# JioPhone Next: 'Made in India, for India, by Indians' - 7 secrets, except price, out | Mobile News (HT Tech) > JioPhone Next is a 'Made in India, Made for India and Made by Indians' smartphone. And Reliance Jio has just revealed 7 things that were a secret till now. However, JioPhone Next price has not been announced. JioPhone Next is expected to revolutionise the smartphone market in terms of providing good specs at an ultra-cheap rate. # JioPhone Next: 'Made in India, for India, by Indians' - 7 secrets, except price, out ## JioPhone Next is a 'Made in India, Made for India and Made by Indians' smartphone. And Reliance Jio has just revealed 7 things that were a secret till now. However, JioPhone Next price has not been announced. JioPhone Next is expected to revolutionise the smartphone market in terms of providing good specs at an ultra-cheap rate. Oct 26 2021, 12:28 IST ![Follow on Facebook](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/static/revamp/images/png/follow-us-facebook.png) ![Follow on Facebook](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/static/revamp/images/png/follow-us-facebook-hover.png) ![Share](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/static/revamp/images/png/Share.png) ![Share](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/static/revamp/images/png/Shareclicked.png) ![Share on WhatsApp](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/static/revamp/images/png/whatsapp.png) ![Share on WhatsApp](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/static/revamp/images/png/whatsapp-hover.png) ![Share on Twitter](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/static/revamp/images/png/twitter.png) ![Share on Twitter](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/static/revamp/images/png/twitter-hover.png) ![Share on Facebook](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/static/revamp/images/png/facebook.png) ![Share on Facebook](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/static/revamp/images/png/facebook-hover.png) ![Bookmark](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/static/revamp/images/png/Bookmark.png) ![Bookmarked](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/static/revamp/images/png/Bookmarked.png) ![Reliance Jio said that the JioPhone Next will ensure that every Indian gets an equal opportunity and equal access to digital technology. JioPhone Next price is expected to be extremely low, one of the lowest, if not the lowest, in the country.](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/img/2021/10/26/1600x900/image_-_2021-06-24T165705.077_1624534030144_1635231266445.jpg) Reliance Jio said that the JioPhone Next will ensure that every Indian gets an equal opportunity and equal access to digital technology. JioPhone Next price is expected to be extremely low, one of the lowest, if not the lowest, in the country. (Google) ![Author Photo](https://images.hindustantimes.com/tech/static/revamp/images/png/HTTech-new-circle-logo.png) ### By HT TECH Reliance Jio, at Reliance Industries’ 44th Annual General Meeting, had announced its first smartphone called the JioPhone Next. It is expected to revolutionise the smartphone market in terms of providing good specs at an ultra-cheap rate. However, JioPhone Next price has not been announced yet. At the time, Reliance Jio had announced that the JioPhone Next had been developed in partnership with Google. Apart from this, Reliance Jio had also announced that the JioPhone Next will hit the stores on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, that is, September 10. However, the company missed the September 10 deadline owing to the ongoing global chip shortage. At the time, it had said that the JioPhone Next will arrive in the market during the festive season near Diwali. Now, ahead of the official launch of the JioPhone Next, Reliance Jio has released a short film that is aimed at helping users understand the vision behind introducing this smartphone. The short film titled ‘Making of the JioPhone Next’ film provides an insight into vision and idea behind launching the JioPhone Next. Reliance Jio said that the “JioPhone Next is Made in India, Made for India and Made by Indians” adding that the “JioPhone Next will ensure that every Indian gets an equal opportunity and equal access to digital technology.” The video talks about how the JioPhone Next is set to change the lives of millions of Indians. Ahead of the launch of the JioPhone Next in India, here are the top seven features of the phone that you should know about: Also read click here. Voice Assistant: Voice assistant in the JioPhone Next helps users to operate the device (Open App, manage settings etc.) and get information/content from the Internet easily in a language familiar to them. Read Aloud: ‘Listen’ functionality in the JioPhone Next allows users to have content on any screen read out to them by the device. This allows users to consume content by listening in a language that they can understand. Translate: The ‘Translate’ functionality in JioPhone Next allows users to have any screen translated to the language of users' choice. This allows users to read any content in their language of preference. Smart Camera: The JioPhone Next is equipped with a smart and powerful camera that supports various photography modes such as Portrait mode allowing users to capture great photos with automatically blurred backgrounds. Night mode allows users to capture great photos even under low light. The camera app also comes preloaded with custom Indian augmented reality filters to enhance the pictures by associating with emotions and festivities. Jio and Google Apps preloaded: The JioPhone Next supports all the available Android apps which users can download and use on device via the Google Play Store thus giving them the freedom to choose from lacs of apps available on the Play store. It also comes preloaded with a host of Jio and Google apps. Automatic Software upgrade: The JioPhone Next remains up to date with automatic software updates. The experience is only going to get better over time with the latest features delivered automatically. It also comes with security updates ensuring a hassle-free experience. Battery Life: The newly designed Pragati OS, which is powered by Android, ensures optimum performance of the JioPhone Next while ensuring long battery life. Catch all the Latest Tech News, Mobile News, Laptop News, Gaming news, Wearables News , How To News, also keep up with us on Whatsapp channel,Twitter, Facebook, Google News, and Instagram. 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