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Jio Phone bookings start Thursday, August 24 and the 4G feature phone will be delivered to consumers in September on first-come, first-serve basis. The first Jio-branded phone will come preloaded with apps such as JioCinema, JioMusic, and JioTV, along with popular instant messaging and social networking apps. Aimed at 2G feature phone users who are yet to join the company’s network, the handset is “essentially free,” though you will have to make a refundable security deposit of Rs. 1,500. If you plan to book Jio Phone, you can opt for either online or offline channels. Read on to find out how to book Jio Phone, the time pre-orders start, when to make the payments, and more details. When do Jio Phone bookings start?  Jio Phone bookings will start after 5pm on August 24 via the MyJio app, official website, and authorised Reliance Jio offline retailers.  How to book Jio Phone?  To book JioPhone using the MyJio app, just open the app and tap on the Prebook Now option...

Coolpad has expanded its portfolio by launching the Cool M7 smartphone in China. The smartphone is priced at CNY 2,699 (roughly Rs. 25,900), and is available for pre-orders on JD.com. The Coolpad Cool M7 will go on sale in the country on August 26. The Coolpad Cool M7 has been launched in Matte Black and Blue colour options. It has a slim metallic unibody with a single camera setup at the back. The home button sits in the front, bearing the fingerprint sensor. The volume and power keys are on the right edge of the smartphone, and the USB Type-C port sits on the bottom edge of the device. The 3.5mm audio jack sits on the top edge. Coming to the specifications, the Coolpad Cool M7 smartphone runs on the latest Android 7.1.1 Nougat software with Cool UI customisations. The dual-SIM device has a 5.5-inch (1080x1920 pixels) full-HD display with 2.5D curved glass protection. It is powered by the 14nm Snapdragon 625 octa-core SoC (clocked at up to 2GHz) that's paired with ...

Ever since telecom operator Reliance Jio started commercial operations, it has managed to garner a massive subscriber base in record time, with users scrambling to take advantage of the lucrative 4G data and voice calling options it has to offer. Smartphone sellers started partnering with Jio to provide additional data, and now payment portals are giving lucrative offers to Jio users in the form of cashbacks. Digital payment portals like Paytm, MobiKwik, Amazon Pay, and PhonePe all offer different amounts of cashbacks on Reliance Jio recharges. This is to lure users out of the My Jio app, and get them to use their respective digital payment portal instead. Most of the cashbacks are offered on plans above Rs. 300 which means eligible recharge packs include Rs. 309, Rs. 349, Rs. 399, Rs. 509, Rs. 999, Rs. 1,999, Rs. 4,999 and Rs. 9,999. We list out all the cashback offers listed by different payment portals, for you to make a smart decision on which portal offers the best cashbac...