American Express SmartEarn™ Credit Card vs Spar SBI Card SELECT

• 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

• On overall annual retail spends of Rs 300,000, avail 12,000 bonus Reward Points
• On annual spends of Rs 25,000 across all Landmark Stores, earn 2400 bonus Reward Points 
• On annual spends of Rs 75,000 across all Landmark Stores, earn 8,000 bonus Reward Points
• With Flexipay facility, convert transactions in EMIs. Just transact for Rs. 2,500 or more and log on to sbicard.com within 30 days of purchase to convert it into Flexipay
• The Easy Money facility get a cheque or draft against your cash limit and get it delivered to home

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

• Welcome benefit of receiving 6,000 bonus reward points equivalent to Rs. 1,500 on payment of Annual Fees
• Earn 10 Reward Points on every Rs. 100 spent at Online & Retail Landmark Stores (Lifestyle, Home Centre, Max and Spar) Dining & Movies
• Get 2 Reward point per Rs. 100 spent on other retail purchases (Non-fuel)            

Cons 

• No Golf/coaching sessions
• Usage of USD 27 plus applicable taxes will be charged on Spar SBI card PRIME for all visits post the complimentary visits