The much-anticipated JioPhone Next, the made-for-India smartphone, will be available in stores from Diwali at the down payment of Rs 1999.
The JioPhone Next pricing is set at Rs 6,499. However, with the company’s financing option, consumers can purchase the JioPhone Next at Rs 1,999.
According to a media report, Reliance has introduced multiple tiers of financing options for consumers, including an Always-on plan where you pay Rs 1,999 upfront for the JioPhone Next and pay the rest amount as EMIs for 24 months as Rs 300 per month or for 18 months as Rs 350 per month. Consumers under this option will get 5GB of data and 100 minutes per month of calling.
The next financing tier is the Large plan, where consumers pay Rs 1,999 upfront and pay Rs 450 per month for 24 months or Rs 500 per month for 18 months. This plan offers consumers 1.5GB of data per day along with unlimited voice calls.
The next tier is the XL plan, under which consumers will have to pay Rs 500 per month for 24 months or Rs 550 for 18 months after paying the upfront amount of Rs 1,999. Consumers will get data of 2GB per day along with unlimited calls.
Lastly, there’s the XXL plan under which consumers will have to pay Rs 550 per month for 24 months or Rs 600 for 18 months after paying the upfront amount of Rs 1,999. Under this tier, consumers will get 2.5GB per day of data and unlimited voice calls.
According to the company, JioPhone Next will have the Pragati OS, which will be powered by Android. This OS has been built specifically for India and is designed by Jio and Google. The processor comes from Qualcomm.