JioPhone Next: Jio To Launch World’s Most Affordable Smartphone, Developed In Partnership With Google

On the occasion of Reliance Industries’ Annual General Meeting (AGM), Chairman Mukesh Ambani announced the launch of a power-packed affordable smartphone named ‘JioPhone Next’ that has been developed by Jio in collaboration by tech magnate Google.

The smartphone will have several innovative features that also include attributes like language translation and a voice assistant too. It will have a camera with enhanced reality filters and will also support the regular Android updates as well.

Jio will be utilizing the Google Cloud facility for 5G purposes, News18 reports.

“JioPhone Next is powered by an extremely optimised version of the Android operating system that has been jointly developed by Jio and Google, specially for the Indian market,” Ambani was quoted as saying in the AGM.

The Sundar Pichai-led company had acquired 7.7 per cent stakes in Jio Platforms with an overall investment of Rs 33,737 crore in 2020.