Vodafone and itel join hands to launch A20 smartphone at an effective price of Rs 1,590

This year, some smartphone makers partnered with telecom giants to launch handsets with cashback offers. Leading telecom giants Vodafone and Airtel have been part of this trend in the Indian handset market.

Today, China's itel Mobiles has partnered with Vodafone (for the third time) and launched a new smartphone called itel A20.

Price and availabilityCustomers can purchase the itel A20 at a down payment of Rs 3,690. Following this, customers will have to recharge for Rs 150 or more in a calendar month for 18 months. The recharge can be done either cumulatively or as a one-time recharge. At the end of 18 months, customers will receive a cashback of Rs 900. Upon continuing to recharge Rs 150 per month, customers can enjoy an additional cashback of Rs 1,200 even after another 18 months. This means, that there will be a total cashback of Rs 2,100 bringing its effective price down from Rs 3,690 to just Rs 1,590.

SpecificationsThe itel A20 features a 4-inch WVGA screen of 480x800 pixels resolution. It is powered by 1.3Ghz quad-core with Mali-400 MP2 graphic processor paired with 1GB RAM and runs on Android 7.0 Nougat. Backed by a 1500mAh lithium-ion battery, it has a 2MP back camera with LED flash and VGA front camera.

The A20 smartphone offers dual-sim functionality and has an 8GB internal storage with external storage support of up to 32GB. In terms of connectivity, it includes 4G VoLTE (Voice over LTE) and ViLTE (Video over LTE), 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS/AGPS

Commenting on the launch Gaurav Tikoo, senior VP, Marketing, Transsion India said, "At itel, we are committed to making the 4G smartphone experience accessible to the masses as well as to boost the value proposition offered by all our products. Not only are we enhancing our 4G portfolio to achieve this aim, but are also entering into major strategic tie-ups to deliver greater value in our offerings. Our partnership with Vodafone reiterates this commitment. Its superior network coverage will perfectly complement the feature-intensive A20. We are confident that the partnership will drive 4G adoption across the country by maximizing the overall value for both itel and Vodafone customers."