Exit 4G smartphones, enter 5G android mobiles.
According to a report in Android Central, Reliance Jio is reportedly working on a 5G smartphone.
The country’s largest telecom service provider is likely to will launch later this year.
The 5G phone will be the successor to Reliance Jio Next
The 5G phone is reported to be priced around Rs 10,000 and may offer users 5G plans
The 5G-enabled phone from Jio is likely to be priced around Rs 10,000 and offer users 5G plans. The pricing may be similar to JioPhone Next, an upfront cost and the other with EMI. The plans may be similar to the current offered with JioPhone Next, starting tier is likely to be different. Reliance recently said that it has readied a plan to offer 5G connectivity in 1000 cities in India.
5G phone reported to run on Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SoC. The 5G phone is reported to run on Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SoC, it is an entry-level offering from Qualcomm.
As for hardware specs, the phone is said to pack a “5000mAh battery that charges over USB-C and goes up to 18W, and a SIM card tray that holds two SIM cards and a microSD card.” The JioPhone 5G may come with the same camera specs: a 13MP shooter at the back and an 8MP module at the front. The display is expected to be bigger at 6.5-inch IPS LCD HD+ (1600 x 720). The phone may get a side-mounted fingerprint
The report said that the phone will support N3, N5, N28, N40, and N78 5G bands once Jio’s service goes live. The smartphone will run on PragatiOS, same as JioPhoneNext
The smartphone will be based on Android 11 and come with support for Google Play services and Jio Suite of apps.
