Although this volume is far below that of the more affordable
slate tablet segment, IDC believes these devices appeal to an audience seeking an alternative to pure tablets with smaller screens.
More importantly,
the slate tablet segment has become synonymous with the low - end of the market.
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In the meantime, the Android
tablet market as a whole doesn't really seem to have experienced any worthwhile growth in 2017, and on the most part, the budget - friendly
segment where
slates like the Amazon Fire series reside continues to be the more successful part of the business.
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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.
Previously speculated as the Kindle Fire 2, Amazon's latest
tablets will cater to 2 different
segments through a 7 - inch variant and an 8.9 - inch
slate.
Toshiba Excite is the company's latest Android
tablet aimed at the higher end
segment of the market by introducing a 10 inch
tablet slated for latest Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich); that is slim (0.3 inches), light (1.2 lbs) and durable (magnesium casing with Gorilla Glass).
Now, at its CES press conference, Samsung has officially taken the wraps off the 12.2 - inch
slate that it believes will create a new
segment in the
tablet market.
Google is essentially missing out on this
segment of small
slates as
tablet makers have focused on larger devices ranging from 8.9 - to 10.1 - inches in an effort to compete with the iPad.
Moving on to the
tablet segment, the Acer Iconia, the Asus Eee Pad Transformer and the Transformer Prime, the LG Optimus Pad, the Motorola Xoom, various Galaxy Tabs and the Galaxy Note 10.1 as well as the Sony Tablet S, the Tablet P, the Toshiba Thrive, and both Google Nexus slates are compatible with the re
tablet segment, the Acer Iconia, the Asus Eee Pad Transformer and the Transformer Prime, the LG Optimus Pad, the Motorola Xoom, various Galaxy Tabs and the Galaxy Note 10.1 as well as the Sony
Tablet S, the Tablet P, the Toshiba Thrive, and both Google Nexus slates are compatible with the re
Tablet S, the
Tablet P, the Toshiba Thrive, and both Google Nexus slates are compatible with the re
Tablet P, the Toshiba Thrive, and both Google Nexus
slates are compatible with the release.
Apple's best - selling
slate has set expectations for mobile utility and usability, managing to persuade users that - despite years of Microsoft
Tablet PC promotion - the company pretty much invented the tablet se
Tablet PC promotion - the company pretty much invented the
tablet se
tablet segment.
The search giant's motivation is presumably to have a
slate device with which it can shape the evolution of the
tablet segment, much as it did with the original Nexus One for phones.