Forbes: next year will fablety popular compact tablets

Analyst Bob O'Donnell (Bob O'Donnell, IDC, TECHnalysis Research) in the publication Forbes made ​​a loud statement about the fate of compact tablets. According to him the following year, worldwide sales of this type of device was 165 million units, while smartphones with large screens (fabletov) - 175 million. It is worth noting that the latest Mr. O'Donnell treats all devices with screen sizes ranging from 5 to 6 inches, including one category Samsung Galaxy S4 (5 "), LG G2 (5.2") and planshetofony Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (5.7 "), Nokia Lumia 1520 (6") and HTC One Max (5.9 "). K compact tablet he carries gadgets with 8-inch or less. However, the industry as a whole uses a slightly different fragmentation, in which devices with screens and 5 5.2 inches are just smartphones. greatest popularity planshetofony received in South Korea, where they account for about two thirds of total sales of smartphones. great demand smartphones with screen sizes of 5 inches and more used in some European countries (Germany, Britain) and Brasilia, Taiwan and China. Customers in the United States while such devices are too large. victims as the popularity of smartphones can become large is small plates - such as the Nexus 7 and iPad mini. Large type smartphone sales Samsung Galaxy S4 directly reduce their market. And the figure of 175 million sales may even be underestimated.