The
Xiaomi Mi 6 “Silver Edition” we had seen in hands-on images after the
announcement 2 months ago has been officially confirmed that this variant will
not be on sale anytime soon, according to Xiaomi Marketing Director, Zang
Zhiyuan.
This
recent confirmation by the Marketing Director was raised after an auction
listing of the Mi 6 silver variant emerged online, with a starting price at
¥ 3999 (US$ 585). Since the last source report, the price had shot up to ¥ 16,999
(US$ 2490.22).
Many
home-based Mi fans and consumers have complained that this pre-release version
of the Mi 6 was a marketing ploy to hype up the Mi 6 and that Xiaomi has cut
costs by reducing the number of variants. Zang Zhiyuan responded to the social media that the
silver variant has proven to be very difficult to manufacture due to the
‘complex process’. We understand Zang has stated the amount of high-quality
yield as insufficient for mass-production and trials are still underway to
perfect the silver variant.
Furthermore,
he defends that the Mi 6 variant is not suitable for consumers currently as the
silver edition remains an engineering device and stated that Xiaomi had a right
to pursue legal action against both the seller as well as the buyer since it’s
the company’s asset.
