Strong sales of larger-screened handsets like phablets are still expected to eat into tablet manufacturers' production numbers this year. Tablet vendors have been conservative in their forecasts and companies like Samsung have been reducing their orders with the supply chain. After all, if you're going to produce fewer tablets, you don't need as many parts as you originally thought. Thus, the supply chain is also expecting orders to fall below the amount seen last year.
China's supply chain is considered to be more prepared to handle the decline in tablet shipments than its Taiwan based counterparts. The former has lowered its prices to attract manufacturers looking to cut back on costs. Based on one published report, tablet shipments will decline 11.8% this year to 221.4 million units. This same analysis shows tablet shipments continuing to decline until the bottom is hit in 2016.
Alan, an ardent smartphone enthusiast and a veteran writer at PhoneArena since 2009, has witnessed and chronicled the transformative years of mobile technology. Owning iconic phones from the original iPhone to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, he has seen smartphones evolve into a global phenomenon. Beyond smartphones, Alan has covered the emergence of tablets, smartwatches, and smart speakers.
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