Samsung is slowly but surely gaining tablet market share around the world

Feb 4, 2014 13:39 GMT  ·  By

Back in 2013 Samsung made public its intention of becoming the dominant tablet player on the market, by dethroning the all-mighty slate-god, Apple.

New surfaced information seems to indicate the Korean tech giant is getting increasingly closer to its target. The data showing this comes from Strategy Analytics (via KoreaHerald) and illustrates Sammy has become top tablet vendor in three developing markets, including Central-Eastern Europe, Latin America and Africa-Middle East.

Samsung managed to grab 25%, 22.8% and 18.3%, respectively, in the three regions mentioned above. Comparatively, the iPad managed to snatch 22.5%, 22.3% and 17.7%. Granted, the difference isn't that big, but Sammy is slowly but securely creating a gap.

Back in 2012 Apple dominated those regions and analysts attribute the decline to the fact that Cupertino tends to refresh its line-up once a year, while Samsung spurts out models all-year round. Speaking of which, Sammy announced a total of six slates in the first months of 2014 (the new premium Galaxy NotePRO and TabPRO lines, the Educational tablet plus the Galaxy Tab 3 Lite).

On a global scale, Samsung still remains on the number two position with 18.3%, compared with Apple’s 32.7%. The only difference is Apple saw a 5.7% decrease from 2012, while Samsung experienced an almost two times increase in size.