JioBook is Reliance Jio’s first laptop. It’s expected to sell hundreds of thousands of units by March. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment. In the meantime, you can read about its Price and Specs. You can also book one online.
Price
The Reliance JioBook laptop is expected to be launched in India soon, with the device to be available to buy on various online shopping portals from Diwali this year. The upcoming device is reportedly packed with latest hardware and is much faster than competing laptops in its price range.
The laptop will feature a mini HDMI port for connecting a video source and will have dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. Other features include a three-axis accelerometer and a Qualcomm audio chip. It will also be pre-loaded with Jio applications, including JioMeet, JioPages, JioStore, JioCinema, and JioSaavn.
The Reliance JioBook price in India has dropped from the Rs 19500 listed on the government’s e-marketplace to Rs 15,799, which is a considerable discount from the previously advertised price. However, the company has not yet officially announced its launch price, so the exact price may change in the future. However, the Reliance JioBook price in India will likely be more than affordable for many consumers, and is expected to hit the market in the coming days.
Specs
The JioBook specs reveal its hardware configuration. The device sports an 11.6-inch HD display with thick bezels, powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 processor with 2GB of RAM. It also boasts dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and 4G LTE connectivity. The tablet comes with 32GB of built-in eMMC storage, a microSD card slot, and Microsoft’s Edge browser. It is expected to offer over eight hours of battery life.
The JioBook has been designed with budget users in mind, and its price is low – just under Rs 19,500. It has yet to be announced when the device will be sold to the general public, though. It is expected to launch sometime later this year. Jio has promised that the JioBook will be available to everyone in India.
The JioBook features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SoC and Adreno 610 GPU. It comes with 2GB of LPDDR4x RAM and a 32GB eMMC on-board storage. A 4G micro-SIM card slot is available. The tablet runs JioOS, which is a clone of Microsoft Windows.
Online booking window
The device will be available for purchase at the official Jio website and will be available for download after purchase.
JioBook is expected to be available for enterprise customers later this month and will go on sale to consumers within three months. The company plans to offer a 5G-enabled version of the device as well. The JioPhone, launched last year, has been the top-selling sub-$100 smartphone in India and has claimed a fifth of the market in the last three quarters. The JioBook will be manufactured locally by contract manufacturer Flex. Jio hopes to sell hundreds of thousands of the devices by the end of March.
JioBook users will need to fill in their payment information and then choose the date and time they wish to receive their laptop. Alternatively, they can book a JioBook laptop offline at a Reliance Store. For offline bookings, users can register with their Jio mobile number at a Reliance store.
