Samsung’s India tablet segment grew a staggering 220 per cent on-year throughout the June quarter, the business stated.
Citing information from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Devices Tracker, the South Korean electronics main stated its market place share in the tablet segment at the finish of June was 45 %.
Samsung, which has presence in all cost segments, has doubled down on its Android tablet offerings in current months, like devices from the premium Galaxy S Tab series and the reasonably priced Galaxy Tab A series. The company’s premium offerings consist of the Galaxy Tab S7, Galaxy Tab S7+, and Galaxy Tab S7 FE. The Galaxy Tab S7 FE is a direct competitor to Apple’s iPads.
The business stated tablets across the mass (under Rs 20,000), mid (in between Rs 20,000 and Rs 40,000), and premium (more than Rs 40,000) segments had accomplished incredibly nicely.
Samsung, having said that, has not shared how quite a few units it shipped throughout April-June, even though IDC’s India-distinct report is nonetheless unavailable.
Globally, Apple remains the undisputed market place leader in the tablet segment. The iPad had a market place share of 31.9 per cent throughout Q2 2021, the IDC information showed. Samsung was close behind Apple with a market place share of 19.6 per cent. The business registered a 13.3 per cent on-year development, shipping 8 million units. Chinese manufacturer Lenovo came in third location with an 11.6 per cent market place share, shipping 4.7 million units. Amazon shipped 4.3 million units throughout the quarter, recording a 20.3 per cent on-year development.
Samsung refreshed its Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE tablet earlier this month, launching a new WiFi variant. The tablets are equivalent to the Galaxy Tab S7, and come equipped with a single rear camera. Overall, the LTE and WiFi variants are the similar in style and specifications. The WiFi variant is priced at Rs 41,999 in India for the 4GB RAM + 64GB variant.