Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro COD Payment Option Removed to Prevent Reselling

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro COD Payment Option Removed to Prevent Reselling 

           

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Note 5 Pro, launched last
month, are currently being sold in India through flash sales
on flipkart with the third one held on Wednesday, March 7.
But there is one issue  for resellers. To curb resellers from 
purchasing numerous units and selling them off at a premium
Xiaomi India on Tuesday announced that it would be
removing the COD (Cash On Delivery) payment option for the
Redmi Note 5 Pro for "initial 

few sales" on Mi.com and Flipkart.

It has often been seen that people usually buy Xiaomi smart
phones in bulk during flash salesand later sell them at higher
prices on various marketplaces such as OLX and Quikr. Being 

a popular brand, there is always demand for a Xiaomi phone 
in India’s grey markets, like Palika Bazaar and Gafaar 
Market. Xiaomi is aware of the same and perhaps the reason 
why it has taken this step to stop unauthorized reselling of
its smartphones across all its authorized channels.

It has been widely rumored that bulk buyers use certain script
codes in order to score several units in flash sales. This 
practice has kept genuine buyers from getting units for
themselves. Xiaomi's move is aimed at helping these genuine 
customers get their hands on a Redmi Note 5 Pro.

"We have always, and will continue to stringently discourage 
unauthorised reselling across all our channels," said Xiaomi 
India in a statement on the Mi Community Forum. Additionally

Xiaomi has measures in place that block COD orders and 
coupons for suspicious accounts on Mi.com.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro specifications

The dual SIM smartphone from Xiaomi runs MIUI 9 on top 
of Android Nougat out-of-the-box. The phone sports a 
5.99-inch full-HD+ (1080x2160 pixels) IPS display with an 
18:9 aspect ratio.It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 
636 SoC, coupled with up to 6GB of RAM and 64GB of 
inbuilt storage. There is a 4000mAh battery under the hood.

In terms of camera specifications, the smartphone packs 
in a dual rear camera setup with a 12-megapixel 
primary sensor (f/2.2 aperture) and a 5-megapixel 
secondary sensor (f/2.0 aperture), coupled with an LED 
flash. On the front, the phone has a 20-megapixel

selfie camera with an LED selfie-light.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 starts at Rs 9,999 for 3GB RAM and 
32GB storage option, while Redmi Note 5 Pro starts at 
Rs 13,999. The top-end 4GB RAM and 64GB storage variant 
of Redmi Note 5 is priced at Rs 11,999. The Redmi Note 5 
Pro with 4GB RAM is priced at Rs 13,999,while the 6GB 
RAM version costs Rs 16,999.

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