Reliance Jio-Airtel rivalry makes it a grand Diwali for iPhone users

As telecom companies Reliance Jio and Airtel try to outshine each other, iPhone users have got all the reasons to celebrate. After Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio said it would offer free voice calls, 20GB data and unlimited SMS for one year worth Rs 18,000 to all new iPhone users on its network, Airtel too joined the race offering iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus users 10 GB free 4G/3G data per month for one year with any Airtel Infinity post-paid plan.

The Jio offer is not restricted only to newly launched iPhone 7 and 7-Plus and would also be valid on iPhone 6, 6-Plus, 6S-Plus, SE.

The latest edition of the iPhone was launched in India yesterday across multiple platforms — Apple resellers, Flipkart, Snapdeal and Tata Cliq. Most of these companies are bundling in offers to woo customers in the world's second largest telecom market.

Snapdeal has teamed up with American Express to offer the latter's card members a discount of Rs 10,000 on the purchase of the device. Flipkart also said it was priming itself to start deliveries. Telecom companies have also not been behind in lining up lucrative incentives for iphone users post the the launch of the iphone 7.

Now with such sweeteners being offered by these telecom companies, it will be worth noting which of them aces the iPhone user market.