Apple Watch seems to have become a real success on a worldwide scale. Although Apple itself does not disclose figures relating to its smart watch – for business strategy reasons – market analyst reports always help to get a good idea of the gadget's performance.
According to Canalys, for example, 3, 5 million Apple Watches were distributed only in the second quarter of 2018. The number is 30% higher than that recorded at the same time the year last, revealing a steady growth of laptop.
9% reduction in market share [19659004] Despite the considerable growth in sales, Apple lost part of its market share during the period, from 43% to 34% (9% reduction ). According to Canalys, this is mainly due to an increase in sales of Fitbit and Garmin over the period – a result of reformulations in competitors' models, which included a better heart rate monitor, intelligent coaching and new mapping technologies. Although in a restricted way, he ended up gobbling up some of Apple's market.
Join our CANALTECH OF DISCONTOS CHANNEL Whatsapp and Facebook and always guarantee the lowest price on your purchases of technological products. The increase in sales of Garmin and Fitbit led Apple to lose 9% of its market share. In fact, Garmin and Fitbit have recently seen their sales exceed one million marks per quarter. In total, 10 million smart watches (multibrand) were shipped between April and June this year.
Series 3 with good acceptance
The overall success of Apple smart watches is also visible in the latest model of the line. As shown by Canalys data, the Apple Watch Series 3 LTE (with cellphone functionality) showed good performance in China for most of the quarter.
This is due in part to the various partnerships established by Apple since the launch of the new LTE 3 series at the beginning of last year. . It is now possible to use the watch as a mobile phone in at least 16 countries around the world, including recent additions in India, Denmark, Sweden and Taiwan. In Brazil, it is possible to use Apple Watch Series 3 in Claro packages.
The LTE version of the Apple Watch Series 3 had 250,000 units shipped to Asia (except China). Apple is expected to announce by the end of the year the new Apple Watch Series 4, an extended display model, increased processing power and improved functionality, including a significant improvement in frequency monitor heart.
