Tablets for sale market to reach 900 million user base by 2017-Priceangels.com

The personal computer market is presently struggling due to the long time it takes to process an upgrade. Analysts noted that the dilemma of the PC market would also happen to the tablet market if tablets for sale makers fail to frequently release new products.According to Nielsen's chart, 70 percent of the mobile shoppers relied on their smartphone to locate a specific store, while 41 percent used their tablet. 

The survey showed that 84 percent of the tablet users did so at home whereas smartphone users were far fewer at 24 percent. In turn, the smartphone number jumped to 56 percent while the shoppers were traveling, and down to 7 percent for tablet use.For checking prices, mobile device owners actually used their smartphones more: 56 percent compared to 50 percent with tablets. 

88 percent of the tablet owners and 35 percent of smartphone owners checked prices at home. However while in the store, the numbers shifted dramatically, with shoppers using their smartphones (50 percent) over their tablet (5 percent). Clearly it's easier to whip out a phone to see if a product is cheaper on amazon than it is to load up a 7 inch tablet or larger.fdS4d3SJ 

The International Data Corporation (IDC), a research firm, said during the second quarter that the tablet market seemed to have come to a halt, with growth slowing down. Still, Forrester Research predicted that the tablets' worldwide installed base would continue to skyrocket. The research firm also said that by 2017, the global users of tablets would reach more than 900 million, up from 2010's 15 million users.

Much of the deceleration was due to the changing product cycle of Apple. Apple's iPad currently remains as the top-selling tablet merchandise even with the recent decrease in the company's market share. The IDC said iPad's market share in the second quarter dropped to 32% from last year's 60%. Apple was able to sell 45 million units during the second quarter.Analysts said that once the market reached the predicted installed base, the concentration must turn to the tablets' upgrade cycles. 

Neilson claims that 59 percent of mobile shoppers surveyed actually researched items on their Q88 Android Tablet before making a purchase whereas 54 percent used their phones. A whopping 93 percent of the tablet owners did their research at home compared to 63 percent of phone owners conducting the same research. While actually in the store, the smartphone is the better choice, with 21 percent of the consumers using their phone and 2 percent using their tablet.

For actually purchasing products on a mobile device, 38 percent of those surveyed said they did so on a tablet while 24 percent used their phone. At home, tablet use was 95 percent whereas smartphone use as 72 percent. While commuting, the numbers dropped with 1 percent for tablets and 6 percent with phones. An "other" sub-category shows that 18 percent used their phone and 4 percent used their tablet.

There are a few other statistics on the chart. Only 16 percent of the surveyed mobile shoppers said they wrote a review of a purchase using their tablet while 9 percent used their phone. 92 percent of the tablet owners did so at home while 86 percent of the smartphone users did the same. Only 13 percent of the shoppers used their tablet for shopping lists while 37 percent used their phone. A mere 20 percent used their tablet to write a comment about a purchase on social media while only 19 percent used their phones.