Free JioPhone booking starts Today: Threat to all these pocket-friendly phones

JioPhone bookings are to start today.

| Updated: Thursday, August 24, 2017, 13:01 [IST]

The JioPhone was announced at the Annual General Meeting in July. The feature phone's testing started on August 15 and the pre-bookings debut on August 24.

JioPhone booking starts Today: Threat to all pocket-friendly phones

The JioPhone is actually free of cost. We say so as it was announced that the feature phone will be available at a cost of Rs. 1,500 that will be completely refundable after 36 months.

There are reports that the users who return the phone before the completion of three years will get a partial refund but the amount is not specified and there is no confirmation regarding the same.

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There are a few drawbacks such as the lack of WhatsApp support and there are reports that the device will get a customized version of the messaging platform. Again, we need to wait to know more details about the same.

Having said that, the JioPhone will definitely be a rival to many other budget phones in the market with its 4G VoLTE, voice commands, and Jio Assistant support. Today, we have come up with a list of such phones over here.

Swipe Elite 4G

Buy At Price of Rs 5,499
Key Features

5-inch (850 x 480 pixels) FWVGA display
1.3GHz quad-core processor
1GB RAM
8GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 64GB with microSD
Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Dual SIM
8MP rear camera with LED Flash
5MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
2500mAh battery

Intex Ultra Selfie

Buy At Price of Rs 1,500
Key Features

2.8 inches TFT Screen
Dual SIM, GSM+GSM
0.3 MP Front Camera
0.3 MP Primary Camera
Li-ion 3000 mAh Battery

Karbonn A41 Power

Buy At Price of Rs 4,099
Key Features

A 4-inch WVGA display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels
powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor
1GB of RAM
8GB of internal storage in the phone
32GB using a microSD card in its expandable storage slot
a 2-megapixel camera with LED flash on the back
a VGA camera on the front
backed up by a 2,300 mAh Li-ion battery

Swipe Elite VR

Buy At Price of Rs 4,499
Key Features

5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display
1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6737 64-bit processor with Mali-T720 GPU
2GB RAM
8GB internal storage
expandable memory with microSD
Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera with LED flash
5MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3000mAh battery

Jivi Prime P300

Buy At Price of Rs 4,999
Key Features

a 5-inch HD IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels
16 GB of internal storage which can be
expanded to 64 GB via a microSD card
runs Android 7.0 OS
8 MP shooter with Auto Focus
powered by a 2400 mAh battery