Additionally, the company's iPad
Pro detachable tablet that works with a physical keyboard doesn't seem to be a breakout hit; IDC said for every 10 traditional iPad that Apple ships, it only ships one iPad Pro.
Not exact matches
Apple debuted its iPad
Pro in 2015 as a more business - friendly
tablet that, with the help of a
detachable keyboard, makes it more suitable for the workplace — much like Microsoft's (msft) Surface
tablet.
Samsung and Google jointly announced the convertible Chromebook OS laptop Samsung Chromebook Plus and
Pro at CES last year, and by the looks of it there is a chance that a new Samsung Chromebook might be announced at CES 2018, but either replaced by a
detachable 2 - in - 1
tablet or with such a 2 - in - 1 joining Samsung's Chromebook family.
While the iPad
Pro, an anticipated larger version of the iPad Air with a 12.9 inch screen, would mark Apple's entrance into the enterprise
tablet market, it faces competition from Surface
Pro 3, the most successful
tablet in Microsoft's Surface line so far, and other two - in - one
tablets, which have a
detachable keyboard, from PC makers such as Lenovo, Acer, and Asus.
The RCA Viking
Pro is likely the only 10 - inch
tablet with a
detachable keyboard that you will find for around $ 100.
One bright spot in the
tablet market however has been the «
detachable» segment with removable keyboards such as the iPad
Pro, which is growing at a strong pace, according to IDC.
Windows 10 - based convertibles and
detachable Windows
tablets went further mainstream this year, thanks to lower - cost fold - over options from the likes of Lenovo, Asus, and others, as well as a new Microsoft Surface
Pro and excellent flip - and-fold devices from Lenovo and HP.
For now, IDC says the
tablet market's growth is in «
detachables» — that is,
tablets like the iPad
Pro with first - party,
detachable keyboards.
In January Samsung was rumored to work on a
detachable 2 - in - 1 Chrome OS
tablet too, although this wouldn't be so much of a novelty, since Samsung already manufactures bestsellling revolving convertible notebooks with Chrome OS on them such as the Samsung Chromebook
Pro.
IDC said Apple's
detachable tablet, the iPad
Pro, would command some 28.5 percent of the segment in 2016 and Android devices 18.2 percent.
The relatively strong performance by Apple was helped by the introduction of the latest iPad
Pro 9.7 - inch model, one of the new
tablets with
detachable keyboards, as well as a price drop for the iPad Air 2, the report said.
HP launched or teased two new larger 2 - in - 1
detachable Windows 8.1
Pro tablets today, and these babies might be worth a look if the Surface
Pro 3 didn't satisfy you for some reason.
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.
Of that, 1.8 million were iPad
Pro tablets, making Apple the leader in the
detachable market as well.
Bottom Line: The Lenovo Miix 720
detachable Windows
tablet offers a very good display and other useful features, but it's not as good a value as its little sibling, the Miix 520, nor as capable as the Microsoft Surface
Pro.
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.
One bright spot for Apple, however, is that the «
detachable»
tablet market is gaining in popularity, with the company's iPad
Pro line already more popular than the Microsoft Surface line.
Here's our review of the all new RCA 11 Maven
Pro 2 - in - 1 Android
tablet which boasts an 11.6» IPS screen and
detachable keyboard.
The design of the HP ZBook x2 imitates the Microsoft Surface
Pro: a
tablet with a kickstand and
detachable keyboard.
Bottom Line: The Lenovo Miix 720
detachable Windows
tablet offers a very good display and other useful features, but it's not as good a value as its little sibling, the Miix 520, nor as capable as the Microsoft Surface
Pro.
But this screen is
detachable for enhanced convenience so that it can be used as a laptop -
tablet hybrid, which the MacBook
Pro can not do.
Unlike the tech giant's other 2 - in - 1 Surface hardware devices like the Surface Book and Surface
Pro 4, the Surface Laptop does not include a
detachable tablet display and instead features a more traditional clamshell design.
And they did — the Surface
Pro is the best Windows 10
detachable tablet on the market.
The new HP
Pro x2 612 G2 is a versatile 2 - in - 1
detachable laptop, featuring multiple modes ideal for commercial use, including presentation mode, inking mode for taking notes,
tablet mode for data collection, and notebook mode.
Other manufacturers offer
detachable tablet Windows 10 2 - in - 1s, similar in form factor to the Surface
Pro.
That's not a bad thing, as the Surface
Pro 4 was already our favorite
detachable tablet.
In our tests, the Surface
Pro scored a solid five hours and 21 minutes in our most processor - intensive Peacekeeper test, which isn't the longest we've seen, but is quite solid for a
detachable tablet with a fast Core i7 - 7660U processor.
The Eve V is similar in concept to Microsoft's Surface
Pro 4, with a
tablet form factor and retractable kickstand, along with a
detachable keyboard.
The interesting addition to the Pixel C
tablet is the support for a
detachable keyboard accessory that draws inspiration from the Microsoft Surface line and the recently announced Apple iPad
Pro.
A $ 600 Android
tablet is an extremely tough sell nowadays, even for those marketing masters and smartphone volumes dominators over at Samsung, what with new iPad
Pros starting at just $ 50 more, and ever - intensifying Windows 10
detachable competition.
But there is one area of the
tablet market that's growing: research firm IDC says that «
detachables» —
tablets like the iPad
Pro that have first - party removable keyboards — are increasing in shipments even though traditional
tablets are losing popularity.
Unlike the Surface
Pro, though, this
tablet includes the
detachable keyboard and a bundled Lenovo Active Pen 2.