According to data recently released by IDC, Apple’s share in the Tablet PC market fell to 43.6% from 51.7%, while Samsung's jumped from 7.3% to 15%. However, iPad’s dominance remains unshakable in tablet market.
In addition, Samsung Galaxy S3 smart phone caught up with Apple's sales of 16.2 million for the first time with its 18 million sales in the Christmas. "We have been looking forward to a strong rebound of the fourth quarter, and the market does not let us down." IDC spokesman Tom said, “New products of top suppliers as well as Microsoft’s entrant into the industry caused consumers’ interest in the holiday season, resulting in shipments surge.”
Microsoft Surface sales in the fourth quarter of 2012 reached only 900,000 and did not enter top 5.
Top 5 tablets (ranked by sales, unit: million)
