JioPhone Next may be available for pre-bookings this week

India’s largest telecom operator Reliance Jio could open its much-awaited JioPhone Next for pre-orders from this week. The telecom company is already in talks with its retail partners to line up the pre-orders.JioPhone Next is scheduled to launch on September 10 on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. Ahead of the launch, the company has started preparations for pre-bookings of JioPhone Next. Earlier this month, the specifications and price of JioPhone Next appeared in a leak. The device is expected to be available at ₹3,499. While this will make JioPhone Next the cheapest smartphone in the world, Jio could further sweeten the deal with bundled packs.