The manufacturing plant was launched in partnership with Flex Ltd. “We are delighted to announce our new smartphone manufacturing partnership with Flex Ltd. In line with our sincere commitment to Make in India, this new association will further drive our localisation efforts,” said Muralikrishnan B, COO, Xiaomi India.

Meanwhile, aiming to take on the likes of Google Pay and Paytm, the Chinese handset maker launched its UPI-based payments application “Mi Pay” for its MIUI users in India. According to the company, the Mi Pay service aims to be an all-in-one payments solution for its users. It would be available for all Xiaomi devices running its proprietary MIUI OS based on Android.