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Recently, Jio announced a 4G-enabled feature phone with smartphone like capabilities LATEST NEWS  :  India’s leading telecom major Bharti Airtel is reportedly all set to take on Reliance Jio with its own 4G-enabled Rs 2,500 smartphone. According to a report in Economic Times, Bharti in talks with mobile phone makers to launch the 4G-enabled smartphone bundled with voice and data services by Diwali. The report the phone will come with a bigger display, battery and camera than seen in other feature phones, and Bharti is in talks with brands like Lava and Karbonn to manufacture the device. The 4G-enabled smartphone is touted to run Google Android operating system and will allow users to download apps available on Google Play Store. The smartphone will be co-promoted by Airtel but will not receive any subsidy from the telecom major. Instead, Airtel will bundle data and voice benefits to bring down the price of the smartphone. ALSO READ THIS : SC verdict on triple...

This handset could rattle older rivals, but experts are sceptical about mass conversions for Jio LATEST NEWS    :    In a move that may rattle its older rivals, already destabilised by some of the disruptive plans and freebies offered by it in the past months, Mukesh Ambani-backed Reliance Jio on Friday unveiled its ultra-low-cost 4G feature phone. However, the success of the new Reliance Jio mobile phone would be pegged on 2G phone customers doubling their present monthly bill on mobile services. For that to happen, the country’s average revenue per user (Arpu) – currently at Rs 80 for feature phone users and pegged at around Rs 104 overall – will have to go up substantially. To enable that, Jio is offering users an attractive preposition – unlimited calls (earlier the feature phone users had only limited call time), as well as unlimited data with a cap of 0.5 GB per day (earlier they had no or minimal data usage) on a Rs 153 pack. Also, Ji...