When we talk about online video, it's mostly about on-demand services, such as, orbut it's also possible to watch live television on your phone. There are a number of different apps to do this. In case you don't however - and want to know which of these is the best option available right now - we're here to help. This is an area where Reliance has the upper hand, on paper. This includes sports channels being aired in English. With Airtel, the selection is noticeably slimmer, with sports and news dominating the mix. You get a free year of Amazon Prime along with the app if you're not already subscribed and are on a plan with at least Rs. On the other hand, Reliance Jio has its own standalone video streaming app, Jio Cinema, which has a great selection of movies as well. You can set up your favourites, and see your recent channels, or scroll vertically to see more channels, and horizontally to see what's coming next. Features jio sim jio re video as recordings are not readily apparent, and although the overall interface is usable, there's little by way of personalisation. Some might prefer having this although for us it was just a piece of needless friction. Although the Jio effect on India's telecom market has made data much more affordable across the board than it was even just a year ago, it's still an important factor. We tried this at multiple times of the day, and the usage varied but on average, this seems to be about right. When you're watching a video but only in full screen modeyou'll see a settings button in the player, and if you tap on that, you will see a Quality button. Here, jio sim jio re video options are Automatic, High, Medium, and Low. This applies for each playback - there's no global menu setting for quality. In this, both apps are pretty similar - tap a show, and it'll start playing. In terms of playback, the experience is pretty standard - there's not much room for experimenting at this point - and the video experience was pretty good even on a 3G connection. When connected to a fast Wi-Fi connection, we didn't see any pixelation or anything along those lines with either app. In terms of the viewing experience, we'd call it a tie between the two. Verdict Although both apps are pretty good and have advantages, the good news is that if you have a connection from both telcos, you'll be able to use either one without having to pay extra for now.
