Realme P4 series up to ₹6,000 cheaper on Flipkart, AIMRA urges pricing fix
Realme is under pressure from the All India Mobile Retailers Association (AIMRA) over pricing disparities for its P4 series smartphones in India. The association claims online prices on Flipkart are up to ₹6,000 lower than offline retail prices, a gap it says is damaging trust in physical retailers ahead of the festive sales season.
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Price gaps spark retailer backlash
The All India Mobile Retailers Association (AIMRA), which represents over 150,000 mobile retailers across India, has called out Realme for pricing inconsistencies in its P4 series smartphones. According to AIMRA, several models in the series are significantly cheaper on Flipkart than in offline stores, with the largest gap reaching ₹6,000.
The P4x 5G (8GB RAM, 128GB storage) is priced at ₹23,999 on Flipkart, compared to ₹29,999 offline. Other models, such as the P4 Power 5G (12GB RAM, 256GB storage), show a ₹2,000 difference after accounting for a ₹1,000 cashback offer on the e-commerce platform. AIMRA argues these gaps undermine offline retailers and confuse customers.
AIMRA links pricing to sales decline
AIMRA attributed a reported 60% year-on-year drop in Realme’s core India business in October 2026 to its pricing and retail policies. Kailash Lakhyani, Founder Chairman of AIMRA, questioned why Realme struggles to maintain consistent pricing across channels, pointing to competitors like Vivo, Oppo, and Motorola as examples of brands that manage pricing more uniformly.
The association has urged Realme to resolve the issue ahead of the upcoming festive sales, warning that prolonged disparities could further erode consumer confidence in offline retailers.
What this means
Lazyfounder analysis — our interpretation, not reported fact.
For smartphone brands operating in India, this dispute highlights the risks of channel conflicts. Offline retailers remain a critical touchpoint for consumers, especially in smaller cities and towns, and pricing strategies that disproportionately favor e-commerce platforms can alienate this segment. Realme’s situation may prompt other brands to re-evaluate their own pricing models to avoid similar backlash. For retailers, the episode underscores the need for stronger agreements or policies to ensure parity across sales channels.
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- Mint (Technology) · 2026-11-02
Realme P4 series up to ₹6,000 cheaper on Flipkart; AIMRA urges company to fix pricing
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