Reliance JioPhone Faces Tough Competition from Micromax Bharat 1, Intex Aqua Lions N1, and More

Planning to book Reliance JioPhone? If you are going for an entry-level 4G smartphone, Indian telecom operators Airtel, Vodafone and BSNL too have come up with their cheap smartphones. Reliance Jio launched JioPhone as part of company’s efforts to encourage 2G subscribers to jump onto the 4G bandwagon. Reliance is said to be shipping more than six million Jio Phone handsets starting for zero rupees. Targetting JioPhone, Airtel unveiled three new smartphones that come with similar cost-effective offers.

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Airtel’s Intex Aqua Lions N1

In an effort to counter JioPhone, Bharti Airtel announced a partnership with home-based Intex to offer a low-cost 4G smartphone at an “effective price” of Rs 1,649. Airtel also launched two other smartphones – Aqua A4 and Aqua S3 – that come at effective prices of Rs 1,999 and Rs 4,379, respectively.

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The Aqua Lions N1 starts at Rs 3,149 which comes down to a price of Rs 1,649 if you recharge from Airtel number. After making a down payment of Rs 3,149, you’ll have to do 36 monthly renewals of Rs 169 per month recharge plan. Airtel gives you the flexibility of taking any recharge options but Rs 3000 worth transactions must be done within first 18 months to claim a refund of Rs 500. Another Rs 3000 recharges over the next 18 months will give you a second allowance of Rs 1000.

Intex Aqua Lions N1 Specs: An MTK chipset coupled with 1GB RAM and 8GB internal storage powers the Aqua Lions N1. On the front is a 4-inch full touch WVGA display. As for optics, the Lions N1 features 2MP rear sensor and VGA camera for selfies. The device comes with dual SIM as well microSD slot for storage expansion up to 128GB.