The JioPhone, they say, creates a new phone segment aimed at millions of low-paid Indians, currently caught between basic, calls-and-text devices and fancier smartphones. Currently over 60 percent of India's roughly 750 million mobile users use phones that allow only calls and basic texts, making so-called feature phones the country's single largest segment. Also Read: Reliance 40th AGM live updates: JioPhone feature phone will technically be available for free"The concept of 4G feature phones is not new, and most Indian firms have already done their R&D," said Jaipal Singh, analyst with tech research firm IDC. Micromax, one of India's largest brands, said it was working on a 4G feature phone that would rival Jio's compromise offering. Also Read: JioPhone launch: 10 big reveals from Reliance Jio

Source: India Today July 27, 2017 04:30 UTC