Global tablet PC sales will grow 7% in 2016, US market researcher says

By Park Sae-jin Posted : October 8, 2015, 16:31 Updated : October 8, 2015, 16:31

 

Sales of tablet PCs worldwide will grow in 2016, after a decrease in shipments in 2015,  a U.S. market research firm said Monday (local time).
 
"There is immense opportunity for new and replacement sales of tablets, reversing a 4 percent decline in shipments in 2015 to 7 percent growth in 2016," according to the new “Tablets in a Better Shape for Renewed Growth in 2016” report from Strategy Analytics’ Tablet & Touchscreen Strategies (TTS) service.

"Consumer surveys show that tablets and PCs are nearly equally desired among owners of both devices and with over 700 million of these devices beyond the midpoint of their lifecycles in 2015, the hard work put in by vendors like Apple, Microsoft, and Samsung to redefine the tablet will bear fruit in 2016," SA said in a press release. 

The researcher said: "Fast growth in the early years means that hundreds of millions of tablets will rapidly need upgrades due to old age in the next one to four years. Furthermore, new tablet sales opportunities outside of the consumer market are being boosted by the work being done and partnerships being forged by vendors such as Apple, Samsung, Microsoft, and HP, focused on the needs of the enterprise." 
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