The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra will not be selling in India anymore after being made available several months ago with extremely limited stock.
The flagship smartphone was launched in April this year and went on sale in the country starting July 7. Its quantity was extremely limited though and it had quickly gone out of stock. Xiaomi never bothered with a restock afterwards and India Today has now confirmed that the Mi 11 Ultra has hit the end of the road in India and will not be sold ever again.
However, the company will continue to focus on the premium segment and will soon be replacing the Mi 11 Ultra with a new flagship offering in 2022. A high-end model with near top-of-the-line specifications named Xiaomi 11T Pro is already about to make its debut in India soon, so all’s not lost for consumers interested in premium Xiaomi devices. However, the phone isn’t exactly a flagship, as its price indicates.
The Mi 11 Ultra was Xiaomi’s first true flagship for India, but its sale was riddled with problems right from the start. The phone, as usual, only made its way into India weeks after a Chinese launch. However, the company reportedly failed to put it on sale initially. ‘Circumstances beyond control for the delay’ were cited. It was only in July that the phone went on sale, only to get sold out within days and never to get restocked.
While not officially stated, it is highly likely that the global chip shortage is the main reason for the extremely limited stock and delays associated with the flagship device. Hopefully, its successor will not suffer the same fate and actually show up with a decent amount of stock.
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