Flipkart and Samsung have teamed up to introduce the “Smart Upgrade” plan in India. It will be available exclusively for customers who are interested in purchase Samsung phones. The Smart Upgrade plan will let customers buy a new Samsung phone by paying only 70 percent of its price.
The Smart Upgrade Plan will kick off through the Big Billion Days sale that is scheduled to take place soon on Flipkart. Only customers who purchase a new Samsung phone through credit card or cred card EMI can avail this offer.
As mentioned above, Samsung phones that are listed for Smart Upgrade can be purchased by paying 70 percent of the price. After using for 12 months, customers will have the option to either pay the remaining amount and own the device or return the phone and upgrade to a new Samsung phone available on Flipkart.
While purchasing the device through the Smart Upgrade plan, buyers need to select credit card or credit card EMI as the payment model on the payment page. The plan benefits will be applied automatically, but it may vary across different products.
Commenting on the new Smart Upgrade Plan, Sandeep Singh Arora, Samsung India Senior Director for Mobile Business said,” As the market leader, Samsung strives to make its tech leading products affordable for consumers. We are excited to partner Flipkart for introducing a fin-tech industry-first ‘Smart Upgrade Plan’ using which consumers can buy a Samsung Galaxy smartphone by paying just 70% of the device price, with the balance 30% paid back to the consumer upfront in the purchase bill as a future buy-back discount for the smartphone. The Flipkart Smart Upgrade Plan, powered by Samsung’s military-grade security tech – ‘Samsung Knox’, will be a revolution among the present affordability programs operating in the Indian smartphone industry.” Sandeep Singh Arora, Senior Director, Mobile Business, Samsung India, stated.
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