Global tablet shipments reach 40 mn units in Q1, Apple leads

New Delhi: Tablets had an outstanding first quarter of 2021 with 55.2 per cent growth (YoY) and shipments totalling 39.9 million units, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC).

Apple led the tablet segment with 31.7 per cent share, followed by Samsung at 20 per cent and Lenovo at 9.4 per cent share.

Chromebook shipments totalled 13 million units in 1Q21, up from 2.8 million in the first quarter of 2020.