Jio Phone deliveries have supposedly begun and customers in rural areas and small cities will get the Jio Phone[1] before those in urban locations, according[2] to a Reliance Jio[3] channel partner. Reliance plans to complete the delivery of the Jio Phone in 15 days. The reason for this phased delivery is “to avoid inconvenience[4]”. If you pre-booked the Jio Phone - and 6 million people supposedly did - you’ll get it by Diwali, October 19.
We've got our hands on a Jio Phone unit already, and we shared our early thoughts on the feature phone recently. It's nothing like any other feature phone and our experience so far streaming content on Jio apps like JioMusic, JioCinema, and JioTV has been pretty smooth. Stay tuned for a detailed review of the Jio Phone later this week.
Samsung offering discounts on popular phones; Amazon's recent Sale was its biggest shopping event ever
Samsung is offering discounts[5] on its flagship and midrange phones. The Samsung Galaxy S8 is Rs. 53,900 while the Samsung Galaxy S8+ (4GB version) is Rs. 60,900. In addition to this, there’s a Rs. 4,000 discount for HDFC Bank credit card holders. The offer for these smartphones is similar to the Navratras Offer[6] revealed a week ago.
This isn’t all, the Samsung Galaxy On Max[7] is now Rs. 15,900 - a Rs. 1,00 discount while the Galaxy On Nxt is now Rs. 13,900 - Rs. 2,000 less. Plus, there’s a five percent discount for those with ICICI credit cards. Other smartphones to get a price drop include the Galaxy On7 Pro[8], Galaxy J3 Pro[9], and On5 Pro[10]. Check out ...