Airtel 4G Smartphone With Unlimited Voice Calls, 500MB Data Per Day Announced

The Karbonn A40 is powered by a 1.3GHz chipset, mated with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage, which can be expanded up to 32GB with a microSD card. The best part is the phone has support for dual SIM and both the SIM slots are open, allowing you to use any network, unlike JioPhone with which you can use only a Jio 4G SIM card. The smartphone supports 22 Indian languages.

Cameras in the smartphone include a 2MP rear camera and a 0.3MP selfie camera. The device has 4G/3G/2G with support for Airtel VoLTE. This essentially means that you can Airtel VoLTE services in this smartphone if your area has Airtel VoLTE coverage. Other connectivity options on the device include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS. The device is backed by a 1400mAh battery. This smartphone was announced by Karbonn for Rs. 3,499.

Terms and Conditions of the Airtel 4G Smartphone

We’ve seen the price and specifications of the Airtel 4G Smartphone. Now, let’s see how you can get an Airtel 4G smartphone. Firstly, the customer needs to make a down payment of Rs. 2,899 for the Airtel 4G Smartphone, and he has to make 36 continuous monthly recharges of Rs. 169.

Like Reliance Jio’s early return scheme, Airtel also has the same scheme, where a customer will get a cash refund of Rs. 500 after 18 months and another Rs. 1000 after 36 months, taking the total cash benefit to Rs 1500.

In case, the customer is not satisfied with the benefits offered by the Rs. 169 bundled plan, Airtel is allowing them to recharge with any denomination and validity as per individual requirements.

However, to claim the cash refund benefit recharges worth Rs. 3000 must be done within the first 18 months (to claim the first refund instalment of Rs. 500) and another Rs. 3000 over the next 18 months (to claim the second refund instalment of Rs. 1000).

“The ownership of the smartphone is complete with the customer and there is no need to return the device to Airtel/Karbonn at any point to claim the cash benefit,” said Airtel in the press statement.

More Affordable Airtel 4G Smartphones on the Way

Alongside announcing this smartphone, Airtel also revealed that the company will partner with multiple mobile handset manufacturers to create an ‘open ecosystem’ of affordable 4G smartphones and bring them to market for virtually the price of a feature phone.

The partnership between Airtel and Karboon is part of Airtel’s ‘Mera Pehla 4G Smartphone’ initiative. This campaign from Airtel is aimed at enabling every Indian to buy a 4G smartphone and enjoy digital life.

All smartphones under the ‘Mera Pehla 4G Smartphone’ initiative will be available at leading mobile stores across the country. After sales support for the devices will be provided by the handset manufacturers through their service network said Airtel.

Raj Pudipeddi, Director – Consumer Business & CMO, Bharti Airtel said, “As the market leader and pioneer of 4G services in India, Airtel’s aspiration is to digitally empower every Indian with high-speed data access. We are delighted to partner with Karbonn to remove barriers to smartphone adoption and enable millions of Indians to leapfrog to a full touchscreen smartphone experience. We plan to partner with multiple manufacturers to bring affordable smartphone options to the market and build an ‘open ecosystem’ of low-cost devices. This is yet another step in our ongoing journey to deeply understand customers and bring innovation that delights them.”