Computing Device Shipments Resilient, Including Smartphones, SA Reports
Laptops and tablets are showing “surprising resilience” despite a 4 percent drop in global shipments year on year, Strategy Analytics reported Wednesday. The 2018 connected computing market installed base is at 1.5 billion units globally, with household penetration at 30…
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percent, said SA. Consumers are paring down the number of computing devices they own, holding on to them longer and replacing them less regularly, said the researcher. Connected computing device unit sales are projected to grow from 354 million this year to 403 million in 2022, revenue rising from $148 billion to $156 billion. “People use devices based on what makes the most sense at any given time,” said analyst Eric Smith, and while smartphones fill much of that need, laptops and tablets are the “go-to devices for long-form entertainment and work.”