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Jio Phone Bookings: Registration & Delivery Dates, Documents Required, Price, and More

By Ketan Pratap | Updated: 18 August 2017 17:05 IST

Jio Phone Bookings: Registration & Delivery Dates, Documents Required, Price, and More

Highlights

Jio Phone bookings online and offline start on August 24
JioPhone delivery to start in September
The phone can be prebooked via MyJio app and offline Jio stores

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Jio Phone bookings can be made online and offline from the MyJio app and authorised offline retailers, respectively. Here's everything you need to about the registration process. 6g682m

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Gadgets 360 spoke to an retailer claiming to be an authorised Jio retailer and taking Jio Phone bookings offline ahead of the official date. The retailer said the phone booked now will be delivered between September 1 and September 4, and you will need a copy of your Aadhaar card to pre-order the device. Only one unit will be allowed per Aadhaar number.

If you want to book more than one Jio Phone, you can place the pre-order in the name of your business. To do this, you will have to give your organisation's PAN or GSTN number as the business owner. You will be able to specify how many units of the phone you want to purchase, with the highest tier being '50 & Above' for bulk orders. Once you your details, you will receive the details around Jio Phone launch on your mobile phone via SMS, and on email.

Details you need to fill to remain updated on Jio Phone bookings

Till the Jio Phone bookings officially open, you can sign up for updates on the Jio.com website by clicking on Keep Me Posted and filling the required details. The company says it will deliver the 4G feature phone on first come, first serve basis. More details are expected to come as the release date draws near.

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Jio Phone is free, according to Reliance Industries Chairman said at the AGM, "The security deposit is necessary to avoid any potential misuse of data." The offline retailer taking pre-orders for the device says the sum needs to be paid only at the time of delivery, not while making the booking.

Mukesh Ambani at Jio Phone launch event on July 21

Jio Phone Booking Registration Process, Launch Date, Price, and All Other Questions Answered

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To recap on the Jio Phone, the entry-level phone will come with unlimited voice, data, and texts. Customers will have to recharge with a Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan monthly pack of Rs. 153, which will give them free voice, texts, unlimited data (high-speed data capped at 500MB per day), and free access to Jio apps for 28 days. At the 40th AGM, Ambani also announced an accessory "Jio Phone TV-Cable" that will allow s to connect their phones with any kind of television sets. For connecting phone to TV, s will have to recharge with Rs. 309 per month pack for large screen.

Talking about Jio Phone features, the device comes with an alphanumeric keypad, 2.4-inch display with QVGA display, microSD card slot, torchlight, FM radio. It will be a Qualcomm and Spreadtrum have confirmed their chips power the new feature phone.

The phone does not have WhatsApp at the moment, though we did catch glimpse of a web browser, Facebook, and PM Modi's Mann Ki Baat broadcast during the unveiling at the Reliance AGM.

According to analysts, Reliance Jio a clever marketing move by the company and attempt to save government levies like licence fee.

The Jio Phone looks awesome but is there any catch? We discussed that on our weekly technology podcast Orbital, which you can subscribe to via Apple Podcasts or RSS or just listen to this episode by hitting the play button below.

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REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Low upfront cost
4G and VoLTE
Jio Apps with free subscription
Excellent battery life
OTA update capability

Bad
Low quality screen
Plenty of fine print

Read detailed Jio Phone review

Display 2.40-inch

Processor Spreadtrum SC9820A (SPRD 9820A/QC8905)

Front Camera 0.3-megapixel

Rear Camera 2-megapixel

RAM 512MB

Storage 4GB

Battery Capacity 2000mAh

OS KAI OS

Resolution 240x320 pixels

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