Reliance and Google partnered smartphone Jio Phone Next will be available starting September 10

Reliance has announced the launch of an affordable smartphone in partnership with Google. Named JIO PHONE NEXT, the phone will be available starting September 10, 2021 (Ganesh Chaturthi). The phone will feature major android features like translations, speech-to-text, voice recognition features. Mukesh Ambani called Jio Phone Next an "ultra breakthrough" product that will support the entire universe of the Android universe. It harbours "cutting edge features" such as Voice assistant, Automatic read-aloud of screen text, Language translation, Smart camera with augmented reality filters, etc, Mukesh Ambani announced.

“I am pleased to announce that Google and Jio teams have jointly developed a truly breakthrough smartphone – JIO PHONE NEXT. It is a fully-featured smartphone supporting the entire suite of applications from both Google and Jio, said Mukesh Ambani. The JIO PHONE NEXT is powered by an optimized version of Android OS jointly developed by Jio and Google. It is ultra-affordable and packs cutting-edge features. It will be available in the market from Ganesh Chaturthi, 10th September,” Mukesh Ambani has announced.

“At a time when so many aspects of our lives and work are moving online, it’s even more important to make technology accessible and helpful for everyone. This goal is at the heart of our partnership with Reliance Jio,” said Sundar Pichai. “The next steps in this vision start with a new, affordable, Jio smartphone, created with Google. It is built for India and it will open up new possibilities for millions of new users who will experience the internet for the first time,” he added.

A new 5G partnership between Google Cloud and Jio will help more than a billion Indians connect to faster internet, support businesses in digital transformation. It will lay the foundation for the next phase of India’s digitization, the company said.

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