After Airtel, Vodafone takes on JioPhone with ‘itel A20’ ultra low-cost 4G VoLTE smartphone

Vodafone is offering itel A20, a 4G VoLTE smartphone, at an effective price of ₹1,590. Here’s how you can avail of the offer.

Vodafone is offering ‘itel 20’ 4G VoLTE smartphone at an effective price of Rs 1,590 (Priyanka Parashar/Mint)

Vodafone India has teamed up with itel Mobile to offer an ultra low-cost smartphone bundled with data benefits from the operator. The duo has launched the 'itel A20' smartphone, which is being sold at an effective price of ₹1,590.

While the smartphone is officially priced at ₹3,690, Vodafone is offering a cashback offer to bring down the cost. To avail of the scheme, customers will have to purchase the phone at the official price and recharge with ₹150 or more in a calendar month for 18 months.

The recharge can be done either cumulatively or as a one-time recharge. At the end of 18 months, customers will receive a cashback of ₹900. Upon continuing to recharge ₹ 150 per month, customers can enjoy an additional cashback of ₹1,200 after another 18 months.

The bundled offer can be availed up to March 31, 2018. Users will receive the cashback in their M-Pesa wallets, allowing them to recharge, pay bills, transfer money or withdraw cash, according to their convenience.

"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 more affordable and enriching for our customers," said Avneesh Khosla, associate director, consumer business, Vodafone India.

itel A20: Specifications

The smartphone runs on Android 7.0 Nougat, and is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor coupled with 1GB of RAM. The smartphone comes with 8GB of internal storage. Connectivity options include 4G, VoLTE and video over LTE, among others. A 1,500mAh battery powers the phone.