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Rob Bamforth, a mobile analyst with Quocirca, told the Guardian that sales of 20,000 would be surprisingly low. "It's certainly plausible that sales into the channel are going to be significantly higher than sales out. The question is by how much, and that does sound like an awful lot," Bamforth said. "When you walk the streets and take the train you see iPads. Certainly the [Android] figures will be relatively poor. Whether they're that poor, I don't know."

Many manufacturers are now trying to sell Android tablets, and some recent iterations of such devices have become viable alternatives to the ubiquitous iPad. Samsung's new Galaxy Tab 7.7, a direct upgrade of the original, offers a faster processor than the iPad's, along with an impressive screen. The range of tablet-optimised Android apps has also grown significantly since the original Galaxy Tab launched at IFA 2010.