Xiaomi and Oppo delay global phone launch after MWC 2020 cancellation

Following the cancellation of this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC 2020), both Xiaomi and Oppo have announced the postponement of their press event in Barcelona. Xiaomi was supposed to have a global event for the Mi 10 series while Oppo was going to reveal their new Find X2 series flagship.

Xiaomi Mi 10

According to Xiaomi’s official statement, the company understands the decision by GSMA to cancel MWC 2020. To ensure the safety of its employees, partners, media and guests, Xiaomi will postpone their launch to a separate event in Europe at a later date. The Mi 10 global launch was supposed to take place on 23rd February, a day before the MWC doors are open.

The Xiaomi Mi 10 and the Mi 10 Pro were officially revealed in China this afternoon. Both devices feature a 6.67″ 90Hz Full HD+ AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 865 processor, LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.0 storage. You can learn more about the devices here.

Oppo Find X2

Meanwhile, Oppo’s global unveil for its Find X2 series which was scheduled for 22 February has been postponed as well. According to the smartphone maker, the event will be rescheduled for March. Below is their official statement:

Oppo respects and understands GSMA’s decision to cancel the MWC Barcelona 2020 event. After serious consideration, we have also decided to reschedule the Oppo Find X2 Global Launch event, originally scheduled on 22nd February. As of now, the event will be rescheduled for March and more information will be shared soon. Thank you for your continued support, and we kindly look forward to unveiling our latest flagship 5G smartphone in the near future.

Xiaomi and Oppo aren’t the only brands that have cancelled their press event in conjunction with MWC 2020. In the past few days, several tech brands such as LG, Sony, Ericsson, ZTE, Amazon, Facebook, Intel, HMD Global and Vivo have announced their withdrawal from MWC 2020 due to health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 outbreak. Eventually, GSMA had announced the cancellation of the annual mobile event which was supposed to take place between 24th-27th February 2020.

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