Smart watches will continue to drive the digital wearable market

19:53 18.12.2018(Update 20:01 18.12.2018) Copy link

Reports have revealed that smart watch leadership in wearable device markets will continue until 2022.

Market research firm IDC said it expects laptop shipments to reach 125.3 million units this year, up 8.5 percent from 2017 and up to 189.9 million. units in 2022.

The company said it expects shipments to reach 72.8 million units this year, with smart clocks accounting for nearly two-thirds of the total number of hours shipped, reaching 120.2 percent. millions in 2022.

The WatchOS watch system, for Apple's smart watches, will maintain its position as the best system in the apparel market, although its share drops from 44.4% this year to 35.8% in 2006, said IDC. 2022. In contrast, the share of Android in the wearable hardware market will increase to 22.4% by 2022, followed by WearOS, a special version of Android itself, at 19, 8%.