A National Team smartphone in India: this is what it is and how much it costs :: Olé

Nearly 70,000 people live to watch a launch of the selection. A stadium packed, virtually, for the launch of a product with the colors blue and white and in a country where they are fans of Argentina. In India, which has 1.4 billion inhabitants, A smartphone with the three stars, the AFA shield and the number 10 on the “back” of the phone was presented live on YouTube, for the ten years of the brand.

Two people with the shirt of the National Team, from India, telling the virtues of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro, 5G, which is sold in a box with the image of Dibu Martínez, Di María and De Paul. “It is an agreement between Xiaomi and the AFA,” explained the driver on the brand’s official account, and showing the product. “It is special for consumers, collectible,” he explained, and began by showing the box, the three stars, clarifying that they are from 18, 1986 and 2022. And they highlighted the number 10 that appears on the box itself and on the smartphone. They remembered the final against France, showing an image of the party at Lusail, which comes with the smartphone.

A one-hour presentation talk, which reached almost 100,000 views, in which the light blue cable and the 120 charger from Xaomi, a sponsor since May 2023, were also shown. And something “premium” also comes in the box: a shield in the shape of a ball. They even highlighted in the conversation that it is waterproof. The sale takes place in India, at 35,000 rupees, around $430. It is not sold in Argentina.

The fanaticism for Argentina in India has been going on for a long time, since the times of Diego Maradona and continues today with Lionel Messi. And the phenomenon continues to grow, especially with the title in Qatar. And that is exploited on a commercial level, now with a special phone with three stars. This April 30 was the official launch in English and with two stores selling the benefits of the product.