With the ongoing 21-day country-wide lockdown in India, the government has put a stop to every kind of movement except for transport and delivery of essentials goods. Grocery and e-commerce giants are finding it hard to keep up with the pace of orders but popular phone makers such as Xiaomi and Realme are urging the government to mark smartphones as essential goods.
Realme India CEO Madhav Sheth also chimed in, saying that “smartphones are essential and could act as the gateway to other valuable services” in this time of need. He’s more focused on offering after-sale services (with all healthcare precautions in place) to users who have damaged their devices or want new devices during the 21-day lockdown.
