PC shipments in India reach 5-year high

21. October 2021

Around 4.1 million devices were sold in India in Q2 2021, setting a new record high, while year-on-year growth was 42.7 per cent. This was reported by market researchers Canalys. The total 4.1 million devices comprise 2.4 million laptops, 515,000 desktop PCs, more than one million tablets and 54,000 high-end workstations. According to Canalys, HP defended its top position as market leader with 26 per cent market share, followed by Lenovo (20.5 per cent), Dell (12.8 per cent) and Samsung (9.8 per cent). According to Canalys, almost all product segments grew in the double-digit range compared to the previous year. According to the market researchers, this is due to the restraint in the second quarter of 2020, when India was in lockdown as a result of the Covid 19 pandemic. Desktop PCs as well as accessories, like many other products, can fall into the broad category of electronic devices requiring BIS certification.

Laptops, in particular, saw good growth of 43 per cent, adds the Canalys report. Shipments of tablets posted their highest quarterly result since 2016, up 52 per cent, while desktop PC demand was 23 per cent stronger. Samsung posted the biggest gains among manufacturers with a strong 134 per cent. Canalys attributes this to Samsung’s good market position as well as purchases from numerous government agencies and private educational institutions. The analysts expect Samsung to continue to benefit from the expansion of distance learning and the devices it requires. Overall, the level of shipments is back to pre-pandemic levels, Canalys said. Towards the end of this year, some government and private tenders for the procurement of IT equipment that were suspended due to the Covid 19 pandemic will be made up.

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