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According in the recent data from market analysts IDC, Philippines tablet shipments declined significantly last 2023 to 747,000 units - down 39.8% year-over-year. IDC analyst Angela Medez noted government agencies previously procured over 300,000 tablets annually for education between 2020-2021. According to the IDC Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, the Philippine smartphone market saw a 2.1% year-over-year contraction and 20.0% quarter-over-quarter growth, bringing in 4.2 million units in Q2 2023. This has resulted in eight consecutive quarters of annual contraction, according to Angela Medez, Senior Market Analyst for Client Devices at IDC Philippines. “With the market anticipated to remain subdued for the rest of the year, IDC expects more competition and growth in the lower-price segments as vendors focus on improving sales,” Medez added. A report made by the International Data Corporation (IDC) states that the Philippine market for tablets has declined by 26.6% yearly. “It has been two years since quarterly tablet shipments have dropped below two hundred thousand units, a pattern concurrent to the Philippines smartphone market which hit a 3-year low in the same quarter,” as stated by Angela Medez, Client Devices Senior Market Analyst at IDC Philippines. Due to the suspension of DepEd Division and Local Government Unit (LGU) procurements, IDC estimates that annual tablet shipments would fall to pre-pandemic levels below 1 million devices starting in 2023. Read more in our articles including "Samsung regains top spot as world’s leading smartphone seller –report" and "Samsung and Cherry Still on Top, Despite Decline of Tablet Sales in recent IDC data".