All iPads IDC: Tablet Shipments for 2012 3rd Quarter (Ipad still king)

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http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/05/idc-tablet-shipments-Q3-2012/

IDC Tablets Shipment 2012 Quarter 3 (July, August, September)

Apple was responsible for over half of the 27.8 million shipments worldwide, but lost a significant amount of market share, dropping to 50.4 percent from 65.5 percent in the second quarter. IDC attributes this to consumers holding off for the iPad mini, but expects some of these procrastinators will choose Android tablets due to the relatively high entry price of $329 for the mini. Samsung was second on the leaderboard, shipping over five million tablets and increasing its market share to 18.4 percent, mainly driven by Galaxy Tab and Note 10.1 sales. Amazon and ASUS also had a solid quarter thanks to the Kindle Fires and Nexus 7, respectively, shipping around 2.5 million tablets a piece.

Tablets Shipment from IDC Research

Apple: 50.4% or 14 million shipments
Samsung: 18.4% or 5 million shipments
Kindle Fire: 9% or 2.5 million shipments
Nexus 7: 9% or 2.5 million shipments



Found a better picture over at Cnet

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57...-in-tablets-apple-slows-in-third-quarter-idc/

As for smartphones for Q3, here's what research firm IDC found:


http://www.slashgear.com/android-scores-75-of-market-share-in-q3-says-research-firm-idc-01255280/

 

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http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2012/11/05Apple-Sells-Three-Million-iPads-in-Three-Days.html

3 millions Ipads in 3 days.

This should help improve Apple market share in tablet.