Jio 4G phone booking to start today: Here is how you can book

HIGHLIGHTS

• Jio Phone booking will start at 5pm on August 24
• Rs. 500 need to be paid at the time of booking
• You can book the phone for friends and family members as well

Jio Phone booking process will begin today, little over a month after the company 

officially unveiled the handset at Reliance AGM in Mumbai. Of course, beta testing

 for the phone started on August 15, but that was limited to only certain Jio

 employees and not to the public. But with Jio Phone bookings set to start in 

just a few hours, the first 4G feature phone in the country will be in the hands 

of people across the country in September. Reliance Jio aims to deliver 5 

million units of the Jio Phone every week across India, and deliveries will be

 made on first come, first serve basis. If you are unsure about booking the Jio

 Phone online and offline, you can scroll down to find all your questions answered.

When do Jio Phone bookings start?

Jio Phone bookings will start at 5:30pm on August 24 via the MyJio app, official 

website, and authorised Reliance Jio offline retailers.

How to book Jio Phone?

To book JioPhone using the MyJio app, just open the app and tap on the Prebook 

Now option. Next, provide your phone number and the pincode of the area you 

live in, and tap on Proceed. That’s it, you will get a booking ID on the app as well 

as SMS, which you can refer to while picking it up from the designated retailer.

To book a unit for a friend or family member, simply input their phone number

 and delivery pincode and make the payment. In this case, the SMS will be 

sent to you as well as your friend’s mobile number, with the address of the 

retailer and booking ID.

Jio Phone price and delivery date

As mentioned above, the phone is free to buy but you will have to make a Rs.

 1,500 refundable security deposit “to avoid potential misuse.

 understands the payment will be made in two parts – Rs. 500 is to be paid

 when you make the booking, while the remaining Rs. 1,000 needs to be 

paid while picking up the handset.

Delivery dates for JioPhone will depend upon how early you book the device

, as Reliance Jio is following the first-come, first-serve rule. So if you want to

 be among the first to get your hands on the device, make sure to be ready 

with the details when pre-orders open at 5:30pm on Wednesday. The company

 aims to deliver 5 million units of the handset each week, but the demand 

expected to be high so there is no surety on when the deliveries would be made.

Jio Phone features and specifications

As for the Jio Phone features and specifications, the 4G VoLTE feature phone 

has a 2.4-inch display, 1.2GHz dual-core processor under the hood, backed 

by 512MB of RAM. The operating system keeping the handset running is KAI

 OS, and the device has 4GB of internal storage, with microSD support up to 

128GB. You get Wi-Fi support, 2000mAh battery, and NFC for digital payments. 

Unique features of Jio Phone include support for 22 Indian languages, a 

voice assistant to control certain functions, and the option to mirror content

 playing on the phone to the TV using a proprietary cable. The first Jio-branded 

phone will come preloaded with apps such as JioCinema, JioMusic, JioTV, and

 JioXpressNews, along with popular instant messaging and social networking apps.