Round Event; Here’s What You Can Expect.

Jio Phone 2

Jio Phone 2
  • KaiOS
  • 2MP Rear Camera, VGA Front Camera
  • 2.4 QVGA TFT Display, 320x 240 px
  • 1GHz Dual Core Processor
  • 512MB RAM
  • 4GB + 128 GB Expandable
  • 2000mAh Removable Battery
  • 2999

On the specification front, the feature phone comes with a 2.4 QVGA TFT display with 320x 240 pixels of resolution. Under the hood, the phones is fitted with a 1GHz Dual core chipset which is mated to a 512MB of RAM and 4GB of inbuilt storage. The on-board storage is expandable up to 128GB via microSD card. The phone also gets a 2MP rear camera and misses out on LED flash. It also sports a VGA sensor upfront. Feature-wise, the phone gets 4G VoLTE, Vo Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC, and FM radio. It is also sports a dedicated button to enable Google Assistant with voice commands. A four-way navigation key on the phone gives a BlackBerry-style appearance to the phone. Vivo V11 Pro Smartphone’s First Sale Starts Today Exclusively on Amazon India; Features Halo FullView Display & Dual-Engine Fast Charging.

Here's how you can buy the new Jio Phone 2 online:

1. The interested buyers need to visit - www.jio.com or MyJio app for purchasing the affordable feature-loaded phone from Jio.

2. After visiting the official website or Jio App, the buyers need to select the JioPhone 2 and fill up the pin code.

3. Once the area pin code is entered, the buyers just need to checkout by entering personal information like Name, Email ID & Number. After filling up the details, the buyers need to make payment by selecting preferred option.

4. After making a payment of Rs 2,999, the buyers will receive an order confirmation notification (email/SMS).

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