Q1 Global Tablet Shipments Fell 7%; Huawei, Amazon Each Have 15% Increases

Suppliers shipped 29 million tablets globally in Q1, a 7 percent decline from the year-ago quarter, Strategy Analytics reported Thursday. Huawei and Amazon had the biggest growth in the quarter, each shipping 15 percent more tablets, it said. Market leader Apple shipped 2 percent more iPads, while No. 2 supplier Samsung saw its unit shipments decline 12 percent, it said. “Apple and Amazon have made a focused effort on achieving greater tablet shipments at lower hardware prices in order to support their lucrative services revenue,” said the report. “Huawei has found success in the connected tablet market where other mobile-first companies still struggle to achieve such high rates of cellular attach rates.”