Highlights
- Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are the two top telecom operators in India.
- If you are looking for 5G services, these two are the best bets as they have extensive coverage throughout the country.
- Especially when it comes to Jio, every subscriber gets latched on to the telco's 5G SA (standalone) architecture.
Andrew Bonwick
Vice President of Product Development at Relm Insurance
Madhav Sheth
CEO of Ai+ Smartphone
Stephen Rose
CEO Render Networks

Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are the two top telecom operators in India. If you are looking for 5G services, these two are the best bets as they have extensive coverage throughout the country. Especially when it comes to Jio, every subscriber gets latched on to the telco’s 5G SA (standalone) architecture. If you are looking to get the best 5G experience, it is either Jio or Airtel, which will give it to most consumers in the market today. Here we are going to compare the base plans from Jio and Airtel that offer 5G to the consumers. These plans cost Rs 198 from Reliance Jio and Rs 349 from Bharti Airtel. Let us take a look at the complete benefits of these plans.
Reliance Jio Rs 198 Prepaid Plan
Reliance Jio Rs 198 prepaid plan comes with unlimited voice calling, 100 SMS/day, and 2GB of daily data. This plan offers users unlimited 5G data. It comes with a service validity of 14 days. There is no limits to how much 5G data a user can use here. But there is one with Airtel. The add-on benefits mentioned with the Rs 198 plan are JioTV and JioAICloud. You can check out these benefits from the MyJio app.
Bharti Airtel Rs 349 Prepaid Plan
Bharti Airtel Rs 349 prepaid plan comes with unlimited voice calling, 100 SMS/day, and 1.5GB of daily data. It comes with lesser data than what you get with Jio’s plan, however, you get more validity. The Rs 349 plan from Airtel comes with 28 days of service validity. It also offers unlimited 5G data to the users. The data usage with 5G is capped at 300GB for every 30 days. Users also get free subscription to the Adobe Express Premium for 12 months. Further, the plan also bundles Apple Music subscription, which is once in a lifetime benefit for free.










