Vodafone partners with Itel Mobile to offer Rs 2,100 cashback on 'A20' 4G smartphone

To be eligible for the cashback, Itel A20 customers will have to recharge their Vodafone connection with a minimum amount of Rs 150 per month for 18 months to receive an initial cashback of Rs 900. They will receive another cashback of Rs 1,200 after recharging with Rs 150 for 18 months.

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Vodafone has teamed up with Itel to launch a low-cost 4G smartphone, the Itel A20. The device costs Rs 3,690, however, Vodafone is offering a cashback of Rs 2,100 on it, which brings down its effective price to Rs 1,590.

In order to receive the cashback, users will have to buy the smartphone at a price of 3,690. On recharging their Vodafone connection with a minimum amount of Rs 150 per month for 18 months, customers will receive a cashback of Rs 900. Additionally, cashback of Rs 1,200 will be refunded if users continue to recharge with Rs 150 for another 18 months. The recharges can be done cumulatively or as a one-time recharge. Buyers will receive the cashback in their Vodafone M-Pesa wallets and the offer is valid until March 31, 2018.

In terms of specifications, the Itel A20 is powered by a quad-core processor and 1GB of RAM coupled with 8GB of internal storage. It supports 4G VoLTE and ViLTE (Video over LTE) and runs on Android 7.0 Nougat. The device is backed by a 1500 mAh Lithium-ion battery.

Avneesh Khosla, Associate Director of Consumer Business, Vodafone India said, “Millions of consumers in India are upgrading to smartphones to enjoy the benefits of mobile internet. We are delighted to partner with Itel to hand hold customers as they transition from feature phone to smartphone and provide a rich experience with Vodafone SuperNet 4G. We firmly believe, that affordable handsets along with pocket friendly data prices, will accelerate data adoption. The exciting cashback offers will make this digital journey a more affordable and enriching one for our customers.”

Vodafone had previously partnered with Micromax to offer cashback on smartphones like the Bharat 2 Plus, Bharat 2 Ultra, Bharat 3, Bharat 4, Bharat 5, and the Canvas 1.