Offers, Benefits, and Features Compared, which is more profitable between Reliance Jio Phone and Airtel’s 4G ‘Smartphone’?

The war between Airtel and Reliance Jio is no longer limited to the telecom market only. When Reliance Jio launched Jio feature phone, in response Airtel launched its smartphone. However, Reliance made a new feature phone which comes with smart features. At the same time, Airtel has partnered with Karbonn Mobiles for this and launched the same old phone with a new offer. Let us tell you that Airtel’s feature phone is known as Karbonn A40 Indian.

Reliance Jio says that its Jio Phone is effectively being given to customers for free. Airtel says that the effective price of its handset is Rs 1,399 and there is no need to return the smartphone for cashback. Which of these two offers is made for you? If you are worried about this question then we will solve your difficulty.

Reliance Jio Phone vs Airtel 4G Smartphone: Price and Cashback

The direct price of Jio Phone is Rs 1,500. There is booking for this which is currently closed. The booking amount is Rs 500 and the remaining amount will have to be paid at the time of delivery of the handset. The Rs 1,500 that customers give to Reliance Jio will be returned after 3 years. To get cashback, customers purchasing Jio Phone phones will have to recharge at least Rs 1,500 every year while using the phone for 3 years.

Karbonn A40 Indian is an old smartphone which till now was selling for Rs 3,499. It is also available on Amazon India. Right now this phone is being sold for Rs 2,899 with a special offer from Airtel. Karbonn phones are being sold in the company’s authorized retail stores. But in limited numbers. If customers recharge with Rs 169 plan every month on Airtel network for the next 36 months, they will get a cashback of Rs 500 after the first 18 months. And after completion of 36 months, a cashback of Rs 1,000 will be given. In this way, customers will get a total cashback of Rs 1,500 and the effective price of the phone will be Rs 1,399. The interesting thing is that unlike JioPhone, you do not have to return the handset to get cashback. Also note that the cashback amount will be credited to the user’s Airtel Payment Bank account.

Reliance Jio Phone vs Airtel 4G Smartphone: Recharge Plans

Jio phone users will get free voice calls for lifetime. For this, the user will get access to unlimited data (500 MB 4G data every day) at Rs 153 per month. Unlimited SMS, unlimited data and calls are offered in this pack. Users will also get free subscription of Jio apps.

Airtel has introduced a new plan of Rs 169. The validity of this recharge plan will be 28 days. It will come with unlimited calling facility and customers will get 512 MB of 4G data every day to use. It has been told that if customers wish, they can choose any other recharge plan. But after doing this cashback will not be given. If the customer uses the same SIM in any other handset, then the validity of the Rs 169 plan will be 14 days instead of 28 days.

Jio Phone vs Airtel 4G Smartphone: Specifications Features

We cannot call any one phone better on the basis of features and specifications. Jio phone is a feature phone with many smart features. Whereas Karbonn A40 is an Indian Android smartphone.

The single-SIM JioPhone features a 2.4-inch QWVGA (240×320 pixels) display. It uses 1.2 GHz Spreadtrum dual core processor. Mali-400 GPU is integrated. Also available is 512 MB RAM. Inbuilt storage is 4 GB and you will be able to use microSD card up to 128 GB. There is a 2 megapixel camera on the back. And there is a VGA camera on the front panel. The battery of JioPhone is 2000 mAh. Connectivity features include 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth v4.1, Wi-Fi, NFC, FM radio, GPS, and USB 2.0 support.

Karbonn A40 Indian has a 4-inch WVGA touch screen. It will come with 1.3 GHz processor and 1 GB RAM. Inbuilt storage is 8 GB and if needed, microSD card up to 32 GB can be used. This dual SIM smartphone will run on Android 7.0 Nougat. This phone, a partnership between Karbonn and Airtel, has a 2 megapixel rear and 0.3 megapixel front camera. The phone comes with 4G connectivity. It will work on Airtel VoLTE network. Other connectivity features include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. Airtel apps like MyAirtel, Airtel TV and Wynk Music will be pre-installed on the handset.

Features of Jio phone

Feature phones have apps that perform very simple tasks. But in Jio phone you will get apps like Jio Music, Jio TV and Jio Cinema. Jio Store is provided in Jio Phone. Here you will find all the apps which are made for the phone. These also include Jio’s apps like Jio Cinema, Jio TV and Jio Music. Jio Phone also has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth along with geolocation and NFC. NFC can be used for tap and go payment. At present, this feature has not been rolled out.

You will also be able to watch the content of the phone on the television screen in the future. The company will soon provide a cable TV accessory for this. The phone has the facility of software update. The company will provide OTA updates. You will also be able to make video calls. Jio phone comes with a video calling feature, which you do not find in any other feature phone. Video calling is possible through a special app.

Features of Karbonn A40 Indian

Considering the price, the Android Nougat software is a welcome step. Cheap, but it’s an Android phone. Because of this, users will be able to access Google Play Store, which means apps like YouTube, WhatsApp and Facebook will work on the phone. These apps are currently not available in Jio phones. This phone is a good option with Airtel recharge plan, but it does not have any unique features.