JioPhone 5G price leak stirs controversy, research firm clarifies
Published By : Sourabha Parida | September 29, 2022 4:39 PM
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New Delhi, Sep 29: Leading market research firm Counterpoint Research has refuted certain reports that used its findings to convey that Reliance Jio is set to launch the 5G version of its JioPhone Next affordable smartphone around Rs 8,000-Rs 12,000. In a clarification posted on Twitter, Counterpoint said that "some comments from our research note dated 26th September 2022 on the JioPhone Next BoM have been taken out of context". "This is leading to misquotes and misrepresentations of our intent. In our research, we speculate about the possible pricing of a 5G phone from Jio, but we have no specific knowledge of any possible or exact pricing plans for 5G products or the potential timing of any 5G products from Jio," said the research agency. In its report, the industry report touched upon the JioPhone Next 4G, saying it is a unique smartphone for its price segment, retailing at around $55-$80 (Rs 4,400-Rs 6,400) depending on the seasonal/regional/buyback offers, supported by a compact design. "The device rounds up Jio's strategy well -- first, to use the JioPhone Next 4G to attract hundreds of millions of 2G feature phone users to its 4G network and second, to aim to deliver a $100 to $150 (Rs 8,000-Rs 12,000) affordable 5G smartphone once the coverage has reached a good threshold to attract the mass-market 4G smartphone users to its 5G network," the bill of materials (BoM) analysis said. "This two-pronged strategy will be the key to Jio's growth and extend its leadership to the 5G era as well," it added. Further, at some point in 2024, Jio will also be compelled to launch an affordable 5G mmWave + Sub-6 GHz smartphone as the cost deltas between the two would have narrowed significantly from the BoM perspective. (IANS)
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