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    You are at:Home»Gadgets»Which iPhone 6 & iPhone 6+ offer would you go for? Safaricom or Airtel Kenya

    Which iPhone 6 & iPhone 6+ offer would you go for? Safaricom or Airtel Kenya

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    By Moses Kemibaro on November 26, 2014 Gadgets, News, Products

    So. It seems that Safaricom started selling the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6+ late last week which is around a week after Airtel’s launch of the highly coveted and super expensive smartphone in Kenya. What is apparent is that the mobile networks are both trying to out-do each other by offering the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6+ with various value-adds for the express purpose of creating some level of differentiation in their offers. This is not the first time this has happened as they did the same thing when the Samsung Galaxy S5 launched in Kenya as well.

    Being the unashamed Apple ‘fanboi’ that I am, I could not help but do a comparison table as below that shows ‘side- by-side’ how Safaricom’s and Airtel’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6+ offers in Kenya stack up:

       
    iPhone Model Safaricom Price Airtel Price
    iPhone 6 16GB KES 84,999.00 KES 85,999.00
    iPhone 6 64GB none KES 95,999.00
    iPhone 6+ 16GB KES 94,999.00 KES 95,999.00
    iPhone 6+ 64GB none KES 105,999.00
    iPhone Model Safaricom Free Data Offer Airtel Free Data Offer
    iPhone 6 16GB 1.5GB Per Month For 3 Months (i.e. 4.5GB For 3 Months) 3GB Per Month For 3 Months (i.e. 9GB For 3 Months)
    iPhone 6 64GB none 3GB Per Month For 3 Months (i.e. 9GB For 3 Months)
    iPhone 6+ 16GB 1.5GB Per Month For 3 Months (i.e. 4.5GB For 3 Months) 4GB Per Month For 4 Months (i.e. 16GB For 4 Months)
    iPhone 6+ 64GB none 4GB Per Month For 4 Months (i.e. 16GB For 4 Months)
    iPhone Model Safaricom Free Insurance Offer Airtel Free Insurance Offer
    iPhone 6 16GB none 2 Years Free Insurance
    iPhone 6 64GB none 2 Years Free Insurance
    iPhone 6+ 16GB none 2 Years Free Insurance
    iPhone 6+ 64GB none 2 Years Free Insurance

     

    The below rationale breaks down the Safaricom and Airtel offers into a little more detail:

    • Device Only Pricing: Safaricom is only offering the 16GB versions of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6+ whereas Airtel is also offering the 64GB model. However, Safaricom’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6+ plus offer is Kes. 1,000.00 cheaper than the same models from Airtel. Therefore, from a a pure ‘device only’ price perspective Safaricom wins this round.
    • Device Range: Airtel is offering both the 16GB and 64GB versions of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6+ whereas Safaricom is only offering the 16GB versions.  Therefore, from this perspective, Airtel wins this round.
    • Free Data Offer: Safaricom is offering 1.5GB of free data per month for a period of 3 months or put another way 4.5GB for 3 months. On the other hand, Airtel is offering 3GB of free data per month for 3 months or 9GB for 3 months for the iPhone 6 16GB and 32GB. At the same time, Airtel is offering 4GB of free data per month for 4 months or 16GB of free data for 4 months. In this respect, and quite convincingly so, Airtel absolutely hammers Safaricom on free data for the iPhone 6 & iPhone 6+ across the board by offering double the data or more compared to Safaricom.
    • Free Insurance Offer: Safaricom is offering NO free insurance at all as part of their iPhone 6 and iPhone 6+ offers. However, Airtel is quite amazingly offering not one but two years worth of free insurance. Given how expensive iPhones are it seems a no-brainer that you would want to insure it so Airtel beats Safaricom on this one as well.

    The Verdict

    Whereas Safaricom is the least expensive ‘device only’ iPhone 6 and iPhone 6+ offer here, a wider device range, loads of free data and free insurance for 2 years makes the Airtel offer the one to grab. I seriously wonder how Airtel is making any money with all the free extra value-adds unless their rationale to make it back via data and airtime revenues from the subscribers who will buy and use the iPhones on their mobile network? Certainly looks that way. Its worth considering since Airtel’s prices are NOT significantly higher than those in the grey market PLUS you get all these value-adds. However, its still really expensive to buy ANY of these iPhones whether its via Safaricom or Airtel but Kenyans are peculiar like that so I expect them to fly of the shelves irrespective.

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    Moses Kemibaro is a digital marketing professional based in Nairobi, Kenya. He has over 15 years experience in general management, business development, account management and strategic planning in the areas of digital strategy, creative design, business applications, technology integration, digital marketing, digital media and mobile (web, marketing & applications). He blogs regularly on his personal website (http://www.moseskemibaro.com)

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