Not too long ago, many pundits have declared tablets to be dead. Not only did they fail to account for the unwavering strength of Apple’s iPads, especially the new breed of iPad Pros, they also never saw the COVID-19 coronavirus coming. Both factors have now contributed to a surge in tablet shipments across the world in the second quarter of the year, with the iPads leading the fray and almost giving credence to Apple’s hype about these slates being the next computers.

Canalys reports that 37.5 million tablets were shipped in Q2 2020, an impressive 26% year-on-year increase for a market segment long thought dead.
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