We all know tablets are wiping the floor with traditional PCs, the latest numbers from IDC show tablet sales have almost caught up with desktops. That’s quite something considering the tablet market didn’t get under way until 2010. It looks like they’ll go past laptop sales in 2013.
Smart Connected Device Market by Product Category, Shipments, Market Share, 2012 (shipments in millions)
| Product Category |
2012 Unit Shipments |
2012 Market Share |
2011 Unit Shipments |
2011 Market Share |
Year-over-year Change |
| Smartphone |
722.4 |
60.1% |
494.5 |
53.1% |
46.1% |
| Tablet |
128.3 |
10.7% |
72.0 |
7.7% |
78.4% |
| Portable PC |
202.0 |
16.8% |
209.1 |
22.5% |
-3.4% |
| Desktop PC |
148.4 |
12.4% |
154.8 |
16.6% |
-4.1% |
| Total |
1201.1 |
100.0% |
930.4 |
100.0% |
29.1% |
Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly Smart Connected Device Tracker, February 20, 2013.
