A new tablet App Process(AP) market study by Strategy Analytics found that Apple’s iPad dominated the tablet AP market with an impressive 58% revenue share in the second quarter of 2021. The report details that despite a decline in tablet AP shipments for five consecutive quarters, “the tablet applications processor (AP) market grew 17 percent to $737 million in Q2 2021.”
“After registering five straight quarters of shipment growth, the tablet AP market declined 8 percent year-on-year in unit terms Q2 2021. However, compared to Q2 2019, the tablet AP market saw a 23 percent shipment growth. Despite shipment weakness, tablet AP revenues continue to hold up well, driven by robust average selling prices.”
Starting with iPad Pro models in 2020, Apple is consistently updating the iPad lineup (mid-high price range) with completely new designs, faster processors, and innovative features to need user needs, especially during the work-from-home lifestyle during the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, IDC reported that Apple dominated the tablet market in Q2, 2021 with more iPad shipments in June quarter than Amazon and Samsung, combined. Apple shipped 12.9 million iPad units in Q2, 2021 with a 31.9% market share.
With Apple’s iPad in the first position, MediaTek took second and Intel took the third position in the AP market in Q2, 2021
Apple was followed by MediaTek in the second position with 19% revenue share and Intel came in the third position with 14% revenue share of the tablet AP market. Qualcomm had a 10% market share.
Sravan Kundojjala, author of the report and Associate Director of Handset Component Technologies service at Strategy Analytics, further added:
“MediaTek saw its tablet AP shipments grow 19 percent in Q2 2021, driven by increased traction for its Helio P chips. Strategy Analytics estimates that MediaTek is on track to ship its highest ever annual tablet AP shipments in 2021. The x86 vendor Intel, on the other hand, grew its tablet AP shipments 22 percent in Q2 2021, thanks to Windows-based tablets. The mobile computing market will see significant activity in 2022 with AMD, Apple, Google, Intel, MediaTek, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Qualcomm and Samsung LSI all ramping up their computing efforts.”
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