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 Bluebank Communication Technology for building the JioBook, XDA Developers reported. The company appears to already develop Jiophone models at its factory.
In terms of specifications, XDA Developers reports that the current prototype of the JioBook has a display with 1,366×768 pixels resolution and Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SoC, along with Snapdragon X12 4G modem. The laptop has been tested in many iterations and one of its models has 2GB of LPDDR4x RAM as well as 32GB of eMMC storage. Another model features 4GB of LPDDR4x RAM and 64GB of eMMC 5.1 storage.
The JioBook will offer a slew of connectivity options that could include a mini HDMI connector, dual-band Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. It is also said to have a three-axis accelerometer and a Qualcomm audio chip.
