(Newswire.net — September 15, 2014) — Tablet and iPad deals soared with shopper anticipation and volume last Black Friday (331 deals vs. 176 in 2012) with the iPad Air, Kindle Fire HDX and Microsoft Surface all making a big splash with holiday shoppers. There were more than 160 tablet deals under $200, 80 under $100 and more than 50 retailers included Black Friday tablet deals in their ads. Along with record cell phone deals, tablets were the hot item for holiday shoppers.
High sales anticipation of iPhone 6 deals, the bigger iphone 6 Plus and new Samsung Note 4 deals will assure a decrease in tablet sales this holiday compared to last Black Friday and Cyber Monday. That said, FatWallet.com tablet deals PREDICTIONS for the 2014 Holiday shopping season are optimistic for very competitive pricing and better than last year for those who missed out on the huge discounts. Expect more gift card bonuses to help lower the price of new iPads (both iPad Air and iPad Mini) where Walmart iPad deals will reflect $100 or more off list price by offering gift cards of the same value. The new Samsung Galaxy Tab 4/S and Microsoft Surface Pro 3 will bring big price drops on the Galaxy Tab 3 under $150 and Surface Pro at $500.
New tablet, phablet and hybrid laptop saturation will present a big dilemma for consumers and retailers this holiday. Several new tablets are hopeful to launch before Black Friday, including Apple iPad Air updates, new Dell Venues, Toshiba Encore Mini (7” Windows tablet at $120), the HP 10 Plus and others.
To read the full 2014 Black Friday Predictions and review of the Top 10 Tablet Deals from 2013, visit FatWallet Consumer News Trends.
About this Series: Black Friday Deals Recap and Predictions is an in-depth series from FatWallet.com reviewing the top stores, brands, products and deals from the 2013 holiday shopping season and includes Black Friday Predictions for 2014. Series content is based on 2013 sales and shopping activity from FatWallet’s Black Friday Ads (and mobile app) which featured 37,000 deals, 7,000 Doorbusters, 13,000 deals under $20 and +110 retailer ad flyers (including specific Thanksgiving Sales and 2013 Cyber Monday Deals).
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