Airtel, Vodafone offer ₹1,500 cashback on select Samsung phones

Airtel will offer the scheme on Galaxy J2 (2017), Galaxy J5 Prime, Galaxy J7 Prime, and Galaxy J7 Pro priced in the range of ₹6,990 to ₹19,900.

Samsung smartphones for Airtel customers will come bundled with special recharge pack of Rs 199 that offers 1GB data per day and unlimited calling within India. (File)

Aimed at broadening their consumer base in smartphone segment, country's two leading telecom players Bharti Airtel and Vodafone have tied up with Samsung for cashback offers worth ₹1,500 on select Galaxy J-series devices over a period of two years.

Airtel will offer the scheme on Galaxy J2 (2017), Galaxy J5 Prime, Galaxy J7 Prime, and Galaxy J7 Pro priced in the range of ₹6,990 to ₹19,900.

Under the offer, Vodafone will give cashback on three models Galaxy J2 Pro, priced at ₹8,490; Galaxy J7 Nxt, ₹10,490; and Galaxy J7, ₹16,900.

Samsung smartphones for Airtel customers will come bundled with special recharge pack of ₹199 that offers 1GB data per day and unlimited calling within India.

While Airtel customers will need to recharge with a total value of ₹5,000, Vodafone users will have to recharge their account every month with ₹198 (total value ₹4,752 over a period of two years) to avail full benefit of cashback scheme, as per the companies' statements.

"The ₹1,500 cashback will be disbursed to customers over 24 months. At the end of 12 months, customers who have done recharges, in any denomination of their choice, worth ₹2,500 will be eligible for the first instalment of ₹300. They will be eligible for the second instalment of ₹1,200 provided they complete another set of recharges worth ₹2,500 over the next 12 months," the Airtel statement said.

Airtel will credit the money in Airtel Payments Bank account of the customer.

Vodafone is also offering the facility for post-paid customers.

"Postpaid customers need to opt into any one of Vodafone's attractive Red Plans. At the end of the first 12 months, users will receive a cashback of ₹600 and after another 12 months, a cashback of ₹900 respectively. The cashback will be credited to their Vodafone M-Pesa wallets," the Vodadone statement said.

Telecom operators are coming up with such offers with an aim to capture smartphone users in the country as they consume more data compared to feature phone users.

As per a CLSA report, Reliance Jio has already captured 80% of smartphone users in the country. The company had 13.9 crore subscribers in September while smartphone customer base stood at around 17.8 crore in the same month.