Google Launched Referral Program For Google Pixel 3 In India; How To Claim Rs 7,000 Discount

Karamchand Rameshwar


Google has partnered with Flipkart to deliver users in India to claim up to Rs. 7000 discount on the Pixel 3 handsets sold on Flipkart.

Google has partnered with Flipkart to launch a referral program for its Pixel 3 in the Indian market. This referral program will allow users of Pixel and Nexus devices to refer to Google Pixel 3 and 3 XL to other people and both the referee and the referrer will get incentives in return.

The program starts today so owners of the Pixel or Nexus handsets are now able to refer their family members or friends to the Google Pixel 3 and 3 XL. When users log in their Flipkart app using their Pixel or Nexus handsets, the app then shows them a banner with the referral program. You have to click on the banner, which will redirect to a page listing the possible benefits that the referrer and the referee can get.

Sadly, Google only allows existing owners of Pixel and Nexus handsets to general the referral links

On the page, current Nexus or Pixel owners can participate in this program by entering their emails. Within the next 48 hours, Flipkart will send an email to the email ID they entered before with a link which they can use or share. Furthermore, Google notes that users can only activate the referral link from the program starting date and redeem until the end of the redemption date.

Every user who is referred by the referral link will be redirected to Flipkart website where they will need to validate the code. And once it’s validated, the code will be tagged to the referee’s Flipkart account until the offer is expired. The codes can only be generated until 20 December and the program is available until 24 December.

Google states that each of the referrers will eligible to claim an Rs. 2,000 Flipkart gift voucher. This gift voucher can be used on all running offers, which means that people can buy the Google Pixel 3 at its cheapest price with this program.

Pixel 3 and 3 XL: Price in the Indian market

The starting price at launch of the Pixel 3 is Rs. 71,000 while it is a bit higher for the Pixel 3 XL, staying at Rs. 83,000. However, the Pixel 3’s price has been dropped to only Rs. 66,500 now. Customers are eligible to use the Flipkart gift voucher on all colour variants (Not Pink, Clearly White and Just black) and two storage variants of the Pixel 3.

Pixel 3 (left) and Pixel 3 XL (right)

While the 4GB of RAM/64GB of storage variant of the Pixel 3 is priced at Rs. 66,500, the top-end variant with 128GB storage costs Rs. 75,500.

The Pixel 3 XL’s variant with 64GB storage costs Rs. 78,500 while the variant with 128GB of storage is priced at Rs. 87,500. With the aforementioned program, customers can buy the 64GB of storage model at a price of Rs. 71,500 and the 128GB of storage variant for Rs. 80,500.

Pixel 3 XL

Pixel 3 and 3 XL: Features  and Specifications

The Pixel 3 sports a 5.5-inch FullHD+ AMOLED screen while the larger Pixel 3 XL features a 6.3-inch Quad HD+ AMOLED panel with a pretty big notch. And both handsets come with a Snapdragon 845 SoC along with 4GB of RAM and 64/128GB of storage.

Both the Pixel handsets come with very good features that allow users to take excellent shots

The unique selling of the handset is its 12MP rear camera which has the recently-added NightSight feature and the enhanced portrait mode. The Google’s Night Sight is claimed to help users take excellent shots in low-light conditions. For the front-facing camera, it has a dual 8MP selfies camera that allows for regular and wider angle photos. As handsets developed by Google, it comes with the latest Android 9.0 Pie with latest Google software. The Pixel 3 is powered by a 2,915 mAh battery, while it is a 3,430 mAh battery for the Pixel 3 XL.