Huawei rounds out the top 5 with a vast majority of its shipments falling in
the slate tablet category.
Not exact matches
The most recent innovations around the
tablet or
slate form factor have shown that there is definitely room for that
category, and as the back - end platform has evolved there are some sweet spots for that
category.
But while some are using the numbers to deflate the hype around
slates, the big growth of a new product
category along with a recent spike in the penetration of e-readers, suggests a bright future for
tablets.
Both,
slates however, were slower than the
tablet category average of 20 seconds.
The other product
category is
slate tablets (those lacking this keyboard option), which saw shipments peak in 2014 and is now in a steep decline that IDC believes will continue throughout the forecast period.
Barnes & Noble invented the low - cost, basic
tablet category with the Nook Color, a paired - down Android
slate aimed at people who love e-books.
These are impressive specs for a
tablet and instantly put it above other Android
slates in the 7 - 9 inch
category.
ABI's data reinforces the importance of the small
slate category, noting that circa 7 - inch
tablets finally became the
category majority in Q2.
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).
The Lenovo
slate didn't come close to the
tablet category average (6,244) during the 3DMark Ice Storm graphics test.
At least this
slate surpassed the
tablet category average of 2,813, but only by a hair.
The
slate hit 78 decibels at full volume during the LAPTOP Audio Test, which is lower than the 80 - decibel
tablet category average but still louder than the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX (77 dB).
The Samsung
slate scored 1,970 in 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited, which is much lower than the 8,117
tablet category average and the Kindle Fire HDX's score of 16,201.