Apple's Q2 iPad Shipments Lead to Better than Expected Growth in Tablet Market

Q2 shipments for Apple's

iPad contributed to a better than expected quarter for the tablet market, according to

. Total worldwide tablet shipments for Q2 2012 are estimated at 25 million units, a gain of 6.3 million or 33.6% from Q1 2012. Apple shipped 17 million iPads in Q2 2012, a gain of 5.2 million units from Q1.