Apple has lost more than 40 per cent of its share of the Chinese tablet market over the past year to cheaper rivals led by Samsung Electronics, as devices based on Google’s Android and other operating systems rapidly overtake the US company’s gadgets. In the second quarter, Apple shipped 1.48m iPads in China, 28 per cent of the tablets shipped in that market, according to research firm IDC. This was down from a 49 per cent market share a year ago. The data echo statistics showing Apple is losing ground in the tablet market worldwide. Apple’s global tablet market share dropped to 32.4 per cent in the second quarter from 60.3 per cent a year earlier, IDC said earlier in August. While iPad shipments globally dropped 14.1 per cent year-on-year in the June quarter, shipments in China continued to grow but not as fast as competitors’, rising 28 per cent compared with the same period last year, IDC said. That compared with triple-digit growth for other leading brands in the Chinese market. “Most Android players are growing with strong price advantage,” said IDC analyst Dickie Chang. “Fosop, Lenovo, and Asus, are providing more competitive products with [countrywide reach]. Meanwhile, consumers are familiar with Android OS from smartphone use.” A principal factor in the rise of Android tablets has been the falling price of components. That has enabled lower-cost Chinese brands to make their presence felt in the tablet market. The average per-piece price of the touch panels used in 7-inch tablets fell 7.5 per cent to $15.60(like tablet pc S7020 with 2G SIM price is USD 50) price between the fourth quarter of last year and the first quarter of this year, according to supply chain analysts at IHS.Like the Tablet pc.
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