JioPhone Next delayed due to global semiconductor shortage, will now launch on this date

Jio on Friday said the global semiconductor shortage had forced the company to postpone the launch of JioPhone Next, its debut 4G smartphone. Originally planned to launch on September 10, the JioPhone Next will instead become more widely available “in time for the Diwali festive season” which means sometime before November 4.

Mukesh Ambani had taken the wraps off JioPhone Next during Reliance Industries Limited’s 44th Annual General Meeting on June 24. The smartphone is being co-developed “closely” with Google and is part of the global search engine giant’s 33,737 crore investment in Jio Platforms.