PTA bans Xiaomi smartphone sales in Pakistan

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PTA bans Xiaomi smartphone sales in Pakistan
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KARACHI: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Wednesday confirmed it had banned the sale of Xiaomi smartphones in Pakistan.

PTA Spokesman Khurram Mehran confirmed to Dawn.com that 'Mi devices' had been banned, saying, "They are not following the country's rules and laws."

"All phone sets have to be type-approved by the PTA and Xiaomi has not received type-approval yet."

Mehran could not confirm whether the smartphone maker had applied for type-approval, or if it had been denied.

Type-approval is a procedure that requires smartphone makers to submit their phone sets to the PTA, Mehran said.

"There is a form and there is a nominal fee. You need to submit these, then we see if the device can be approved or not," he said, adding that the PTA looked at technical specifications of phone sets, among other aspects.

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi in a statement on its Pakistan website alleged that the PTA had barred the sale and marketing of all Mi devices in the country, hinting at foul play.

"The PTA has demanded that XiaomiPK.com has to stop the sale/marketing of all Mi mobile devices... We want our customers and people around the country to understand the monopoly of some brands in the market," the statement said, without clarifying which monopoly it was referring to.

"We believe that the Pakistani market deserves to have fair competition but these events make us ponder that some competitors believe in grabbing the market through influence instead of competing on the basis of quality and service."

The statement goes on to highlight how "surprising" it is that Pakistan's customers have been denied the right to buy Mi devices "without any reason".

"If they (PTA) have any legitimate concern, we are ready to address it, but so far we haven't received any rational reason."

Isnt xiaomi a Chinese company. Beware boys. CPEC. China. Aid.

Sorry i'm just trolling.

 

[Max Pain]

Here that is also available in retail shop.
You will get best offer in online

yes retail stores mean official presence and official warrenty,
thats good.

 

[SrNair]

yes retail stores mean official presence and official warrenty,
thats good.

I opted retail shop because of that same reason you mentioned in there .Was expensive than online .
But got solid responsibility and warranty.
So are you looking for Asus ?

 

[Max Pain]

I opted retail shop because of that same reason you mentioned in there .Was expensive than online .
But got solid responsibility and warranty.
So are you looking for Asus ?

I own an LG G3 and now am going to Try Ios by buying Iphone,
Ive been tinkeing with androinf by trying new ROMS for ages now. so thinking of a change.

but It'll be great to have the likes of Asus and Xiaomi in Pakistan.
Quality stuff, cheap price tag

 

[SrNair]

I own an LG G3 and now am going to Try Ios by buying Iphone,
Ive been tinkeing with androinf by trying new ROMS for ages now. so thinking of a change.

but It'll be great to have the likes of Asus and Xiaomi in Pakistan.
Quality stuff, cheap price tag

I had a Galaxy S5 ,returned that old phone due to some issues .Asus is good
Will looks for I phone 7

 

[danger007]

This is how Indian market looks like:

Q4-2015: Only Smartphones

Q1-2016: Only Smartphones

Q1-2016: All types of mobile phones

And this is the online market share for smartphones: Q1-2016

http://dazeinfo.com/2016/05/04/smartphone-market-india-q1-2016-samsug-micormax/

Am Samsung user, SM-N920G( made in India) .. am happy with this beast... looking forward for the next ..

 

[LOGICAL BOSSS]

hey man i was thinking about ordering a lenovo set through homeshopping.pk (k3 note)....is it a trustworthy site? what was your experience with it? they are offering a good rate (19k as compared to 25999 offered by ishopping.pk)

I had K3 its really rubbish, dont go for Lenovo. Very low quality brand. Batteries discharge V fast

Yup its all available in India and at a great price.,but they all are having a though competetion after the launching of LYF phones sold by Ambani group with unlimited 4g internet and with a price range of 3000 to 20000
Yup its all available in India and at a great price.,but they all are having a though competetion after the launching of LYF phones sold by Ambani group with unlimited 4g internet and with a price range of 3000 to 20000

I am using LYF Wind 4 only 6700 Rs since 3 months, simple it is awesome, Till now never hanged or created any problem. Real Work horse, gr8 Battery, gr8 camera. Original 4 G phone. 99% phones currently sold in India are not truely 4g and hence will not able to properly support Reliance Jio 4 G sim.
Hence he himself introduce LYF Brand.

INR HAS ALMOST TWICE THE VALUE OF PKR.

Not twice only 50% means our 100 INR = 150 PKR, may be your gov put high taxes on M phones.

 

[Proudpakistaniguy]

It's only 9k in India

I was talking about snapdragon 650 variant of redmi note 3 pro

 

[Asian.Century]

China's Xiaomi is much better than Q-Mobile, shitest mobile ever.

Including LG G5 just released best phone of 2016.

 

[Amer R]

China's Xiaomi is much better than Q-Mobile, shitest mobile ever.

Including LG G5 just released best phone of 2016.

I have never used Xiamoi but you can't compare that Brand with Qmobile as you can easily get parts of QMobile from market in cheap price

 

[Asian.Century]

I have never used Xiamoi but you can't compare that Brand with Qmobile as you can easily get parts of QMobile from market in cheap price

yes, true, actually Q-Mobile a Pakistani brand is better.