Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun Caught Using An iPhone, Facing Backlash From Fans

Apple products are popular in China, so it's not surprising to see wealthy people using iPhones in the country. But if it was the CEO of a major phone company in China like Xiaomi, that would be much more interesting. The undeniable proof of this is his recent Weibo post.

Weibo often detects which smartphone is being used to post an article, and in the past, it was used as a way to see which unreleased smartphones were in development. But sometimes it backfires like this case of Mr. Lei Jun.

At that time, Xiaomi's CEO was sharing an article to encourage fans to buy some useful books. But netizens Weibo quickly discovered that the post came from an iPhone. Such a regular post like this has actually sparked outrage among Xiaomi fans.

Just a few days ago, the official fanpage of the company also posted an image of Apple's newly released iPhone SE 2020, criticizing this smartphone for having an outdated design as well as low battery capacity. 

Mr. Lei Jun appeared to have deleted the post, but a Xiaomi partner, Pan Jiutang, defended him. He said that if any CEO or product manager of any smartphone brand claims not to use Apple, Samsung, or phones from other competitors, it is all hypocritical.

He also said that creativity sometimes has to be accompanied by copying and then improving based on what is already there. In fact, Huawei's CEO Richard Yu and Realme's CEO also use iPhones. Even Li Nan, the former director of Meizu, once revealed that after leaving the company, he also switched to using iPhone.

Moreover, Mr. Lei Jun is said to have stated that Xiaomi officials and employees are not prohibited from using products from rival brands. But that did not ease the anger from fans when it was embarrassing that the brand's founder used the iPhone.

At least maybe we all know why the MIUI user interface looks so similar to Apple’s iOS.

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