Bharti Airtel often found giving tough competition to Reliance Jio. We have seen in recent times that both the companies have delivered awesome plans to attract users. As previously, we have shared a news in which we have discussed Airtel’s 30GB free internet that comes as a bonus part under several postpaid plans which starts at Rs 499, Rs 649, Rs 799 and Rs 1,999. However, to compete with Reliance Jio’s Rs 999 plan that offers 90GB data along with unlimited voice calls for 90 days. One of the largest telecom company Bharti Airtel had just launched a new plan in which users will get 4GB 3G/4G data per day for 28 days. The plan will cost users Rs 999. However, users can get the discount of up to 50% if they recharge via Airtel Payments Bank. So, that means users will get 112GB of total data at the price of Rs 999. But, apart from all these things now one of the largest telecom company Bharti Airtel had just launched a new 4G smartphone at an effective price of Rs. 1349 in a partnership with Celkon simply to compete Reliance Jio. To get this new smartphone, customers have to pay Rs.2,849 and then you have to buy recharge packs of Rs.169 for 36 months. However, if you want then you can also purchase recharge packs of Rs.3,000 in the first 18 months and another Rs. 3,000 in the next 18 months to be available for the refunds that subsidize the cost of this 4G smartphone. And at the end of 18 months, simply you will be qualified to refund of Rs.500, while another Rs.1,000 refund will be given at the end of the next 18 months. Moreover, if we talk about the specification of the Airtel Celkon Smart 4G smartphone, then it will feature a 4-inch display WVGA (480×800 pixels), dual-SIM card slots, a 1.3GHz quad-core processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB of inbuilt storage, 3.2-megapixel back camera with LED flash, 2-megapixel front camera, external microSD card support of up to 32GB, USB OTG support, FM radio, 3.5mm audio jack and 1500mAh battery. The Director, Consumer Business & CMO of Bharti Airtel, Raj Pudipeddi said that “We are pleased to partner with Celkon in our endeavor to bring affordable smartphone options to the market and build an ‘open ecosystem’ of low-cost devices. Celkon has a strong brand affinity and deep distribution in southern Indian markets, and our partnership will enable us to serve a large set of customers with this affordable smartphone proposition”. So, what do you think about this? Simply share your views and thoughts in the comment section below.
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