And the figure is only likely to increase largely: Gigaom Research is forecasting
tablet shipment growth to top 427 million units by 2017 (subscription required).
Not exact matches
So even assuming that
tablet growth is slower than IDC expects, and that PC
shipments simply continue their current pace of decline, by the second quarter of 2014,
tablets and PCs will ship similar unit volumes.
The bigger
tablet market will see
shipments of 235.7 million units,
growth of 7.2 % over 2013.
Worldwide
Tablet / 2 - in -1
Shipments, Market Share, Year - Over-Year
Growth, and 5 - Year CAGR by Operating System, 2014 - 2018 (
shipment volumes in millions)
The
shipments of
tablets in the country registered a 107.4 % year - on - year
growth in the second quarter of 2013.
Almost 80 % of the
Tablet models launched during this period were with both 3G and Wi - Fi connectivity, leading to a
growth of 103 % in
shipments of 3G
Tablets.
According to data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly
Tablet Tracker, and reported on bgr.com, while growth of tablet shipments slowed overall in the second quarter of 2013, Android and iOS based tablet market share has effectively flipped compared to their positions only a year ago, with Apple's iPad experiencing a 14 % drop in sales to 17 million units, and Android enjoying a huge surge in sales from 10.7 million to 28.2 million, an increase of around
Tablet Tracker, and reported on bgr.com, while
growth of
tablet shipments slowed overall in the second quarter of 2013, Android and iOS based tablet market share has effectively flipped compared to their positions only a year ago, with Apple's iPad experiencing a 14 % drop in sales to 17 million units, and Android enjoying a huge surge in sales from 10.7 million to 28.2 million, an increase of around
tablet shipments slowed overall in the second quarter of 2013, Android and iOS based
tablet market share has effectively flipped compared to their positions only a year ago, with Apple's iPad experiencing a 14 % drop in sales to 17 million units, and Android enjoying a huge surge in sales from 10.7 million to 28.2 million, an increase of around
tablet market share has effectively flipped compared to their positions only a year ago, with Apple's iPad experiencing a 14 % drop in sales to 17 million units, and Android enjoying a huge surge in sales from 10.7 million to 28.2 million, an increase of around 163 %.
«
Tablet PC demand in 2014 is being affected by falling demand for the 7» class in emerging regions and in China, where many local white - box brands have experienced lower - than - expected
shipment growth,» said Hisakazu Torii, vice president, smart application research at NPD DisplaySearch.
After the entry of this new player, all three major OS system developers will present themselves in the market, bringing new
growth momentum to
tablet shipments in 2Q18.
Other analysts have also suggested
growth for the
tablet PC market, with research firm IDC estimating that worldwide media
tablet shipments will total 46 million units in 2014.
China's biggest personal - computer maker by
shipments is following rivals such as Dell Inc. that see
tablets as a new potential
growth driver.
IDC said the worldwide
tablet market saw sizzling
growth of 142.4 percent compared to the same period a year ago, with
shipments hitting 49.2 million units in the first three months of 2013.
Posting a new report for full year 2012 and projections through to 2017, the analyst notes that market expansion last year was «largely driven» by 78.4 % year - over-year
growth in
tablet shipments — which exceeded 128 million units.
This year IDC said it expects the
tablet market to reach «a new high» of 190 million
shipment units, with year - on - year
growth of 48.7 %.
Top Five
Tablet Vendors,
Shipments, Market Share, and
Growth, Third Quarter 2016 (Preliminary Results,
Shipments in millions)
Whilst market
growth for PCs is said to be stalling, figures for
tablet shipments are once again being rethought.
Almost all the
growth comes from
tablets -
shipments would be up less than a single percentage point otherwise.
«The
growth in cheaply made, inexpensive Android
tablets is a key piece of the growing imbalance between
shipments and usage measurements in the
tablet world,» Alexander said.
Samsung continues to blur the lines between
tablets and smartphones with devices like the Galaxy Note 3, but apparently it doesn't expect phablets to eat into
tablet sales at all if it's expecting its breakneck
growth in
tablet shipments to continue.
While the overall number of global
tablet shipments saw a decrease, preliminary data shows that the Microsoft Surface and iPad Pro experienced more than 2.9 percent year - over-year
growth.
Top Five
Tablet Vendors,
Shipments, Market Share, and
Growth, Fourth Quarter 2016 (Preliminary Results,
Shipments in millions)
The rollout of the iPhone 4S in October generated intense competition for Apple purchasers» disposable income, doing more to limit iPad
shipment growth than competition from the Kindle Fire and other media
tablets.»
Top Five
Tablet Vendors,
Shipments, Market Share, and
Growth, 2016 (Preliminary Results,
Shipments in millions)
Detachable
tablets like the Microsoft Surface and iPad Pro saw over 2.9 % YoY
growth by grabbing 15.3 % share, but the traditional slate
tablets continued to decline with 26.8 million unit
shipments, down 13.9 % from the prior year.
Overall
shipments for
tablets and 2 - in - 1 devices reached 76.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2014 (4Q14) for - 3.2 %
growth, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly
Tablet Tracker.
India and other emerging markets are on pace to show the strongest
growth (even though worldwide combined
shipments of devices (PCs,
tablets, and mobile phones) are expected to be 2.4 billion units in 2015, down 1 percent from 2014 and the previous quarter's forecast of 1.5 percent
growth, said market research firm Gartner.
«Positive
growth is set to return in 2018 and continue through 2020 with
shipments reaching 194.2 million
tablets as detachable
tablets continue to steal share from traditional PCs,» says IDC.
«Positive
growth is set to return in 2018 and continue through 2020 with
shipments reaching 194.2 million
tablets as detachable
tablets continue to steal share from traditional PCs,» says IDC.