The Galaxy NotePro and Galaxy TabPro are Samsung's first tablets to offer a 12.2 - inch screen size to customers, and arguably, the company has opened up a new
tablet segment as a result.
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.
Upsetting most other mainstays in the phone segment and playing the part of spoilsport in the booming
tablet segment as well.
It not only has to defend the smartphone segment, but it also must make some inroads in the hotly contested
tablet segment as well.
Also, the iPad is still a lone player in
the tablet segment as there has been no viable competitor in the four months since it was released.
Also, Whitman's statement has led to some confusion as people try to interpret the meaning; whether HP is in need of another OS or if
the tablet segment as a whole will benefit with the introduction of a new OS.
Not exact matches
As I see it, there are two
segments of dating apps making it onto the smartphone and
tablet mobile device scene.
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.
Analyst Ben Evans posits that it «may be better to think of
tablets, laptops and desktops
as one «big screen»
segment, all of which compete with smartphones, and for which the opportunity is just smaller than that for smartphones.»
This shouldn't come
as a surprise since HP's intention to make a
tablet for the enterprise
segment is already well known.
As was expected, Samsung has announced its contender in the entry level budget
tablet segment in the form of the Galaxy Tab Lite.
With special emphasis on the personal computing
segment and
tablet devices in particular, the iPad has emerged
as the most used
tablet, outselling every other brand by a comfortable margin.
Also, the Adam II marks a changed strategy for Notion Ink, which is aiming the
tablet for the mass budget
segment, priced
as it is at a quite decent $ 12,000.
Freescale believes the new processors will bring about a quantum change in the way we perceive the mobile device
segment, such
as ebook readers and
tablet PCs.
Its Tegra chips have found application is a host of
tablets (and smartphones
as well), with many being a bestseller in its
segment.
As if there weren't already enough options in the Android budget
tablet segment, Acer has just come out with a few more options — 2 to be precise — to entice buyers.
The constant improvement in technology coupled with a general lowering of cost of
tablet devices is being held
as the prime factors stimulating growth of the
segment.
Samsung also has a few offerings lined up in the budget
tablet segment,
as well.
With the Surface Pro not proving good enough both
as a
tablet or a laptop, analysts believe Microsoft might soon have to make way for its competitors (read Apple) into its most lucrative
segment so far, the enterprise
segment.
Another aspect of the entire project that will also be to the liking of the student community is that the books will be compatible for reading on both desktop computers
as well
as tablet like devices, the popularity of which is increasing by the day in the education
segment.
Not surprisingly, it is the iPad that has emerged
as the dominant
tablet based on website traffic (90.63 percent), while iPhone is leading the smartphone
segment with 62.73 percent traffic.
The above move reflects the growing trend now evident worldwide where information technology, along with suitable mobile computing devices such
as tablets, is seen playing a key role in the education
segment.
The same applies to conversion rates
as well with both the iPad and iPhone registering 2.6 and 1.01 conversion rates in the
tablet and smartphone
segment respectively.
As has already been stated, its Windows 8 that HP is looking to at least for now to maintain a presence in the
tablet segment.
While the company report described Impact Scores
as «the difference between the rate of a behavior in one customer
segment from the rate of a behavior in all website visitors multiplied by the number of visitors in the same
segment,» what can be stated in simple terms is that the purchasing experience for smartphone and
tablet users have to be improved
as more take to these devices in future.
Also, it was among the many that was being touted
as an iPad competitor though now that it is finally ready for a market release, it will have to face the iPad that has already entrenched itself firmly in the
tablet segment.
While Windows Phone 8 has emerged
as the third preferred OS in the smartphone
segment (Nokia being the single largest manufacturer of Windows handsets has lots to cheer about here), Windows has also increased its margin in the
tablet space
as well, albeit just marginally.
Named StoryBook, the
tablet would have the education
segment as its primary market and would be much along the lines of the Classmate... [Read more...]
As for the
tablet itself, the ThinkPad is aimed at the enterprise
segment with prices starting at $ 429.
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.
However, almost a year behind schedule, the Aakash risks losing the early advantage it once had,
as there are already a host of
tablet PCs battling it out in the low cost
segment.
As such, it is hardly surprising that Apple will go for the kill by trying to make its
tablet offerings more palatable to the business
segment after having already enticed the general users with its iPad and iPad Mini range.
Named StoryBook, the
tablet would have the education
segment as its primary market and would be much along the lines of the Classmate PC.
The Nexus 7 is quite a looker
as well, and is one of the best things that your hard earned money can buy in the budget
tablet segment.
It will be interesting to note the majority of Android
tablets had settled down at the lower price bracket after failing to make a mark
as an iPad competitor earlier during the evolution of the
tablet segment.
The
tablet has been done up in bright red, which shows Nokia is not shying away from implementing its «colorful» approach to the smartphone
segment for its
tablet business
as well.
This shouldn't come
as a surprise,
as HP had already made it known they are not quitting the
tablet game altogether and that their next venture in the
tablet segment will be based on Windows 8.
Microsoft has until now kept itself confined to manufacturing gaming consoles or computer peripherals, such
as keyboards and mice, though the Surface brings the Richmond based company into developing consumer oriented computing devices in the high stakes
tablet segment.
As such, what can be said with a fair degree of surety is that we are on the verge of seeing a huge influx of
tablet devices in the business
segment; and that the majority of them will be the Apple iPad.
One bright spot in the
tablet market however has been the «detachable»
segment with removable keyboards such
as the iPad Pro, which is growing at a strong pace, according to IDC.
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.
Apple and Samsung have lost ground in the
tablet computer market
as growth cools in the once - hot
segment, the research firm IDC said Thursday.
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.
The company is trusting this newest device to help it maintain a lead in the
tablet segment, which has grown crowded with Android - based competitors such
as the Samsung Galaxy Tab, Dell Streak 7 and Motorola Xoom.
For Katayama has also done the customary thing of challenging Apple's dominance in the
tablet segment by announcing their
tablet will take on the iPad, the highest selling
tablet device
as of now.
Well,
as of now its iPad all the way in the
tablet PC
segment.
The OpenTablet 7 still has a lot of ground to cover to make a credible dent in the
Tablet PC
segment where a lot of fireworks is still left to be seen, what with some of the heavy weight from the tech world such
as HP or Samsung readying suitable devices to do battle in this
segment.
While it is yet to attain a position of strength in the
tablet or smartphone
segment even though a start has been made, what is good to see is that it is aiming further diversification in the smaller smart personal wearable
segment as well.
It is hard to be skeptical about the X1o
as we otherwise would be with regard to the host of
tablets that have been launched in this specific
segment that's currently hot and booming.
However, whatever might be the strategy for Motorola to become
as household a name in the
tablet segment,
as is the case with their smartphones, is to recognize that the price is of crucial importance.