Global tablet market expected to bounce back in 2018
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IDC expects the tablet market to get back on track thanks to detachables, a segment that might grow to to 31 percent by 2020, up from 16 percent right now.
While smartphone-related sales might soon be left behind by sales of VR gear, it looks like there is still hope for tablets to get back on track. Obviously, nothing is certain, but IDC thinks detachable tablets can push the global market back up in less than three years.
The detachable segment of the market currently accounts for about 16 percent of total tablet sales, but IDC forecasts it will grow up to 31 percent in 2020. However, they also say the market has reached a peak and will continue to drop by the end of 2017. Fortunately, the increase of convertible tablets with detachable keyboards sales will bring the market back to a positive trend in 2018, claims the same source.
At last, it should be noted that IDC expects annual shipments of over 100 million tablets through 2020. The main force behind this performance is likely Amazon's $49.99 USD Fire tablet, but that remains to be seen.
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In my early school days, I hated writing and having to make up stories. A decade later, I started to enjoy it. Since then, I published a few offline articles and then I moved to the online space, where I contributed to major websites that are still present online as of 2021 such as Softpedia, Brothersoft, Download3000, but I also wrote for multiple blogs that have disappeared over the years. I've been riding with the Notebookcheck crew since 2013 and I am not planning to leave it anytime soon. In love with good mechanical keyboards, vinyl and tape sound, but also smartphones, streaming services, and digital art.
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