iPad still get the van-seller in tablet market

According to foreign media reports, market research firm IDC released today by the fourth quarter of 2012, the global Tablet PC market statistics report. The report shows that the global tablet PC shipments in the fourth quarter than expected to reach a record 52.5 million units, Apple iPad market share dropped to 43.6%.

According to preliminary data released by IDC, the global tablet PC shipments in the fourth quarter reached a record 52.5 million units, an increase of 74.3% compared to the third quarter of 30.1 million units, an increase of 75.3 compared to 29.9 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011 %. Lower average selling price, a broader supply of new products and increased spending of the holiday shopping season prompted scale record of Tablet PC shipments catalyst.

"We expect the Tablet PC market strong sales in the fourth quarter, the market does not disappoint us," said IDC Tablet PC research director Tom Maini Li (Tom Mainelli), "the top manufacturers Offering new products as well as the entry of Microsoft makes holiday shopping season consumers surge of interest the shipments very strong.Vanberry tablet shipments hit a new record in the quarter to reflect a weak PC market PC market shipments in the fourth quarter will suffer the first decline in more than five years . "

Apple iPad again led the market, the company's fourth quarter Tablet PC shipments reached 22.9 million units, the expected fully consistent with IDC. strong offering of iPad mini and fourth-generation full-size iPad listed makes Apple the fourth quarter of Tablet PC shipments grew 48.1 percent. However, intense competition in the market led to Apple Tablet PC market share for the second consecutive quarter the chain fell to 43.6% from 46.4% in the third quarter.