Reliance Jio to come up with 4G VoLTE trait phones starting at Rs. 999…

In a recent buzz it is been reported that Reliance Jio is planning to come up with feature phones with 4G VoLTE support. These phones are reportedly priced between Rs. 999 and Rs. 1,500. At least two such low-cost Reliance Jio VoLTE feature phones are said to be planned by the company, which will come with bundled free voice calls and other services. However, there is no clarity on the launch timeline of these devices.

According to a report by Hindustan Times, Reliance Jio will use Spreadtrum chipsets to enable 4G VoLTE calls on the Rs. 1,500 feature phones. The report says, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter, that Reliance Jio is “expectedly in talks” with Qualcomm and MediaTek, which accounts for a enormous chunk of the processors used in smartphones nowadays.

Well, it is also been predicted that these Reliance Jio VoLTE feature phones may become a vehicle for the company to endorse its bundled apps, such as Jio Chat, Live TV, video-on-demand, and JioMoney. Reliance Jio’s VoLTE feature phones are also expected to have cameras on the front and the back.

Available at starting price of around Rs. 3,500-4,000, the low cost 4G VoLTE enabled feature phones may bring Reliance Jio’s free calling service to a large section of the mobile phone market that has not been able to make use of the free services as they are limited to smartphones so far.

While as everyone is aware of company’s current  Reliance Jio Happy New Year Offer – which provides free calls, data, and other services – expires on March 31, 2017. Therefore, Reliance Jio will have to launch these VoLTE feature phones ahead of the deadline to get feature phone users on its network with all the incentives.