Preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker shows a decline of 19.1 percent year over year in tablet shipments worldwide during the first quarter of 2023. This decrease resulted in a total of 30.7 million units shipped, which is similar to pre-pandemic levels. The shipment volume during this quarter is … [Read more...] about Tablet shipment continues downward trend to reach pre-pandemic levels
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Tablet sales have declined for the past four years
Tablet sales have declined for the past 16 quarters in a row and it does not show any sense of an uptick anytime soon. IDC has just reported that in Q3 2018 saw an 8.6% year-over-year decline: 36.4 million units shipped worldwide, compared to 39.9 million units in the same quarter last year. “The detachable market has failed to see growth in 2018, a worrying trend that has … [Read more...] about Tablet sales have declined for the past four years
Dip in Customer Satisfaction Causes Apple To Lose Tablet Market Share
A report released by J.D Power and IDC, indicates that Apple is starting to lose tablet market share again (despite remaining at the top of the list of those device manufacturers). The survey also showed that Apple has slipped into the number two slot for customer satisfaction, right behind Amazon (and their line of inexpensive Fire tablets). Of course, if the survey is … [Read more...] about Dip in Customer Satisfaction Causes Apple To Lose Tablet Market Share
IDC Lowers Tablet Shipment Figures For 2013, Demand For Phablets Growing
Tablets are all the rage these days, something that several market research firms have tried to quantify with lofty figures from time to time. IDC, though, decided to walk a different path by actually lowering the tablet shipment figures for 2013 to 227.2 million units. That is still an impressive figure by any means, while it is admittedly lower than the originally estimated … [Read more...] about IDC Lowers Tablet Shipment Figures For 2013, Demand For Phablets Growing
Apple Tablet Demand Decreases in Q2 2013
When Apple announces new products and release dates, the entire tablet industry benefits. We have not seen any new devices being issued yet this year from the company that tends to dominate tablet sales. This has decreased demand for the iPad, while Samsung enjoys accelerated demand. Research firm IDC today announced its preliminary estimates of worldwide tablet shipments for … [Read more...] about Apple Tablet Demand Decreases in Q2 2013
Tablet PCs Predicted to Outsell Notebooks by 2014
Tablet PCs are all the rage these days and none are more aware of this fact than desktop PCs and netbook devices. While the former is already predicted to be over shadowed by the tablets within this year itself, research firm IDC is claiming netbook PCs will be outsold by tablets in 2014. Of course, these are estimates and are based on the growth rate the tablet segment has … [Read more...] about Tablet PCs Predicted to Outsell Notebooks by 2014
The Apple iPad is Leading the Charge in Tablet Sales
The tablet segment has seen robust growth in the second quarter and guess what contributed to the success story the most? Well, its Apple of course which led the sales out of all the different tablets on the market. To put it in sheer numbers, a total of about 25 million tablet devices found buyers in the second quarter of 2012, reports IDC which marked an increase of 33.6% … [Read more...] about The Apple iPad is Leading the Charge in Tablet Sales