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What if they ban like xiaomi or one plus. Those are like the most popular phones in India.

gpm 6y ago
I mean, I guess that would be a great benefit to the non-Chinese competitors then, Samsung, Google, Apple, etc. I don't see that this would be hugely disruptive to the country. Is there some reason you think it would be?
- ETHisso2017 6y ago
  Xiaomi / Oneplus are ~50% of the cost of Samsung/Google/Apple phones
  - gpm 6y ago
    Are they? That hasn't been my experience in Canada but maybe pricing is different in India? Could you point to some specific cheap phones by those companies so I could see if I can find comparable phones by non-Chinese companies?
    - kyawzazaw 6y ago
      extra tariffs on iPhones. Look here: https://www.mi.com/in/ https://www.mi.com/in/
      - gpm 6y ago
        At the top of that page is the Redmi 9a for 6,799. Here is a similar phone from samsung for Rs. 6,499. https://www.91mobiles.com/samsung-galaxy-m01-core-32gb-price-in-india https://www.91mobiles.com/samsung-galaxy-m01-core-32gb-price...
        bgee 6y ago
        That Redmi has 8 cores (cpu released in 2020) compared to the Samsung with 4 cores (released in 2017). On Antutu benchmark, the Redmi is almost 5x higher [0]. So I don't think they can be considered "similar". [0]: https://gadgetversus.com/processor/mediatek-mt6739-vs-mediatek-helio-g85/ https://gadgetversus.com/processor/mediatek-mt6739-vs-mediat...
- simion314 6y ago
  people that buy Chinese phones won't buy Apple, maybe Samsung if they have no choice, with this Chinese phones you have good value deal.
- sudosysgen 6y ago
  Xiaomi phones are better and cheaper than Samsung, Google, and certainly Apple equivalents. The Mi 10 Ultra is ~780$ and is just flat out better than a 1200$ phone from Samsung, including the best camera of any phone bar none.
throwaway4good 6y ago
Indians would have to buy a more expensive phone from Samsung in the middle of a massive recession that gives them less money in their pockets.
nmridul 6y ago
Xiaomi now makes their phones in India. https://in.event.mi.com/in/made-in-india https://in.event.mi.com/in/made-in-india
- d3nj4l 6y ago
  Only 65% of the value, and tbh, the R&D is in China, and most of the data collection that mi does benefits China much more than India. Hard to call it a phone "By India For India."
  - ffpip 6y ago
    https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VyFV6DmT1Ts/VZU3XajjCgI/AAAAAAAAFq0/NxdEKgpcX0E/s1600/Digital%2BIndia%2BProject.jpg https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VyFV6DmT1Ts/VZU3XajjCgI/AAAAAAAAF...
  - nfc_ 6y ago
    Yes following this logic India should emulate North Korea's Juche or go back to its old socialist days to keep 100% of the valye

gpm 6y ago

I mean, I guess that would be a great benefit to the non-Chinese competitors then, Samsung, Google, Apple, etc. I don't see that this would be hugely disruptive to the country. Is there some reason you think it would be?

ETHisso2017 6y ago
Xiaomi / Oneplus are ~50% of the cost of Samsung/Google/Apple phones
- gpm 6y ago
  Are they? That hasn't been my experience in Canada but maybe pricing is different in India? Could you point to some specific cheap phones by those companies so I could see if I can find comparable phones by non-Chinese companies?
  - kyawzazaw 6y ago
    extra tariffs on iPhones. Look here: https://www.mi.com/in/ https://www.mi.com/in/
    - gpm 6y ago
      At the top of that page is the Redmi 9a for 6,799. Here is a similar phone from samsung for Rs. 6,499. https://www.91mobiles.com/samsung-galaxy-m01-core-32gb-price-in-india https://www.91mobiles.com/samsung-galaxy-m01-core-32gb-price...
      - bgee 6y ago
        That Redmi has 8 cores (cpu released in 2020) compared to the Samsung with 4 cores (released in 2017). On Antutu benchmark, the Redmi is almost 5x higher [0]. So I don't think they can be considered "similar". [0]: https://gadgetversus.com/processor/mediatek-mt6739-vs-mediatek-helio-g85/ https://gadgetversus.com/processor/mediatek-mt6739-vs-mediat...
simion314 6y ago
people that buy Chinese phones won't buy Apple, maybe Samsung if they have no choice, with this Chinese phones you have good value deal.
sudosysgen 6y ago
Xiaomi phones are better and cheaper than Samsung, Google, and certainly Apple equivalents. The Mi 10 Ultra is ~780$ and is just flat out better than a 1200$ phone from Samsung, including the best camera of any phone bar none.

throwaway4good 6y ago

Indians would have to buy a more expensive phone from Samsung in the middle of a massive recession that gives them less money in their pockets.

nmridul 6y ago

Xiaomi now makes their phones in India. https://in.event.mi.com/in/made-in-india https://in.event.mi.com/in/made-in-india

d3nj4l 6y ago
Only 65% of the value, and tbh, the R&D is in China, and most of the data collection that mi does benefits China much more than India. Hard to call it a phone "By India For India."
- ffpip 6y ago
  https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VyFV6DmT1Ts/VZU3XajjCgI/AAAAAAAAFq0/NxdEKgpcX0E/s1600/Digital%2BIndia%2BProject.jpg https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VyFV6DmT1Ts/VZU3XajjCgI/AAAAAAAAF...
- nfc_ 6y ago
  Yes following this logic India should emulate North Korea's Juche or go back to its old socialist days to keep 100% of the valye