(Telecompaper) The tablet market in Western Europe posted just a 0.5 percent year-on-year contraction in Q2, according to IDC. In total, 7.0 million devices were shipped in the region, which shows an almost complete recovery of the market. Apple ranked first with 27.0 percent market share and growth of 12.0 percent thanks to the release of the new iPad and iPad Pro. The next companies in the classification were Samsung, Lenovo, Amazon.com and Huawei.