Global tablet shipments fall 8 percent in Q1, ASP up 9%

(Telecompaper) Global tablet shipments fell 8 percent year-on-year in the second quarter to 46.7 million units, while average selling prices increased 9 percent over the same period, according to Strategy Analytics. Advanced tablets, such as the iPad Pro and Microsoft's Surface Pro 4, helped drive the price increase, as consumers and enterprises alike turned to 2-in-1 type devices that offer the features of a real computer. The market researcher estimates that Apple was largest vendor in the per