The Jio Phone 2’s first flash sale is over, and many customers were unable to buy the Reliance Jio‘s latest smart feature phone- Jio Phone 2 after the website crashed. The website on its check out page said, “Page Under Maintenance. We will be back shortly. Thank you for your patience.” The website however then fixed it up and allowed users to place the order. During this time, there were some users who were successful in ordering their Jio Phone 2 and some users who were unable to do so. The flash sale lasted for around 40 minutes.
Jio Website Crashing
Few users who were unable to purchase due to the website crashing, took to Twitter to report about the error.
https://twitter.com/RandyWhetton/status/1029982845689679872
@JioCare this is what happens when I added the jiophone 2 to cart. Unable to proceed despite 6 or more attempts pic.twitter.com/4B3PW824ub
— Anushri Rao (@RaoAnushri) August 16, 2018
@reliancejio FLASH SALE Started for Jio Phone 2, details entered but page ended with error!! Oops? Not again! #JioPhone2 #Jio #ERROR pic.twitter.com/bru2QRO4xE
— Right In! (@Dubstep_Drop69) August 16, 2018
Some users, however, successfully placed the order. The Phone will arrive at their doorstep within 5-7 business days.
Ordered #JioPhone2
Will keep this thread updated after receiving the unit.. @reliancejio @JioCare pic.twitter.com/QrX7JEsaYV— ??????? (@sankari_rs) August 16, 2018
Was successful in booking the JioPhone 2. Working fine for me. Try refreshing. Will work pic.twitter.com/HD1xYQatX8
— Patna Waasi (@S21Nawab_) August 16, 2018
Jio Phone 2 Specifications
NETWORK TECHNOLOGY | True 4G (LTE Support): VoLTE (HD Voice Call), Video call support LTE Bands Supported: BAND3(1800)/BAND5(850) LTE-TDD BAND40(2300) 2G Bands: band2(1900)/BAND3(1800)/band5(850)/BAND8(900) |
DISPLAY | Screen Size: 6.09cm (2.4 inch) Screen Type: TFT screen Screen Resolution: QVGA (320x 240) |
CONNECTIVITY | Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n Bluetooth: BT 4.1 with BLE GPS: Yes USB Connectivity: USB 2. NFC: Yes |
PLATFORM | Operating System: KAI OS CPU: 1GHz Dual-core Processor |
BATTERY | Capacity: 2000 mAh, Li-ion Talktime: About 6 Hours Standby Time: About 150 hours |
MEMORY | Internal Memory: 4GB, RAM: 512MB Expandable: Up to 128GB |
CAMERA | Rear Camera: 2MP Front Camera: 0.3MP Video Recording: Yes |
MULTIMEDIA | Music Player: Yes Wireless FM Radio: Yes Video Player: Yes Loudspeaker: Yes Alert Type: Ringtone + Vibration |
INDIAN LANGUAGE SUPPORT | 22 Indian languages- Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu |
APPS SUPPORT | Jio Apps: MyJio, JioMusic, JioTV, JioCinema, JioXpressNews, Voice Assistant, JioVideoCall, Jio Games etc. JioStore: More apps can be downloaded from JioStore app |
FEATURES | Voice Assistant: Your personal Voice Assistant with voice-enabled search (English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam) Compose SMS, Search on Google, Open an app, call a contact and much more Connect To TV: Connect to CRT TV, Smart TV etc using JioMediaCable (to be bought as a separate accessory) Browser: 4G internet browsing Other features: Torch, calculator, alarm, calendar, gallery etc. |
BOX CONTENTS | Handset, Removable Battery, Charger Adaptor, Jio SIM CARD |
OTHER DETAILS | SIM Slot: Dual SIM (Slot 1: Active Jio SIM + Slot 2: Any other operator 2G SIM) SIM Size: Nano Sim (4FF type) Colour: Black |
OTHER COMPATIBLE ACCESSORIES | 1. charger with 5V, 700 mA rating 2. standard 3.5mm jack for audio 3. JioMediaCable 4. JioFi for wifi access |
Jio Phone 2 Pricing and Availability
Jio Phone 2 4G feature phone is now available for purchase at ₹3,098 (including ₹99 delivery charges) on the company’s website jio.com. To know read about the Jio Phone 2’s specifications and steps to purchase click here.
As of now, the flash sale is closed and the second flash sale will go live at 12 PM, August 30th.