WASHINGTON: Tablet computers will outsell personal computers by 2015 globally in another sign of the shifting tech landscape, a survey showed.

A report by the research firm Gartner said that the shift comes despite a cooling of the tablet market in 2014 and some stability in PC sales, due to upgrades of aging devices.

The research firm said it expects total PC sales this year of 308 million units, with some growth in “ultramobiles” offsetting declines in traditional desktop and laptop purchases.

For 2014, PC sales will still hold a lead over tablets — with sales expected of 256 million units. But by 2015, tablet sales will hit 320 million to 316 million for PCs, it sales.