The phrase
"tablet segment" refers to a specific category or group within the larger market of tablet computers. It represents a particular type of tablet that shares similar features, specifications, or target audience.
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This is their first step by reaching out to the emerging
tablet segment with their seminal business software.
However, there's still no information as t what it might cost though its believed to be in the
budget tablet segment.
Honestly, when it comes to dedicated e-readers in the seven
inch tablet segment, this tablet is the one to beat.
In fact, it's a whole
new tablet segment that has emerged, characterized by low initial costs and less features yet very successful.
That's going to change though, as the company has now announced they too are all set to jump on to the
hot tablet segment.
It can not be compared to the high -
end tablet segment but still does a pretty good job despite its flaws here and there.
This can be considered the real surprise package, as this marks the first time the company is targeting the bigger
sized tablet segment.
Its commercial uptake is slow but steady, though its proliferation in the all
important tablet segment is far too low so far.
Further details about the tablet is awaited, especially since it seems to be a contender in the
budget tablet segment.
The 7 -
inch tablet segment is certainly one tough and competitive cookie, and things are to get even more crowded soon.
Both Apple and Samsung are baying for each others blood in both the smartphone and
tablet segment though its Apple that clearly has an edge on both counts.
It not only has to defend the smartphone segment, but it also must make some inroads in the hotly contested
tablet segment as well.
For the tablet costs a quite affordable $ 179.99 which is quite a few hundred bucks less than the current king in the 7 inch
tablet segment from both a price and performance point of view — the Samsung Galaxy Tab.
Orr said consumers look somewhat less favorably on the
Android tablet segment because of OS fragmentation and the introduction of lower - cost units that have fewer features.
As such, there seems to be a new battle brewing in the ultra-low cost
tablet segment where the Hudl may have taken an initial lead, though competition is hot on its heels.
Often being the butt of many a joke during the initial days, phablets have not only grown in size and scope but have also started posing a serious challenge to the entry level
tablet segment comprising of 7 inch devices.
In any case, this seems to be the signs of the low
cost tablet segment attaining a level of maturity with more players coming in to offer a tablet with less bells and whistles but with a lower price.
Dell is approaching the compact 8 - inch
Windows tablet segment with both eyes wide open, and the Dell Venue 8 Pro ($ 299 list ($ 329 bundled with stylus and case)-RRB- is the result.
This new foray in the highly
competitive tablet segment sounds risky after the JournETouch fiasco, but this time they have armed themselves with the Libretto W100 dual - screened tablet.
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.
Maybe Microsoft, or any of its hardware partners, will think it over and develop a device that can fit in the entry
level tablet segment.
So from the information that has now become available, we do know there is going to be two different size options with the tablet that will cater to the two most popular
tablet segments right now — a 7 incher and a 10 incher with a display resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels.
However, with the comeback of the company's fortune through the release of the BlackBerry 10 operating system as well as the Z10 smartphone, it is natural for the company to start sniffing at the
lucrative tablet segment as well.
The
business tablet segment seems to be catching on the fancy of tablet manufacturers and the latest to drop its hat in this category that is fast becoming competitive is Motorola.
Till then, the Kindle Fire may be to the 7 inch
tablet segment what the iPad is in the 10 inch genre.
Amazon Kindle Fire HD, announced in September 2012 and released later the same month, is the successor of the popular Kindle Fire, the 7 - inch tablet that held the sales supremacy on the Android -
powered tablets segment.
Samsung is set to consolidate its position in the
Indian tablet segment with the launch of two new tablets, the LTE - enabled Galaxy Tab A and the more budget - focused Galaxy Tab E.
Launched during IFA just a few weeks ago, the Lenovo Tab S8 will retail for around $ 200, competing with devices such as the Nexus 7, the ASUS Memo Pad 8 and others, but in an increasingly
crowded tablet segment, we are hoping to see more innovative and imaginative designs with higher resolution screens, decent storage and improved performance thanks to new Bay - Trail Intel processing.
While it's not known which of the two most
popular tablet segments — the 7 inch or the 10 inch category — the new Vizio will be fitting into, the presence of three buttons at the bottom bezel of the tablet has let to speculations flying around that Android is running the show, though Windows too can't be ruled out completely.
Microsoft kicked off the
detachable tablet segment of the modern 2 - in - 1 market with its original Surface device, which also heralded the company's entry into the PC hardware business.
They were excellent gaming devices, but the whole
tablet segment seems to have shifted towards convertibles and huge devices.
The
media tablet segment of the IT industry is a very young one, having truly consolidated itself earlier this year, when Apple's iPad stopped being the only one of its kind.
As for the Helium
4G tablet segment, Archos announced the 101 Helium 4G, 80b Helium 4G and 70 Helium 4G devices.
This can act to Toshiba's advantage in their effort at making a credible impact in the dual
screen tablet segment with the GuideBook — the new tablet that Toshiba is readying.
Most importantly, however, is the fact that the subset of Android tablets that is growing most rapidly is the no -
name tablet segment (shown in pink) being sold in and around China by white box vendors.
Google Nexus 7 tablet certainly reigns in the
affordable tablet segment, but other device makers have taken up the challenge of competing with it.
Market research firm IDC has projected the Windows -
based tablet segment to grow to 39.3 million units by 2017.