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Embedded Computers
An embedded computer inside another device is used for running one predetermined application or collection of software. They include the microprocessors found in cars, the computers in cell phones, and the computers in video game systems or TVs. The figure shows various devices with embedded computers. |
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The PC and mobile phone worldwide sales are given in the following table according to various market research reports. It shows smartphones outperformed other devices for many years. The sales of tablet PCs picked in 2014 and become steady afterwards.
| Year | Numbers of Units Shipped (Million) | ||||
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| Feature phones | Smartphones | PCs and servers | Tablet PCs | PDAs (without phone capabilities) | |
| 2002 | 432 | — | 148 | — | 12.1 |
| 2003 | 520 | — | 169 | — | 11.5 |
| 2004 | 713 | — | 189 | — | 12.5 |
| 2005 | 813 | — | 209 | — | 2.9 |
| 2006 | 927 | 64 | 239 | — | 17.7 |
| 2007 | 1,031 | 122 | 271 | — | — |
| 2008 | 1,081 | 139 | 302 | — | — |
| 2009 | 1,055 | 166 | 306 | 1 | — |
| 2010 | 1,609 | 286 | 346 | 17 | — |
| 2011 | 1,323 | 486 | 365 | 73 | — |
| 2012 | 1,048 | 698 | 352 | 128 | — |
| 2013 | 838 | 968 | 296 (PCs only) | 195 | — |
| 2014 | 634 | 1,245 | 314 (PCs only) | 227 | — |
| 2015 | 486 | 1,424 | 290 (PCs only) | 196 | — |
| 2016 | 396 | 1,495 | 270 (PCs only) | 169 | — |
| 2017 | — | 1,537 | 263 (PCs only) | 160 | — |
| 2018 | — | 1,555 | 259 (PCs only) | 146 | — |
| 2019 | — | 1,541 | 261 (PCs only) | 145 | — |
| 2020 | — | 1,348 | 295 (PCs only) | 164 | — |
| 2021 | — | 1,434 | 340 (PCs only) | 169 | — |
| 2022 | — | 1,395 | 287 (PCs only) | 137 | — |
| 2023 | — | 1,167 | 251 (PCs only) | ? | — |
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