Samsung reportedly stalls Galaxy Tab S9 release as economy slows
While the recentPixel 7andPixel Watchunveiling may have taken some of the attention away from the likes of Samsung, that company is still hard at work developing its flagship phones for early next year — theGalaxy S23series. While the company continues todominate the Android smartphone segment, its tablets haven’t quite seen the same success. Whether it is due to the extensive popularity of the Apple iPad lineup or the availability ofcheaper, flagship-grade, Android tabletsin the marketplace, Samsung’s high-end Galaxy Tab S series have failed to leave a mark. A report now suggests that the conglomerate may be adapting to wider market conditions by reportedly delaying the development cycle for the Galaxy Tab S9 tablet lineup, which was originally expected to start late this year.
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Samsung was originally expected to commence development of the upcoming tablet series in December with the company planning three Galaxy Tab S9 variants in a fashion similar toits predecessor.
That dip in demand is also likely to impact Samsung’s tablet sales this year. Research firmDSCC, which anticipated an 8% decrease in shipments for the tablet segment this year. This is despite a forecasted increase in premium product shipments (comprising of tablets with OLED and mini-LED displays) by as much as 22%. Consequently, this would also lead to a marginal increase in the number of premium tablets in the marketplace, expected to go up from a 3% share in 2021 to 4% this year.
It’s worth noting that we don’t have an estimated timeline for the tablet’s arrival yet, but based on this new report, it’s likely that the Galaxy Tab S9 will probably arrive sometime in the second half of 2023, possibly alongside the successors to theGalaxy Z Fold 4and theGalaxy Z Flip 4sometime in August.
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