Jio Phone Quick Overview And Impressions

Jio Phone Quick Overview And Impressions

Reliance Jio took India by storm when it announced the Jio Phone at its Annual General Meeting earlier this year. The most exciting thing about this 4G & VoLTE-enabled feature phone is that it is effectively free, because you only need to pay a deposit of Rs. 1,500 which can be returned to you after three years. Reliance opened pre-bookings of the Jio Phone back in August, with deliveries set to start from September 21.

It is a feature phone and is built like a standard candybar with a small screen and numeric keypad. It is small and very comfortable to hold; your thumb can reach all corners of the keypad without the need to stretch. Considering its price, we must say that this phone feels well-built. The quality of plastic used is good and the rubber buttons offer good clicky feedback.
The screen measures 2.4 inches diagonally and has a resolution of 240x320 pixels. Below the screen are two function buttons, a big D-pad with a button in the centre, call and disconnect buttons, and the number pad. At the back, there's a 2-megapixel camera and a loudspeaker. There's also a VGA camera in the front. The Jio Phone has a Micro-USB port for charging, and comes with a charger that has a fixed USB cable. It also has a 3.5mm headphone socket. The back cover of the Jio Phone can come off to reveal the removable 2000mAh battery. There's a Nano-SIM slot and a microSD card slot that accepts cards of up to 128GB.he Jio phone has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth along with geolocation. It also has quick toggles that can be used from the main screen. The battery seemed to perform well during our time with the phone. We also used both the cameras and found that we needed a very steady hand or photos would come out blurry. Photos have a resolution of 1600x1200, while videos are recorded at 320x240 pixels. The front camera takes 640x480 pixel stills. We'll have more details on all these aspects of the Jio Phone and more in our full review, coming up soon.