Xiaomi Postpones Mi 10 India Launch Amidst Lockdown

The Coronavirus outbreak continues to accept a heavy toll on upcoming phone launches. Subsequently Vivo and Realme, Chinese phone maker Xiaomi has now decided to postpone the impending launch of its Mi ten smartphone in India besides. The flagship device was gear up to be unveiled in Bharat on 31st March but is now delayed indefinitely.

The announcement comes afterward PM Narendra Modi announced a 21-day lockdown in Bharat to curtail the farther spread of Coronavirus. Just minutes ago, Xiaomi India Medico Manu Kumar Jain took to Twitter to share this saddening (but essential) news almost Mi 10's delayed launch. The tweet'south explanation reads, "After careful deliberation, nosotros've decided to postpone the launch of # Mi10 in India, which was scheduled for 31st March 2020."

Nosotros, at #XiaomiIndia, are focusing our free energy to back up the nation in its fight against #COVID19.

Later on careful deliberation, nosotros've decided to postpone the launch of #Mi10 in India, which was scheduled for 31st March 2020.

Cheers for your patience & cooperation.#Xiaomi ❤️ pic.twitter.com/KCDDbXJxTs

— Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) March 25, 2020

The same letter further adds that Xiaomi will divert its efforts away from Mi 10 and assist in the fight confronting COVID-19. It has already donated masks and hazmat suits for government hospitals and healthcare personnel. A new India launch date for the Mi 10 5G will be announced once the lockdown comes to an end and the situation simmers down.

And well, if you are someone who'south wondering what the Mi 10 has to offer, and then here'due south a quick summary. Mi 10 features a dual-curved vi.67-inch Full-HD+ AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate and a 20MP dial-hole selfie camera. It's powered by the Snapdragon 865 chipset, coupled with up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB of UFS iii.0 storage.

As for the cameras, Mi 10 sports a quad-camera arrangement that includes a 108MP principal photographic camera, paired with a 13MP (f/two.4) ultra-wide camera, a 2MP macro lens, and a 2MP depth sensor. It is also capable of 8K video recording. At that place'southward a 4,780mAh bombardment with a 30W fast-charging adapter in the box.

Mi x will exist Xiaomi's showtime 5G smartphone to launch in India. Information technology'south not existence fabricated here in Bharat and will be imported directly from China due to manufacturing constraints in India. Xiaomi'due south going to adopt slightly unlike pricing and sale model for Mi ten 5G, as per Manu Kumar Jain's tweet last calendar week.