Andrew Bonwick
Vice President of Product Development at Relm Insurance
Madhav Sheth
CEO of Ai+ Smartphone
Stephen Rose
CEO Render Networks

Airtel Online Store has been offering various smartphones with down payment and EMI payment option for postpaid users. However, prepaid users have been left out for a while now. Until now, if an Airtel prepaid user wants to purchase a device on Airtel Online Store, then they have to migrate to postpaid and get the device under EMI scheme. To make it hassle-free, Airtel is now offering smartphones with down payment and EMI option to its prepaid users as well. Although, only three smartphones (Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 6.1 and Oppo F9 Pro) is currently available for prepaid users, alongside for postpaid users. Airtel is even offering 1.4GB data per day, unlimited voice calls and 100 SMS per day for users who purchase the device.

Airtel Prepaid Users Can Now Purchase Smartphones from Airtel Online Store
At the moment, only three smartphones- Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 6.1 (4GB) and Oppo F9 Pro are being made available for prepaid users. If a user is looking to purchase the Nokia 7 Plus from Airtel Online Store, then a one-time payment of Rs 7,699 will be collected at the time of purchase. And for the next 12 months, users will have to make a payment of Rs 1,734, which also includes data, voice calling and SMS benefits for a year. Airtel states that the monthly amount should be paid directly to the lender. For the unaware, the Nokia 7 Plus is priced at Rs 25,999 in India and if a user purchases the device from Airtel Online Store, then the final amount of the phone after 12 months becomes Rs 28,507.
