In the official channels of mobile phone brands, old models that are not competitive in the market are generally removed from the shelves. Especially for Android phone manufacturers, it is difficult to buy old models from three years ago in official channels. However, according to CNMO, some bloggers have found that Xiaomi Mall is still selling Xiaomi 12S Pro (released on July 4, 2022), and you can even buy Redmi K50 (released on March 17, 2022) from two and a half years ago.
According to the blogger’s search, the Redmi K50 Extreme Edition (released on August 11, 2022), K60 series (released on December 27, 2022) and Xiaomi Civi 2 (released on September 27, 2022) are currently on sale in Xiaomi Mall, and the versions and colors are relatively complete. In this regard, some netizens gave their own opinions, “Mobile phones that cannot be sold through channels will be returned to Xiaomi for Xiaomi to sell”, “This should be the same as Honor, OPPO, and vivo. It will make it easier for township dealers to find real machine information on the official website, and then offline sales will be more convincing.”
The oldest of these models is the Redmi K50, which was released on March 17, 2022, along with the two flagship phones K50 Pro and K40S. The K50 is the world’s first Dimensity 8100, equipped with the same Samsung 2K flexible straight screen as the K50 Pro, a Sony main camera that supports OIS optical image stabilization, and a built-in 5500mAh battery. Such a configuration lacks competitiveness in today’s flagship phones, especially when the price has not been adjusted too much.
