Detachable slate tablets like the Surface Pro 2 give you the flexibility of a system that works like a clamshell laptop with the ultimate portability of a tablet.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 ($ 999 list with 128 GB storage, as tested) is the second - generation of last year's award - winning
detachable slate tablet.
Not exact matches
Noted IDC, while pure
slate tablets saw their greatest annual decline ever with a drop of 21.1 percent,
detachables more than doubled their shipments since the fourth quarter of 2014.
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Detachable Tablets (detachables) are tablets that offer a first party keyboard that can be completely detached from the slate p
Tablets (
detachables) are
tablets that offer a first party keyboard that can be completely detached from the slate p
tablets that offer a first party keyboard that can be completely detached from the
slate portion.
Like Samsung, Huawei has also slowly migrated its
tablet portfolio from an Android
slate tablet lineup to now include a mix of Windows - based
detachable devices.
Indian
tablet market inclusive of
slate and
detachables ended the year 2016 with total shipments of 3.7 million units with a marginal annual drop of 3.1 percent, according to International Data Corporation (IDC).
But even as the «
slate»
tablet market cools from its once red - hot pace, one key growth segment is
detachables, which bodes well for Microsoft and makers of other Windows - based devices.
The
tablet market is comprised of two different product categories - devices offering a first - party keyboard (
detachables) and
slate tablets (those lacking this keyboard option).
IDC states that
detachables continue to grow for the most part while
slate tablets which saw shipments peak in 2014 and is now in a steep decline.
The Portege's
detachable tablet is more than equipped for stand - alone use, with a headphone / microphone port, a microSD slot, micro-HDMI and micro-USB ports, a volume rocker and a power button all resting on the
slate's right edge.
The Lenovo ThinkPad Helix, which combines a
detachable tablet with a solid hardware keyboard dock, weighs 3.8 pounds when attached and 1.8 pounds as a
slate only.
• Total
tablet market includes
slate tablets plus
detachable tablets.
References to «
tablets» in this release include both
slate tablets and
detachable devices.
In the report, IDC's results measure the total
tablet market which includes
slate tablets as well as
detachable tablets.
Detachable tablets like the Microsoft Surface and iPad Pro saw over 2.9 % YoY growth by grabbing 15.3 % share, but the traditional
slate tablets continued to decline with 26.8 million unit shipments, down 13.9 % from the prior year.
Worldwide shipments of
tablets (including
slate and
detachable form factors) reached 39.6 million, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly
Tablet Tracker.
Likely due to eroding margins in regular
slates, 1Q16 also saw the introduction of
detachable tablets from traditional «mobile first» vendors like Samsung and Huawei.
IDC market data showed
detachable tablet sales were up 10.3 percent over the 2017 holiday season compared to 2016's holiday season, while
slate tablet sales fell 7.6 percent, year - on - year.
Apple had a positive year in the
tablet market (
slate +
detachable), according to a new report by ICD Worldwide Tracker.