Vodafone has announced its partnership with Micromax and is offering a cashback of Rs 2,200 on some select entry-level Micromax 4G smartphones. The telco is offering cashback on the Micromax Bharat 2 Plus, Micromax Bharat 3, Micromax Bharat 4 and the Micromax Canvas 1 smartphones.
To be eligible for the cashback, customers purchasing any of the aforementioned phones have to perform a minimum recharge totalling up to Rs 150 per month for 36 months. Users will receive a cashback of Rs 900 after 18 months and another cashback of Rs 1,300 after another 18 months. This brings the total cashback to Rs 2200, which will be credited to the customer’s Vodafone M-Pesa wallet.
Speaking about the offer, Avneesh Khosla, Associate Director of Consumer Business, Vodafone India said, “This is an initiative to democratize access to Vodafone SuperNet 4G. Recently through our partnership with Micromax we launched the most affordable smartphone in the country at a very attractive price of Rs 999. We are now giving more options to our customers to choose from by bringing four more entry level Micromax 4G smartphones within the special cash back offer. We hope that this will encourage and enable several million phone users to upgrade to a smartphone and enjoy a richer user experience with Vodafone SuperNet 4G.”
The Micromax Bharat 2 Plus was announced at a price of Rs. 3,749, but after subtracting the total cashback, it’s effective price comes down to Rs 1,549. Similarly, the Micromax Bharat 3 and the Bharat 4 were announced at a price of Rs 4,499 and 4,999 respectively. However, their effective price comes down to Rs 2,299 and Rs 2,799 after the cashback. Finally, the Micromax Canvas 1, which is priced at Rs. 5,999 will get an effective price of Rs. 3,799.