Data

Global notebook PC shipments will rise to 171 million units in 2020, up from an original estimate of 156 million units, market research firm Omdia said in a new report.

The global telecoms equipment market slumped 4 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, falling short of forecasts for full-year growth of 1 percent in 2020, according to a report by market research firm Dell'Oro Group.

Affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, wearable device growth slowed to 5 percent this year from 28 percent last year, according to ABI Research, a global tech market advisory firm.

Global smartphone shipments are expected to fall nearly 12 percent year-over-year to 1.2 billion units in 2020 as the novel coronavirus crisis takes its toll on the economy, leading to lower consumer spending, according to a report released Wednesday by market research firm IDC.

Global PC (including tablets) shipments will fall 7% in 2020 due to the impact of the new coronavirus outbreak, said market research firm Canalys.

A total of 299 million smartphones were shipped worldwide in the first quarter of 2020, down 20.2% year-on-year, according to market research firm Gartner.

Display panel shipments in the first quarter of 2020 31.4 million pieces, down 7.7% year-on-year; in terms of area the shipments were 5 million square meters, down 3.8% year-on-year, according to the latest report from market research agency Sigmaintell.

Aiming to continue its growth in Europe, Chinese smartphone maker OPPO has detailed its plans to launch its latest smartphone range in more markets.

China's tablet PC market shipped about 3.73 million units in the first quarter of 2020, down 30 percent year-on-year, according to IDC China.

IDC's latest quarterly tablet PC tracking report: the first quarter of 2020, China's tablet PC market shipments of about 3.73 million units, affected by the "new crown" epidemic, factory production capacity fell 29.8% year-on-year.