DiGi customers among the first to pre-order Xiaomi Mi 3

HAH ALAM, 19 May 2014 - DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (“DiGi”) today announced that it will be amongst the first local service providers in Malaysia to take pre-orders for Xiaomi’s flagship smartphone, Mi 3 on 27th May 2014.

The soon-to-be launched Xiaomi Mi 3 will be made available with DiGi Smart Plan for a 24-month contract duration.

Christian Thrane, DiGi’s Chief Marketing Officer said partnering with Xiaomi, is part of DiGi’s commitment to bring internet to more people by expanding its range of smartphones catering to different segment groups.

“Today, many more Malaysians are accessing the Internet through their mobile phones. We are very excited to work with Xiaomi to bring this sought-after smartphone to our customers. By combining the right device, with the right plan together with good usage experience, we are empowering more Malaysians to benefit from access to the internet,” said Thrane.

Hugo Barra, Vice President of Xiaomi Global added, “Mi 3 is our highest performing smartphone, consistently ranked at the top of industry benchmarks since we launched it. Our Android-based platform — MIUI — designed with the help of our user community, is a live operating system with weekly software updates. MIUI is incredibly intuitive while at the same time offers power users a high degree of customisation. We are pleased to partner with DiGi to give their 11 million customers easy access to the internet through the Mi 3.”

For more information, please log on to digi.my/xiaomi