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

It’s raining cashback offers from telecom operators on 4G smartphones. Bharti Airtel today announced its partnership with Finnish brand HMD Global, expanding its Mera Pehla Smartphone initiative. Airtel has made the Nokia 2 (first impressions) and Nokia 3 available for the offer and the telco will offer Rs 2,000 cashback for both the smartphone users. For the unaware, the Nokia 2 is priced at Rs 6,999, and the Nokia 3 is available at Rs 9,499. With the cashback offer, the price of the Nokia 2 comes down to Rs 4,999, while the Nokia 3 comes to Rs 7,499. The cashback offer is already effective, and the new buyers of the Nokia 2 or the Nokia 3 smartphones are eligible for the cashback offer.

Airtel-HMD Global Cashback Offer Details
Like the earlier 4G smartphone offer, the cashback is not instant, and a customer has to recharge for 36 months to get the cashback. The cashback benefit of Rs 2,000 will be given to customers in two instalments over 36 months. A customer has to make Airtel prepaid recharges worth Rs 3,500 within the 18 months to get the first cashback of Rs 500. Similarly, customers need to perform another Rs 3,500 recharges over the next 18 months to receive the remaining cashback amount of Rs 1,500.
Ajai Puri, Chief Operating Officer (India & South Asia), Bharti Airtel said, “We are delighted to partner with Nokia to bring exciting and affordable options to customers planning to upgrade to a 4G smartphone. Nokia devices have a solid brand resonance amongst customers, and we believe that the partnership offers a great proposition to customers looking for quality devices at great prices.”