Analysts Taiwanese Digitimes Research predicts growth in the global supply of tablet computers. In the third quarter of this year, manufacturers will release a total of 68.51 million copies tablets that 23.8% more than in the previous quarter and by 9.1% more than the same period last year.
Publication DigiTimes citing analysts' reports that company producing tablet, except for Apple, who have suffered from weak demand during the second quarter, will be able to increase supply in the current quarter. As for Apple, it is the growth of the supply of tablets provide an output of the second generation in a row 9.7-inch iPad Air, while the supply of tablets produced by manufacturers in white-box, remain at the same level as last year.
But in the fourth quarter the global supply of tablets demonstrate growth by only 0.5%. And sales of the iPad and did compared to the same period last year will fall by 10%. This is due to a decline in demand in developed markets, as well as the fact that some potential buyers iPad will switch their attention to the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, which received large screens. Nevertheless, the state of the tablet market will positively affect the launch of the new operating system Android L and steady growth in demand for low-cost large models based on Windows and tablets with phone functions.
In the third quarter shipments of tablets Samsung Electronics decline slightly, but the company expects to increase sales in the fourth quarter due to tablets with 3G and some discounts. At the same time, Lenovo and Asustek Computer will focus on the issue of low-cost tablet with phone functions and devices 2-for-1 entry level based on Windows. But the supply of tablets produced by Amazon, Microsoft and Google, will continue its decline.