Samsung plans for 65% share in Indian tablet market.

This year Samsung expects to rise its market share to 65% in the Tablet market in India as it expands its product portfolio during this year.

 "We have a 57% market share in the Indian tablet PC market, which we would like to increase to 65% by the end of this year. The market is witnessing strong growth and we expect to capture a strong share on the back of the new line of products that we will introduce in the coming months," Samsung Country Head (Mobile and IT) Ranjit Yadav told to media

The company today launched a 10.1 inch Galaxy Note 800 priced at Rs 39,990. Also Samsung plans to launch more devices in the tablet category in the coming months.

The Galaxy Note 800, extends the Galaxy Note category introduced last year. The device comes with a stylus, 10.1 inch display, 1.4 GHZ quad-core processor, 5 Mega pixel back camera and 1.9 megapixel front camera.

"The tablet PC market was about half a million devices last year. This year, it is estimated to be triple," Yadav said.

"India is one of the first 10 markets in the world where the Galaxy Note 800 is being launched. I expect this device in many ways to fuel the growth of the tablet market in India and help us further strengthen our market leadership in the tablet market here in India," Yadav said.

The device features a unique application known as 'My Education' app, which provides more than 10,000 free educational videos. It includes videos for students from Class I to class XII. It also has more than 800 educational text books.