CyberMedia Research (CMR) reports that the market for tablet PCs in India grew by 22 percent between July and September this year. This was due to a rise in demand for 5G-capable devices.
CMR thinks that the number of tablet PCs shipped will grow by 10-15 percent in 2022.
In Q3 2022, the number of 5G tablets shipped kept going up. This is because of the recent auctions for 5G technology and the start of the 5G era. According to CMR, the growth of 5G tablets is similar to what has been happening in the market for 5G smartphones.
During the quarter, Samsung led the market with a 28 percent market share. Lenovo and Apple came in second and third, with 26 and 19 percent market shares, respectively.
In the Indian market, shipments of tablets with an 8-inch screen made up 43 percent of all shipments.
Samsung's Tab A8 (4G and WiFi) and Tab A7 Lite (4G and WiFi) each had 25 percent of the market.
The report said that Samsung's shipments grew by 83 percent from the second to the third quarter of 2022.
Lenovo was ranked second in the whole region. Its commercial business and retail market helped it get there.
Apple iPad 9 (Wi-Fi) and Apple iPad Air 2022 (Wi-Fi) had 57 percent and 15 percent of the tablet market, respectively. Apple iPad Pro 2021 (Wi-Fi) and Apple iPad Air 2022 (Wi-Fi) came in second and third, with 8 percent and 6 percent of the market, respectively.
The report said that Apple iPad sales grew by 26 percent from one quarter to the next in the third quarter of 2022.
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