Samsung maintains second spot in tablet market in Q2, says report
Samsung Electronics stayed on
as the world's second-largest tablet computer vendor in the second quarter of
the year, a report showed on Friday, as it strives to catch up with industry
leader Apple.
The South Korean giant logged a market share of 18 percent in the
April-June period, after shipping 8.2 million Galaxy Tab tablets, up 19 percent
from a year ago, according to market researcher Strategy Analytics.
"The Android tablet market is
undergoing big changes as vendors retool their portfolios for more productivity
solutions for the hybrid work and digital learning era," Chirag Upadhyay,
an analyst at Strategy Analytics, said.
"Samsung leads the
segment with its Galaxy Tab S7, including premium features like 5G
connectivity."
Apple defended its top position with a 35 percent share as its
iPad shipments jumped 11 percent on-year to 15.8 million units in the second
quarter, reports Yonhap news agency.
Lenovo Group came in third with a 10 percent share as its tablet
shipments grew 67 percent on-year to 4.7 million units.
Amazon took the fourth spot with a 9 percent share, followed by
Huawei Technologies Co. with a 5 percent share.
Worldwide tablet shipments reached 45.2 million units in the
second quarter, but their growth stayed nearly flat compared with the previous
quarter due to supply constraints.
"Hybrid working and virtual learning options continue to fuel
high demand for mobile computing devices, but vendors are expected to face
increasing supply shortages for the rest of 2021," Eric Smith, a director
at Strategy Analytics, said.
"If higher component and transportation costs make their way
into tablet price tags as expected, the competitive environment for mobile
computing devices will be intense."
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