Airtel Counter to Reliance JIO, Smartphone worth RS 1399

Mumbai, October 11: Bharti Airtel launches its counter to Reliance Jio Phone in the form of a smartphone called Karbonn A40 Indian which is effectively priced at Rs 1,399.

With this smartphone, many offers are also being offered by Airtel. The phone is Karbonn A40. The effective price of this phone is Rs 1,399.

The smartphone comes bundled with a monthly pack of Rs. 169 from Airtel, which offers "generous data and calling benefits".

The Google Certified Karbonn A40 Indian phone is equipped with full touch screen and dual sim facility. It will support all apps in the Google Play Store.

Raj Pudipeddi, Director, Consumer Business & CMO, Bharti Airtel said, "We are delighted to partner with Karbonn to remove barriers to smartphone adoption and enable millions of Indians to leapfrog to a full touchscreen smartphone experience. We plan to partner with multiple manufacturers to bring affordable smartphone options to the market and build an 'open ecosystem' of low-cost devices."