Dubai:
The UAE tablet market is expected to hit a record volume in the third quarter, an increase of 2.2 per cent year on year to 505,233 units.
“Consumers are buying tablets instead of replacing PCs. We see a strong uptake from the education sector and are seeing a growing trend from the corporate sector, especially for Windows tablets,” Fouad R. Charakla, research manager at International Data Corporation (IDC), told Gulf News.
He said this is the first time the tablet market is crossing 500,000 figures.
The market value is expected to rise to $110.75 million (Dh406.8 million) in the third quarter compared to $89.71 million in the second quarter of this year.
In the second quarter, the market witnessed a mere 2.4 per cent increase in year-on-year shipments to 433,000 units.
For the whole year, the market is likely to grow 1.7 per cent to 1.84 million units compared to 1.81 million units in 2014.
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