Tablet sales to outstrip laptops by 2016

Brafton reports.

While more users consume news or entertainment-related content on their mobile devices, sales for tablets continue to rise and will do so steadily through at least 2017, according to a report from NPD DisplaySearch.

According to PC Mag, Apple's iPad is projected to hold on to the lead until at least 2017. The iPad will not dominate by such a large margin in the next five years, however.

According to DisplaySearch, Apple's share will drop from 72.1% in 2012 to 50.9% in 2017.

It points to a number of reasons for the growth, including ever-increasing options for consumers, including new operating systems, e-Commerce Times notes.

New features on the devices and third-party apps are proliferating. Also, the mobile computing global supply and manufacturing chain has increased capacity to meet demand.