Exchange existing feature phone for a new Reliance JioPhone for Rs 501 !

By Chennabasaveshwar

Published: Thursday, July 5, 2018, 17:16 [IST]

Reliance Industries Limited chairman Mukesh Ambani announced JioPhone Monsoon Hungama offer at the company's Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday 5.

Exchange existing feature phone for a new Reliance JioPhone for Rs 501 ! — Reliance Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Mumbai.

Under JioPhone Monsoon Hungama offer, people can exchange their existing feature phone for a new JioPhone for Rs 501. The offer will be valid from July 21. Reliance Jio is yet to update terms and conditions as well as other details of the JioPhone Monsoon Hungama offer.

#JIO Monsoon Hangama - #JioPhone to be available against old feature phone in Rs 501 only #RILAGM pic.twitter.com/zG0kLzsmPa
— Umesh Upadhyay (@upadhyayumesh) July 5, 2018

The company also launched JioPhone 2, the successor to JioPhone at the event. JioPhone 2 will be available at an introductory price of Rs 2,999, starting August 15.

Reliance JioPhone will continue to be available at an effective price of Rs 0. However, users need to pay a refundable security deposit of Rs 1,500 at the time of purchase. JioPhone currently has 25 million users across India, and the company aims to reach 100 million user base over the next few months.

The support for YouTube, Facebook, and WhatsApp apps on JioPhone has also been included. The apps will roll out for JioPhone users from August 15.