Demand for 7 inches Tablet PC is Increasing tremendously this Year

According to the morning news on September 18th Beijing time, market research firm HIS released a report on Monday that at gift it is high time to release the iPad Mini because although 9 inch iPads yet fill the tablet PC market, there is yet a growing demand for the 7 inch tablet PC of other brands this year.

According to the prediction of IHS, in 2012 the sum demand of the tablet PCs is expected to attain 126.6 million, almost 56% more than last year's 82.1 million. The report also says that LG Company and Samsung Company who are the biggest winner in the tablets market are still the main supplier of the tablet PC screen, even fabricate liquid crystal display panel for iPad. Moreover, LG also manufacture for the Amazon and the American electronic bookseller Arnes & Noble while Samsung produces screens for its own tablets. IHS at the similar time expressed that these companies are dedicated to improving their resolution, energy consumption and overall performance.

9 inch tablet PC would remain the dominant role in the tablets market this year, which approximately account for 60% of the sum sales. But at the similar time, the tall demand for 7 inch tablet PC is now gradually weakening the leading position of the 9 inch ones. Tablet PC of such size has increased from 26% to 32% this year. In contrast, 8 inch and 5 inch tablet PCs will opt out soon for their shares are less than 9% and 1% respectively.

The more exciting new is that along with the appearance of the cheaper 7 inch tablet PC. Such size will be more and more popular and will win the favor of the majority. It is expected that Apple will release its 7 inch iPad Mini later this year which you cannot deny that Apple is following this developing trend. However, iPad can be accounted as the main driving force of the tablets market although it is not so available for the common people. In comparison to that, it si possible that there will be more people select the relatively cheap Android tablet PC.

The increasing sales of the Tablet PC screen will bring good benefits to LG Display and Samsung Company, which the two companies has a market share of 42% and 38% respectively. The two companies will still withhold the lead in the short term. At the thesame time some, it is no wonder that even some other manufacturers has also set foot in this field, most of the panel suppliers have already seen the development prospect of the tablet PC market.

In addition to such Android companies as Amazon, Kobo, Google and Samsung, the tablet market this year will also have iPad Mini, and Windows 8 tablet PC, both of which will be on market upon October.