Google’s Android tablet is steadily taking control of the tablet market from Apple thanks to the Android’s lower price range, according to a report released Monday.
Worldwide sales of Android tablets catapulted upwards to 121.0 million sales in 2013, or 61.9% of the global tablet market, according to the latest data by the research firm Gartner. That’s an increase from 53.3 million sales in 2012, or 45.8% of the market.
Meanwhile, sales of tablets using Apple’s iOS operating system rose much less quickly, from 61.5 million to 70.4 million, representing a slide from 52.8% of the global tablet market in 2012 to just 36% of the market in 2013.
Those number indicate Apple iOS tablets are taking a back seat to Android’s lower-priced options.
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