Tablet time!
A reader asked for some data on tablet usage in China, so I did some digging around and found a couple of semi-relevant articles. I’ve simplified and ‘Englishified’ two Chinese-language articles that I found online
The first article was on a research report from ZDC on the “attention” rates for tablet computers in China for October 2011. “Attention” is a metric used by ZOL to estimate sales and popularity. It is based on the click rates of Chinese Internet users that have used one or more of ZOL’s 85 websites or 79 other media sites such as Sina, Sohu, QQ, 163 and Taobao. The second article was about an iResearch report on tablet usage in China.
The China Tablet Market
Highlights:
- As of October 2011, the Chinese tablet market is still fiercely competitive with many different brands all fighting for a piece of the pie.
- Apple still leads the Chinese tablet market, while the gap between the second and third place contenders, Lenovo and Samsung, has been widening.
- The iPad 2 (16GB/Wifi version) is by far the most popular tablet as of October 2011.
- The average price of a tablet in China has increased slightly to 3,246 Yuan (about 509 USD).
- Interest in Android products continues to grow, with a 63% attention rate for Android products.
Apple maintains the lead as the most popular brand, but Lenovo is catching up.
Android popularity exceeds iOS by twofold. Windows takes a small slice.
2000 to 3999 Yuan seems to be the sweet spot for tablet pricing. Note that this isn’t a chart that shows the price people want, it shows the attention rate for products that fall within these price ranges.
9.7, 7 and 10.1 inch tablets are most popular in China.
Tablet Usage in China
Unsurprisingly for China, users are using tablets primarily for entertainment at this point.
I really wouldn’t mind digging around for some more data on the China tablet market, but I’m all out of time for today! If you’d like to know more about tablet usage in China, leave me a comment and I’ll consider it for a future post.
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