Over the past months, we have often heard that smartphones seriously threaten the sales of compact tablets, although the latter is still very popular in China and other markets with a large provision. NPD DisplaySearch experts come to the conclusion that this factor, among others, is already causing a reduction of the tablet market in the annual comparison. At least in the first quarter of this year worldwide was only sold 56.3 million tablets versus 59 million units a year earlier - the market has shrunk by 4.6%.
Overall, the first quarter - it's not the busiest period for the tablet market, because after pre-holiday excitement fourth quarter lull, but still have the tablet market was a safety margin, which allowed sales to grow year after year, even in the first quarter . In the first quarter of this year, the market for mobile computers as a whole fell by 5.2%.
Apple is Losing ground . Samsung, which this year aims to become the largest manufacturer of tablets, barely kept from falling off the growth rates in sales by 2%. Chinese company Lenovo last year boost production of tablets by 1433% - of this brand was actively promoted on the global market. Asus managed to increase sales by 25% tablets.
Google and Amazon is preparing to release new tablet models. Amazon in the fourth quarter of this year will introduce its first smartphone, and the assortment of branded tablets reduce to a single seven-inch model. Related Products :
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