Following the official announcement of Apple’s Q1 2021 earnings results on Wednesday, Channels shared a new survey today revealing that the company recorded the best performance in iPad sales since the fourth quarter of 2014. Apple was also the second largest seller of computers and tablets during Q4 2020.
According to the survey, Apple shipped 26.4 million Macs and iPads during the fourth quarter of 2020 and a total of 81.4 million units throughout the year. Of these 26.4 million units, 19.2 million were iPads, representing a 40% year-over-year growth.
The research firm says that the overall computer and tablet market grew significantly in 2020 when we entered a ‘new era of greater flexibility in work arrangements’, referring to people working from home due to the pandemic. Isal Dutt, analyst at Canalys, says tablets will be a key selling point for companies such as Apple and Samsung, which prefer the category in their product range.
They [the tablets] Versatility, not only different form factors and price points, but also connectivity options, makes it an ideal device for different use cases, from simple e-learning and content consumption pages to high-performance, removable products for productivity users that adapt to a larger share of the spend time at home.
The research also shows that Chromebooks have a record volume shipping, with 11.2 million units shipped in the last quarter and 30.6 million units shipped in 2020. If computer and tablet sales are considered in the fourth quarter of 2020, Lenovo comes first with a market share of 20%, while Apple comes with 18% share right after that.
As announced on Wednesday, Apple reported a record $ 111.44 billion in revenue and a profit of $ 28.76 billion for the first fiscal quarter of 2021. Although the company no longer reports unit sales figures for its products, it did Reported $ 8.44 billion in revenue from iPad. sales and $ 8.68 billion from Mac sales.
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