It’s been one of the best years for Samsung with its tablet business finding a lot of support in India. The company has consolidated its leadership in the tablet business in India in the first quarter ending March. According to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly PC Devices Tracker Q1 22 (May release), Samsung led the tablet market in India, both in volume as well as value terms.

“The popularity of recently-launched Galaxy Tab S8 series and Galaxy Tab A8 series enabled us to further strengthen our leadership in the tablet market. The success of Galaxy Tab S8 series, especially Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, is a testimony to the fact that consumers value meaningful innovations,” said Sandeep Poswal, business head, new computing business, Samsung India.

Tab S8 Ultra is for all occasions — streaming to gaming to productivity applications. It is the first of the Galaxy Tab series to be equipped with 12MP main camera in the front and ultra-wide lens for an even wider screen.

Samsung had 40 per cent volume market share in the Indian tablets market for Q1, which is a strong growth of 10 per cent against the last quarter (Q4, 2021), as per IDC.

Now all eyes are on the company’s next big launches — foldable phones.