Summer Kuo for Digitimes Research:
After falling 8.7% on quarter and 11.9% on year to 32.66 million units in the second quarter of 2019, global tablet PC shipments are expected to surge 19.3% sequentially in the third quarter, thanks to the peak-season effect, the launch of new iPads, and Huawei gradually resuming normal tablet shipments, according to Digitimes Research.
The second-quarter shipment contraction was attributed to the absence of new iPad models as sales stimulus, the US trade ban undermining Huawei’s shipments, and weak demand for white-box tablets.
In terms of second-quarter shipments by brand vendors, Apple firmly ranked first, Samsung and Amazon regained second and third places, respectively, and Huawei retreated to fourth. Lenovo returned to fifth place after ramping up shipments in the quarter…
As to sizes, 10.x-inch tablets will continue to dominate the market. Apple is set to release 10.2-inch new iPads in late third quarter. Overall, tablets sized over 10 inches will surge to over 70% of global shipments in the fourth quarter.
MacDailyNews Note: The only iPad to launch in September was the iPad Mini 4 on September 9, 2015.
Thank GOD none of Apple’s tablets will be polluted by Crapintel CPUs. PHQQCK INTEL!
The low rating means “Huh?”
What does “Air” currently mean for an iPad? It originally meant “the thinnest lightest possible laptop”, but I don’t think that is true for the current air. What would a new iPad have? Pencil 2 support? USB C?
I think I know why Tim’s Apple would make a 10.2 inch iPad. I haven’t done the math but I have a feeling it would reuse the chassis of the 10.5 inch iPad Pro and Air3 but with a 10.2” screen it will have similar bezel proportions and thickness as the 9.7 inch iPad. To keep cost down it would have non laminated screen and 32gb storage because it’s still adequate for casual users. Given A12 is a year old now maybe it will have an A12 chip but I wouldn’t be surprised if it only has an A11 and 2gb ram.