SEE: The global chip shortage is a much bigger problem than everyone realised. "While 2021 will serve as a peak year for both tablets and Chromebooks there are still plenty of opportunities for each device category," said Jitesh Ubrani, a research manager with IDC Mobility and Consumer Device Trackers. Its Chromebook figures include notebook PCs running Chrome OS. IDC's tablet figures include slate tablets and detachable tablets. The company says tablets are expected to grow 1.8% in 2021 to reach 166.5 million units, with consumer demand remaining high.
IDC's prediction is in line with doubts that Chromebook sales can continue growing at the same clip as the past two years. In Q2, Windows share fell to 81.7%, macOS grew to 7.6%, and Chrome OS shot up to 10.0%. IDC reports that in Q1 2020, Microsoft Windows PCs accounted for 87.5% of PCs, while Apple macOS and Chrome OS were 5.8% and 5.3%, respectively.
Laptop sales in general have grown rapidly during the pandemic for remote work and schooling Chromebooks in particular have proved popular for their relatively lower prices and because they're mostly used at home, where they're always connected to broadband. SEE: Hiring Kit: Computer Hardware Engineer (TechRepublic Premium) It noted that HP had 595,000 Chromebook shipments in Q1 2020 and grew to 4.36 million in the same quarter of 2021. Rival analyst Canalys in May reported worldwide Q1 2021 Chromebook shipments grew a massive 275% in a market led by HP, Lenovo, Acer, Samsung, and Dell.
These Chromebook laptops feature low prices and long battery lives. But at least in the education space, the future of Chrome OS looks fairly bright.Not everyone needs a MacBook or a Windows 10 laptop. IDC also noted that gaming PCs were a big driver of growth, and it was a particularly strong year for the Mac.Īs some of the world may find a new kind of post- or late-pandemic normalcy later this year or next year, new sales figures will give a clearer indication of where things will go in the future, not just how they went in 2020. But the entire market grew overall, not just Chrome OS. Even then, IDC indicated that the increase in sales was driven in large part by the expansion of Chromebooks both within and outside of the education market.Īs students in many communities have had to attend class virtually from home and their parents have had to do work remotely, too, PC sales jumped during the year.
Last month, IDC's report on PC sales showed the first year of consistent growth of traditional PC (desktop, laptop, workstation) sales in years. The trend looks to be in Google's favor here, but 2020 was far from a normal year. Windows fell from 85.4 percent to 80.5 percent. Meanwhile, Chrome OS skyrocketed from 6.4 percent in 2019 to 10.8 percent in 2020.
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