Jio Working on Low-Cost Laptop ‘JioBook’ With 4G LTE Connectivity, Android-Based JioOS in 2021

Reliance Jio is working on a low-cost laptop called the “JioBook”, according to a report. The new laptop is said to be based on a forked Android build that could be dubbed JioOS. The firmware could come along with Jio apps. The JioBook is also said to have 4G LTE support. Report going back to 2018 had already tipped that this as an area Jio was working on. The Mumbai-based telecom operator is already a household name thanks to its affordable data offerings and economical JioPhone. The laptop could help Jio to go beyond mobile phone users and reach the audience that is looking for budget-friendly computing devices; something that has become particularly important over the last one year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Gadgets 360 has reached out to Jio's team for more details about this report and will update the article on getting a response from the company.

Jio is partnering with Chinese manufacturer Blue bank Communication Technology for building the Jio Book, XDA Developers reported. The company appears to already develop Jio Phone models at its factory.

After tasting success with its expansive 4G network and the Jio Phone, it looks like Reliance Jio is now gearing up to launch an entirely new product. The company is reportedly preparing a laptop called Jio Book. XDA Developers have revealed some key information about the laptop, and it gives us a very good idea of what to expect from this new Jio product.

According to the firmware reviewed by XDA, the JioBook is not running on Windows 10. Instead, the company has decided to go with Google's Android OS. The laptop will be running a custom version of Android which is expected to be called "JioOS". This is quite an interesting decision to go with Android instead of Windows, but only time will tell if it's any good.

Just like the JioPhone, the new JioBook is expected to be a low-cost machine. The prototype version of the laptop is currently using Qualcomm's Snapdragon 665 SoC, which is an 11nm chipset that dates back to early 2019. The chipset features a built-in 4G modem, so the JioBook will most likely take advantage of that to support cellular connectivity to Reliance Jio 4G network.

 The JioBook is said to be in development since September 2020 and is expected to continue through the first half of 2021. The prototype version of the hardware spotted during the EVT, or Engineering Validation Test, had a Windows key, and it appears to be very basic. Here, check it out.

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