Reliance 40th AGM: JioPhone, cheap data plans and everything that Jio announced today

Reliance Jio's 40th annual general meet saw some major announcements today. Company's chairman Mukesh Ambani unveiled the much-awaited JioPhone which will be available for buying from September and its pre-bookings start from August 24.

The company also highlighted that Jio in next 12 months will offer 99 per cent of 4G connectivity in India. The company said that it aims to open 10,000 offices and 10 lakh Jio outlets across major tehsils and towns by September to offer better Jio services. These and several other major announcements made by Jio, read them all here:

1. JioPhone: Jio's much-awaited 4G VoLTE feature phone is finally here. The company aims to disrupt the phone market with its new 4G and LTE support feature phone which will effectively cost zero because the phone comes bundled with plans starting at Rs 153 and the price may go higher. The phone connects Jio's 4G network, supports VoLTE calls, comes  pre-loaded with Jio apps like JioCinema, JioMusic and more.  The device comes with 22 Indic languages support, distress number, dual SIM support, speaker system and more. You can also make video calls and access Jio services.

The phone has a 2.4 QVGA resolution, and a support for SD card inbuilt. it even has NFC and a camera. The other features on board are 4 way navigation, T9 keyboard, FM Radio and a headphone jack . The JioPhone will be made in India and will make the 2G feature phone obsolete, says company's chairman.  The phone will be available from September with pre-bookings starting from August 24 this year.

2. Rs 1500 security deposit for JioPhone: User needs to pay Rs 1500 as security deposit for JioPhone which will be refundable for three years(36 months). This means that in case you wish to return the phone, you can do that within three years and your money will be returned.

3. JioPhone tariffs: JioPhone will come bundled with Rs 153 plan where user will get unlimited free voice calls, SMS, data and Jio app access every month. Though Jio did not announce any limit for the data access at the meet but there is a data capping of 0.5GB per day for 4G data access. The internet speed limit will reduce to 128kbps once the limit is exhausted for the day. 

4. Dhan dhana Dhan plan: All unlimited Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan plan will be available on JioPhone, starting at Rs 153. The company further announced a JioPhone TV cable that connects JioPhone with any TV and not just a smart TV at Rs 309.

5. Rs 23 and Rs 53 sachet packs: The company has announced two small validity sachet packs for JioPhone. At Rs 23, user gets two days access to unlimited data and voice calls and at Rs 53 the validity lasts for a week.