Stay-at-home activities in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic have been driving robust shipment growth for the notebook industry in 2020. The pandemic is likely to linger in 2021, with stay-at-home activities becoming the new normal to continue sustaining notebook shipments.
Global tablet shipments in 2020 will show flat growth from the 2019 level as the COVID-19 pandemic spurs explosive stay-at-home demand. With unfilled demand for tablets gradually satisfied and a high comparison base in 2020, tablet shipments in 2021 will decelerate and suffer a double-digit decline on year.
After suffering two consecutive years of annual declines, global smartphone shipments will experience another drop in 2020, with the scale even widening to double digits, as the market has sustained impact from the coronavirus pandemic. In 2021, global smartphone shipments are estimated to show a strong double-digit rebound on year thanks to 5G's commercialization in mature markets.
Key factors affecting 2021-2025 worldwide smartphone shipments
Table 1: Key factors affecting 2021-2025 worldwide smartphone shipments
Chart 2: Top-7 smartphone vendors' shipments, 2020-2021 (m units)
Chart 5: Global shipments by 5G and non-5G, 2020-2025 (m units)
Chart 6: Global shipments by foldable display feature, 2020-2025 (m units)
Table 2: Global smartphone production capacity deployment 2020-2025
Chart 1: Global notebook shipment forecast, 2018-2025 (m units)
Table 1: Key factors affecting 2021 worldwide notebook shipments - supply side
Table 2: Key factors affecting 2021 worldwide notebook shipments - demand side
Chart 5: Notebook shipments by top vendor, 2019-2021 (m units)
Table 1: Key factors affecting worldwide tablet shipments in 2021 - supply and demand
Table 2: Key factors affecting worldwide tablet shipments in 2021 - brand vendor
Chart 2: Shipments by brand and white-box player, 2016-2021 (m units)
