Google working closely with Jio to build affordable smartphone, says CEO Pichai

Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Thursday said the company continues to engage closely with partner Jio on the initiative of building an affordable smartphone and that work is underway on the project.

“We are focused on building an affordable phone… we are committed to making progress on the project and we are working with them (Jio),” Pichai said in a virtual conference with select reporters from Asia Pacific, as reported by news agency PTI. He, however, did not divulge other details, including possible launch date and pricing.

Google had picked up a 7.7% stake in Jio Platforms for ₹33,737 crore last year and had also entered into a commercial agreement with Jio Platforms to jointly develop an entry-level, affordable smartphone.