9to5 Mac reports that while Apple this week reported lower iPad sales of 8.92 million, compared with 10.2 million in the year-ago quarter, new figures from TrendForce show that the iPad is still very much the dominant force out of the top five tablets, with worldwide tablet sales falling 9.3% year-over-year. TrendForce also thinks that Apple is about to enjoy a much more successful quarter thanks to the newly launched $329 9.7-inch iPad and rumours of a high-end iPad 10.5-inch iPad also on the way. In fact, TrendForce is so confident of this that it estimates that iPad shipments in the second quarter will increase by more than 15% compared with the first quarter.
While there have been plenty of rumours that the 10.5-inch iPad could be released as soon as this quarter, this is now looking less and less likely as time goes on, and a late fall release is now looking much more likely.
Source: Apple remains top tablet brand globally despite shrinking iPad sales
