Xiaomi launches insurance plan for devices in India

KOLKATA: Xiaomi, China’s leading smartphone maker, has launched its Mi Protect insurance plan in India to secure its devices from accidental and liquid damage.

The Mi protect plan comes with free home pick-up and drop-off as well as a free second servicing within a year of activation, Xiaomi India said in a statement Wednesday.

The Mi protect insurance plan pricing varies across Xiaomi smart devices sold in India. Under the scheme, the insurance payouts towards the company’s popular Redmi 2 and Redmi 2 Prime devices is Rs 275, while for the more expensive flagship Mi 4i smartphone and the Mi Pad, the payout is Rs 499.


Mi Protect plans are available with all Xiaomi devices available on Mi.com, which is the company’s own e-commerce site.

Apart from providing Xiaomi customers in India with cashless repairs at all authorised service centres, the Mi Protect plan also comes with an array of services, including 24 x 7 call centre support, a SIM misuse insurance cover upto Rs 3,000 and a SIM block facility anywhere in the world.