Amitabh Bachchan Faces Issues With Galaxy S9, Xiaomi Offers Free Phone

Adding to a list of goof-ups related to Samsung, the latest one involves a tweet by popular Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan, who is facing issues with his Galaxy S9 smartphone.

The actor expressed the trouble via a post on Twitter suggesting that the flagship by Samsung is not working and causing problems.

T 3024 – HELP !! Samsung S9 not functioning .. Samsung logo is on front screen, and is blinking again and again .. nothing else happens .. changed it .. let it be .. tried to close it does not close either ..
HELP … someone please guide me as to what I should de ..

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) December 12, 2018

Taking it as an opportunity to endorse itself, Xiaomi Vice President Manu Jain replied to the tweet by Amitabh Bachchan, offering him a free Xiaomi smartphone.

Dear Amit Ji.

It's time to switch phones. You can maybe try the most loved technology brand in India ❤️😇

Happy to send a flagship phone to you, if you want.#BigFan @SrBachchan https://t.co/O5DlcdxY3K

— Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) December 13, 2018

However, Samsung did not ignore the issue and immediately replied to the actor. The issue was fixed within a few hours, which was confirmed by Mr. Bachchan via another tweet on the micro-blogging site.

T 3025 – PHEEWWWWW .. !! phone resolved .. SAMSUNG connected immediately after Tweet and all is well .. what a world we are living in .. I mean it was the most disturbed night of all nights .. why ..?? because the MOBILE had gone dead .. I mean WHAT ..??!!!

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) December 13, 2018

Meanwhile, a number of trolls found their way to Twitter as the actor was not using a OnePlus smartphone, being a brand ambassador for the same.

Sir Try @oneplus
सुना है बहुत तेज़ है@OnePlus_Support @SamsungMobileIN pic.twitter.com/LN9LNP7ArM

— Neeraj Singh (@Singh_Neeraj007) December 13, 2018

Furthermore, tweets were posted suggesting the actor to take up OnePlus, given he is OnePlus’s brand ambassador.

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