International Tablet Shipments Increase more than 13 percent in Q2, Apple Gets First Rank, Lenovo, Samsung, Xiaomi

In the second quarter of this year, the tablet has increased by 13.1 percent in international shipments. The new launch in this market has gained momentum to sales. Tablet’s cells were also strong in the first quarter. American devices maker Apple remains the first place in this market. After this, Samsung of South Korea got the second rank.

Market Research Firm International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker Report According to, the international shipments of the tablet increased by 13.1 percent to about 3.83 crore units in the second quarter. The figure was 3.38 crore tablets in the same period last year. New product launch, replacement cycle, education projects and subsidies in China are the main reasons behind this increase. The report said that the improving features and performance related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) has increased the interest of customers in the premium segment of tablets.

In this market, Apple retained its first place with a 33.1 percent stake. In the second quarter, the company shipped around 1.27 million units. This is an increase of 2.4 percent compared to the second quarter of the previous year. Increasing demand for 10.9 inch models of iPad and 11 inch and 13 inch models of iPad Air is a major reason for increasing Apple’s sales. Samsung has finished second with a shipment of 72 million tablets. The company’s market share was 18.7 percent in the second quarter. This report states that Samsung has increased shipments in Middle East and Europe. Apart from this, projects in Latin America have also increased volume for the company.

China’s devices maker Lenovo has a third rank with about 8.2 percent market share. In the second quarter, Lenovo has gained about 25 percent on a year-on-year basis with a shipment of 31 lakh tablets. Along with the company’s M series, Lenovo Y700 and Xiaoxin Pad Pro got good response from customers. E-commerce company Amazon ranks fourth in the tablet market with a shipment of 31 lakh units. In the second quarter, Amazon achieved growth of about 205 percent on a year-by-year basis.