Lenovo pipped HP to first place in the overall PC market (including tablets) for the first time since Q4 2020, which was solely due to its performance in tablets
Domestic PC shipments witnessed a 34 percent year-on-year growth in the third quarter of 2021, recording 5.3 million shipments units, as per data presented by research firm Canalys.
These included 0.6 million desktops, 3.5 million notebooks and 1.2 million tablets. Notebook shipments were up by a record 31 percent YoY while tablets shipments grew by 41 percent and desktops by 29 percent.
According to Canalys, growth was aided by overall optimism and accelerated economic recovery in India, especially among SMBs and larger enterprises.
Lenovo pipped HP to first place in the overall PC market (including tablets) for the first time since Q4 2020, which was solely due to its performance in tablets. Lenovo shipped close to 600,000 tablets in Q3 2021, growing over twice as much as its closest competitor Samsung.
HP finished in second place overall (tablets included) but maintained its lead in India’s desktop and notebook market in Q3 2021. The US-based vendor shipped around 1 million notebooks this quarter, making it the biggest quarter ever for HP notebooks.
Dell came in third with annual growth of 44 percent, mainly driven by notebooks, which grew 50 percent year on year.
Acer jumped to fourth place as its shipments grew by 96 per cent year on year, mainly due to the spike in consumer demand for notebooks. Acer’s notebook shipments have almost doubled year on year to 229,000.
Asus finished fifth, growing its shipments by 41 percent year on year. The vendor shipped 363,000 notebooks, recording its best quarter for the category.
“Despite supply chain challenges, India’s PC market reported its highest shipments ever,” said Canalys Research Analyst Ashweej Aithal.
“Tablet and notebook demand is expected to remain high, as government and education tenders remain solid. At an individual level, however, demand will remain unsatiated. To ensure that every child whose education has been disrupted due to the pandemic gains access to a computer is an ambitious goal but one that must be fulfilled. If not, we risk the future of our workforce,” Aithal added.
