According to data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly
Tablet Tracker, and reported on bgr.com, while growth of tablet shipments slowed overall in the second quarter of 2013, Android and iOS based tablet market share has effectively flipped compared to their positions only a year ago, with Apple's iPad experiencing a 14 % drop in sales to 17 million units, and Android enjoying a huge surge in sales from 10.7 million to 28.2 million, an increase of around
Tablet Tracker, and reported on bgr.com, while
growth of
tablet shipments slowed overall in the second quarter of 2013, Android and iOS based tablet market share has effectively flipped compared to their positions only a year ago, with Apple's iPad experiencing a 14 % drop in sales to 17 million units, and Android enjoying a huge surge in sales from 10.7 million to 28.2 million, an increase of around
tablet shipments slowed
overall in the second quarter of 2013, Android and iOS based
tablet market share has effectively flipped compared to their positions only a year ago, with Apple's iPad experiencing a 14 % drop in sales to 17 million units, and Android enjoying a huge surge in sales from 10.7 million to 28.2 million, an increase of around
tablet market share has effectively flipped compared to their positions only a year ago, with Apple's iPad experiencing a 14 % drop in sales to 17 million units, and Android enjoying a huge surge in sales from 10.7 million to 28.2 million, an increase of around 163 %.
Chinese computer titan Lenovo was one of the few
tablet makers seeing
growth in the declining
overall market thanks to a diverse product line and low - price offerings, according to IDC.
Strong
growth in
tablet sales is helping to drive
overall growth in the global smart connected device market, according to analyst IDC, as the market reshapes itself with mobility at its core.
Overall shipments for
tablets and 2 - in - 1 devices reached 76.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2014 (4Q14) for - 3.2 %
growth, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly
Tablet Tracker.