Apple and Samsung Fierce Compete in Tablet Market

Apple and Samsung Fierce Compete in Tablet Market. Samsung managed to double the advantage in the tablet PC market in the final three months of 2012, according to the survey research firm IDC.

Samsung, the Galaxy tablet mainstay, sold 7.9 million units, up from 2.2 million units a year ago that Korean firms reached a 15.1 percent share of the tablet market.

Apple is still the leader of the tablet market despite iPad sales fell to 43.6 percent from 51.7 percent.

Competition two companies, to get a share of the tablet PC market, were instrumental in the growth of the tablet whole.

Global tablet sales reached 75 percent in the final quarter of 2012 with a record 52.5 million units.

"We expect a strong quarter, and did not disappoint the market,'' said Tom Mainelli, research director at IDC tablet.

"The launch of new products from top manufacturers, including newcomer Microsoft, bringing an increase in customer interest and strong sales during the holiday season.''

This tablet sales numbers inversely proportional to the traditional computer market, which declined in the last quarter of 2012 for the first time in five years.

Growth competition

The tablet PC market is expected to continue to grow in the next few years.

A number of companies have launched various kinds of tablets in an attempt to gain advantage in this sector amid rising.

Launched a new tablet include Microsoft's Surface, with Windows 8, at the end of last year.

However, according to IDC, the response to the Surface is not too good. Microsoft only sold 900,000 units in the three months of the end of 2012.

IDC said that the high price makes consumers reluctant to buy the product Microsoft.

However, IDC still call this company would still be a significant player in the tablet sector in the long run.

"There's no question that Microsoft will join the tablet race in a penalty for a long period of time,'' said Ryan Reith, program manager at IDC.

Apple and Samsung Fierce Compete in Tablet Market