Bharti Airtel join hands with HMD Global for its Nokia 2 and Nokia 3

India largest telecom service provider Bharti Airtel announced its partnership with Finnish brand HMD Global, to offer affordable 4G smartphone options to customers as part of Airtel's 'Mera Pehla Smartphone' initiative.

Under this partnership, Nokia 2 and Nokia 3, 4G smartphones are now available with cashback of Rs. 2000 from Airtel.Both 4G smartphones will come bundled with a special Airtel recharge pack of Rs169 offering 1GB 4G data per day and unlimited calling - Local and STD.

Ajai Puri, Chief Operating Officer (India & South Asia), Bharti Airtel said, "We are delighted to partner with Nokia to bring exciting and affordable options to customers planning to upgrade to a 4G smartphone. Nokia devices have a solid brand resonance amongst customers and we believe that the partnership offers a great proposition to customers looking for quality devices at great prices.

To avail this benefits, a customer needs to make a down payment of Rs 9,499 or Rs 6,999 to purchase Nokia 3 or Nokia 2, respectively and for the cashback, a customer needs to make prepaid recharges worth Rs 3,500 within the first 18 months to be eligible for the first cashback of Rs 500.

Similarly, in the next 18 months, a customer needs to make another set of recharges worth Rs 3,500 to receive the second installment of Rs 1.500.

Ajey Mehta, Vice President & Country Head - India, HMD Global said, "We are delighted to partner with Airtel for their "Mera Pehla Smartphone" initiative offering our powerful devices Nokia 3 and Nokia 2. We at HMD are focused on offering great value to our consumers with such partnerships."

'Mera Pehla Smartphone' program was launched by Airtel in October 2017 with the objective of making 4G smartphones more accessible for customers. Airtel has partnered with multiple mobile handset manufacturers to build an 'open ecosystem' of affordable 4G smartphones and bring them to market at budget-friendly effective prices.