Philippines Contributes to $962 Million Worth of Tablets Sales in Southeast Asia

There's a consistent craze for tablets in Southeast Asia and Philippines is one of the developing economies that contributed to the whooping $962 million worth of tablets sales, with android being the favorite operating system in the region according to Gfk Asia based on their 12-month span survey conducted on 2011.

That is equivalent to 1.6 million of tablet units sold in SEA alone wherein a strong 97 percent of sales in the fourth quarter has been recorded in Indonesia, the fourth world's most populous country. However, the computed total sales in Southeast Asia revealed that it was Malaysia that has the biggest market setting a total revenue of $374 million. Indonesia ended the year with a total sale of $284 million.

Five out of six in the surveyed countries including Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam showed that there's an expansion of market over each previous quarter, with Indonesia sought to have an almost twofold unit sales growth in Q4.

Gerard Tan, Account Director for Digital Technology at GfK Asia said:

"Tablet sales, which started off on a slower note at the beginning of the year has definitely taken off in this part of the world, as reflected by the exponential growth within the year.."

"..In Indonesia, several key manufacturers were successful in stepping up their marketing and distribution efforts nearing the end of last year, as evident in the steep sales surge in the last quarter."

Gfk Asia findings also revealed that android is the most preferred platform since it is being offered in a much lower price at just around $531 compared to other platforms that is being offered 30 percent higher at $676. Android tablets sales performed well showing a progressive growth where 2 out of 3 tablets sales are android.

"Due to the open source nature of the Android OS, tablets running on this system are generally priced lower than those running on other OS and its greater affordability encourages mass consumer adoption which in turn accelerates further development of its ecosystem.” explained Mr. Tan.

Further, different mobile manufacturers that are implementing android OS in their hardware have also contributed to the gradually increasing expansion of the adoption of the OS, Mr Tan said.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 now Only 27,990 Pesos!

A second splash of Samsung's Galaxy Tab units is expected to hit this summer as Sumsung Mobile Philippines formally announced the price mark down of the Galaxy Tab 7.7 effective April 27, 2012.

From Php35,990, the first Super AMOLED tablet is now available at 27, 990 Pesos only - 8,000 less from its original price!

This was after the Samsung Galaxy S2 also offered in a much lower price and   Samsung Mobile Philippines is still to announce a price drop of another unit in the next few days.

Meanwhile aside from the price tag slashes happening in selected Samsung mobile products, the top mobile company is also in a big preparation for the launching of the most anticipated unit they are about to launch this summer - the Samsung Galaxy SIII. But for now, all what's surrounding in the internet are just teasers and leaked images of the said unit. Check out later for more information 'cause we'll surely have it covered!

WHAT DOES THE EXPERTS AND USERS SAY ABOUT GALAXY TAB 7.7?

The statements below are taken from the top mobile review sites and selected users about their views, impressions and experiences in using Samsung Galaxy Tab7.7:

SlashGear

"If you’ve tried a 10-inch tablet and you find it sort of absurd, but still want a display larger than your everyday average smartphone, take a peek at this tablet at your local Verizon outlet. It’s certainly an entertaining device to play with."

Engadget

"Putting it bluntly, the 7.7 is the best 7-inch tablet money can buy: it performs well, offers a stunning screen and manages to deliver twice the battery life of other small tablets, despite being markedly thinner."

PocketNow

"The Galaxy Tab 7.7 has got almost everything right: it's a great size, it's lightweight, plus has terrific battery life, a fast processor, and a gorgeous display. It is Honeycomb that hampers the Tab 7.7 almost to the point of rendering it unusable at times."

"love it beautiful machine. still has some software issues very expensive but i needwd this form factor. shame it doesnt do pockets but i had the original 7. and device blows everything away. the screen is amazing. some issues are the software is not consitent, and the market doesnt have apps to..." - bzelealem

"I really enjoy this tablet! The size is perfect to fit in your suit coat pocket and back pocket of your pants!" - td2gdgt

"There isn't much to not like here except perhaps for Honeycomb. Samsung's TouchWiz makes the device easier to use, but I'm looking forward to the ICS upgrade. The display is superb as is the 1.4 GHz dual-core Samsung chip. I've benchmarked it against most recent Android tablets " - KevinCTofel


You may also visit the Samsung site to learn more information about this unit.

Acer Iconia Tab A200 vs iPad 2 (wifi only) | Price and Specs - Philippines

Acer Iconia Tab A200 has finally arrived in the Philippine market at Php 18, 900 price tag after having announced last February 7, 2012 on Acer Philippines Facebook page that it will be available very soon.

Acer Iconia Tab A200

The Ice Cream Sandwich -running tablet, upon seeing its features and specs is comparable to iPad 2 (wifi only), which was notable of its price marked down after the new iPad was launched last month.

Let's take a closer look at some of the features that distinguish the two tablets from one another. Take note the the blue represents the iPad 2 (wifi only) and the red represents the Acer Iconia Tab A200

PROCESSOR SPEED

Both processors of iPad 2 (wifi only) and Acer Iconia Tab A200 are running at 1GH speed which is impressively fast for a tablet already. But the processor of iPad 2 is ​dual-​core ​Apple ​A5 ​custom-​designed,​ ​high-​performance,​ ​low-​power ​system-​on-​a-​chip while Iconia Tab A200 is NVIDIA ​Tegra ​2 ​250.

SCREEN SIZE

Diagonally measuring the two tablets, Iconia Tab A200 is a little bit bigger at 10.1 inches with dimensions 6.90" x 10.20" x 0.48" while the iPad 2 is measuring 9.7 inches with dimensions 9.50" x 7.31" x 0.34". The difference comes in the display technology used since Iconia Tab A200 is  made of LCD while iPad 2 is made of LED.

CONNECTIVITY

Both tablets have Wifi and USB support but Iconia Tab P200 has an additional Bluetooth support for connecting and communicating with a quite range of mobile devices.

CAMERA

Both the iPad 2 and Iconia Tab A200 have a back and front HD cameras which are perfect for chatting applications such as Skype, Yahoo Messenger, Google Hangout etc. the iPad 2 though stands out with its 0.7 megapixels camera (back) while the front camera is 0.3 megapixels. On the other hand, Acer Iconia Tab A200 has 0.3 megapixels camera at the back and a 0.2 megapixels front camera.

PRICE

At less than Php 1900 in your pocket, you can already have one of this tablets at your hand. The Iconia Tab A200, as mentioned earlier, is costing Php 18, 900 while the iPad 2 wifi only (16 GB) costs not so far at Php 18, 990.

SUMMARY

Both the iPad 2 (wifi only) and Acer Iconia Tab A200 has an incredible features that will make every user satisfied of its overall performance. For this comparison, The iPad 2 is still the winner however, if you're an Android lover and wants to find a  nearest counterpart of the first at the price you can reach, definitely, Acer Iconia A200 might be your best option.