FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — April 28, 2016 — First quarter seasonality combined with an overall disinterested customer base led to an annual decline of 14.7 % in worldwide tablet
shipments during the first quarter of 2016 (1Q16).
Feature phones made up 87 percent of mobile phone
shipments during the first quarter 2016.
Not exact matches
Crude
shipments dropped nearly 40 percent
during the
first quarter ended March 31 on an annual basis, a CN spokesman said after the call.
During the first quarter of 2016, shipments reached 2.04 million units which equated to 9.5 % growth, year over year (YoY) during the first quarter, representing a slowdown from strong double digit growth of 2014
During the
first quarter of 2016,
shipments reached 2.04 million units which equated to 9.5 % growth, year over year (YoY)
during the first quarter, representing a slowdown from strong double digit growth of 2014
during the
first quarter, representing a slowdown from strong double digit growth of 2014/2015.
In terms of market share, Chromebooks maintained their momentum
during the
first quarter, accounting for more than 50 % of education sales in the USA
during the
first quarter, while Windows saw its share of the market decrease YoY within the USA to less than a
quarter of all
shipments.
Globally Windows maintained its position as the dominant number one Operating System (OS)
during the
first quarter, gaining more than 6 % share YoY to reach 46.1 % of
shipments.
For Samsung, the second largest player in the tablet space, the drop in
shipment has been less sharp, having shipped 8.1 million tablet devices
during second
quarter, a slight dip from the 8.6 million tablet devices it shipped
during the
first quarter.
Asus has also announced the sale of close to a million tablet PCs
during the
first three
quarters if this year and expressed confidence of reaching the overall
shipment target of 1.5 to 2 million tablet PC for 2011.
Sony Ericsson on Tuesday reported its earnings for the
first quarter of 2011,
during which profit fell sharply on slowed device
shipments.
Research firm IDC says the top - heavy tablet market experienced its
first ever year - over-year decline in
shipments during the fourth
quarter of 2014.
A recent report from the prestigious DigiTimes Research claims that global
shipment volumes of e-book readers will drop
during the
first quarter of 2012 to an estimate of 2...
The record - breaking
quarter stands in stark contrast to the PC market, which saw
shipments decline
during the
quarter for the
first time in more than five years.
In April, market research firm IDC reported that worldwide tablet
shipments declined 14.7 percent
during the
first quarter of 2016 (1Q16).
It's thought
shipments of this model are likely to reach 3 - 4 million units a month
during the
first quarter of this year and «grow significantly» later on, while
shipments of the 10.5 - inch model will reach a peak of 1.2 million units a month
during the second
quarter.
According to d Tom Mainelli, research director, Tablets, at IDC, the PC market «saw
shipments decline
during the
quarter for the
first time in more than five years.»