Sort of GREAT NEWS folks..
The Jio Phone is available in stores now, not in a huge number, but still.. available :)
I live in kolkata, and me or none of my friends got the message from Jio that said that our devices reached this store, go get it!!
I just went to a Jio store, and the people there told that the phone is available in the jio stores now.
So, go to any Jio Store, give them the mobile number through which you registered for he jio Phone, and a Aadhar card, and get your Jio Phone right way.
Now, the Payment:
If you have booked Online, you have already paid Rs.500 while registering.
so, now, while taking the phone, you have to pay a total of Rs.1153 [ 1000 for the phone, and Rs.153 for the first recharge]
Now, a little bit about the phone..
It has a Coloured display, micro usb connection, 3,5mm audio port, bluetooth, WiFi, NFC, and o yes- a Flash Light
The Jio Phone works only on a Jio Sim, ha volte support (obviously! )
You can do the unlimited calling and messaging thing with this phone. The Internet, well, it has a browser, and a 4G internet speed, but, try to avoid it!
So, if not surf the new, then how to exhaust the internet package, by watching Live TV via the Jio TV app, or listening to music via the Jio Music app, or reading online ews via Jio News App, and others [there's a Jio Store for this thing]
The NFC - can be used for Jio money, i tried to share a file from an Android Device having NFC, but it didn't work!
There's a jio video calling app, through which you can video call someone using the VGA front camera ... but.. you can video call someone having a Jio Phone ! Now WHAT IS THIS ??
Now the cameras, Good quality pictures in a small size (mostly 500kb)
i mean good quality until you zoon into these pictures, but the colours are great in those pictures.
There are two cameras- a 2MP back and a VGA front camera.
The camera UI is a great one too.. It has timer, grid, and even HDR. I did not find any difference between the HDR and Non HDR pictures (only, the HDR pictures were 5KB more than the Non-HDR photos! )
Some pictures::
The phone also has an inbuilt antenna for radio, so you donot have to always connect a headphone to listen to radio. The speaker quality is also great.
Talking about the quality, the call quality is also very good. the earpiece and microphone quality is very good.
Now, the Cool thing about the phone- the Jio Voice
First thing- THIS THING ACTUALLY WORKS !!
It is like the first generation of the "Ok Google" thing, you can call someone, message someone, or call up an app by just telling it's name.
And, there's a lot in this 1500 phone . or, effectively Rs. 0 phone (is it true? )
Anyways, if you have ordered the phone previously, go get it from a Jio Store now, that's it for now.
Thank you.
