Couple of seasons back, tablets were tipped to replace the laptops but then the Smartphones grew in size and the tablet market shrunk. The increasing popularity of 2-in-1 laptop segments compounded to the tablet’s woes. Even if the momentum is with the XXL Smartphones, the tablet market cannot be ignored. At my home, my son and mom likes the tablet for media consumption and I often come…
Phablets have taken a bit of shine out of the pint sized tablets (read: 7-inchers) but that doesn’t mean no takers for tablets. The 8-inch display suddenly seem to be the right size for a tablet, bigger than the phablets and still compact than the 10-inch displays. It…
Before they even hold a chalk, many kids these days learn to swipe and use a tablet like a duck takes to water. I still remember my son when he was barely two years old trying to swipe at the screen of my laptop and looking at me questioningly when it was not responsive.
The tablet market is expected to have shipped almost 120 million units in 2012 and is expected to grow to over 180 million units in 2013. India accounted for 3 million devices and the tablet market is expected to grow by 100% in 2013 here.
It is predicted that in 2013, the tablet market in India would cryztalize into three price points – Rs 5,000-10,000; Rs 15,000-20,000 and over Rs.
