JioPhone Next User Experience Key for Adoption Than Pricing Say Analysts.
A senior telecom analyst told Telecom Key that Jio will likely launch the JioPhone Next with free data packages to undercut competition JioPhone Next, the upcoming smartphone “jointly developed” by Jio Platforms, a majority-owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries, and Google will have to deliver on user experience for large scale adoption, say multiple analysts. Initially announced in July 2020, Mukesh Ambani, Reliance Industries chairman at the company’s annual general meeting on Thursday, shared further details of the smartphone. Ambani said that the upcoming JioPhone Next will be “by far, amongst the most affordable smartphone not just in India, but globally.” However, Edelweiss Research, a leading domestic institutional brokerage house on Thursday said that it believes “price is not a key challenge in smartphone adoption in India.” JioPhone Next Need to Deliver “Long Lasting Battery,” Say, Analysts Ambani said the JioPhone Next will be “powered by an extremely optimised...