The Vibrant isn't in the small -
tablet product segment that the Streak is.
Not exact matches
AT&T has just announced that it'll be bringing the 5.3 - inch Galaxy Note to the United States, a beastly half - phone, half -
tablet that spans the divide between two white - hot
product segments.
The Dell Streak and its successors face competition not only from the Apple iPad, which rekindled interest in the consumer
tablet segment earlier this year, but also upcoming
products such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab and Research In Motion's PlayBook, a BlackBerry - themed
tablet unveiled on Sept. 27.
With Nexus 7 ruling the roost in the 7 inch
tablet segment, what do other players in the
segment do to make their
products noticeable?
Has Samsung bisected the 5 - 9»
tablet segment with another «must have»
product or is this just a
product for rich - kids?
Apple, which is expected to launch a mini version of its market - leading iPad
tablet, could quickly overpower its rivals in the
segment with the addition of the new
product, analysts say.
While this is yet to be accorded the official status from RIM, pure business sense does point out it would let RIM have better control over the
tablet market with two
products in two different size
segments.
Apple and Amazon are the two biggest players in the
tablet and e-book reader
segment respectively, though it's the iPad that might just have edged past the Kindle as far as the
product's age and resale worth is concerned.
The new smaller iPad will also enable Apple to have a
product in the burgeoning 7 inch
tablet segment, that is characterized by low initial costs even if it means less on features.
Although Samsung actively develops the commercial
segment of
tablet market and high - end AMOLED
tablets, it remains difficult for that company to boost the sales of premium
products.
And when the same company decides to test waters in the hotly contested
tablet segment, one can only expect things to be as beautiful yet functional and versatile as is the case with each of the
products bearing the Alessi tag.
Of course, these two are not the only players in this
segment as Liquavista, Mirasol and Bridgestone too are promising better and more exciting display technologies for future
tablet or e-reader
products.
HTC so far has kept its presence in the
tablet segment limited to just a single
product — the HTC Jetstream.
This
product line quickly elevated Apple to the top of the growing detachable
tablet market
segment, and IDC believes Apple is in a good spot to remain competitive at the top of this
segment despite using a «mobile OS» while many of its competitors are entering the space with Windows - based devices.
Much like Apple, Samsung continues to migrate its
tablet portfolio to the detachable
segment and to support this the company launched three new
products at this year's Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona in February.
In any case, the Iconia A1 - 830 at $ 149 can be considered to have been priced just right as it comes across as an affordable option for the ultra-low cost
tablet segment that is comprised mainly of
products from tier - two companies while also coming across as an affordable option against better placed
tablet offering such as the Galaxy Tab 3 or even the Nexus 7.
Also, Jha stressed on the need to have specific
products for niche
segments similar to the industry's effort to have a separate
tablet PC for use almost exclusively by the enterprise sector.
It's incredibly hard to innovate in the
tablet segment nowadays, since it's filled to the brim with «me too»
products, usually inspired by iPads, Lenovo Yogas or Surface Pros.
«A lack of competitive
tablet PC
products from other brands continues to drive Apple's market share in the mobile PC
segment.»
Acer showed off a prototype
tablet device and an e-reader at a press conference in Beijing on Thursday, setting the stage for the company to push into new mobile
product segments.
«Sales in the NOOK
segment declined year - over-year largely because during the previous holiday season the company introduced two new
tablet products, while no new
tablets were introduced this year,» Huseby said.
Over the years we've seen Intel's
products in a number of phones and
tablets, but generally speaking Intel has been much better in the desktop
segment in terms of both sales and performance - to - battery - usage ratio.