Flipkart Plus loyalty reward service goes live for some users: How it works

The Flipkart Plus is currently available as a part of new app update, however, only for limited set of users.

Flipkart, a home-grown e-commerce platform, is gearing up to launch on August 15 a loyalty programme that will be called the Flipkart Plus to take on its arch rival Amazon’s Prime subscription service. However, before the final rollout, the company has enabled the feature on its app for some users to beta test the service. The Flipkart Plus is currently available as a part of new app update, however, only for limited users.

As reported earlier, the Flipkart Plus is a no-cost membership model in which the e-commerce portal would offer several exclusive benefits to users such as free delivery, early access to sale events and rewards across brands based on the frequency of transactions a customer makes. The company is offering the Flipkart Plus benefits at no extra cost or subscription amount. Instead, Flipkart customers can join the membership by earning 50 Plus coins, one Plus coin on every Rs 250 spent.

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Things to know about Flipkart loyalty programme

Flipkart Plus is a loyalty programme in which customers earn reward points on every purchase

Called Plus coins, 50 of these rewards points are required to join the Flipkart Plus membership

Flipkart is offering one Plus Coin on every 250 spent; maximum of 10 coins per order

Flipkart Plus membership offers free delivery, early access to exclusive sale events, priority customer service and exchange offers.

This is not the first time the home-grown e-commerce portal has announced a loyalty programme service. In 2014, the company rolled out a service called the Flipkart First in which the company promised to offer similar sort of benefits at a subscription amount of Rs 500 per year. However, the service did not get much traction and was eventually taken down

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Honor 9N sale starts today on Flipkart: Where to buy the smartphone

The smartphone with 3GB RAM+32GB storage variant is priced at Rs 11,999, 4GB RAM+64GB at Rs 13,999 and 4GB RAM+128GB variant at Rs 17,999.

Honor, the online subsidiary of Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei, on July 24 launched the Honor 9N in India. The Flipkart-exclusive smartphone will be available in three RAM and storage configurations -- 3GB/32GB, 4GB/64GB and 4GB/128GB. It will go on sale from July 31 by 12 noon and will be available in lavender purple, sapphire blue, midnight black and robin egg blue colours.

When and where to buy:

The Honor 9N will on sale starting 12 PM on July 31. The 3 GB | 32 GB variant will go on sale at Rs 11,999. The 4 GB | 64 GB is priced at Rs 13,999 and the 4 GB | 128 GB variant will be launched at Rs 17,999. Here's the link to where you can buy the mobile.

The rise of Honor: A bried review

With 188 per cent growth, Honor was one of the fastest growing brands in India in the second quarter of 2018 -- registering a three per cent market share and grabbing fifth spot.

Sensing the right momentum, the Chinese smartphone maker has brought notch "Honor 9N" with "Full View" display and 19:9 aspect ratio in the sub-Rs 15,000 category to the country.

The smartphone with 3GB RAM+32GB storage variant is priced at Rs 11,999, 4GB RAM+64GB at Rs 13,999 and 4GB RAM+128GB variant at Rs 17,999.

"Honor 9N" (we reviewed 4GB RAM+64GB variant) can help the brand further cement its position.

The 5.84-inch Full HD+ device has 79 per cent screen-to-body ratio. There's a speaker grille and the front camera on the notch. You can also enable or disable the notch as per wish.

At this affordable range, the display quality was great with good amount of saturation, deep blacks and sunlight legibility. A 2.5D curved glass design with 12 layers of glass with nano-coating finish gave mirror-like effect.

The device is perfect in size as navigating it with a single hand hardly posed any obstacle.

Powered by the Kirin 659 processor and equipped with a dedicated i5 Co-processor, the device comes with hybrid-dual SIM support.

On the software front, the smartphone runs latest Android 8.0 (Oreo) operating system (OS) topped with Honor's custom EMUI 8.0. The UI also comes with a gaming mode that will let you play games without much distraction.

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Flipkart Big Shopping Days sale: Top offers on budget, flagship smartphones

Flipkart is offering discounts, exchange offers, no-cost equated monthly instalment schemes, and buyback add-ons at discounted rates on smartphones under its Big Shopping Days sale.

Home-grown e-commerce platform Flipkart is currently offering discounts, exchange offers, no-cost equated monthly instalment schemes and buyback add-ons at discounted rates on smartphones under its Big Shopping Days sale. The online portal is also offering a 10 per cent instant discount on select smartphones to State Bank of India credit card users. The four-day sale started on July 16 and would continue until July 19. here are some of the best offers under the four-day sale:

On the Pixel 2, the online shopping portal is offering a flat discount of Rs 16,001, cashback of Rs 8,000 on select cards and an additional exchange value of Rs 3,000 that brings down the effective cost of the smartphone to Rs 42,999. In addition, the e-commerce portal is also offering an optional buyback policy at Rs 199, which assures the buyback value of Rs 37,000. However, the buyback value is applicable only if the phone is exchanged to purchase another smartphone from the portal between six and eight months. All these offers are also applicable on Google Pixel 2 XL.

The Redmi Note 5, a budget smartphone from the stable of Xiaomi, is also eligible for a 10 per cent instant discount on SBI credit cards. Originally priced at Rs 9,999 for the base model with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage, the phone is available at Rs 8,999 after the instant discount. To Bajaj Finserv card users, the online portal is also offering a no-cost EMI scheme, which removes the interest components from monthly instalments.

The almost bezel-less Xiaomi smartphone gets a flat discount of Rs 10,000, along with Rs 3,000 additional exchange value that brings down the effective cost from Rs 37,999 to Rs 24,999. Flipkart is also offering an optional buyback policy at Rs 199, which assures a buyback value of Rs 11,000. However, the buyback value is applicable only if the phone is exchanged to purchase another smartphone from the portal between six and eight months.

The Micromax Spark 4G is just the right deal for people looking to move from feature phones to smartphones without paying a fortune. The phone sports a 5-inch screen, 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage, which is expandable using microSD card. The phone is currently available at Rs 3,599, down from its actual value of Rs 4,499.

This is another ultra-affordable smartphone that might allow people to move from feature phone to high-speed internet ready smartphone. Priced at Rs 4,999, the Intex Indie 5 comes with 4,000 mAh battery, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage.

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