{"id":325651,"date":"2019-06-27T17:00:53","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T15:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=325651"},"modified":"2019-06-27T17:08:01","modified_gmt":"2019-06-27T15:08:01","slug":"top-5-best-selling-smartwatches-in-the-world-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/technology\/325651\/top-5-best-selling-smartwatches-in-the-world-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 best-selling smartwatches in the world right now"},"content":{"rendered":"

Global smartwatch shipments grew a healthy rate of 41% year-on-year (YoY) in 2018 driven by popular brands such as Apple, imoo, Fitbit, and Samsung according to the latest research from Counterpoint\u2019s Global Smartwatch Tracker.<\/p>\n

Counterpoint research analyst, Satyajit Sinha, said that Apple Watch Series 4 remains the star performer\u00a0 – selling 11.5 million units in 2018 alone.<\/p>\n

“We believe its success was due to its focus on health-related features like ECG and fall detection,” said Sinha.<\/p>\n

“Further, it speaks volumes of how far Apple has come with Apple Watch as a meaningful health device.”<\/p>\n

Sinha added that the overall smartwatch segment is going through a phase of evolution of cellular capabilities, which will turn them into true standalone wearable devices.<\/p>\n

“Players like Apple, imoo, Samsung, Huawei, Ticwatch, and other kids watch brands were the early adopters. However, Apple and imoo cellular smartwatch contributed to 13% and 10% of 2018 shipments, respectively,” he said.<\/p>\n

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The top five best-selling smartwatches accounted for 48% of the market in 2018.<\/p>\n

Three out of the top five models came from Apple. For Fitbit, the launch of the Verse smartwatch was a turning point as the brand was struggling to get a foothold in the market.<\/p>\n

The other entrant in the top five best-selling models list was imoo\u2019s Z3, a 4G LTE based kids watch. The Z3 is supported by Qualcomm Wear 2100 and is IPX8 water-resistant.<\/p>\n

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Samsung grew exponentially at 90% YoY as the Korean brand\u2019s market share jumped to 9% in 2018.<\/p>\n

Samsung had a 50% of smartwatch shipments, represented by its Galaxy Watch series launched at the beginning of Q3 2018 with better battery life.<\/p>\n

“The rotating bezel to navigate the UI and a very traditional round clock face design are the most appealing Samsung features for smartwatch consumer,” said Counterpoint senior analyst, Sujeong Lim.<\/p>\n

Huawei also grew exponentially at 129% YoY helping the Chinese brand\u2019s market share grow to 2% in 2018.<\/p>\n

“Banking on its proprietary OS, striking design, and affordability, Huawei is gaining good traction, and we expect Huawei\u2019s smartwatch segment will be its only consumer segment which will see a growth in 2019.<\/p>\n

“We expect growth to be particularly strong in China and South East Asia,” said Counterpoint senior analyst Ethan Qi.<\/p>\n

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