It would be unfair to say that the new Redmi Note 2 is as much a revolution (on paper) as the first generation Xiaomi Hongmi. However, it seems like 'Xiaomi's second home' won't be getting the phone... at least not anytime soon.

There's a school of thought that this is because of the Ericsson patents that have troubled the MediaTek-Xiaomi duo in India.

Xiaomi just completed one year in India, and risking its image is something the company can ill-afford, even if that means not bring a phone that's supposedly going to be a hot seller.

"We are continuously evaluating new products that can be launched in India. But, as of now we do not have plans to launch Redmi Note 2 in India"

Speaking to BGR India, a Xiaomi spokesperson revealed "We are continuously evaluating new products that can be launched in India. But, as of now we do not have plans to launch Redmi Note 2 in India."

This also puts to rest the speculations that we had of Xiaomi pulling off a surprise Redmi Note 2 launch at the August 19th event scheduled for the international MIUI 7 launch.

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If you're in India, you'll probably have to wait a while to get your hands on the Redmi Note 2. Or you could import from a Chinese reseller, but that would involve a markup of about ~30% that you'll have to suffer.

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