• PCIeNVMe SSD shipments grew 81% YoY in H1.
• External SSD shipments increased by 120%YoY on a small base.
• WD topped the leaderboard followed by Crucial.

Gurugram/New Delhi,Sep 2, 2020: According to CMR’s India Hard Drive Market Review for H1 CY2020, the India Consumer Internal SSD market (SATA & PCIe) shipments recorded 6% YoY growth in H1 2020.However,the market declined by 45% in Q2 when compared to Q1 2020.

“While all the other storage product shipments dropped down in H1,Internal SSD market succeeded in growing its base. The rising SSD adoption and preference compared to the traditional HDDs was one of the growth factors.Brands were well prepared in Q1 itself and some of the known brands that do not depend on China were not affected much in Q2 also.However,the market came to a standstill in April but revival was positive in May and June,” said Shipra Sinha, Lead Analyst, CyberMedia Research.

“External SSD still is a niche market but has great potential owing to its supreme features. WD and Samsung captured the major market share, other brands like Adata, G-Technology,LaCie, Seagate also contributed to this overall growth. WD shipments jumped 200% YoY in H1 on a small base. Similarly, Samsung shipments also grew by 43% during the same period,” added Shipra.

• PCIeNVMe SSD shipments grew 81% YoY in H1.
• External SSD shipments increased by 120%YoY on a small base.
• WD topped the leaderboard followed by Crucial.

Gurugram/New Delhi,Sep 2, 2020: According to CMR’s India Hard Drive Market Review for H1 CY2020, the India Consumer Internal SSD market (SATA & PCIe) shipments recorded 6% YoY growth in H1 2020.However,the market declined by 45% in Q2 when compared to Q1 2020.

“While all the other storage product shipments dropped down in H1,Internal SSD market succeeded in growing its base. The rising SSD adoption and preference compared to the traditional HDDs was one of the growth factors.Brands were well prepared in Q1 itself and some of the known brands that do not depend on China were not affected much in Q2 also.However,the market came to a standstill in April but revival was positive in May and June,” said Shipra Sinha, Lead Analyst, CyberMedia Research.

“External SSD still is a niche market but has great potential owing to its supreme features. WD and Samsung captured the major market share, other brands like Adata, G-Technology,LaCie, Seagate also contributed to this overall growth. WD shipments jumped 200% YoY in H1 on a small base. Similarly, Samsung shipments also grew by 43% during the same period,” added Shipra.