Vodafone Qatar Launches First 5G Smartphone in the Region

 

May 12, 2019

 

Vodafone Qatar continues to mark 5G milestones, with news that the company will be the first in the region to make highly anticipated 5G smartphones available to its customers.

 

Vodafone Qatar will open pre-orders for a limited number of the Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 5G starting Tuesday 14 May. The news was unveiled at “Galeries Lafayette Doha”, Vodafone Qatar’s exclusive partner for the smartphone’s pre-order and collection phases.

 

Sheikh Hamad Abdulla Al-Thani, Vodafone Qatar’s CEO handed the first locally available Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 5G to Mr. Adel Ali Bin Ali, Chairman & President of Ali Bin Ali Holding that operates Galeries Lafayette Doha, in the presence of  Mr. Nabeel Ali Bin Ali, Vice Chairman & EVP of the Group. Intertec Group, the sole distributor of Xiaomi in Qatar was represented by its Managing Director, Mr. Abdulla Khalifa Al-Subaey and Divisional Manager, Mr. Asraf NK. 

 

The Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 5G is powered by the flagship Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 855 Mobile Platform featuring the Snapdragon X50 5G modem with integrated transceiver and Qualcomm Technologies' RF Front-End solution, ushering in a new decade of revolutionary mobile experiences. The smartphone’s elegant black exterior is coupled with its unique slide function for quick-fire selfies and videos with no notch full display screen.

 

With each purchase of the Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 5G priced at QR 3,999, customers will get a Galeries Lafayette Doha gift voucher worth QR1500. In addition, customers who sign up to Vodafone Red Me and above postpaid plan will get several benefits including free valet parking for 12 months.