China's Disruptor: How Xiaomi Succeeds in the Smartphone Market

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Date: 01-Feb-2016
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Founded in 2010, Xiaomi unveiled its first smartphone a year later and quickly made its name among Chinese netizens. With a rapid growth in sales and popularity, Xiaomi has jumped to China's top three smartphone vendors in less than five years. This report profiles Xiaomi's history and analyzes in depth its product deployment, operational performance, key success factors, and future development strategies.

List of Topics


  • Xiaomi's development highlights and product deployment in the fields of smartphone, connected TV, and smart home

  • Operational performance of Xiaomi's smartphone business in China, touching on its shipment volume and ranking (by market share) in recent years

  • Analysis of Xiaomi's key success factors and its future development strategies, including expansion in sales channels and overseas markets as well as diversification into 3C products, IoT, and cloud services


Companies covered

Apple, Blue Charm, Coolpad, FIH, GITV, Google, Honor, HTC, Huawei, ICNTV, Kingsoft, Lenovo, LeTV, Mango TV, MediaTek, Meizu, Micromax, Microsoft, Midea, Motorola, Nokia, Qualcomm, Redmi, Samsung, Smartisan, Wasu TV, Xiaomi, ZTE

China's Disruptor: How Xiaomi Succeeds in the Smartphone Market

Table of Contents

1. Development History 4

2. Product Deployment 6
2.1 Smartphone 6
2.1.1 Brand Name Xiaomi 6
2.1.2 Brand Name Redmi 6
2.1.3 Peripherals 7
2.2 Connected TV 8
2.2.1 Mi Box 8
2.3 Smart Home Products 10
2.3.1 Xiaomi Smart Home Products 10
2.3.2 Xiaomi Smart Home IoT Open Platforms 11

3. Operational Performance 12
3.1 Smartphone Shipments Surge via Online Channel 12
3.2 Market Share Leader in Chinese Smartphone Market 13

4. Key Success Factors 13
4.1 Open Innovation and Customer-Oriented Product Design 14
4.2 Low-end Disruption to Lure Overshot Customers 15
4.3 American-style Product Launch, Hunger Marketing Significantly Improve Brand Awareness 16
4.4 Pre-Ordering & Outsourcing Production to Enhance Competitiveness 17

5. Future Development Strategies 18
5.1 Strengthening Sales Channels and Overseas Markets 18
5.2 Diversification into 3C Products, IoT, and Cloud Services 19
Conclusion 20
Appendix 21
Glossary of Terms 21
List of Companies 22

List of Tables

Table 1: Brief History of Xiaomi's Development 4
Table 2: Specifications of Xiaomi's Major Smartphones 7
Table 3: Specifications of Xiaomi's STB & Connected TV 9
Table 4: Xiaomi's Major Smart Home Products 10
Table 5: Smartphone Vendor Ranking by Shipments in China, 2011-1H2015 13

List of Figures

Figure 1: Xiaomi's Smart Home IoT Open Platform Solutions 11
Figure 2: Xiaomi's Smartphone Shipments, 2011-2015 12
Figure 3: Xiaomi Redefines Product Value Chain 15
Figure 4: Xiaomi's Low-end Disruption Strategy 16

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