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India Tablet PC Market Sees Rising Demand for 5G Capable Devices in Q3 2022: CMR

India Tablet PC Market Sees Rising Demand for 5G Capable Devices in Q3 2022: CMR

Samsung Tab A8 (Wi-Fi and 4G) and Tab A7 Lite (Wi-Fi and 4G) had 25 and 18 percent market share, respectively.

By Press Trust of India | Updated: 21 November 2022 23:44 IST

India Tablet PC Market Sees Rising Demand for 5G Capable Devices in Q3 2022: CMR

Shipment of tablets with 8-inch-display constituted 43 percent of overall shipments in India

Highlights

Tablet PC shipments may record a healthy 10-15 percent growth in 2022
Samsung led the market with 28 percent market share
Lenovo was placed at the second position in the entire region

The tablet PC market in India grew 22 percent quarter-on-quarter in July-September with demand for 5G capable devices picking up the steam, CyberMedia Research said on Monday.

CMR anticipates the tablet PC shipments to record a healthy 10-15 percent growth in 2022.

Samsung led the market with a 28 percent market share, followed by Lenovo and Apple with 26 and 19 percent share, respectively, during the quarter.

"The India tablet market grew 22 percent quarter-on-quarter, with 5G-capable tablet shipments picking up steam in the run-up to the festive season," CMR's Tablet PC Market Report Review for Q3, 2022, said.

Shipment of tablets with 8-inch-display constituted 43 percent of the overall shipments in the Indian market.

"Shipments of 5G tablets continued to gain strength in Q3 2022. This is driven by the recent 5G auctions and the beginning of the 5G era. The growth in 5G Tablets is consistent with the trends seen in the 5G smartphone market," CMR, Analyst-Industry Intelligence Group, Menka Kumari said.

Samsung Tab A8 (Wi-Fi and 4G) and Tab A7 Lite (Wi-Fi and 4G) had 25 and 18 percent market share, respectively.

"Samsung shipments recorded 83 percent QoQ growth in the third quarter of 2022," the report said.

Lenovo was placed at the second position in the entire region, mainly driven by its commercial business and retail market.

Apple iPad 9 (Wi-Fi) and Apple iPad Air 2022 (Wi-Fi) had a 57 and 15 percent market share, respectively, followed by Apple iPad Pro 2021 (Wi-Fi) 8 percent and Apple iPad Air 2022 (Wi-Fi) 6 percent in the tablet market.

"Apple iPad shipments recorded 26 percent QoQ growth in the third quarter of 2022," the report said.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A8

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 10.50-inch

Processor octa-core

Front Camera 5-megapixel

Resolution 1,920x1,200 pixels

RAM 3GB

OS Android 11

Storage 32GB

Rear Camera 8-megapixel

Battery Capacity 7040mAh

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 8.70-inch

Processor MediaTek Helio P22T (MT8768T)

Front Camera 2-megapixel

Resolution 1340x800 pixels

RAM 3GB

OS Android 11

Storage 32GB

Rear Camera 8-megapixel

Battery Capacity 5100mAh

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Apple iPad Air (2022) Wi-Fi

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 10.90-inch

Processor Apple M1

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Resolution 2360x1640 pixels

RAM 8GB

OS iPadOS 15

Storage 64GB

Rear Camera 12-megapixel

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Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) Wi-Fi + Cellular

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Light, easy to handle
Very good all-round performance
Crisp display, quality speakers
Thunderbolt port
Polished software
Up to 2TB storage option

Bad
M1 SoC feels under-utilised
Higher-end variants are very expensive

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Display 11.00-inch

Processor Apple M1

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Resolution 2388x1668 pixels

RAM 16GB

OS iPadOS 14

Storage 1TB

Rear Camera 12-megapixel + 10-megapixel

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Apple iPad Air (2022) Wi-Fi + Cellular

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Premium build quality, easy to handle
Solid performance
Polished software
Good battery life

Bad
Gets warm under load
Expensive official accessories

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Display 10.90-inch

Processor Apple M1

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Resolution 2360x1640 pixels

RAM 8GB

OS iPadOS 15

Storage 64GB

Rear Camera 12-megapixel

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