Reliance Jio Phone 2 vs Jio Phone: Full Specifications, Price, Features Compared

Reliance Jio Phone 2 With Upgraded Specifications And New Design Will Be Available At Rs 2,999
From August 15 Here's What New Jio Phone 2 Offers

By:-Tech News Team

    Reliance Jio on Thursday announced JioPhone 2, a high-end variant of its smart feature phone. Priced at Rs 2,999, the new Jio smart feature phone will be available in India starting August 15.

    The company also introduced a new Jio Monsoon offer under which customers can replace their older Jio Phone for the new Jio Phone 2 at an exchange price of Rs 500. Jio Phone 2 comes with a new design language and some new features. Here’s a detailed look at how JioPhone 2 differs from its predecessor.

Design and display
    The new Jio Phone 2 is strikingly different from its predecessor in terms of design. Jio Phone 2 has a QWERTY keypad now along with a 4-way navigation pad. While the form factor is different now, Jio Phone 2 and Jio Phone have the same 2.4-inch display.

Camera
    Jio Phone 2 comes with the same camera configurations as the Jio Phone. This includes a 2-megapixel camera at the rear and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) camera up front. Both phones are capable of video recording.

Connectivity, battery and OS

    In terms of connectivity, JioPhone 2 offers new options like dual SIM support and VoWi-Fi. Rest of the features remain same like 4G VoLTE support, FM radio, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS and NFC. On the software front, both phones run KaiOS, and are fuelled by a 2,000mAh battery.

RAM and storage

     In terms of memory, Jio Phone 2 comes with the same capacity of 512MB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage. There’s a microSD card slot for further expansion up to 128GB.

Apps
    Jio Phone and Jio Phone 2 both come with access to Jio Apps like MyJio, JioMusic, JioTV and more. Jio Phone 2 has amped things up with support for popular social apps like Facebook, YouTube and WhatsApp. The company has announced support for these apps to Jio Phone as well.

Price
    Jio Phone is priced at Rs 1,500 (refundable after three years), while the JioPhone 2 will be available at a higher price of Rs 2,999. Reliance Jio is likely to announce a similar refundable scheme with the newer model as well.