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Karbonn A40
Indian smart phone
Display Size: 4-inch display
Resolution: 480 X 800 pixels
Processor: 1.3GHz processor
RAM: 1 GB
Internal Storage: 8 GB
Battery: 1400mAh battery
Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, FM, 3G, 4G
SIM: Dual SIM
Primary Camera: 2 megapixel
Front Camera: 0.3 megapixel
Operating System: Android 7.0
eliance Jio Phone, an
affordable feature phone
that has gained huge
popularity in recent months comes
with a bagful of offers. Jio members
can enjoy free voice calls, unlimited
data, free SMS with their special
Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan packs. The
company has finished delivering
the first batch of phones and it will
launch its second phase of pre-
booking soon. Some news reports
suggest that their next offering may
be an Android phone, unlike the
current phone which runs on KAI OS,
a modified version of the Firefox OS.
The Jio phone comes with a
refundable deposit of `1,500. Under
this scheme, the user pays `1,500
for the phone and has to return the
phone by the end of three years to
claim this amount. As the amount is
interest free, the user will not bear
any deduction on this, but they will
have to recharge their phones with
`1,500 to get the refund.
Airtel along with Karbonn and
Celkon has launched a similar offer.
With Karbonn, after the success of
4G - Karbonn A40, under the ‘Mera
Pehla Smartphone’ initiative, Airtel
has announced two new Android
smartphones - Karbonn A41, and
Karbonn AI Indian. Celkon is offering
one smartphone, Celkon Smart
4G. The prices of these phones
start from `2,849. However, there
are cash back offers. The Karbonn
A40 or Celkon smart 4G user shall
recharge with `3000 for 18 months
and get cash back of `500. Further,
if the user continues to recharge
with `3,000 for another 18 months,
then additional cash back of `1,000
is provided, reducing the effective
price of the phone. The cash back
will be credited to a user’s Airtel
Payments account. Unlike Jio
phone, the user of these phones will
not have to return back the phone
sets to claim the cash back. These
phones also support most Indian
languages and give access to the
Google Play Store.
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