Jio’s latest feature phone, the Jio Phone 2 went on a flash sale for the first time on 16th August 2018. If you are one of those customers who were able to book this phone in the first sale, you better consider yourself lucky because the booking slots were full within minutes of launch event which was held online. So let’s look into Jio Phone 2 details by answering a few questions.
When will the Jio Phone 2 arrive at my place after booking?
As per the promise made by Jio, Jio Phone 2 will be delivered to the customers within 5-7 working days. But Jio has received a massive number of orders from all over the country, so there might be a delay in delivering the phone to some customers who live far from metro cities. Once you receive your new Jio Phone 2, you will need to wait a little longer to use it. Since the phone does not come with a pre-activated SIM, you will have to activate it from your nearest Jio store before you can start accessing 4G data and make phone calls from this phone.
What is the Jio Phone 2 price in India?
The Jio Phone costs somewhere around Rs.1500 whereas the Jio Phone 2 price in India is somewhere around Rs.3000. If you have missed out on the first sale, you can buy the Jio Phone 2 in the next flash sale, which is on August 30th, 12 pm onwards. You have to be on toes because Jio phone 2 availability is the race most of the Indian’s are running today. So you have to be really quick when it comes to Jio Phone 2 booking on jio.com.
What is the difference between Jio Phone & Jio Phone 2?
The most significant difference between the Jio Phone and the Jio Phone 2 is the new design & the all-new Jio Phone 2 keypad. Despite having a completely different design, this phone has the same 2.4-inch QVGA display like the one we have on the old Jio Phone.
What are the features of Jio Phone 2?
The Jio Phone 2 features 4GB of internal memory and 512MB of RAM. We do get microSD card slot, allowing further expansion up to 128GB. The phone also has a 2MP resolution rear camera and a VGA front camera for video calls, supports Wi-Fi 802.11, Bluetooth, NFC, FM radio, 4G VoLTE, VoWiFi. It has 2000mAh battery, runs on KAI OS, a quad-core processor clocked at 1 GHz & has dual sim slots. So this is Jio Phone 2 configuration which we need to know before we buy the phone.
Which languages does the Jio Phone 2 support?
Following are the 22 Indian languages that this phone supports: Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri & Urdu.
What is the Jio Phone 2 dual sim reality?
The Jio Phone 2 dual sim supports 2 sim cards but you can use only Jio sim card in the first slot. The second slot is only capable of supporting 2G sim card of any other service provider. So there’s a little to do with the second sim slot as very few people use 2G service in today’s date.
What are the additional features in the Jio Phone 2?
It also comes with a voice assistant with voice-enabled search, browser, Torch, calculator, alarm, calendar, gallery, and much more. You can install additional Jio Phone 2 apps from the Jio Store app. Just in case if you remember, Jio had promised that this phone will support Youtube, Facebook & Whatsapp. But it looks like only Youtube & Facebook has been able to make it & Jio phone 2 Whatsapp onboarding will take some more time.
Is Jio Phone 2 hotspot a truth or myth?
No, the Jio Phone 2 does not have hotspot capability. It has wifi and you can connect it to VoWifi once the service has been rolled out to enjoy surfing at high-speed data.
Is the Jio Phone 2 good enough?
Yes! the Jio Phone 2 which features all the new age apps like Google Maps, Video calling, Voice assistant, Loaded Entertainment & browsing at affordable 4G connectivity is surely a common man’s phone. It’s not only good but it is the best phone available at this price.
You can also check JioPhone 2 review video & Jio Phone 2 all feature in the video.