American Express SmartEarn™ Credit Card vs HDFC Regalia Credit Card

• 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

• Complimentary Airport Lounge Access within India: Lounge access program will now be based on the credit card spends. Spend Rs. 1 Lakh or more in a calendar quarter (Jan-Mar | Apr-Jun |Jul-Sept | Oct-Dec) 2. Choose up to 2 complimentary lounge access vouchers as your Quarterly Milestone Benefit via SmartBuy
• International Lounge access using priority pass is not based on spends: Cardholders can apply for Priority Pass once they complete minimum 4 retail transactions on the card. Do note that Rupay cards are not eligible for priority pass. Using Priority Pass, avail up to 6 Complimentary Lounge Access per calendar year, outside India 
• 1% fuel surcharge waiver at all fuel stations across India on transactions between Rs. 400 and Rs. 5000
• Enjoy dining benefits with the Good Food Trail program: Get up to 7.5% savings on all restaurant bill payments via Swiggy Dineout (20k+ restaurants). This offer is inclusive of Restaurant and Swiggy Discount, and valid only on payments done via the Swiggy App
• Zero Lost card liability
• Foreign Currency Markup: 2% on all foreign currency spends
• Get Revolving Credit at nominal interest rate
• 24/7 Concierge Services
• Milestone Benefit: Avail 10,000 Reward Points when achieving annual spends of Rs. 5 lakhs and additional 5,000 Reward Points when achieving annual spends of Rs. 8 lakhs in an anniversary year
• Spend Rs. 3L in 12 Months and get Renewal Fee waived for next renewal year
• Convert big spends into EMI after purchase
• Accidental air death cover worth Rs. 1 Crore
• Emergency overseas hospitalization up to Rs. 15 lakhs
• Lost Card Liability Cover : Up to Rs 9 lakhs  
• On retail spends including Insurance, earn 4 reward points on Rs. 150

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 10,000 Reward Points when achieving annual spends of Rs. 5 lakhs.
• Accidental air death cover worth Rs. 1 Crore
• Fuel Surcharge Waiver

Cons

• Slightly high Annual Fee
• No golf/coaching sessions