The iPhone X is finally open for pre-orders in India even though the device will be available in extremely limited quantities. Prices for the iPhone X start at Rs 89,000 for the 64GB variant and go up to Rs 1,02,000 for the 256GB variant.
While there are multiple buyback, cashback and exchange offers listed by ecommerce website Flipkart, Amazon has partnered with Reliance Jio to offer a 70 percent buyback on the maximum retail price of the iPhone X.
As per Jio’s iPhone X buyback offer, a customer who purchases iPhone X from Amazon.in (from the seller Reliance Digital only), will get an assured buyback value of 70 percent of the MRP if the phone is returned within the Assured Buyback Period. The Assured buyback period for the Jio-iPhone X offer is October 01, 2018 to December 31, 2018.
To be eligible for the iPhone X buyback offer from Reliance Jio, one will have to subscribe to Jio’s services. Jio subscribers will have to perform either a recharge of Rs 799 or above for a period of 12 consecutive months starting from the date of activation of IMEI number of the iPhone X, or perform a one time yearly recharge of Rs 99,99.
The Rs 799 Jio plan for prepaid users will give unlimited data – 3GB per day (Post 3GB High Speed Data per day, speed will throttle to 128Kbps), 100SMS/day and complimentary subscription to Jio Apps with a validity of 28days.
For postpaid Jio users, benefits of 799 Plan will include free voice, unlimited data (Post 3GB High Speed Data per day, speed will throttle to 128Kbps), 100SMS/day and complimentary subscription to Jio Apps.
How to enroll for Jio-iPhone buyback offer
iPhone X buyers will have to enroll for the buyback offer through the My Jio app. To enroll for the offer, open MyJio app and click Jio-iPhone offer enroll now tab. On the landing page, enter the IMEI of the Product which will be validated at back end in real time. post IMEI validation, enter Jio mobile number. The Jio mobile number mentioned on this page will be validated through an OTP with which Jio will determine if the customer is eligible for the Offer. After this, accept the terms and conditions on the page and hit submit.
The last day to enroll for the Offer is December 31, 2017.
To claim the 70 percent buyback, customers will need to return their iPhone X handset anywhere between October 01, 2018 to December 31, 2018, along with original accessories provided with the device and its original box.