Friday, November 9, 2012

Lenovo sees 7-inch tablets vying with phones, not PCs


Lenovo 7-inch IdeaTab A2107. 7-inch tablets will go up against large-screen smartphones, not PCs, said Lenovo's CEO.


(Credit: Lenovo)

Lenovo expects the growing market for 7-inch tablets to compete with large-screen smartphones, not PCs.


During the company's second-quarter earnings conference call Thursday, Lenovo Chief Executive Yang Yuanqing said he had just read a report on Apple's iPad Mini and was encouraged about the trend in the tablet market.


"The market accepts the 7-inch [tablet] better than the 10-inch. That's a very strong signal, the tablet will not replace the traditional PC," he said during the conference call.


Yuanqing continued. "Probably, the tablet will compete with the large-screen smartphone rather than the PC," he added.


Popular smartphones, like the 1,280x720 resolution 4.8-inch Samsung Galaxy S3, sport large displays that are approaching five inches in size.


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