Times of Islamabad

Jazz launches the most affordable 4G smartphone in Pakistan

Jazz launches the most affordable 4G smartphone in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – Jazz has launched Jazz Digit 4G – ‘Pakistan ka smartphone’(Pakistan’s smartphone). While Pakistan boasts having some of the cheapesttariff rates for voice and data, the main barrier to internet has been theaffordability of smartphones.

To help address this barrier Jazz has partnered with KaiOS Technologies torelease the Jazz Digit 4G smartphone at the most affordable price point,offering a suite of unique features.

Jazz Digit 4G becomes the most affordable smart feature phone on the globalmarket, at a down payment of just PKR 1800 (USD 11*).

The customer is required to sign up for a one-year service with Jazz at anextremely affordable PKR 300/ month which includes 1,000 minutes, 1000MBdata, free SMS and free calling to doctors along with unlimited Facebookand WhatsApp for the first 3 months.

This initiative targets the wellbeing of the lesser privileged andunderserved segment of our society with over 55% of Pakistan’s 165msubscribers using feature and 2G phones with internet penetration standingat 35%.

While access to the internet is said to be the most effective driver of GDPfor emerging economies.

The smartphone comes equipped with a Jazz Super 4G SIM that powersWhatsApp, Facebook, YouTube, Google Maps, Google Voice, and Jazz TV as partof the 200 and more apps they can access at the KaiStore, since the deviceruns on KaiOS, the third largest mobile operating system worldwide.

With a sophisticated front-and-back camera and flash, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, andHotspot facility, this phone provides an almost all-inclusive feature setthat any leading smartphone may have.