Hot on Apple's trail, HTC and Nokia roll out buyback schemes for high-end smartphones

Hot on Apple's trail, HTC and Nokia roll out buyback schemes for high-end smartphones

HTC has now rolled out a special upgrade offer for its One series of smartphones for the Indian user. Strikingly similar to the iPhone 4s and 5c buyback scheme, HTC promises that users will be able to get a certain minimum cashback offer for upgrading to the HTC One or One mini by exchanging their older smartphones. Users upgrading to HTC One dual SIM, will receive a minimum of Rs. 5,200 cashback on their older smartphone. Users who want to exchange an older phone for the HTC One mini can avail a minimum discount of Rs 4,300 on the official price tag. It is worth noting that the HTC One Dual SIM is currently selling for Rs 46,331 and One mini for Rs 32,999. The offer is valid until December 31, 2013 and can be availed across the nation. Banks like Citibank, HDFC, ICICI, Induslnd bank and Standard Chartered bank are also offering an additional 4 percent cash back offer on EMI schemes spanning 6 months.

HTC One mini and One

Nokia has also launched a similar buyback scheme for its Lumia series of handsets. Nokia India sent out a tweet stating the buyback offer which read - "Save up to Rs.13,500 on buying #NokiaLumia1020 in exchange of your old phone. How will spend it?" The 1020 is currently selling for Rs 49,999, but users will be able to buy it for Rs 36,499 or lesser after the discount. The Lumia 1020 is the company’s most recent camera-centric handset and was launched in India last month.

Camera-centric Lumia 1020

The list of handsets that are eligible for the Nokia buyback offer include the Blackberry Q10, the Z10, Samsung Galaxy S, the Galaxy S2, the S3 and current flagship S4. Other devices include the Galaxy Note, Note 2, Grand, Quattro and the Galaxy Core. Nokia devices like the Lumia 625, the Lumia 820, the Lumia 920 and the Lumia 925 have also been included.

Sony users have not been left out either, as the Xperia Z, Xperia ZR, Xperia ZL, Xperia Z1, Xperia C, Xperia M and the Xperia SP are featured in the list. Other devices like the HTC Butterfly, 8X, 8S, HTC One, HTC OneX, HTC Desire 500, Lenovo K900, the Micromax Canvas HD, Canvas 4, Apple's iPhone 3G, the 3GS, the iPhone 4 and 4s as well as the LG Google Nexus 4 can also be exchanged via the buyback offer. Quite an expansive list, to be sure!

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