Apple iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus pre-bookings have been started in India, with both offline stores and online retailers. The phones can be booked from Amazon India, Flipkart, Infibeam. The phones will also be available for pre-booking from various authorised Apple Resellers across the country. Reliance Jio is also joining in the action too and will be taking pre-orders for the handsets via its Jio Stores, Jio.com website, and Reliance Digital large-format stores. On the other hand, both the phones can be booked by visiting the nearest Reliance Digital outlets, Jio Stores, and Jio.com website. Globally, the sale for iPhone 8 and the iPhone 8 Plus will go on sale from September 22. But in India, the devices will be on sale in the next launch wave from September 29. To make the deal sweeter for the buyers, iPhone 8 pre-bookings from Jio channels will include several offers, such as cash backs, buyback guarantee, and an exclusive plan with 90GB of 4G data per month. Check out the details of the offers below:
Jio iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus pre-booking offers
Consumers who pre-book iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus between September 22 and September 29 will be eligible for Rs. 10,000 cashback on the purchase. In order to claim the offer, they will need to make the purchase via Citibank credit card. This will bring down the effective price of the base 64GB iPhone 8 model to Rs. 54,000, while the 256GB model will drop to Rs. 67,000. Similarly, the effective prices of the 64GB and 256GB iPhone 8 Plus will become Rs. 63,000 and Rs. 76,000, respectively.
Apart from the cashback, consumers who purchase the new iPhone 8 models from Reliance Digital, Jio.com, Jio Store, and MyJio app will also get 70 percent cash back if they return the handset after a year. You need to install the MyJio app on the phone to claim the offer and use a Jio SIM card for a year before you hand it over at a Reliance Digital store. The buyback guarantee will entitle you to 70 percent of the value of the iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus you buy, minus the taxes applied.
So someone who bought the iPhone 8 Plus 256GB for its full price of Rs. 86,000, the buyback will be calculated at Rs. 75,680 – Rs. 10,320 will not be considered for the cashback because of 12 percent GST. So you will get back Rs. 52,976 in the form of vouchers that can be used to upgrade to the next iPhone or purchase goods at the Reliance Digital; the voucher should be used within 6 months or it will expire.
Jio will also launch an exclusive tariff plan for the two Apple smartphones. The Apple iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus buyers can opt for the upcoming Rs. 799 plan that provides 90GB of data, free SMSes, subscription to Jio apps, and free calls. The validity of the plan is 28 days for prepaid users, and one billing cycle for postpaid users.
Flipkart iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus pre-booking offers
Flipkart is offering both the iPhones under its No Cost EMI options, and providing 10 percent discount on SBI bank debit and credit cards. Flipkart is also offering 10 percent off on payments through the PhonePe wallet and around 5 percent off on Axis Bank Buzz credit cards. The e-commerce store is also offering up to Rs 23,000 off on the purchase of the Apple iPhone 8, 8 Plus on the exchange. It is also offering extra Rs 3000 over a regular exchange on Apple iPhone for select users from Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune and Ahmedabad. Consumers placing the pre-orders for the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus on or before 26th September, Flipkart will deliver the phone by 30th September.
Amazon, Flipkart will start shipping the Apple iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus starting 29. Amazon India is further offering the phones at extra Rs 10,000 off on exchange. It is also offering 10 percent additional cashback to HDFC Bank Debit and Credit Card users.
Amazon is offering an exchange discount of Rs 20,341. The website has also announced a cashback of Rs 10,000 on Citi Bank credit cards and 10% cashback to HDFC debit and credit card holders. There is also a no-cost EMI option starting at Rs 5,333.
Infibeam is giving a straightforward deal and promises to ship the phones two to three days from the release date. There’s an EMI option that starts at Rs 3,043 for the base model of the iPhone 8.
Apple iPhone 8 Features
- Apple iPhone 8 comes with 12MP primary camera with optical image stabilisation, Digital zoom up to 5x, Quad-LED True Tone flash and Slow sync, 4K video recording at 30 fps or 60 fps and slow-motion video recording in 1080p at 120 fps, 7MP front-facing FaceTime HD camera with Retina Flash
- 4.7-inch (diagonal) widescreen with Retina HD Display, LCD Multi‑Touch display with IPS technology, 1334×750-pixel resolution at 326 ppi with 1400:1 contrast ratio (typical), 3D touch with True Tone display
- iOS 11 and iCloud operating system with A11 Bionic chip with 64-bit architecture and neural engine embedded with M11 motion coprocessor, 32GB internal memory and single Nano-SIM
- Non-removable Li-Ion 1960 mAh battery (7.55 Wh) providing talk time up to 14 hours
- Wireless charging, Splash, Water and Dust resistant
- 1-year manufacturer warranty for device and in-box accessories including batteries from the date of purchase.
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Apple iPhone 8 Plus features
- Apple iPhone 8 Plus 12MP wide angle and telephoto primary camera with optical image stabilisation and Portrait Mode, Digital zoom up to 10x, Quad-LED True Tone flash and Slow sync, 4K video recording at 30 fps or 60 fps and slow-motion video recording in 1080p at 120 fps, 7MP front-facing FaceTime HD camera with Retina Flash
- 5.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen with Retina HD Display, LCD Multi‑Touch display with IPS technology, 1920×1080-pixel resolution at 401 ppi with 1300:1 contrast ratio (typical), 3D touch with True Tone display
- iOS 11 and iCloud operating system with A11 Bionic chip with 64-bit architecture and neural engine embedded with M11 motion coprocessor, 32GB internal memory and single Nano-SIM
- Non-removable Li-Ion 2900 mAh battery (11.2 Wh) providing talk-time up to 21 hours
- Wireless charging, Splash, Water and Dust resistant
- 1-year manufacturer warranty for device and in-box accessories including batteries from the date of purchase.
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