Unlike the mobile industry, which due to the global coronavirus pandemic that also harmed so many other formerly successful businesses in 2020, the tablet market enjoyed a completely unforeseen rebound at the very peak of the COVID-19 medical and financial crisis.
Following , when worldwide shipments took a hit of around 18 percent compared to the same period back in 2019, tablets surged for the rest of 2020, , , and year-on-year in Q2, Q3, and Q4 respectively according to various reputable research firms.
