Samsung launches multiple offers in a bid to boost Galaxy S4 sales

Samsung Galaxy S4 has been in the
news for wrong reasons recently, with
reports of sales slowing downs and
various analysts revising shipping
estimates in the downward direction.
On the back of these reports comes
the news that Samsung has launched
many schemes to push sales of its
flagship smartphone in India.
According to one offer, the company is
offering a free magnetic cover along
with the purchase of the Samsung
Galaxy S4 . This cover is dubbed S-
View Cover and is worth Rs. 2,499.
The USP of this cover is that it
customises the screen of Samsung
Galaxy S4 as a display window.
This offer is valid for all Samsung
Galaxy S4 smartphones purchased
between June 10 to June 30, 2013. To
avail this offer, users will have to
login to the special offer page by
Samsung and key in the IMEI number
of their Samsung Galaxy S4, their
mobile number and email address.
The website also shares that to
redeem this offers, users should keep
a copy of their invoice in JPG or PDF
form handy.
If the idea of a cover does not sound
appealing, you can opt for a one-time
screen replacement worth Rs. 7,000 at
an additional cost of Rs.500. In
addition to this, Samsung is offering
60+ live TV channels, 250 movies, 25
HD games, 2.5lakhs songs worth
Rs.12,000. To activate this offer, the
users will have to send a text to 56886
with the message 'MYOFFER'.
Samsung had launched its the Galaxy
S4 in India in April for Rs. 41,500.
However, the smartphone is currently
available at the Samsung India online
store for Rs. 40,300. The company is
also running an EMI scheme for this
smartphone, under which the users
can purchase Samsung Galaxy S4 by
paying zero down payment and 12
installments of Rs.3,358 each. The
company claims that purchasing
smartphone via this scheme will help
users in saving Rs. 3,250.
Samsung has also tied up with
Vodafone to offer special 'all-in-one'
tariff plan that allows Galaxy S4 users
to save up to Rs. 12,000 and enjoy 3G
data. This offer is open for both post-
paid and pre-paid subscribers.
The post-paid subscribers of Samsung
Galaxy S4 will have to shell out Rs.
1,199 as the monthly rental and will be
entitled to unlimited Internet (with 3GB
data allowance under fair usage
policy). In addition to this the
subscriber will also get 3000 local
and STD voice minutes and 750 local
and national SMS. The subscribers
will also get Missed Call Intimation for
12 months in this plan.
Pre-paid subscribers on the other
hand have a choice of two recharges.
The first recharge option is of Rs. 677
and offers unlimited Internet (1GB
allowance), 1,000 local and STD voice
minutes and 500 local and national
SMS. This recharge is valid for 30
days. The other option is with
recharge of Rs 345, which offers
unlimited Internet (512MB allowance),
500 local and STD voice minutes and
250 local and national SMS and is
valid 15 days.