Chinese smartphone manufacturers, Xiaomi and Realme have cancelled their scheduled product launches this month in India following the spread of coronavirus, marking this as the first big cancellations in the world of technology in the country.
Xiaomi was scheduled to release its flagship Redmi Note series and Realme had announced to showcase Realme 6 and Realme 6 Pro series on March 5. The events will be featured on online platform and enthusiasts can watch it live stream on social media channels or on their websites.
“We won't be holding any launch events on-ground through March. While we've been planning for this launch for months, we believe this is an unprecedented yet extremely important step. We are taking this decision with the objective of reducing exposure risk to Coronavirus COVID-19 for our Mi fans, media friends, partners and Xiaomi employees,” Manu Jain, Global Vice President, Xiaomi and Managing Director, Xiaomi India, was quoted as having said to the media.
Speaking to the media, Realme CEO Madhav Sheth said that Realme had chosen Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi as the venue for launching their new models but this was cancelled following the outbreak of coronavirus. They will now be going ahead with the launch without participants. The event can be watched ‘live’ on March 5 at 12.30 p.m.
