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Apple iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab (getty images) |
In research released by the Korean Investment & Securities, although the percentage of growth in tablet shipments occur, but there is a decrease in the unit in the first quarter of 2014.
" This decline can not be separated from the pressure phablet and price of the tablet is expensive because of the lack of operator subsidie, " according to the research that we have quoted from Cellular News.
The institute predicts sales of Samsung's tablets will drop to 10 million units or 23 % compared to the first quarter so that its market share to 14 %.
Meanwhile, Apple's share will drop about 4 % compared to the first quarter or approximately 23 %. All of these can not be separated from the war and low shipping price.
Meanwhile , research from ABI Research shows Apple and Samsung dominate tablet sales segment. Both have a market share of 71 % of the 41.3 million tablets were circulated globally in the first quarter of 2014.
In addition to Apple and Samsung, Asus is in the next position with a total turnover of 2.1 million units, down 0.8 % over the same period last year.
In terms of operating system, combined sales for both the operating system shows signs of stable growth with little change in market share.
Android still leading the new tablet shipments by 56.3 % in the first quarter of 2014, followed by iOS at 39.6 % and the number of Windows 8/RT by 4.1 %.