New Delhi: India’s 5G tablet shipments grew 170 percent year-on-year (YoY) and Lenovo led the market with a 29 percent market share in the full year 2022, a report said Tuesday.
The overall India tablet market registered a 6 percent YoY growth.
“Driven by a strong consumer appetite to future-proof themselves, and with 5G networks rolling out, the shipments of 5G tablets continued to gain strength through 2022,” said Menka Kumari, analyst-Industry Intelligence Group (IIG), CMR.
Lenovo, Apple (23 percent market share) and Samsung (22 percent) captured the top three spots in the tablet market.
Shipment of tablets with above 10-inch display constituted 63 percent of the overall shipments in the Indian market, according to the report.
Premium tablets (Rs 20,000 and above) grew 24 percent during 2022.
Lenovo Tab M8 (HD) (Wi-Fi+4G) and Lenovo Tab M8 (HD) (WiFi) series had a 21 percent and 12 percent market share, respectively.
Apple iPad shipments recorded 17 percent YoY growth in 2022.
Apple iPad 9 (Wi-Fi) and Apple iPad Air 2022 (Wi-Fi) had a 45 percent and 17 percent market share, respectively.
Samsung shipments recorded 29 percent YoY owing to the launch of A8 series, S8 series and S6 series with aggressive features.
“With supply, and chain constraints easing out, and consumers spending more time on the go, tablets will continue to find favor. Enterprise tablet demand will continue to hold, especially in healthcare, education and manufacturing,” said Kumari.
–IANS
