93% of 4.5 million tablets sold in 2010Q3 were iPads

This is hardly surprising since the iPad has been the only tablet around for most of last year, until Samsung’s Galaxy Tab.

ABI ResearchAccording to data from ABI Research, of the approximately 4.5 million tablets sold in the third quarter of 2010, about 93 percent were Apple iPads.

The original iPad went on sale on 3 April 2010. Reports anticipate the announcement of the iPad 2 next week on 2 Mar 2011.

Samsung’s well-received Android-based Galaxy Tab was launched late last year, while Motorola’s Xoom Android-based tablet became available yesterday. Research In Motion plans to release four versions of its Playbook this year.

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  1. Steve Jobs launches the Apple iPad 2 « Tech bytes for tea? says:
    March 3, 2011 at 5:42 pm

    […] Competitors already in the market include the Samsung Galaxy and Motorola Xoom – both Android-based tablets. Research In Motion plans to release four versions of its Playbook this year while HP will roll out the WebOS-based Touchpad. […]

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