American Express SmartEarn™ Credit Card vs Lifestyle HC SBI Card PRIME

• 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

• Earn 15 Reward Points on every 100 Rs. spent at Online & Retail Landmark Stores (Lifestyle, Home Centre, Max and Spar).
• Earn 10 Reward Points on every 100 Rs. spent at Dining & Movies.
• Get 2 Reward point per 100 Rs. spent on other retail purchases (Non-fuel).
• Cumulative milestone benefits up to 58,000 RP worth Rs 14,500.
• On overall annual retail spends of Rs 500,000, avail 20,000 bonus Reward Points

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

• On annual spends of Rs 40,000 across all Landmark Stores, earn 6000 bonus Reward Points. 
• 8 complimentary Domestic Airport lounge visits per year (subject to a max of 2 per quarter)
• Complimentary priority pass membership worth USD 99 & 4 complimentary visits per year                                                                                        

Cons 

• No golf/coaching sessions