iPad estimated to be cornering nearly 73% of Chinese tablet market

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We're used to seeing tablet market share illustrated [on the world stage][3]. China, however, has usually been untouched. Analysys International has taken a crack at decoding the market and has bucked a few expectations in the process: according to its estimates, the [iPad's][4] lead is even larger in China than it is worldwide. About 72.7 percent of all tablets sold in the country during the second quarter were Apple-flavored, while homegrown hero [Lenovo][5] was a distant second at 8.4 percent. Everyone else had to contend with less than four percent and reflected the more diverse Chinese technology sphere -- relative heavyweights like Acer, ASUS and Samsung had to hob-nob with brands that have little recognition elsewhere, such as Eben and [Teclast][6].

The researchers credit Apple's lead, a 7.8-point gain, to a combination of the new iPad and a price-cut [iPad 2][7]. We'd add that Analysys' figures might not tell the whole story, though: China is well-known for its [thriving shanzhai market][8], where legions of [KIRFs][9] and very small (usually Android-based) brands likely slip under an analyst group's radar. That said, it's still an illustration of how Apple's influence in tablets is a distinct reversal of its [much smaller smartphone share][10], even in a nation that's a hotbed of Android activity.

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