Apple lost the lion’s share of the global tablet market in 2013, though the iPad remained the top seller, says Gartner.
(Credit: X10.com)Fueled by a 127 percent surged in worldwide sales, Android tablets collectively overtook the iPad last year, research firm Gartner said Monday.
Android tablet sales jumped to 120.9 million in 2013 to snag a global market share of 61.9 percent, up from sales of 53.3 million and a 45.8 percent share in 2012. Over the same time, iPad sales grew to 70.4 million from 61.4 million. But Apple’s share of the tablet market dropped to 36 percent from 52.8 percent.