Reliance JioPhone: News

16 Feb 2024

Reliance Jio

Reliance Jio's new feature phone is on the way

A potential new feature phone from Reliance Jio, rumored to be the Jio Bharat B2, has been spotted on the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) website by 91Mobiles, with the model number JBB121B1.

25 Oct 2021

Reliance Jio

Reliance's JioPhone Next to be launched on November 4

Reliance Jio is all set to launch its first-ever smartphone, the JioPhone Next, in India this Diwali, i.e. on November 4.

07 Aug 2019

Jio

JioPhone 3 likely to launch on August 12: Details here

Over the last two years, Reliance JioPhone and JioPhone 2 have taken services like WhatsApp and Facebook to the mass market.

28 Jun 2018

India

Google leads $22 million investment in KaiOS (that powers JioPhone)

KaiOS, the company that has built an operating system (OS) for the unique category of smart feature phones and powers the popular Reliance JioPhone, has raised $22 million in Series A funding led by Google.

25 May 2018

India

Reliance JioPhone tops global feature phone market with 15% share

With a share of 15%, Reliance JioPhone grabbed the top spot in global feature phone market in Q1 2018, according to market research firm Counterpoint Research.

04 Aug 2017

India

JioPhone wants a tailored version of WhatsApp

According to reports, JioPhone, i.e. the 4G enabled feature phone launched by the Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio, will run a customized version of WhatsApp, the world's largest instant messaging service.

31 Jul 2017

Android

Reliance JioPhone effect: Idea to launch affordable 4G phone

Further disrupting the Indian telecom market, Reliance Jio recently unveiled the ultra-cheap 4G VoLTE JioPhone at Rs. 1,500 deposit (fully-refundable after three years).

25 Jul 2017

Mukesh Ambani

Reliance JioPhone, a penny saved is a penny earned

Reliance Jio might look like a philanthropic service to most of us, as most of its services appear "free" or are given at "effective zero price".