Aug 04, 2020 19:55:00

The number of tablets shipped increased by 26% year-on-year to 37.5 million units. Is it due to lifestyle changes due to a pandemic?

The pandemic of the novel coronavirus infectious disease (COVID-19) is transforming people's lives and causing fluctuations in demand in various industries. According to a report released by technology market research firm

Canalys, worldwide tablet shipments reached 37.5 million in the second quarter of 2020, a significant 26% year-over-year increase. It is.

Canalys Newsroom- Worldwide tablet PC market Q2 2020
https://www.canalys.com/newsroom/canalys-worldwide-tablet-pc-market-Q2-2020

Canalys: Surging tablet sales offset desktop PC declines in Q2 2020 | VentureBeat
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The COVID-19 pandemic that hit China in the beginning of 2020 adversely affected the operation of the production plant in China, and PC shipments in the first quarter of 2020 fell by about 10% compared to the previous year . It was also reported that in the first half of 2020, smartphone shipments fell by 18% year-on-year .

According to Canalys, demand for tablets has increased significantly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and tablet shipments in the second quarter of 2020 increased by 26% year-on-year to 37.5 million units. Desktop PC shipments for the same period fell 26% year-on-year, while tablet shipments increased significantly. Note that the number of notebook PCs shipped has increased 24% year-on-year, and as with tablets, the number of shipments has grown significantly.

This is the table that Analyss summarized how the top 5 vendors of tablet shipments in the second quarter of 2020 increased shipments from the second quarter of 2019. Apple, which accounts for 38% of the market share, shipped more than 14.2 million units in the second quarter of 2020, an increase of 19.8% from the previous year, and second-place Samsung shipped more than 7.20 million units, an increase of 39.2% from the previous year. I am. Since Apple has not announced the exact number of tablets shipped, this value is an estimated value. Since then, Huawei, Amazon, and Lenovo have followed, with Lenovo in particular showing 52.9% year-on-year growth.

Manufacturer	Q2 2020 shipments	2020 Q2 market share	Q2 2019 shipments	Q2 2019 market share	YoY growth rate
Apple	1,424,9000 units	38.0%	11,894 thousand units	40.0%	19.8%
Samsung	7,024,000 units	18.7%	5,048,000 units	17.0%	39.2%
Huawei	4.77 million	12.7%	3.3 million	11.1%	44.5%
Amazon	3,164,000 units	8.4%	2,380,000 units	7.8%	37.1%
Lenovo	2.81 million	7.5%	1,838,000 units	6.2%	52.9%
Other	5,525,000 units	14.7%	5,379,000 units	18.1%	2.7%
total	37,542,000 units	100.0%	29,769,000 units	100.0%	26.1%

This is a graph of tablet shipments and growth rates. Of the bar graph above the manufacturer's name, the left shows the shipment quantity in the second quarter of 2019, the right shows the shipment quantity in the second quarter of 2020, and each manufacturer recorded a shipment quantity that greatly exceeds the previous year It is obvious that

This is a table showing shipments and share of the total PC market including desktop PCs, notebook PCs and tablets in the second quarter of 2020, and year-on-year growth rates. First place is Lenovo, second place is Apple, third place is HP, fourth place is Dell, and fifth place is Samsung.The market as a whole increased by 14.3% from the previous year to more than 1010.5 million units shipped. ..

Manufacturer	Q2 2020 shipments	2020 Q2 market share	Q2 2019 shipments	Q2 2019 market share	YoY growth rate
Lenovo	20206,000 units	18.3%	1,810,000 units	18.7%	11.6%
Apple	19.6 million units	17.7%	166,000 units	17.2%	17.9%
HP	1,8136,000 units	16.4%	15,443,000 units	16.0%	17.4%
Dell	12,084,000 units	10.9%	11,699,000 units	12.1%	3.3%
Samsung	7.53 million units	6.8%	5,329,000 units	5.5%	41.3%
Other	32,952,000 units	29.8%	29,461,000 units	30.5%	11.8%
total	110,508,000 units	100.0%	96,664,000 units	100.0%	14.3%

As for why the tablet market has grown significantly, Analysts at Analysts Ishan Dutt believes that the increase in remote work and online education from the COVID-19 pandemic is contributing. “The ability to collaborate virtually as well as display and interact with digital content is paramount,” said Dutt.

With the entire family staying indoors and each needing to access the Internet for a different purpose, many families are under pressure to add more devices to the Internet. Meanwhile, tablets pointed out that tablets are a cheaper option than laptops and desktops.

Ben Stanton, a senior analyst at Canalys, also argued that the measures taken by tablet vendors and carriers also helped boost tablet shipments in the second quarter of 2020. Tablet vendors and retailers have given significant discounts due to the rise in online education accompanying the COVID-19 pandemic, and major telecommunications carriers AT & T and others have said 'Unlimited wireless data communication for tablets for educational purposes We are promoting the introduction of tablets by taking measures such as 'providing to the.'

It should be noted that whether or not the demand for tablets will continue to be at a high level will be greatly affected by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education and the economy.