Jio Bharat 4G Phone at Rs.999: Cheapest 4G Keypad Phone (Features, Comparison)

Reliance Jio Bharat 4G Phone priced at Rs.999 will go on sale from July 7, 2023. The Jio Bharat 4G Phone is a feature phone that comes with features like UPI Payments, OTT support of JioCinema, a phone camera, unlimited music, and multiple language support. The 4G Jio Phone is from the Jio Bharat Series and is named as Jio BharatV2. Let’s discuss the complete features of the Jio Bharat 4G Phone, price, comparison, and our Jio Bharat 4G Phone review.

Jio BharatV2 is based on the Jio Bharat Platform and the telecom says Karbonn, another phone manufacturing company will be the first brand to adopt this platform. As per the statement released by Jio, the launch of Jio Bharat Platform & Jio Bharat 4G Phone is to accelerate its 2G-Mukt Bharat vision.

Let’s have a quick look at all the features of the Jio Bharat 4G Phone.

• Mobile phone name: Jio Bharat 4G Phone/ Jio Bharat V2

• Phone series: Jio Bharat V2 Series

• Color options: Ash Blue and Solo Black.

• Calling: HD voice calling

• Widest Coverage: Jio has 99% population coverage in India.

• Best Entertainment: JioCinema: Watch movies, videos, and sports highlights in multiple languages.

• Music: Unlimited Music: Listen to over 8 crore songs on JioSaavn.

• UPI Payment: Receive and make UPI payments with JioPay

• Phone Camera: 0.3MP camera

• Language support: 23 language support.

• Preinstalled Jio apps: JioCinema, JioPay, JioSaavn

• Display: 1.77-inch TFT Display

• Torch: Yes

• FM radio: Yes (wireless)

• Audio Jack: 3.5mm Audio Jack

• Storage: Expandable up to 128GB via MicroSD slot

• Battery: Removable 1000mAh battery

• Phone network: Jio SIM

• Jio Bharat 4G Phone Price: ₹999

• Jio Bharat 4G Phone Sale Date: July 7, 2023 (Beta Trial across 6500 tehsils in the country)

These were all the important features of the Jio 4G Phone, Jio Bharat V2. In terms of features, Jio Bharat 4G Phone offers some great features at an unbeatable price of Rs.999.

With a price of Rs.999, the Jio Bharat 4G Phone is the cheapest feature phone in India currently that comes with high capabilities like UPI Payments, expandable storage, OTT entertainment, etc.

It’s possible competitors, Nokia 105, and Nokia 106 keypad phones start above Rs.1500, and other ones like the Itel SG600 keypad phone is currently priced at Rs.1898. Keypad phones with UPI payments market is already limited to only a few players and models. It’s safe to say that Jio Bharat 4G Phone with this price would be tough competition to beat in the segment.

The Jio Bharat 4G Phone would require users to use Jio Bharat Plans. Because the Jio 4G Phone is Jio SIM locked, you of course cannot use any other operator’s recharge plans.

Currently, Jio has launched two Jio Bharat Plans, a monthly plan (Rs.123) and an annual plan (Rs.1234). Let’s have a look at what these two plans are and how much the Jio Bharat 4G Phone recharge plans cost.

As you can see the Jio Bharat recharge plans start at Rs.123 per month (28 days) and as per Jio, the Jio Bharat Plans are 30% less costly with 7 times more data as compared to other operators.

Jio Bharat 4G compared to other keypad phones that support UPI Payments is a much cheaper option. Not only cheaper, the Jio 4G Phone also offers similar or even better features in some cases. Below is a quick comparison of Jio Bharat 4G Phone vs Nokia 105 4G Keypad phones and other competitors that also offer UPI Payments functionality.

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If you are considering buying the Jio Bharat 4G Phone and wondering if the Jio 4G Phone is worth buying or not? Then let us help you figure this out. Jio Bharat V2, the newly launched keypad phone is currently the cheapest 4G feature phone in India supporting UPI Payments and a massive memory support of up to 128 GB. There’s barely (or none) any feature phone in this price range offering the same specs.

However, while we have considered the pros of Jio 4G Phone, it is important to know the cons too.

The Jio Bharat Phone has a camera of 0.3 MP which is equal to being non-existent. Though still considerable in this price range. Because the Jio 4G Phone is Jio SIM Locked, you cannot use any other operator’s network which may be a con for those who are users of other telco operators than Jio.

Apart from this, the Jio 4G Phone is also a single SIM. So you can only use 1 SIM in your Jio Bharat Mobile.

Overall, given its biggest pros like expandable storage up to 128 GB, 4G Connectivity, JioCinema OTT support, and most affordable price, the Jio 4G Phone (Jio Bharat V2) is worth buying only if your budget is low, you have less data usage requirements, and your main requirement is calling and connectivity.

Otherwise, if you can increase your budget to Rs.5000 or Rs.6000, you can get even better phones with a much better functionality than Jio Bharat 4G Phone.

The Jio Bharat 4G Phone sale will begin on July 7th, 2023. Reliance Jio said “Beta trial for first 1 million Jio Bharat phones begins from 7th July 2023” in its official statement

The phone sale will be carried out across 6500 tehsils as per the press release of Reliance Jio.

It is yet unclear when the Jio Bharat V2 4G Phone will be launched on Amazon, Flipkart, and other e-commerce sites. Currently, the Jio Bharat 4G Phone is available online to be viewed on Jio’s official website.

So this was all about Jio Bharat 4G Phone at Rs.999 launching in India. The newly released keypad phone is receiving much praise from the tech community for being a good value-for-money feature phone as well as the cheapest 4G keypad phone in India presently in 2023.

Talking about the Jio 4G Phone release, Jio said “India still has 250 million mobile subscribers trapped in the 2G era with feature phones. These feature phones do not provide access to the internet, especially at a time when access to technology is a necessity which also uplifts one’s livelihood and economic well-being.”

News source: Jio Official Press Release on Jio Bharat 4G Phone