According to the new research report, Apple's MAC series is the best-selling computer in the first quarter of 2022. Although iPad sales fell, the sum of the two still leads the market Shortly after reporting that the iPhone was the only smartphone with increased sales in the first quarter of 2022, research firm canalys said Apple was also a leader in the computer and tablet markets.
"Across the PC market (including desktops, laptops and tablets)," the company reported in an email. "Apple Won the first place from Lenovo because its shipment volume in the first quarter of 2022 was 22.3 million units, an annual increase of 1%. "
"Lenovo, No. 2, fell 12% year-on-year, with global shipments of 21.1 million units," it continued. "HP ranked third with 15.9 million units, as it also experienced a sharp decline of 18%. "
Canalys said that these figures came at a time when the overall global PC market, including tablets, fell 3% year-on-year. The company said the phenomenon was caused by consumers and education The decline in demand, especially chrome books, fell by 60% to 4.9 million units.
During the same period, the tablet market fell by 3% and sold 38.6 million devices. Canalys said: "apple, the No. 1 company, saw a 2% drop in shipments in the first quarter. It shipped 14.9 million [iPads] worldwide( https://apple.pvxt.net/c/1251234/435400/7639?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fcn%2Fipad%2F )。 Second Samsung There was also a 2% decline, with a total shipment of 7.9 million tablets. "Amazon overtook Lenovo for the first time in a year, with sales increasing by 3% in the context of large discounts on its fire tablet."
Canalys agrees with apple that the decline in iPad sales is partly due to tight supply. It said that demand from the fourth quarter of 2021 was expected to extend to the first quarter of 2022, but the current supply difficulties may continue into the second quarter.