Smartphone war turns ugly: Realme India says Xiaomi “insecure” about its success

NEW DELHI: Realme India CEO Madhav Sheth has hit out at bigger rival Xiaomi, saying India’s top smartphone maker is “insecure” about the relative newcomer’s success.

Sheth was reacting to Xiaomi India head Manu Jain’s recent tweets, claiming that his company’s new device — Xiaomi’s Note 7 Pro — was better than Realme’s Pro 3 which was being launched. Seth had then tweeted, “someone is afraid” of its upcoming smartphone.

“We never commented on their (Xiaomi’s) device. We commented on their desperation and insecurities, rather than a product. Being the number one brand, you are trying to fight a brand which is just emerging. I can sense that you are insecure,” Sheth told ET.

In his tweets, Xiaomi’s Jain had pointed out that Realme’s phone was powered by a year-old Snapdragon 710 processor, and compared with Xiaomi’s Note 7 Pro, which was powered by the Snapdragon 675 processor, which was among the latest chipsets.