SBI Card Prime vs Citi PremierMiles Card

Joining Fees

₹2,999

₹3,000

Editor's Rating

4.1

4.3

Key Features

  • Get 10 Reward Points per Rs. 100 spent on Dining, Groceries, Departmental stores and Movies
  • Earn 2 Reward Points per Rs. 100 on all other retail spends
  • 1% Fuel Surcharge Waiver on transaction amount ranging from Rs. 500 - Rs. 4000 across all petrol pumps
  • Get Pizza Hut e-Voucher worth Rs. 1,000 on achieving spends of Rs. 50,000 in a calendar quarter
  • Waiver of Renewal Fee on annual spends of Rs. 3 Lakhs
  • Avail E-Gift Voucher worth Rs. 7,000 from Yatra.com/Pantaloons on achieving annual spends of Rs. 5 Lakhs
  • Get complimentary Trident Privilege Red Tier Membership   
  • Get exclusive 1,000 Welcome Points on registration
  • Get 1,500 Bonus Points on your first stay and additional Rs. 1,000 hotel credit on extended night stay
  • Avail 10% instant saving on bookings through hotel website
  • Avail 10 points for every Rs.100 spent during the stay at participating hotels
  • Complimentary Club Vistara Silver membership
  • Get 1 Upgrade Voucher
  • Avail 9 Club Vistara Points for every Rs. 100 spent on Vistara flights
  • 4 complimentary visits per calendar year to International Priority Pass Lounges, outside India (max. 2 visits per quarter)
  • 8 complimentary visits per calendar year to Domestic Lounges in India (max. 2 visits per quarter)
  • Get 20 Reward Points per Rs. 100  spent on your birthday

Mastercard/Visa/American Express Privileges

  • Mastercard

a. Avail 4 rounds of complimentary green fees access and up to 50% off on golf games along with 1 complimentary lesson per month at selected golf courses in India

b. Get up to 15% discount on best available room rates and up to 15% discount on F&B at Lalit Hotels

 

  • Visa

a. Savings of up to 10% on Hertz car rental and up to 35% on Avis Car Rentals

b. Exclusive benefits across 900 luxury hotels worldwide

 

  • American Express

a. American Express Dining Platform - Discover delectable dining offers and up to 25% discount in your city

b. Complimentary Tablet plus membership - access to VIP upgrades and privileges at hotels in India and around the world

  • Get complimentary Air Accident Liability Cover of Rs. 50 lakhs
  • Get complimentary credit card Fraud Liability Cover of Rs. 1 lakh
  • With Flexipay, convert your transactions in easy monthly installments. Simply transact for Rs. 2,500 or more using your SBI Card PRIME, and log onto sbicard.com within 30 days of purchase to convert it into Flexipay
  • Transfer the outstanding balance of other banks’ credit cards to SBI Card PRIME, to avail a lower rate of interest and pay back in EMIs
  • On the yearly card renewal period, get 3000 Bonus Miles
  • Earn 8 miles for every Rs.100 on spends at Amazon India, Flipkart, Myntra
  • Earn 4 Miles for every Rs.100 spent on all other transactions (Offer Validity: 15 Feb’21-15 Aug’21)
  • Redeem miles over more than 100 domestic and international airlines
  • Transfer your miles to any of the card’s hotel & airline partner
  • Miles never expires so you can use them whenever you desire
  • Redeem Miles instantly via SMS against purchases at leading brands
  • Turn big purchases into small payments  
  • Complimentary Access to Airport Lounges in India
  • Instant loans availed
  • Get amazing deals and discounts locally & in other 90 countries
  • As you earn more miles, redeem easily at www.premiermiles.co.in
  • You can either redeem the miles now or keep collecting them
  • Using Citi contactless card pay the easy way  
  • Enjoy the Travel and Lifestyle Services by contacting the Travel and Lifestyle specialist to create and plan an enchanting experience
  • Enjoy the latest offers on the credit card  
  • Have instant savings on lifestyle and wellness categories  
  • Join the millions of subscribers with a unique analysis of the issues behind the headlines
  • Personal Air Accident Insurance cover of Rs 1 crore
  • Lost Card Liability Cover of Rs. 10 Lakh

Editor's Review

Pros

  • 1% Fuel Surcharge Waiver on transaction amount ranging from Rs.500-Rs.4000 across all petrol pumps
  • Waiver of Renewal Fee on annual spends of Rs. 3 Lakhs
  • 4 complimentary International Airport Lounge visits, 8 complimentary Domestic VISA/Mastercard Lounges (max. 2 visits per quarter)

Cons

  • General spending rewards rate: 0.50%
  • Joining Fee bit high

Pros

  • The miles earned can be used or redeemed on Citi Bank's Partnered Airlines
  • On every Rs.100 spent on airline transactions on www.premiermiles.co.in earn 10 miles
  • Save up to 20% across all Citibank's partnered restaurants

Cons

  • No Annual Fee Waiver
  • High-interest rates


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