Xiaomi vs Realme smartphone battle is again: Poco India nation head ‘purple flags’ Realme’s newest cellphone

The Xiaomi vs Realme smartphone battle is again, or ought to we are saying kinda. For the most recent jibe on Realme’s new telephones comes from Poco, the corporate that vehemently says that it’s not Xiaomi’s sub-brand. However sure, it did originate as one. Additionally, the copyright info on Poco India’s web site has Xiaomi written in it. So we will say that the 2 key gamers of the Indian smartphone market who’ve a historical past of taking potshots at one another’s launches and extra, are again at it.
Within the newest dig, Poco India nation head Himanshu Tandon has made enjoyable of Realme’s newest smartphone, Realme 12 5G. In a put up on X, previously Twitter, Tandon wrote that patrons ought to look forward to the corporate’s upcoming cellphone Poco X6 Neo as a substitute of shopping for Realme 12 5G. He mentioned that the Realme cellphone’s pricing is flawed. Speaking of ‘purple flags’, he mentioned that the Realme 12 5G cellphone runs on Dimensity 6100+ processor and has an LCD display. He additional added that Poco offers the identical processor in its 5G cellphone Poco M6, which is priced beneath Rs 10,000.
“After seeing as we speak’s launch, everybody ought to REALly look forward to the ‘Neo’ improve. Pink Flags: Dimensity 6100+, LCD at 17k? 😮😕 Simply an FYI, we use Dimensity 6100+ in #POCOM65G which is priced beneath 10k. #POCOX6Neo,” posted Tandon.

Curiously, Poco additionally introduced its upcoming cellphone Poco X6 Neo as we speak. The corporate is prone to launch the upcoming 5G cellphone in partnership with Indian telecom big Airtel. The corporate has introduced that the Poco X6 Neo is prone to be among the many most cost-effective 5G telephones within the nation.
Some stories counsel that Poco X6 Neo may very well be a rebranded Redmi Be aware 13R Professional from China. The Redmi Be aware 13R Professional has largely the identical specs because the Redmi Be aware 13. The cellphone has 6.67-inch 1080p OLED show with 120Hz refresh charge and gap punch cut-out on the centre, it runs on MediaTek Dimensity 6080 chip and is powered by 5,000mAh battery with 33W quick charging help.
Goes again to days of Madhav Sheth and Manu Kumar Jain
Realme’s erstwhile CEO Madhav Sheth and Xiaomi’s former India head Manu Kumar Jain usually trolled one another’s manufacturers on social media in addition to at launch occasions. Throughout the launch of the Realme 3 smartphone in March 2019, Sheth made enjoyable of the Chinese language smartphone model whereas evaluating the Realme 3 side-by-side towards the Xiaomi Redmi Be aware 7 when it comes to specs and options. In direction of the top of the Realme 3 presentation when a slide showcased the specs and the options of each the handsets, Sheth talked about all of the added functionalities in Realme 3 adopted by “Guys I believe I forgot one factor” second. The listing of such jibes from execs of each the businesses is lengthy.