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…