Although Xiaomi is short of supplies in China for the Mi 10 series, its smartphone business in India will not be affected due to the coronavirus outbreak, says Muralikrishnan C, the Chief Operating Officer of Xiaomi India. However, the supply chain for its TV lineup has already been disturbed.
The COO of Xiaomi India told IANS that because of the ‘exceptional job’ in managing smartphone supplies by the company’s supply chain team and partners, it hasn’t faced any issue yet. The brand envisions India as a very important market and assures the COVID-19 pandemic will not affect its smartphone business in the country and thus it will continue launching new smartphones. On the other hand, the same cannot be said for the smart TVs sold by the company in the country. That is because the panels used in them are ‘imported from abroad’ and they are currently taking more time to arrive in India.
Just yesterday, Xiaomi announced the Redmi Note 9 series in India powered by the brand-new Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G, which comes with support for NAVIC satellite navigation system. The Pro variant starts at INR 12,999 (~$175), whereas the Pro Max version costs INR 14,999 (~$202) for the base storage option. They will be available to purchase for the first time on March 17 and March 25 respectively from Mi Online Store and Amazon India.
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