According to research firm IDC, the Philippines tablet market grew by 34.3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2022 as smartphone vendors expanded their product portfolios.
Epson remains to be the market leader in the overall home/office printer market for 1Q22 holding 50.7% market share, despite showing a decline of -1.8% year-on-year.
Worldwide tablet shipments reached 38.4 million units during the first quarter of 2022 (1Q22), posting a decline of 3.9% year over year as demand slowed, according research firm IDC.
IDC said driving the market's growth at a global level is rising broadband penetration, rising disposable incomes, and rising consumer awareness of smart home devices and the cost savings, convenience, and energy efficiencies that they can deliver.
AR/VR shipments are expected to continue to grow at a healthy rate as contents become more enriched under the influence of new vendors/developers and more options of AR/VR headsets become available to the market, IDC said.
IDC said said automation is changing how employees approach work and there is a stronger need for organizations to accelerate their automation strategies and deployment plans.
The education segment declined, but shipments were still largely above pre-pandemic levels, supported by sizable education projects in Japan, India, Korea, and the Philippines.
