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19 March 2024

Gitex Shopper: Smartphone for Dh500

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By Sneha May Francis

Latest: Not everyone wants to splurge on the biggies in the smartphone range. They want the specs but for a price that's affordable. Gitex Shopper offers a wide range that fits every budget.  

 
Below Dh100
Axiom S40 @ Dh99. Offer includes one-year Axiom replacement warranty. Available at Sharaf DG
 
Four B300 @Dh99. Offer includes 8GB memory card + one-year Axiom warranty. One Mobile.
 
Below Dh300
Kzen 2G phone @ Dh299. Offer includes smart watch + tablet. Available at 050-Telecom.
 
Aqua Cloud M6  @Dh299. Offer includes flip cover + screen protector + powerbank + one-year warranty in India and UAE. Available at 050-Telecom
 
Lenovo A526 Blue @ Dh295. Available at 050-Telecom.
 
Huawei Y330 Dual Sim White @ Dh219. Available at 050-Telecom.
 
Four S100 @ Dh199. Offer  includes du data card + one-year Axiom warranty . Available at One Mobile.
 
obi S453 @ Dh299. Offer includes Dh50 voucher + earphone with mic + backpack. Available at Jumbo.
 
Below Dh500
 
Aqua Xtreme II @ Dh499. Offer includes flip cover + screen protector + Bluetooth speaker + mobile flexible holder + one-year warranty in India and UAE. Available at 050-Telecom
 
Huawei @  Dh399. Offer includes get memory cards +  selfie sticks +  multi-charger +  power bank +  Bluetooth speaker +  cash back and more. Available at Plugins 
 
Lenovo S650 Silver @ Dh454. Available at 050-Telecom.
 
Huawei Y520 @ Dh307. Available at 050-Telecom.
 
Samsung Galaxy J1 @Dh499. Available at Samsung stall.
 
HTC Desire 526+ @ Dh499. Offer includes earphone with mic + backpack. Available at Jumbo.
 
Four S300 @ Dh349. Offer includes du data card + one-year Axiom warranty. Available at OneMobile.
 
Blackberry 9720 @ Dh399. Offer includes Immediate cash voucher Dh100 + Fast Charger.  Available at One Mobile.
 
While the smartphone biggies are still hogging the limelight at Gitex Shopper, the other “lesser known” smartphones aren’t being ignored either. 
 
Retailers have smartly clubbed some of them together to tempt customers with the buy-one-get-one-free offers.
 
“They might be lesser known, but their specs are top-of-the-range,” explains a seller.
 
“Who doesn’t want two phones for the price of one?” asked another seller.
 
“I just bought the Lava phone, and got another free. Two phones for Dh499 is a killer deal,” beamed happy buyer Ratish.
 
Every retailer worth their salt has these offers, with Microsoft’s Lumia and Indian brand Lava topping the list.
 
At Jumbo, when you buy Microsoft smartphone Lumia 640 for Dh799, you get the Lumina 540 for free.
 
Emax has put up a range of Microsoft smartphones on these crazy double deals. “Buy any of our Microsoft phones – Lumia 640 XL, Lumia 540, Lumia 535) and get the same one for free,” informed a seller. Ranging from Dh549 to Dh1,099, these are 5inches screen-sized phones, with 5MP, 8MP and 13MP front camera.
 
SharafDG offers not two but three Lumia smartphones for Dh999. Added to that, you get a Dh500 cash voucher for cleartrip travel website.
 
They also double up Lava for Dh599. “For every Lava Pixel V2+, you get another phone free,” informed a seller. Smartphones with 5inch screen and 13mp front camera is popular among the student community. These phones come with memory card and a car charger.
 
Double-up deals
 
Huawei Y625 + Y360 smartphones @ Dh588. Offer also includes multi-charger and micro SD. Available at Plug-ins.
 
Lumia 430 + Lumina 430 @Dh399. Available at OneMobile.
 
Lumia 640 XL + Lumia 540 @Dh799. Offer also includes selfie stick + powerbank + Bluetooth speaker + OTG. Available at Plug-ins.
 
Two Obi 520s @ Dh799. Available at Jumbo.
 
Two Obi S550 @ Dh499. Available at Plug-ins.
 
Four S180 + Bee 3100 @ Dh249. Available at OneMobile.
 
Two Hisense smartphones HS-U961 @ Dh499. Available at Plug-ins.
 
Lava Iris X1 Atom - buy one and get one free @ Dh299. Available at Sharaf DG.