Amazon Prime Day Sale 2021: Best deals on affordable smartphones | Digit

Amazon’s annual Prime Day Sale 2021 is now live and, as every year, Amazon has a plethora of lucrative discounts deals for its Prime Members. These deals span across Amazon Devices, TVs, laptops, home appliances, TWS, smartphones and more. 

With increasing taxes and shrinking margins for OEMs, it’s getting increasingly difficult to get aggressive deals in the budget segment, but we did run across some good discount offers in the ongoing Prime Day Sale. Before we get to the deals, here’s what you must know about the Prime Day Sale before you participate. 

Amazon Prime Day Sale 2021: How to avail of discount offers on phones?

You will need a Prime Membership subscription to participate in the current sale. The membership benefits also include access to services like Prime Videos, Prime Music, Prime Reading, free and fast deliveries, and more. The annual subscription costs Rs. 999. But if you are not convinced about the benefits of a long term commitment, you may start with cheaper monthly and quarterly plans that cost Rs. 129 and Rs. 329, respectively. 

You can check more details regarding Prime membership and subscribe here. 

For affordable smartphones, Amazon is offering the following discounts:

• Purchases above Rs. 5000 made using HDFC bank Credit cards will be eligible for a 10% instant discount of up to Rs. 1250 (Up to Rs. 1750 on EMIs). The offer is valid on debit cards, credit cards, and EMI transactions. 
• Extra exchange value – Users can get an extra discount on certain products with the exchange of their old smartphones. 
• Coupon discount on certain smartphones 
• Purchases made using Amazon Pay ICICI bank credit card will be eligible for 5% cashback as Amazon Pay balance. 

Amazon Prime Day Sale: Best Deals On Affordable Phones 

Let’s now proceed to the best Prime day deals on budget smartphones. 

Redmi Note 10 Pro Max 

Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro Max (review) is available with a coupon discount of Rs. 1000. Users can further avail additional 10% off my making purchases using HDFC bank cards, thus dragging down the effective price to Rs. 17,249. The Redmi Note 10 Pro Max is a 4G LTE phone powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 732 octa-core chipset. This is a reasonably slim and light phone that brandishes a 108MP primary rear camera, has stereo speakers, and has a 5020mAh battery with 33W fast charging support. 

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Deal price – Rs. 17,249 (after card and coupon discount)

Regular price – Rs. 19,999

iQOO Z3 5G

iQOO Z3 5G is available with additional Rs. 1500 coupon discount and option for 9 months of no-cost EMIs during the sale. Factoring in the card discount offers, the effective price drops down to Rs. 16,740. As we note in our review, the iQOO Z3 5G offers great performance, good battery life, and a fair number of features such as 120Hz refresh rate, IP52 rating, and 55W FlashCharge. However, the device does miss the mark when it comes to camera performance. 

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Deal price – Rs. 16,740 (after coupon and card discount )

Regular price – Rs. 20,990

Samsung Galaxy M42 

The Galaxy M42 is Samsung’s most affordable 5G phone and during the sale it’s available for a discount of Rs. 1000 and with 6 months of free screen replacement. The effective price of the 6GB RAM and 128GB storage variant comes at Rs. 19,249 after card discounts and offers. The Galaxy M42 5G has a 6.6-inch HD display and is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 750G octa-core chipset. It includes a 48MP primary camera, a 20MP front camera, and a 5000mAh battery with 15W fast charging. 

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Deal price – Rs. 19,249 (after coupon and card discount )

Regular price – Rs. 21,999

Xiaomi Mi 10i 5G 

Xiaomi Mi 10i 5G is available with a coupon discount of Rs. 1000 during the sale. The Mi 10i (review) has an elegant design, comes with 108MP primary camera, and a 120Hz IPS-LCD display. It has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, IP53 splash resistance, and a headphone jack. The handset is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 750G octa-core chipset paired with up to 8GB RAM and 128GB storage. 

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Deal price – Rs. 19,249 (after coupon and card discount )

Regular price – Rs. 21,999

Xiaomi Mi 11x 5G 

Xiaomi Mi 11x 5G is not exactly an affordable phone, but if you have an old phone to exchange, you can get it for around 20K after factoring in all discounts and offers. The handset is available for a deal price of Rs. 27,999 (Rs. 2000 off), but users can further get a discount of up to Rs. 1250 using HDFC bank cards and get additional Rs. 5000 off with the exchange of any old phone. This drags down the effective price to Rs. 21, 990. The Mi 11X 5G is powered by Snapdragon 870 octa-core chipset, has a 48MP primary rear camera, a 20MP selfie camera, and is fueled by a 4520mAh battery. 

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Regular price – Rs. 29,999

Deal Price – Rs. 21, 249 ( including extra Rs. 5000 off on exchange and HDFC Bank card offer)