Q1 Tablet Shipments Fell 10% to 40.9M Units, Says SA

Apple and Samsung collectively controlled 59% of the global tablet market in Q1, when shipments declined 10% year over year to 40.9 million units, reported Strategy Analytics Friday. Apple shipments declined 6% to 15.8 million units, but its worldwide share rose 1.7 points to 39% as it outpaced the market, said SA. Q1 iPad shipments in Q1 were 1% higher than in the holiday quarter, when Apple was “severely supply-constrained,” it said. Samsung led the Android market with only a 1.2% year-on-year decline to 8.2 million units in Q1, when its share increased by 1.8 points to 20%, it said.