As reported, the shipments for Apple iPad may continue to decrease in Q1. Digitimes Research estimated on Wednesday that its shipments in Q1 would be under 10 million units.

Digitimes Research predicted Apple iPad shipments would be 9.8 million units in Q1 2016. The Ring Growth would decrease 39.1%., with a decrease of 20% on year-on-year basis. It would be the first quarter that iPad shipments are down to 10 million units since its release.

Digitimes Research assumed the total shipments of worldwide iPad are 46.65 million units in Q12016. The Ring Growth would decrease 28.6%, with a decrease of 8.6% on year-on-year basis. The other brand manufacturers also suffer the similar shipments decline.

According to the estimation, Apple iPad would account for 20% of the total iPad shipments, Samsung account for 14 and Lenovo come with 7.2% in Q1 2016.

Classified by product sizes, the 7 –inch iPad would account for 35.4% of the total shipments in te current quarter, 7.9-inch iPad account for 13.8%, 8-inch iPad account for 6.1% , 9-inch one share 23.8%, 10-inch one has 10.1% and 11-inch one come with 10.8%.

KGI Securities analysts predicted that Apple iPad annual shipments would come between 40 million units and 42 million units. It would face a decrease of 16% (yoy) Its iPad business will maintain stable due to the stimulation of iPad Pro.

Apple sold 16.1 million iPads during the shopping season of 2015, suffered a decrease of 25% (yoy). Luca Maestri claimed that Apple iPads account for 85% of market share on US iPad market.