Android “Took” 20% of the Tablet Market From Apple Last Year!

Go, Droid! Android based tablets took 20% of the market from the iPad!

Android steals 20% of tablet market from iPad Last Year

“Android-powered tablets have taken 20% of the global tablet market from Apple’s iPad over the past 12 months according to new data from ABI Research. While Android tablets have collectively managed to make a sizable dent in the iPad’s global market share, ABI says no single tablet vendor has managed to ‘mount a significant challenge’ against the iPad at this point. ‘Many vendors have introduced media tablets, but none are separating themselves from the pack to pose a serious threat to Apple,’ ABI Research mobile devices group director Jeff Orr said in a statement. ‘In fact, most have introduced products at prices higher than similarly-configured iPads. Apple, never a company to be waiting for others, has introduced its second-generation iPad media tablet while keeping product pricing unchanged.’ Orr continued, ‘De-featured, low-cost media tablets are being introduced by more than fifty vendors in 2011. This will certainly help bolster year-over-year growth for the category, but it also creates a negative perception in the minds of the mass consumer audience about the readiness of media tablets to be fully functional within the next several years. Good user experiences and product response are needed to propel this market beyond the ‘early adopter’ stage.’”

I am still waiting on the perfect Andoid based tablet… but I WILL get one!