The tablet market is starting to look a lot like the traditional PC market: device makers are seeing declining shipments and some of the best-selling devices are the ones that are dirt cheap, which leaves little room for profits.
That’s the takeaway from a new report from research firm IDC, which says about 43 million tablets were shipped in the third quarter of 2016, representing a 14.7 percent decline from the same period a year earlier.
Amazon’s Fire line of tablets saw year-over-year growth of 320 percent following the introduction of the company’s $50 Amazon Fire tablet (which was on sale for just $33.33 during the Amazon Prime Day sale — which took places in the quarter covered by the report).
Meanwhile, 2-in-1 tablets with detachable keyboards “reached an all-time high as vendors like RCA flooded the market.”
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I feel cheap tablets always sold very well because I see a lot of people using cheap tablets, and cheap tablets are one of the best selling products at Amazon, Ebay, and retail stores.
I think a lot of people buy cheap tablets as gifts because they don't want to spend a lot of money on gifts for co-workers, friends, and family members. But, they don't want to buy people stuff like socks, sweaters, and pants which they may not wear.
2-in-1 tablets are popular because they come with a keyboard which is useful for typing long posts on Forums, Blogs, and social networks which don't have a post word limit like Twitter. More mobile games also support keyboard controls especially if you are using Windows 10 where most games have keyboard controls.
That’s the takeaway from a new report from research firm IDC, which says about 43 million tablets were shipped in the third quarter of 2016, representing a 14.7 percent decline from the same period a year earlier.
Amazon’s Fire line of tablets saw year-over-year growth of 320 percent following the introduction of the company’s $50 Amazon Fire tablet (which was on sale for just $33.33 during the Amazon Prime Day sale — which took places in the quarter covered by the report).
Meanwhile, 2-in-1 tablets with detachable keyboards “reached an all-time high as vendors like RCA flooded the market.”
Read More
I feel cheap tablets always sold very well because I see a lot of people using cheap tablets, and cheap tablets are one of the best selling products at Amazon, Ebay, and retail stores.
I think a lot of people buy cheap tablets as gifts because they don't want to spend a lot of money on gifts for co-workers, friends, and family members. But, they don't want to buy people stuff like socks, sweaters, and pants which they may not wear.
2-in-1 tablets are popular because they come with a keyboard which is useful for typing long posts on Forums, Blogs, and social networks which don't have a post word limit like Twitter. More mobile games also support keyboard controls especially if you are using Windows 10 where most games have keyboard controls.
