India’s tablet market had mixed results in the first half of 2025

In the first half of the year, tablet shipments in India decreased 32.2% compared to the first half of 2024, down to 2.15 million units, according to a new report by IDC. Interestingly, the detachable tablet segment actually grew by 18.9% year-on-year (YoY), but it was the ‘slate tablet’ category underperforming by 44.4% YoY that drove the overall number down.

In the second quarter of this year (April to June), shipments were actually down even more – 42.1% compared to Q2 2024. In Q1 2025 the decline was ‘just’ 18.4% compared to Q1 2024.

All of this seems quite dire, but there’s a…