Chinese smartphone makers Xiaomi and Realme will be announcing new mid-range phones in the next few days in India. The Redmi Note 9 lineup will be unveiled on March 12th whereas the Realme 6 and Realme 6 Pro are all set to get announced on March 5th. With the news of confirmed COVID-19 coronavirus cases surfacing in India, both companies have cancelled their physical launch events in the country.
?#Note the update: Due to recent reports of COVID-19 #CoronaOutbreak in certain parts of the country, we've decided to not host product launch events on-ground in March.
This is keeping in mind safety of fans, media friends, employees & partners. I urge you all to stay safe. ? pic.twitter.com/SOdDZtSkmo
— Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) March 3, 2020
According to the official statement by Xiaomi India, it won’t be holding a physical launch event for the Redmi Note 9 series. Xiaomi will exclusively live-stream the launch event through its official website and various social media platforms in the wake of the recent COVID-19 outbreak. The decision was taken to avoid the risk of further infection through human interaction and the safety of Mi fans, media friends, partners, and Xiaomi employees.
According to Xiaomi India Managing Director and Global Vice President Manu Kumar Jain, the company is operating with utmost caution. No physical product launches have been assigned for March. It will provide an update on the future releases by the end of this month.
Providing full refund of ticket value.
I know how excited you were for #realme6series launch,
so as a special gesture will be giving a #realmeBand to every single person who booked a ticket.
Details will be sent via mail.Livestream at 12:30PM, 5th March.https://t.co/Xclg5ILkHl pic.twitter.com/BiMmMaawr7
— Madhav 5G (@MadhavSheth1) March 3, 2020
Following in Xiaomi’s footsteps, Realme CEO Madhav Sheth also called off the Realme 6 series launch event scheduled for March 5th. The Realme 6 duo will launch via a live speech from Sheth, and the event will be livestreamed through Realme’s social channels. Since the Realme 6 event was open to fans, Sheth further announced that apart from providing a full ticket refund, the company would also give ticket holders a free Realme Band.
The highlight of the Redmi Note 9 series seems to be its quad rear cameras and super-fast charging capability, details of which will be uncovered next week.
The Realme 6 duo are expected to come with 90Hz refresh rate punch-hole displays. The Realme 6 and Realme 6 Pro are rumored to be powered with Helio G90 SoC and Snapdragon 720G processor, respectively. These phones will be sporting quad cameras and will carry support for 30W fast charging.