Detachables to enable the growth of tablet market in 2018

The year end of 2016 is expected to see a gradual decline in the worldwide tablet market. The growth may reach an all time low of -11.5%, with the shipments of 183.4 million units, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). However IDC sees growth in tablet market in 2018 and may continue to persist through 2020. The shipments of tablet computers forecasted to reach 194.2 million numbers by 2020, due to detachables eating into notebook market. "Appealing to the commercial audience will be key as detachable tablets aim to take a larger piece of the traditional PC market," said Jitesh Ubrani, senior research analyst with IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Device Trackers. "Windows and iOS already have solid detachable offerings and with the latest version of Android, Google will also have a horse in the race as they finally offer better multitasking support and added security features." IDC expects small tablets to cede share to larger devices as the trend is shifting towards detachable tablets. In 2016, 55% of all tablets will be 9 inches or smaller while by 2020; the share is predicted to drop to 40%. Jean Philippe Bouchard, research director at IDC says, "We see smaller slate tablets being offered at very aggressive price points, leaving little room for revenues outside of a pure volume or platform play like for Amazon for instance". "The price press...