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The made-for-India smartphone, jointly designed by the two companies, will be available at an entry price of only Rs 1,999 and "the rest paid via easy EMI over 18 or 24 months". The affordable smartphone can also be purchased upfront without financing for only Rs 6,499. The smartphone will be available across the country at Reliance Retail's extensive network of JioMart Digital retail locations.

With this initiative, itel and Jio users will get itel A23 Pro at an attractive price of Rs 3,899, which was earlier priced at Rs 4,999, thus unleashing an opportunity to democratise technology for all consumers. itel A23 Pro will go on sale across India starting June 1. Under this offer, data connectivity will be available on Jio network. itel A23 Pro customers on Jio would be entitled to benefits worth Rs 3,000.

"We at Jio want to ensure that staying connected remains accessible and affordable for all customers, especially the less-privileged sections of our society," said a company statement. "Jio working with Reliance Foundation will provide 300 free minutes of outgoing calls per month (10 minutes per day) for the entire period of the pandemic, to JioPhone users who have not been able to recharge due to the ongoing pandemic," it said.