Due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, many people are spending the majority of their time staying inside the house. This has led to a rise in demand for consumer electronics, especially laptops and tablets.
Now, the latest report from Strategy Analytics claims that the global sales rate for the tablets is expected to increase by 1 percent year-on-year to 160.8 million units this year. It adds that people are buying tablets at the fastest rate in six years.
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The report sheds light on the fact that people are buying tablets with a larger display, the majority of which measure larger than 10-inch. There’s also a demand for 2-in-1 models such as Galaxy Tab S7, Surface Pro 7, among others.
Thanks to the high demand, detachable tablet shipments have more than doubled from 17 percent tablet share in 2017 to 40 percent this year. As per the report, tablet sales are likely to remain plateaued over the coming years, the trend towards devices which compete more seriously as notebook PC alternatives is likely to continue.
Recently, a report from Strategy Analytics had revealed that notebook devices registered a 27 percent year-on-year growth in the second quarter of this year. Two leading companies in this segment — Lenovo and HP controlled almost 50 percent of the market share in Q2 2020. Lenovo accounted for 25 percent of the share, taking the pole position, while HP managed to grab a 24.8 percent market share in the second quarter.
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