Ring, ring.

Hello, thank you for calling Xiaomi.

Mumble, mumble. Mumble mumble.

So you hate going to the store to pick up a new phone. I hear you. Have you tried ordering online? Huh, you don't want to wait for shipping. Okay. What I'm hearing is that you literally just want to have someone bring you a phone the moment you ask for it. Well, since you live in Malaysia—huh, Singapore, okay, you're still good—you can now order one through Uber. Xiaomi has partnered with the ride-sharing company to deliver its new Mi Note.

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Excuse me, I have an American on the line.

Hello. Yes, Xiaomi is partnering with Uber to deliver smartphones. Mmhmm, it's similar to Sprint Direct 2 You. I'm surprised you heard of that. But no, this isn't a carrier helping you upgrade to a new phone and set things up. Think of this more as a manufacturer dropping the phone off at your doorstep, just through a middleman that already has your payment information on file.

Fangirl scream.

Mam? Mam? Yes, before you continue, I must say that this is only happening in southeast Asia for the time being. Yeah, yeah, I know. Take care.

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Hello? Yes, I'm back. So as I was saying, Xiaomi is partnering with Uber to deliver the 5.7-inch Mi Note directly to people's doors within minutes. It's going to start July 27th, one day before the phone becomes available in the region from Mi's website. Other markets will eventually get to use Uber as well, but your area will have exclusive early access.

Mumble mumble.

What's that? Still too much work to order a phone? Sir, go screw yourself, and have a nice day.

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