In the second quarter of 2016 global shipments of tablets will decline by 4.6%.
According to DigiTimes Taiwanese trade publication, analysts predict that in the second quarter of 2016 will be delivered a total of 42.84 million tablets, which is 4.6% less than in the previous quarter and by 7.9% lower than a year earlier. iPad supplies, they expected to reach 11.1 million units, which is 8.8% more than in the first quarter of 2016. Increase sales of Apple iPad will launch 9.7-inch iPad Pro, as well as the decline in the prices of second-generation iPad. Lenovo and Asustek are now preparing to launch new tablet on Android, as well as products such as Microsoft Surface.
As for manufacturers producing tablets on white-box system without specifying the brand, many of them are ready to launch in the second quarter tablet 2-for-1 on Windows.