Android - powered devices outsold Apple iPads to overtake the top spot in the global
tablet market share for the first time.
Those devices are also expected to drive a surge in UK
tablet market share for Google's Android software.
Strategy Analytics puts the hardware maker at 13.1 percent of the global
tablet market share for Q4 of last year.
Not exact matches
Although it has canceled several families of chips designed to serve as the main processor
for phones and
tablets, the company is still pushing hard to gain
share in the
market for modem chips, a secondary but nonetheless important part of phones.
Today, the android OS dominates
market share and shipments of smartphones whereas iPad / iOS still retains the lead
for install base of
tablet devices.»
Manufacturers have been hoping that kid - friendly
tablet computers will gain
market share, but many families seem to prefer full - scale
tablets for their kids.
Globally, Amazon
tablets are the 3rd most popular devices shipped and accounts
for around 7 %
market share.
For the same period, Android accounted for 46 percent share of the tablet market, or 53 million table
For the same period, Android accounted
for 46 percent share of the tablet market, or 53 million table
for 46 percent
share of the
tablet market, or 53 million
tablets.
Figures revealed by analysts Gartner show that Apple has had a 36 percent
share of the
tablet market in 2013, almost half that of the 62 percent
share that Android has had
for the same period.
Though still quite insignificant with 2.1 percent
market share and 4 million
tablet sales, it could make
for a much better performance in 2014 on the back of rumors of a thoroughly improved Windows 9.
IDC has reported its Q1 2013 numbers, and it looks like the Android
tablet market share dominates
for the first time since the iPad came out.
However, both could agree on some larger trends:
for starters, Apple continues to lead in terms of
tablet market share, though that lead is slipping.
With 30.8 per cent
market share in the Android
tablet business, consumer electronics major Lenovo India has sustained the top spot
for the third consecutive quarter that ended on December 31, 2017.
iOS: As the operating system
for the
tablet king when it comes to mind
share — the iPad — the popularity of Apple's iOS is undeniable, although it's been challenged by shrinking sales and
market share recently.
Market share is increasing
for Android overall, with
tablet efforts moving them from 46 % to 62 % worldwide.
While there is no doubt that the
tablets are going to take some
market share, it doesn't seem out of the question that they can happily coexist, particularly with Amazon releasing Kindle software apps
for every platform imaginable.
The latest Gartner report has revealed just 2.1 percent
market share for Windows in 2013, a period during which about 4 million Windows
tablets were sold.
«From the first day it shipped, we thought — not just me, many of us thought at Apple — that the
tablet market would become larger than the PC
market, and it was just a matter of the time that it took
for that to occur,» said current Apple CEO Tim Cook though his predecessor Steve Jobs too
shared the same vision.
The iPad should continue to dominate the
tablet market for years to come, with at least 50 %
market share.
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Android
tablets come from dozens of manufacturers all fighting
for a piece of
tablet market share.
Canalys believes that Microsoft will account
for 5 % of the
tablet market next year, with its acquisition of Nokia helping to push it closer to turning that
market share around by turning the company into «a fully - fledged smart mobile device vendor.»
Apple's
share of the
market for tablet computers fell to 50 percent in the third quarter as the iPad faced more competition from Android devices such as Samsung's Galaxy
tablets and Google's Nexus 7.
This is a perfect solution
for emerging
markets where not all students are handed an individual
tablet, sometimes one device is
shared amongst 5 — 10 learners.»
While the debate goes on as to whether
tablet PCs can be considered a replacement
for notebooks — more so amidst reports of the former eating into the latter's
market share — there are some who'd like to push
for a stalemate.
Sure the
tablet market itself is poised
for a big jump in 2011 but Apple is not likely to be able to hold on to the above 90 percent
market share.
Every other tech company, big or small is vying
for a
share of the lucrative
Tablet PC
market fueling a craze to launch
Tablet devices.
Also, Optus, keen as it is to grab a lion's
share of the growing
tablet market in Australia, has priced the My Tab competitively vis - a-vis Telstra's T - Touch
tablet that is selling
for $ 299 while those keen to pick up the My Tab will have to fork out $ 20 less.
According to your figures
for every 10 sold on Amazon 3 are sold on Nook and 1 on Kobo, That gives Nook an impressive (if unlikely) 20 % of the
market (twice the
market share the KindleFire has in the US
tablets market).
While the debate goes on as to whether
tablet PCs can be considered a replacement
for notebooks - more so amidst reports of the former eating into the latter's
market share - there are some who'd like to push
for a stalemate.
HCL revealed they enjoy a 15 percent
market share in the overall
tablet market and an even better 50 percent
market share for tablets in the sub INR 10,000 category.
Google Android currently leads the entire mobile and
tablet space and basically goes head to head against Apple
for market share.
The exact number of Android
tablet users has always been doubted (some semantics on whether shipped or bought equals
market share) but as late as July of this year, some folks were guessing only a million or so have been sold (compared to nearly 30 millin
for the iPad at the time).
By comparison, Android's figures are the shipped number of
tablets, so any devices sitting on a store shelf actually count, and they shouldn't
for market share purposes.
While that clarifies the definitions used
for the analysis, it also muddies the waters
for actual
market share of Android
tablets in use by version.
If Amazon could offer unlimited connectivity across the entire web,
market share for the Fire
tablet family would quickly grow well beyond the benchmark the company announced this week: «Kindle Fire has captured 22 % of
tablet sales in the U.S.»
IDC's figures
for Q4 2011 show Apple losing
share in the
tablet market to Android, largely because of the Kindle Fire's launch.
The operating system
market share for tablets was a bit different than the device
market tallies, according to IDC's data.
IDC reports a sharper than expected drop in
tablet sales after the holidays, along with a
market share growth
for Apple and a drop
for the Kindle Fire
For instance, Strategy Analytics found that Microsoft shipped three million Windows
tablets in the first quarter, representing a 7.5 percent
market share.
And... here come the Super Nerd's bashing BGR editors
for not loving an android product... Dude, alot of people are not feeling android
tablets; even at all these different price points the iPad still has the lion
share of the
market, get over it... Maybe Ice cream sandwich will put an end to that...
The Apple iPad, grabbing 93 percent
market share, led the
tablet market to 4.5 million units during the third quarter - which was also good
for netbook and e-book sales.
Google never disclosed sales figures
for the Nexus 7, which is manufactured by Asus, but according to analytics firm Localytics Google's
tablet owns 8 percent of the global Android
tablet market share, trailing Amazon's Kindle Fire family (33 percent), Barnes & Noble's Nook (10 percent), and Samsung's gaggle of slates (9 percent).
The other, more intriguing possibility put forward by the one of Reuters» sources suggests that Google might price the new
tablet even more competitively at $ 149 in a bid to gain
market share for Android
tablets.
Maybe Apple customers» product loyalty is so great that they can pull it off, but it says here that Apple hubris has just opened the door
for the Kindle Fire and other Android - based
tablets to take a majority
market share in the
tablet market by the time the 2013 holiday buying season is under way.
«Apple's iOS
share will continue to lead by more than 40 percentage points over Google's Android
for the remainder of the year, but we expect Apple's
share to fall closer to 50 % by the end of the forecast period as manufacturers bring new
tablets to
market.»
According to IDC, Amazon had about a five percent
share of the worldwide
tablet market in Q2 2012, compared to 68 percent
for Apple.
As
for Samsung, the Korean electronics giant saw its
tablet shipments decline from 13.5 million to 11 million, while its
market share decreased from 17.2 percent to 14.5 percent.
The key quarter, pointed out by the research, will be towards the 2011 holiday season, incorporating Thanksgiving and Christmas, which will be the true test
for tablets across the
market share spectrum.
Mini
Tablets fill an important need and will undoubtedly continue to grow in
market share, so it's very important
for manufacturers to understand how to optimize their smaller displays in brighter ambient lighting environments to deliver both top picture quality and long battery running time.