Sales of smartphones priced below Rs 6,000 have shrunk over the past few years, constituting just 5 per cent of the total sales volume across the country.
Qualcomm likely to play key role in Jio-Google budget smartphone
Reliance Jio announced its collaboration with Google for making a low-cost Android smartphone last year. Now, chipset maker Qualcomm has likely joined the team to power the smartphones
BusinessToday.In | February 22, 2021 | Updated 16:17 IST
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Qualcomm is likely to play a significant role in the production of Jio-Google budget smartphones which will be rolled out this year.
Reliance Jio announced its collaboration with Google for making a low-cost Android smartphone last year. Now, chipset maker Qualcomm has likely joined the team to power the smartphones.
Ranjen Vagadia, President Qualcomm India told The Economic Times, Qualcomm partnered with Jio for massification of its 4G VoLTE and it would like to take that legacy forward to collaborate with them in bringing new devices and offerings, across price tiers that they would drive,
Updated Feb 22, 2021 | 14:44 IST
Reliance Jio in collaboration with Google is scheduled to launch a low-cost 4G Android phone later this year. Jio-Google affordable cellphone finds backer in chipmaker Qualcomm | Photo Credit: IANS
Chipset maker Qualcomm is likely to play a key role in the manufacture of Reliance Jio-Google low-cost smartphone slated to launch later this year.
“Qualcomm partnered with Jio for massification of its 4G VoLTE and it would like to take that legacy forward to collaborate with them in bringing new devices and offerings, across price tiers that they would drive,” Ranjen Vagadia, president, Qualcomm India told ET.