Market research firm IDC released a report that the second quarter of 2013, global sales of tablet PCs over the previous quarter fell 9.7%, Android and Windows Tablet PC sales than the second quarter of 2012 and has grown while the Apple iPad sales over the same period in 2012 declined by 14%.
According to IDC's report shows that in 2013 global sales of tablet PCs the second quarter of 4510 million units, down 9.7% over the previous quarter, which is the first time in the second quarter than in the first quarter sales situation, compared with 2012 sales compared to the same period growth of 60%, the global Tablet PC market continued to maintain a steady growth. 2013 second quarter sales decline was primarily due to Apple did not launch new iPad, Apple iPad over the past few years are the introduction of new products in the second quarter, Apple has the iPad update the product line to the time delay quarters in order to get better when the Christmas shopping season sales.
IDC research director Tom Mainelli mobile devices, said when the new Apple iPad tablet PC market can stimulate increased demand, in fact, an update on the Apple iPad and other vendors are beneficial, the second quarter of 2013 is not listed on the new iPad Many Tablet PC manufacturers have slowed down sales of products, and this trend is likely to continue into the third quarter of 2013. The fourth quarter is expected to 2013, Apple, Amazon and other manufacturers are likely to launch new tablet computer, the global sales of tablet PC market growth will occur faster.
2013 Apple iPad sales in the second quarter at 14.6 million units, representing a decrease of 14% from the 2012 second quarter market share of 60% in 2013 down to 33% in the second quarter, the growth rate is far behind the market average growth rate. In contrast Android and Windows Tablet PC have achieved substantial growth in the second quarter of 2013, Android tablet shipments to 23.2 million units, compared with 2012 growth of 163% over the same period, market share rose to 63%; Windows Tablet PC The quarter sales of 1.8 million units, representing a growth of 527% over the same period last year, market share of 4%.
In the Tablet PC manufacturers, Apple iPad although sales declined, but still in the first one; Samsung Tablet PC sales in a single quarter of 810 million units, representing a growth of 277%, market share increased to 18% in second Bit; Asus 2013 tablet PC sales in the second quarter to 200 million units, representing a growth of 313.9% over the same period last year, with market share of 3.1%; ranked after this three manufacturers Lenovo, Acer, 2013 Tablet PC sales in the second quarter were 150 million units and 1.4 million units. IDC analyst Ryan Reith said that, in addition to Apple, other Tablet PC manufacturers are trying Android and Windows which platform is more suitable for the development of Tablet PC, on the current market situation, more optimistic about the Android platform in the tablet market.
