Shipments news stories

Preliminary data from IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker has found tablet shipments reached 38.4 million units during Q1 2022, a year-over-year decline of 3.9%.

Despite struggles, there has been a rise in the number of server shipments with ARM CPUs, Omdia reports.

The worldwide market for smart home devices such as smart TVs and speakers has risen 10.3% year over year in the third quarter of 2021, according to new figures from IDC.

Global shipments of PCs, including tablets, fell by 2% to 122.1 million units, Canalys confirmed in new research.

IDC's latest report notes a 32.3% increase in global wearables shipments in the second quarter of 2021.

Although shipments fell 7% in 2020 due to the pandemic, the market has bounced back with shipments expected to grow 12% in 2021.

This represents a 7.7% increase from 2020, and IDC says the trend will continue: in 2022, shipments will total 1.43 billion — a year-over-year increase of 3.8%.

It comes off the back of a better-than-expected year for smartphones: while total 2020 shipments declined by 5.9% in comparison to 2019, IDC says the market’s recovery in the face of the pandemic was ‘impressive’, with the momentum heading into 2021 remaining strong.

Overall global mobile phone sales to end users totalled 401 million units, a decline of 8.7% year-over-year.

“Xiaomi executed with aggression to seize shipments from Huawei."

Global shipments of tablets reached 37.5 million units in Q2 2020, a 26% year-on-year increase, according to new figures from Canalys.

"As we import most of our product from China and surrounds which, unfortunately, have been hit the hardest by the virus, many of our suppliers are affected."

“2020 will witness a slight market recovery. Increased availability of 5G handsets will boost mobile phone replacements, which will lead global device shipments to return to growth in 2020.”

While VR headset shipments have fallen 33.7% since last year, IDC says there is set to be a u-turn as the commercial sector gains traction.

The value of global infrastructure shipments hit an all-time high last year with 3 vendors and the channel dominating, but direct sales are catching.

Hybrid devices are expected to clock 70% shipment growth this year, but Windows 10 is needed to drive enterprise growth.

Tthe Australian market took a ‘massive hit’ in the first quarter of 2015, but IDC says says signs of life can still be found.

Tablet and 2-in-1 sales are down, but there's a glimmer of light with cellular-capable versions.

Analysts say Finnish phone maker has one more chance to stop the slide.