Thats no mean achievement
Indian consumers bought over 5 lakh
tablets during the April - June quarter, up 673% from a year ago, according to latest data from market research firm CyberMedia Research.
According to CyberMedia's Tablet Market Review for 2Q 2012, Micromax leads India's tablet market with an 18.4% market share, followed by
Samsung, which has a 13.3% share.
Apple, had a 12.3% market share during the quarter.
The average price of tablets sold in India dropped to Rs 13,000 during the June quarter, compared to Rs 26,000 in the previous quarter.
"The share of devices based on other operating systems like
Windows, iOS and QNX are expected to rise in future in view of the recent announcement of the
Microsoft Windows Surface Tablet, the global launch of the
Apple iPad 3 and reduction in BlackBerry Playbook prices"", Kawoosa added.