New Delhi: Driven by growth in inexpensive devices running Google's Android platform, worldwide tablet shipments are expected to surpass total PC shipments (desktop plus portable PCs) in the fourth quarter of 2013, said a report from market research company IDC.
PCs shipments are still expected to be greater than tablet shipments for the full year, but IDC forecasts tablet shipments will surpass total PC shipments on an annual basis by the end of 2015.
PC shipments are expected to fall an additional 1.2 per cent next year, according to IDC.
Total PC shipments accounted for 28.7 per cent of the smart connected device market in 2012 while tablets accounted for 11.8 per cent and smartphones for 59.5 per cent. By 2017, total PCs are expected to drop to 13 per cent, while tablets and smartphones will contribute 16.5 per cent and 70.5 per cent, respectively to the overall market.
Since Apple launched the iPad in 2010, PC industry heavyweights like Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft and Intel have struggled to adapt their products to consumers' growing preferences for mobile devices.
With the launch of low-cost devices running on Android platform by local firms, sales of tablets and smartphones have grown rapidly in the last two years.
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Smart Connected Device Market by Product Category, Unit Shipments and Market Share, 2013 and 2017 (shipments in millions)
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