Airtel launches Celkon Star 4G+ smartphone at an effective price of Rs. 1249


Celkon Star 4G+

Airtel has once again partnered with Celkon to launch Celkon Star 4G+, a budget VoLTE phone at an effective price of Rs. 1249, after launching the Celkon Smart 4G back in October. It is part of Airtel’s Mera Pehla 4G Smartphone initiative under which the operator will partner with multiple mobile manufacturers in an aim to create an ‘open ecosystem’ of affordable 4G smartphones and bring them to market for virtually the price of a feature phone.

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. 2,749 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.

Celkon Star 4G+ specifications

  • 4-inch (800 × 480 pixels) WVGA touch screen display
  • 1.3 GHz quad-core processor
  • 512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) OS
  • Dual SIM
  • 3.2MP rear camera with LED flash
  • 2MP front-facing camera
  • 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
  • 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 and GPS
  • 1800mAh battery

The Celkon Star 4G+ comes in Gold, Champagne, Dark Blue and Black colors and will be available at all leading mobile stores across the country and after sales support for the devices will be provided by Celkon through their service network.

Commenting on the launch,  Venkatesh Vijayaraghavan, CEO – AP and Telangana, Bharti Airtel said:

We are delighted to expand our partnership with Celkon. We view this collaboration as an opportunity to offer customers innovative solutions that combine the experience of India’s best smartphone network with the affordability and flexibility of the mobile platform offered by Celkon. We hope to deliver great value to consumers and help them fulfil their dream of owning a smartphone and enjoying the internet.

Y Guru, Chairman and Managing Director, Celkon, said:

After receiving tremendous response to Smart 4G in collaboration with Bharti Airtel, we are happy to offer Celkon Star 4G+, which is bound to appeal to all segments, with value for money specifications and stylish looks. We look forward to another success story in association with Airtel, reaching out to the masses with the best phone offered at a competitive price.


Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

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