HMD Global partners Airtel to offer Nokia smartphone for as low as Rs 4,999

Finnish smartphone manufacturer and Nokia-licensee HMD Global and India’s leading telecommunication service provider Bharti Airtel has collaborated to offer affordable 4G smartphones at a starting price of Rs 4,999.

“We are delighted to partner with Airtel for their “Mera Pehla Smartphone” initiative offering our powerful devices Nokia 3 and Nokia 2. We at HMD are focused at offering great value to our consumers with such partnerships,” said Ajey Mehta, Vice President & Country Head - India, HMD Global.

Under the partnership, HMD Global is offering the Nokia 3 and Nokia 2 smartphones – bundled with Airtel’s Rs 2,000 cashback offer – at an effective price of Rs 7,499 and Rs 4,999, respectively. 

To avail the benefits, a customer needs to make a down payment of Rs 9,499 or Rs 6,999 to purchase Nokia 3 or Nokia 2, respectively. To avail the cashback, a customer needs to make prepaid recharges worth Rs 3,500 within the first 18 months to be eligible for the first cashback of Rs 500. Similarly, in the next 18 months, a customer needs to make another set of recharges worth Rs 3,500 to receive the second instalment of Rs 1.500.

	Nokia 3	Nokia 2
Down payment (Rs)	9499	6999
Cashback (Rs)	2000	2000
Effective Price (Rs)	7499	4999
Screen Size	5-inch	5-inch
Processor	1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek 6737 processor	1.3GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
RAM	2GB	1GB
Storage	16GB, expandable up to 128GB	8GB, expandable up to 128GB
Battery	2630 mAh	4100 mAh
Camera	8MP rear and 8MP front	8MP rear and 5MP front

The Nokia 3 and Nokia 2 are also eligible for Airtel prepaid recharge of Rs 169 as the company is offering 1GB 4G data per day and unlimited calling – Local and STD.

“We are delighted to partner with Nokia to bring exciting and affordable options to customers planning to upgrade to a 4G smartphone. Nokia devices has a solid brand resonance amongst customers and we believe that the partnership offers a great proposition to customers looking for quality devices at great prices,” said Ajai Puri, Chief Operating Officer (India & South Asia), Bharti Airtel.