Analysts continue to monitor the situation on the market for personal computers and mobile electronics. According to Gartner, company total shipments of personal computers, tablets and mobile phones will increase in 2013 in comparison with 2012 by 4.5%. In this case, the engine of progress will shift to the lower range of prices in all categories presented.
As shown in the table above, global shipments of traditional PCs - desktop and mobile - in 2013 may reach 303 million units, which is 11.2% less than last year. True, Gartner identified as a separate category ultrabooks and convertible PCs (systems 2-in-1). Given the ultra-compact systems decline in PC shipments in 2013 will be 8.4%. The mobile phone market will continue to grow to 1.8 billion units per year, which corresponds to an annual increase of 3.7%. But the tablets again increase - by as much as 53.4% in relation to 2012. In numerical terms, in the world in 2013 will be sold 184 million tablet PCs.
According to a Gartner survey , conducted in key countries around the world, from 21,500 respondents tablet 47% are with a screen less than 8 inches . This confirms the attraction to devices with smaller diagonal screens , which is sufficient for the consumption of content. Such tablets and smartphones, will continue to be favorites of the Christmas sales in the current, while the ultra-system - ultrabooks and convertible notebooks - will enjoy a noticeable demand until next year.
The leading operating system in the world will continue to be Android. Among all systems in 2013 will hold 38%. Microsoft operating systems will reduce this year its share by 4.3% (due to a drop in sales of traditional PCs), but find an increase of 9.7% in 2014. Related Products :
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