American Express SmartEarn™ Credit Card vs American Express® Gold Card
Joining Fees
₹495
₹1,000
Editor's Rating
3.4
3.8
Key Features
- Get rewarded for your spends with 10X and 5X Membership Rewards® Points respectively at select merchant partners
- Cashback of Rs. 500 on eligible spends of Rs. 10,000 in the first 90 days of Cardmembership
- Renewal Fee waiver on spends of Rs.40,000 and above in the previous year of Card-membership
- Welcome Gift of 4,000 Bonus Membership Rewards® Points
- Get benefits on travel bookings with American Express Travel Online
- Avail access to valuable travel benefits under The Hotel Collection: Get a room upgrade (where available) and a US$100 hotel credit while staying two consecutive nights at over 400 hotels worldwide including Hilton Hotels, Intercontinental and Hyatt Hotels
- Avail 2 Supplementary Gold Credit Cards at no additional cost
Editor's Review
Pros
- Convert spends into easy monthly instalments with the American Express EMI
- Avail 5X Membership Rewards by transacting on Amazon, Swiggy, BookMyShow, PVR, Myntra, Jabong, Grofers, Big Bazaar and many more and get 5X rewards for every Rs.50 spent
- Avail 1 Membership Rewards Point for every Rs. 50 spent except on the spends for Fuel, Insurance, Utilities, Cash Transactions and EMI conversion at Point of Sale
Cons
- No Golf/coaching sessions
- No complimentary Airport Lounge access
- High-interest rates
Pros
- Earn 1,000 Bonus Membership Rewards Points for simply using your Card 6 times on transactions of Rs. 1,000 and above every month
- Redeem points for the fabulous 18 Carat and 24 Carat Gold Collection
- Enjoy greater flexibility in spending with "no pre-set" limit
Cons
- The travel rewards can only be redeemed through amextravel.com
- Variable APR/Interest Rates
