Tablet Market Still Shrinking
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Tablet shipments are expected to decline as the market loses momentum amid saturation among consumers in developed regions, according to a growing number of analysts.

Shipments of tablets and two-in-one devices will decline to 221.8 million units this year, down 3.8 percent from 2014, according to IDC.

Another forecaster, IHS Technology, predicts that the tablet market will decline in 2015 and remain flat in 2016 but should return to growth in 2017.

And according to ABI Research, tablet shipments declined in the first quarter by 35pc, compared with Q4 2014 and by 16pc compared to the first quarter of 2014.