Industry analysts have begun to shift from stories about the grim future of traditional PCs to search for optimistic factors. For example, Gartner experts said that the aggregate device market will grow this year by 5.9% - if you combine the sales of tablets, smartphones, laptops and desktop computers. However, if you divide these areas, it will be clear that laptops and PCs are pulling down the market - their sales fell by 10.6%. But tablets this year will be sold 67.9% more than the year before.
Mobile phones, which include smartphones , this year will rise in circulation by only 4.3%. First, mature markets are already saturated with smartphones. Second, the main sales growth seen in emerging markets, where demand for low-cost devices. Even residents of more affluent countries enjoy longer available smart phones, waiting out not only more advanced, but also more affordable models. The life cycle of expensive smartphones and tablets is extended, as reported by Gartner.
A separate line Gartner report mentions the so-called ultra-mobile devices that include thin laptops, Chromebooks, tablets and hybrid devices running Windows 8. The interest in them will show the owners of more expensive tablets and laptop owners . By the end of the year there will be a device running Windows 8.1, based on the Intel generation Bay Trail, they are also significantly spur demand. Manufacturers of these devices involve a higher rate of return - at least when it comes to products based on Haswell processors .
Cheap tablets are also gaining popularity. In the first quarter this year, 60% of Apple tablets sales falls on iPad mini. It is inexpensive tablets, and ultra-mobile devices will be the most popular new products this year, experts said . If you talk about operating systems, Apple products ranked as the most homogeneous (they take only third place), and the most popular are the Android and Windows (first and second place, respectively). If you divide the segments, Android takes 90% of the smartphone market, and Windows - 85% in the segment of computers and laptops. Related Products :
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