Itel Mobiles has collaborated with Home Credit India to offer an affordable finance scheme on its budget phone itel A48. The phone can be purchased at a down payment of Rs. 1399 and then pay Rs. 625 EMI for 8 months. There will also be an Rs. 501 processing fee. So, you will be paying Rs. 6900 for the smartphone.
Rs. 1399 (Downpayment)+Rs. 501 (Processing Fee) +Rs. 625 x 8 + = Rs. 6900
Customers who enroll for the JioExclusive offer will also get an instant price discount of Rs 512 and additional benefits worth Rs. 4000. In other benefits, you will get Rs. 4000 coupons by MakeMyTrip, Oyo, PharmEasy, and Myntra on recharge of Rs. 249 & above.
Even after excluding the Rs. 4000 benefits, this phone’s effective pricing will be Rs. 6388.
This is a similar offering that Reliance gives on JioPhone Next. In JioPhone Next, you have to pay Rs. 1999 downpayment and Rs. 501 processing fee. After this, you need to select a plan for 18 or 24 months.
itel A48 features a 6.10-inch IPS LCD display and runs Android 10 Go out of the box. It packs a 1.4 GHz Quad-core processor and offers 2GB RAM along with 32GB storage. The phone comes with a 5+5 MP rear camera and a 5 MP selfie camera.
It has a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, 4G, Bluetooth 4, GPS, and micro USB. The phone packs a 3000 mAh battery.
The phone seems better than JioPhone Next in terms of hardware specs. Click on the link added below to compare these phones side by side.
Itel A48 Vs Jio Phone Next – Comparison
If you compare the pricing of itel A48 and JioPhone Next, itel A48 is cheaper. But JiPhone’s EMI also includes call and data benefits on EMI plans. Even with the cheapest plan, JioPhone costs Rs. 9700. So,itel A48 will be overall cheaper than JioPhone with a similar Jio plan.
For anyone who is looking for a budget phone,itel A48 is a good option. This phone is available for Rs. 5999 at its cheapest price on Amazon. If you cannot pay the full amount, you can opt for itel A48’s EMI option with Jio benefits. Amazon also offers a no-cost EMI on the phone, but where you will be paying Rs. 1,032 for 6 months.
Now when you know all the possible options, you can decide how you want to purchase this phone.
