• Realme became the third largest player in the online segment with 11% market share.
• Flipkart remains the leader in the online segment with a 53% share.
• Amazon’s contribution reached its highest ever level in the online smartphone segment.
• Redmi 6A was the best-selling device in the online segment in Q1 2019

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Smartphone Shipmentsfrom the online channel reached its highest ever share of 43% during Q1 2019, according to the latest research from Counterpoint’sMarket Monitorservice. Online channel shipments grew 17% year-on-year (YoY) in Q1 2019 driven by new launches, sales events, and lucrative offers rolled out during the quarter.

Commenting on the findings,Anshika Jain, Research Analyst stated, “Price cuts of popular devices and more launches drove online channel shipments to the highest ever level In Q1 2019. Xiaomi’s Redmi 6A, and Note 6 and 7 series, Samsung’s online exclusive M series, Realme 3, HONOR 10 Lite, and ASUS Zenfone Max Pro series were the major contributors for the growth of the online segment. The high online channel share indicates that the new e-commerce policy has limited impact, and e-commerce giants have found a way to cope.”

Brands took advantage of their strong online reach to get rid of their excess inventory, before the change in India’s e-commerce policy in February 2019. Along with this, offline channels were still holding inventory accumulated during the record festive season in the last quarter of 2018.

Commenting on the brand performance,Tarun Pathak, Associate Director, stated, “This quarter we have seen brands adopting a hybrid channel strategy to gain market share. Key brands like Xiaomi, Realme, OnePlus have started expanding offline, which reduced some of the dependency of these brands on online channels. Meanwhile, Samsung, traditionally strong in offline channels, focused on expanding in the online market with its M series on Amazon. Offline expansion is a key strategy for the growth of these players. Having said that we believe that the online channel will continue to hold significant importance in a price-conscious market like India.”

展示1: India Online Smartphone Market Share by Channel – Q1 2019

Source: Counterpoint Research Market Monitor Q1 2019

Exhibit 2:India Online Smartphone Top Brands Share– Q1 2019

Source: Counterpoint Research Market Monitor Q1 2019

Market Summary:

• While the smartphone shipments in the offline segment declined by 4%, theonline segment grewby 17% YoY
• Xiaomi, Realme, ASUS, and Huawei contributed most for Flipkartand accounted for more than four-fifths of its total smartphone shipments.Flipkart Mobile BonanzaandWomen’s Day Saledrove shipments of Xiaomi, Realme, and ASUS on its platform.
• Though Flipkart led the overall online market with a 53% share, Amazon grew fasterin Q1 2019 with 38% YoY growth. Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei, and OnePlus drove Amazon’s growth. Amazon witnessed high sales of Redmi 6A, Samsung’s online exclusive M series, and OnePlus 6T on its platform.
• Amazon’s contribution reached its highest ever levelin the online smartphone segment.Amazon’s contribution also reached its highest ever levelin theonlinepremium smartphone segment(>₹30,000 segment) with a share of 81% mainly due to sales ofOnePlus, Samsung, and Apple. Shipments from Flipkart contributed 17% of online smartphone premium segment in Q1 2019.
• The top 5 brands captured 85%of the total online market.
• Xiaomi alone captured around 43%of the total online market in Q1 2019. ItsRedmi 6A,Redmi Note 6 ProandRedmi Note 7 seriesdrove volumes, contributing to almost two-thirds of Xiaomi’s total online sales.
• Samsung adopted online flash sales strategyfor thefirst time with Amazonon the Galaxy M10 and M20 models, increasing Samsung’s online share to 15% in Q1 2019 with 31% YoY growth in the online segment. The initial demand for M series was strong due to whichSamsung’s online contributionwithin its portfolio reached itshighest ever level.
• Realme 3made an entry into thetop tenonline models’ category driven by its aggressive specs and online promotions.
• Six out of the top ten modelswere fromXiaomi. Redmi 6A was the best-selling device in Q1 2019. It received multiple price cuts on online channels during the quarter.
• ₹15000 - 20000年₹是增长最快的price segmentin the online market in Q1 2019, driven by Xiaomi and Huawei.Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Prowas the best performing model in this price band followed by HONOR 10 Lite.

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