Xiaomi Mi 6 isn't headed to India, rumor says
Xiaomi announced
the Mi 6 earlier this month for its home market of China, and the new flagship
smartphone will become available over there tomorrow. It's seen huge levels of
interest, with more than 1.2 million people registering on JD.com, the
country's biggest online retailer.
The fact that
Xiaomi is launching a new handset in China first is no surprise, that's how
it's always done things. But its devices do generally make it to the handful of
other markets where it's officially present - eventually. However, a new rumor
says that strategy could be changing for the Mi 6. The device isn't going to be
released in India.
That's big if true, because India is Xiaomi's
second largest market in terms of sales. Yet this information comes from some
unnamed sources, so don't forget to take it with a pinch of salt.
Instead of the Mi 6, Xiaomi will reportedly
launch another high-end smartphone in the subcontinent. This decision, not to
bring the Mi 6 to India, apparently makes sense for the Chinese company because
it's always focused more on mass-market devices such as the Redmi series in
that country, and not the top of the line. Additionally, the Mi 6 could be
"too expensive" for India, it's being speculated.
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