Strategy Analytics released statistics on the global tablet PC market in the first quarter of this year.
It is reported that shipments of these devices in the period from January to March inclusive amounted to approximately 36,7 million units. This is 5% less than last year's result, when shipments were 38,7 million units.
Apple remains the global market leader. Moreover, this company was able to increase shipments year-on-year by about 9%, which is explained by the release of new iPad tablets in March. The share of the "apple" empire - 27,1%.
Samsung is in second place: demand for the South Korean giant's tablets fell by 9% over the year. Now the company holds 13,1% of the world market.
Huawei closes the top three, increasing shipments by about 8%. According to the results of the last quarter, the company occupied 9,6% of the industry.
If we consider the market in terms of software platforms, Android-based tablets accounted for 58,9% of the total shipments. Another 27,1% came from iOS. The share of Windows gadgets was 13,6%.
Source: 3dnews.ru