Garmin Epix Gen 2 Smartwatch Review: Pretty, Costly
Garmin is a relatively niche player in the global smartwatch market, but it is by far the biggest producer of athletic watches. Its direct…
IFA 2022 Focuses on Enhanced User Experience in Consumer IoT Products
This year’s edition of Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA), Europe’s biggest consumer electronics show, showcased some interesting product…
Infographic: Smartwatch Market | Q1 2022
Smartwatch Market Share by Brand The global smartwatch market grew 13% YoY, reaching shipments at 33.7 million units in Q1 2022 and continued…
Smartwatch Market Grows 13% YoY in Q1 2022; Apple Stays First, Samsung Solidifies Second Place
The market grew 13% YoY and continued double-digit growth for the fifth consecutive quarter. Apple maintained its lead, while Samsung solidified…
Smartwatch Market Grows 24% YoY in 2021, Records Highest Ever Quarterly Shipments in Q4
The market grew a healthy 24% YoY, thanks to strong demand for sub-$100 smartwatches. Samsung, Amazfit and Garmin recorded a higher growth than the…
Infographic: 2021 | Smartwatch
Smartwatch Market Share By Brand, 2021 vs 2020 The global smartwatch market reached 127.5M units in 2021, with shipments of 42.4M in the fourth…
Smartwatch Market Grows 27% YoY in Q2 2021; Apple Watch User Base Crosses 100 Million
The market grew a healthy 27% YoY, thanks to strong demand for sub-$100 smartwatches. Samsung and Garmin posted remarkable YoY growth even as Apple…
Global Smartwatch Shipments Jump 35% YoY in Q1 2021
Apple registers a healthy 50% annual growth, capturing a third of the smartwatch market in terms of volumes. The merger of Wear OS, Tizen OS and…
Korea Smartwatch Users Have High Satisfaction and Expectation for Convenience
Overview: The global smartwatch shipments rose 25% YoY, recording great growth in 2019. And despite the sluggish smartphone market due to the…
Apple, Huawei, Samsung Lead Global Smartwatch Shipments in Q3 2020
Shipments increased 6% in Q3 2020 compared to the same period last year. The top five brands contributed more than 66% of the total shipments in Q3…
Global Smartwatch Market Revenue up 20% in H1 2020, Led by Apple, Garmin & Huawei
The top three brands contributed more than 69% of the total market revenue in H1 2020. Seoul, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Beijing, London, Buenos Aires,…
Wearables: Can a smartwatch hack it as a sports watch?
Huawei launched the second edition of its Huawei Watch series at MWC earlier this year. The watch comes in two flavours: Classic and Sport. The one I…
Wearables for Athletic Performance
This is the latest in a series of blogs where I discuss the learnings obtained from trying various wearable devices to aid my training for a…