A few months back, Jio had announced its cheap 4G phone Jio Next phone. Now the news of a new low-budget Jio laptop is stirring the market. According to the Bureau of Indian Standards, the JioBook laptop can be launched in 3 variants, the laptop will work on Jio-OS. All Jio apps will be pre-installed on the laptop and it is also being said that it will support 4G LTE. Earlier in the year 2008, a report said that Jio is working in the laptop segment. It will be interesting to see whether Jio will be able to beat other competitors in the market just as it did in the telecom sector. This Jiobook is expected to reach out to customers who are looking for budget-friendly computing devices.
Partnership with Chinese company
Jio has partnered with Chinese manufacturer Bluebank Communication Technology for JioBook. This company is already making JioPhone models in its factory.
According to XDA Developers, it has gathered information from internal documents that the development of JioBook started in early September last year. A picture has also been shared with it, which tells how the laptop will look after it is completely ready.
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It can be seen in the leaked image that the laptop also has a Windows key, but the device is not expected to run on Windows. In such a situation, it is expected that if Jio is actually working on JioBook then the specifications will be different.
What you can expect?
- JioBook might get a 1366×768 pixel resolution display powered with Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 processor, which will come with Snapdragon X12 4G modem.
- The device is expected to be launched in variants namely NB1118QMW, NB1148QMW and NB1112MM. One model of the laptop will offer 2 GB RAM and 32 GB storage. Another model will provide 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage.
- Connectivity options could include a mini HDMI connector, dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. It can get a 3-axis accelerometer and Qualcomm audio chip.
- Jio apps like JioStore, JioMeet and jiopages can be found pre-installed in JioBooks. Apart from this, Microsoft apps like Teams, Edge and Office can also be found in it.
- Details about the price of JioBook have not been revealed. However, it is expected that the laptop will be launched in a budget segment by the end of this year.
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