January 8, 2013
Global tablet sales are expected to rise to 240 million units in 2013,33 million more than the predicted global figure for notebook PCs, in a
study conducted by NPD DisplaySearch.
Tablets are said to be outselling notebook PCs due to an increased
global interest and a greater choice for consumers, outside of Apple’s
previously market-leading iPad. Tablets are also predicted to decrease
in screen size over the next four years.
Tablet shipments already surpassed Notebooks last year in China and
North America. 2013 is the first year in which the trend is predicted to
appear globally.