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Google and Jio’s smartphone with custom Android OS for India launches November 4 for $87 – TechCrunch

Google and Jio’s smartphone with custom Android OS for India launches November 4 for  – TechCrunch

Google and top Indian telecom network Jio Platforms said on Friday that their much-anticipated budget smartphone, JioPhone Next, will go on sale in the world’s second largest smartphone market on November 4 (coinciding with the big Indian festival of Diwali.) The firms said the JioPhone Next will cost 6,499 Indian rupees ($87), and can also be purchased in multiple instalments with an entry price as low as $27. The smartphone runs Pragati OS, which is powered by… Source link

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Google and Jio’s smartphone collaboration has been delayed

Google and Jio’s smartphone collaboration has been delayed

The JioPhone Next, a smartphone being jointly developed by Google and Indian tech giant Jio Platforms, has missed its planned September 10th launch date, the companies have announced. The delay is needed to give both companies more time to refine the device, and to navigate problems created by the global semiconductor shortage. The JioPhone Next is now scheduled for wide release around Diwali, which will take place in early November. The phone is currently in testing with a small number… Source link

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