JioBook - News & Updates

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According to the documents we reviewed, development on the JioBook began in early September of 2020 and is expected to continue through the first half of 2021. At the EVT, or Engineering Validation Test, stage of the product development cycle, the JioBook had unfinalized hardware, including a recycled keyboard that contained a Windows key, as seen in the live image below obtained by XDA. By mid-April, the product is expected to enter the PVT, or Product Validation Test, stage of the product development cycle, so its current design likely looks closer to the final hardware than what’s shown below. In particular, the Windows key will likely have been swapped with a key more fitting for the product and software, though we don’t know what it will have been swapped with.

Bluebank has tested several iterations of the JioBook during development, including a model with 2GB of LPDDR4X RAM paired with 32GB of eMMC storage and later a model with 4GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 64GB of eMMC 5.1 storage. Bluebank and Reliance Jio seem to be sourcing low-cost components from a variety of vendors, most notably Samsung for their combined mobile DRAM and NAND chip as well as Qualcomm for its Snapdragon 665. According to a list of components used for the PCB, the laptop may have a mini HDMI connector for video output, support for WiFi over 2.4 and 5GHz frequencies, Bluetooth, a three-axis accelerometer, and a Qualcomm audio chip.

Exclusive: Reliance's JioBook in testing as a low-cost laptop for India

 

[Yashvardhan Jain]

Reliance Jio is working with Chinese original equipment manufacturer (OEM), Emdoor Digital Technology Co., Ltd., on the upcoming JioBook laptop which will feature ARM-based Windows 10, according to a report by GSMArena.

GSMArena said the “product name” for the device will be "QL218_V2.2_JIO_11.6_20220113_v2" and found a vast ‘218-series’ lineup of devices on the Emdoor Digital Technology website

Jio working with Chinese OEM on ARM-based Windows 10 JioBook: Report - ET Telecom

Reliance Jio: Earlier reports had suggested that the laptop by Jio may run a customized Android skin, dubbed as the ‘JioOS’. It was reported that the device may be powered by Qualcomm’s 11-nm based Snapdragon 665 chipset.

telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com

 

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JioBook from Reliance Jio! Android powered with Qualcomm chipset. LTE and Over 70% sourced in India! Targeting both B2B and B2C going after masses again. No launch date yet. But soon.
2GB + 32GB - Qualcomm based - like a smartphone in a laptop format - bundled with 30GB - optimised with Microsoft. - so teams will work! Mostly catered to B2B!

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Reliance Jio will soon launch a laptop priced at just 15,000 rupees ($184) - one of the cheapest on offer in India, aiming to replicate the success of its low-cost phone, said two sources with direct knowledge of the matter.

EXCLUSIVE India's Reliance seeks repeat of phone success with $184 laptop-sources

Reliance Jio will soon launch a laptop priced at just 15,000 rupees ($184) - one of the cheapest on offer in India, aiming to replicate the success of its low-cost phone, said two sources with direct knowledge of the matter.

www.reuters.com

 

[Ashok Varma]

JioBook from Reliance Jio! Android powered with Qualcomm chipset. LTE and Over 70% sourced in India! Targeting both B2B and B2C going after masses again. No launch date yet. But soon.
2GB + 32GB - Qualcomm based - like a smartphone in a laptop format - bundled with 30GB - optimised with Microsoft. - so teams will work! Mostly catered to B2B!

Source

Will we connect with Wifi?

 

[Esmail]

Will we connect with Wifi?

Yes it will have WiFi connectivity, that's the basic feature any laptop would have

 

[Ashok Varma]

Yes it will have WiFi connectivity, that's the basic feature any laptop would have

Imo, Jio can disable like Jio phone! With Wifi, no one take Jio sim for it.

 

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Yes it will have WiFi connectivity, that's the basic feature any laptop would have

Who knows its JioBook it might run on seperate JioSim only.

Imo, Jio can disable like Jio phone! With Wifi, no one take Jio sim for it.

JioPhone does have WiFi but no hotspot.

 

[OnlyTech]

JioBook is expected to be around Rs. 15,000 and will be one of the most affordable laptops in India.

Reliance Jio to launch affordable laptop with 4G connectivity in India soon

 

[OnlyTech]

The JioBook is priced at Rs. 19,500 and is listed on GeM for government department employees only. It will be available for general consumers later.

JioBook with Snapdragon 665 SoC, 11.6-inch HD display listed on government e-marketplace