tablets iPad Mini recorded very good sales in the first 3 months of this year, two thirds of the tablets iPad sold all over the world, being the ones with a 7.9 inch screen Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),. Although consumers rushed to buy Apple's small tablet in Q1 2013, during the summer purchasing power decreases, consumers spend their money on vacations or other entertainment, demand decreases, and partners Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), reports a decrease in orders for dedicated iPad Mini screens.
AU Optronics' (AUO) shipments of panels for the iPad mini are expected to decrease from four million units in the first quarter of 2013 to 2.5-2.8 million units in the second, according to Taiwan-based supply chain sources. AUO's drop in the second quarter will also come as overall shipments for the iPad mini are expected to drop around 20-30% on quarter to around 10 million units largely due to the time period traditionally being a slow purchasing period for consumers. The remaining seven million panels for the device are expected to come from LG Display, said the sources.
In practice, we are talking about a reduction of up to 30% in tablet screen orders, and in addition to the decrease in demand, there is also the preparation for the launch of the iPad Mini 2. Apple is going to launch another model of the tablet in the fall, and as part of the preparation, it must reduce partially controls the screens for the current model and now we only have to see when Apple intends to present the iPad Mini 2 and launch it on the market.
