Sundar Pichai to launch ‘Jiophone Ki Confirmed’ by Diwali – Times of India

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has confirmed the launch of JioPhone Next Smartphones till Diwali. He talked about budget devices and digital transformation in India during Google’s parent company Alphabet’s quarterly earnings call. “Jiophone Next has premium local capabilities and is on track to be launched in the market by Diwali,” he added.
Alphabet CEO Pichai said Google has made progress with “affordable smartphones for India co-developed with Reliance”. Like the first two Jio Phones, this one will also target low-income consumers in India. Its price is likely to be under Rs. 5,000. According to the reports, the price of the smartphone in India will be Rs 3,499.
JioPhone Next Expected Specifications
jio phone next It is expected to come with an HD+ display that supports 320 dpi (dots per inch) screen density. The screen size is expected to be around 5.5 inches with 18:9 aspect ratio. In addition, the smartphone will pack a 2500mAh battery, an 8-megapixel front camera, and a 13-megapixel rear camera that supports AR filters.
The JioPhone Next is likely to run on Android Go, which is a watered-down version of Android. The dual SIM smartphone is expected to pack up to 3GB of RAM and up to 32GB of internal storage capacity. It is likely to be powered by a Snapdragon 215 processor that comes with 4 Cortex-A53 cores and an integrated Adreno 306 GPU.
Pichai said he’s excited about partnering with Jio to “make a phone and really invest beyond just English and get languages ​​and local rights for people and to do it in a way that many And people can take advantage of smartphones”.
He emphasized that the device will open up new possibilities for millions of new users who will be experiencing the Internet for the first time. He mentioned, “So I see this (launch of JioPhone Next) as laying the foundation. In the end, it will have a huge impact. But overall, India continues to be an exciting market for us, just like Asia Pacific. We see strength in all the categories that we are involved in. And so you see us focused there. Will continue to stay,” he added.

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