The new JioPhone comes with the much awaited Dual SIM functionality, as the gripe with the first edition was that it was a single SIM device, which was carrier locked to Jio, which meant users could not use their already existing SIM cards on their JioPhones, which now seems to be addressed. JioPhone 2 also sports a larger 2.4-inch QVGA display, a battery capacity of 2000mAh, and SD card slot with support for up to 128GB, a 2MP rear as well as a VGA front camera, 512MB of RAM coupled with 4GB of internal storage, and will have support for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy, GPS, NFC and of course, VoLTE as well as VoWiFi. The JioPhone 2, like its predecessor, will run on Kai OS.
The only major upgrades compared to the first-gen JioPhone seems to be in terms of the display size as well as the QWERTY keyboard, while the rest of the specs seem to be more or less similar to the original JioPhone. The JioPhone 2 will be sold for Rs. 2,999 and will be available from 15 August 2018 in Jio retail outlets. Also, existing feature phone users can upgrade to the JioPhone through a ‘monoon hungama offer’ just by paying Rs. 501.
JioPhone 2 Specifications
2.4-inch QVGA Disaply QWERTY keypad with 4-way navigation keys LTE Bands 3,5,40 and 2G Bands 900/1800 Dual SIM 2000mAh Battery SD Card Slot 2MP Rear Camera, VGA Front Camera KaiOS 512 MB RAM and 4GB ROM FM Radio, BLE, Wi-Fi, GPS, NFC, VoLTE, VoWiFI
