Airtel, Intex launch Aqua LIONS N1, Aqua A4 and Aqua S3 4G phones starting at an effective price of Rs. 1649


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After Karbonn and Celkon, Airtel has partnered with Intex to launch range of  affordable 4G smartphones – Aqua LIONS N1, Aqua A4 and Aqua S3 at effective price of Rs. 1649, Rs. 1999 and Rs. 4379, respectively. All the phones run Android 7.0 (Nougat) and come with 4G VoLTE support.

This gets the same Rs. 169 plan that offers unlimited calling and 0.5GB 4G data per day for 28 days. You need to pay upfront amount of Rs. 3149, 3499 and Rs. 5879, for the Aqua LIONS N1, Aqua A4 and Aqua S3, respectively and do 36 continuous monthly recharges of Rs. 169. You will get a cash refund of Rs 500 after 18 months and another Rs. 1000 after 36 months, taking the total cash benefit to Rs. 1500.

If you don’t need the bundled plan, you can do any recharge, but to claim the cash refund benefit, recharges worth Rs. 3000 must be done within the first 18 months to claim the first refund installment of Rs. 500 and another Rs. 3000 over the next 18 months to claim the second refund installment of Rs. 1000.

Intex Aqua LIONS N1 specifications

  • 4-inch WVGA (480 x 800 pixels) display
  • 1.1GHz quad-core MediaTek processor
  • 1GB RAM, 8GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 128GB via microSD card
  • Android Nougat 7.0 OS
  • 2MP rear camera
  • 0.3MP front camera
  • 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS
  • 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
  • 1400mAh battery

Intex Aqua A4 specifications

  • 4-inch WVGA (480 x 800 pixels) display
  • 1.3GHz Quad-core Spreadtrum SC9832A processor with 512MHz Mali MP2 GPU
  • 1GB RAM, 8GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 64GB via microSD card
  • Android Nougat 7.0 OS
  • Dimensions: 125x64x11.2mm, Weight: 147g
  • 5MP rear camera
  • 2MP front camera
  • 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS
  • 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
  • 1750mAh battery

Intex Aqua S3

Intex Aqua S3 specifications

  • 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display
  • 1.3GHz Quad-core Spreadtrum SC9832A processor with 512MHz Mali MP2 GPU
  • 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 64GB with microSD
  • Android 7.0 (Nougat) OS
  • Dual SIM
  • 8MP autofocus rear camera with LED Flash,f/2.0 aperture
  • 5MP front-facing camera, f/2.2 aperture, LED flash
  • 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
  • Dimensions: 73×146.6×9.8mm; Weight: 164g
  • 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
  • 2450mAh battery

Commenting on the launch,  Ajai Puri, Chief Operating Officer (India and South Asia), Bharti Airtel said:

We are really pleased to see the continued positive response to our ‘Mera Pehla Smartphone’ initiative from customers as well as smartphone manufacturers. We are delighted to have Intex on board as a partner and their brand familiarity plus distribution reach will add to our affordable smartphone proposition and offer more choice to our customers. We look forward to working with them towards empowering every Indian with a 4G smartphone.

Regarding collaboration with Airtel, Nidhi Markanday, Director, Intex Technologies, said:

For Intex, consumers come first and we look at the benefits they get from our partnerships and offerings. We are delighted to launch the all new Aqua LIONS N1 exclusively under the ‘Mera Pehla Smartphone’ initiative to drive the adoption of 4G smartphones. The strategic tie-up with Airtel will help Intex offer very affordable smartphones that will accelerate the shift of feature phone users to smartphone without pinching the pocket.


Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

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