Jio deal, cashbacks: How to get the iPhone X for Rs 18,700

Reliance Jio is offering a buyback offer on Apple’s anniversary edition iPhone X. The buyback offer from Jio coupled with cashback offer  Citibank credit and debit cards brings down the effective cost of the smartphone’s 64 GB storage variant to Rs 18,700.

While the cashback offer for Citibank cardholders is a limited period offer, the buyback offer is subjected to certain terms and conditions. In India, the iPhone X with 64 GB and 256 GB storage is priced at Rs 89,000 and Rs 1,02,000, respectively. The buyback offer from Reliance Jio assures 70 per cent return value to customers that bring down the cost of smartphones to Rs 26,700 for 64 GB storage variant and Rs 30,600 for 256 GB storage variant. The additional Rs 8,000 cashback on Citibank cards further reduces the effective cost to Rs 18,700 for 64 GB storage variant and Rs 22,600 for 256 GB variant.

Here are terms and conditions of the buyback offer from Reliance Jio
The buyback offer is valid only for Jio subscribers who take up the Rs 799 monthly Jio-Apple contract, which is valid for 12 months.
The buyback offer assures 70 per cent money back to subscribers that will be refunded only if the customer chose to return the device to Jio after 12 months of use.
The Rs 799 monthly contract is available for postpaid and prepaid subscribers. In Rs 799 monthly plan, Reliance Jio will offer free voice calls, SMS and Jio apps coupled with 3 GB high-speed 4G data per day valid for 28 days.
The smartphone should be in good condition, subjected to inspection from Reliance Jio, to be eligible for buyback offer.

Apple iPhone X to go on sale in India today: Check out the best deals

Apple’s anniversary edition iPhone X is going on sale in India today. The smartphone will be available through Apple'sretail stores and e-commerce platforms. Also, the phone will be available on the online stores of  Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio.
In India, the iPhone X base model with 64 GB storage is priced at Rs 89,000 and the higher storage model with 256 GB internal storage is priced at Rs 1,02,000.

Here are some of the deals on iPhone X

Reliance Jio
Reliance Jio has teamed up with Apple to offer 70 per cent buyback option to Jio customers on iPhone X. Also, Reliance Jio is offering Rs 10,000 cashback to Citibank customers on purchase of the iPhone X using their Citibank credit or debit card.
The buyback offer on iPhone X is valid only for Jio subscribers who opt for Rs 799 monthly Jio-Apple contract, which is valid for 12 months. The buyback offer assures 70 per cent money back to subscribers post 12-months subjected to terms and conditions.
The Rs 799 monthly contract is available for postpaid and prepaid subscribers. In the Rs 799 monthly plan, Reliance Jio will offer free voice calls, SMS and Jio apps coupled with 3 GB high-speed 4G data per day valid for 28 days.

Airtel
India’s leading telecom player Bharti Airtel would sell Apple’s anniversary edition iPhone X through its online store. The much-awaited smartphone of the year will go on sale starting 6 PM (IST), exclusively to Airtel postpaid customers as an unlocked device.
The Airtel Online store will put on sale both the variants of iPhone X. The 64 GB and 256 GB model of the smartphone is priced at Rs 89,000 and Rs 1,02,000, respectively. Citibank credit card customers can also avail Rs 10,000 cashback on the purchase of iPhone X. The cashback offer can be availed between 6 PM, November 3 and 7 AM, November 4, 2017.
Unlike Reliance Jio, the iPhone X purchased through Airtel store does not come with any bundled offer or buy back scheme. As an unlocked device, the smartphone can be used on any network.