IANS | 04 May, 2024
As artificial intelligence (AI) begins to transform personal
computing and mobile experience for millions of users globally, can the
new technology also drive the slow pace of growth for tablets?
Although
the global tablet market began to show some signs of recovery in the
January-March quarter this year, as per the IDC, the real gains are yet
to come after more than two years of decline.
Anuroopa Nataraj,
senior research analyst with IDC, says that the real gains will come
from the next refresh cycle, "followed by growth within commercial
segments as more tablets are used in the education sector and the gig
economy".
However, these factors will not help as competition from
PCs and smartphones will "contribute to a lacklustre outlook for the
tablet market".
Meanwhile, global tablet shipments registered a
modest growth of 0.5 per cent (year-on-year) in the first quarter this
year, reaching 30.8 million units.
Tech giant Apple saw a lull last year due to "poor economy and the absence of new models" and declined 8.5 per cent (YoY).
The
company is set to launch new iPads next week. South Korean company
Samsung was second with 6.7 million units in the first quarter, a
decline of 5.8 per cent, according to the report.
