Tablet shipments in India dropped by 3.1% annually to 3.7 million units during the calendar year 2016 (CY16), when compared to CY15, research firm IDC said in a report. Shipments were also down by 19.6% QoQ at 0.82 million units during Q4 2016, primarily due to “decline after the festival season spike in Q3 and demonetization limiting consumer sales,” IDC added. On a YoY basis, tablet shipments dipped by 4.3% in Q4 2016. Demonetization has also affected the Indian PC market for two consecutive quarters: In Q4 2016, the PC market suffered a 23% QoQ decline, while in Q3 2016, PC shipments were down by 22.5% YoY. The smartphone market in India was also impacted by demonetization as shipments declined by 20.3% QoQ during Q4 2016. 4G tablets accounted for 25% of overall shipments The research firm said that 4G tablet shipments accounted for almost 1/4th (25%) of overall shipments during 2016, up from a 6% share in 2015. In the previous quarter (Q3 2016), 4G supported devices accounted for 25% of the market, growing 55% QoQ. Samsung led the 4G segment in the same quarter. Shipments by category Although overall tablet shipments have been impacted negatively, the commercial market category registered a 35% growth in terms of shipments annually during 2016. In the previous quarter, shipments from the commercial segment grew by 20% QoQ, and also contributed to a majority of detachable tablet shipments. During 2016, detachable category reported the highest growth with shipments growing 30.7% annually “driven by demand…
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