Apple topped global wearable market in Q1, Samsung claimed second spot
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According to data released by market research firm Strategy Analytics, Apple claimed over 50% - 53% to be precise - of the global wearable market in the first quarter of the ongoing year, retaining its top position.
The second spot was bagged by Samsung, which claimed 12.8% share of the market. The South Korean tech giant overtook Fitbit, which came in at number three with 12.2% market share. The report attributed Samsung's improvement in rankings to the success of its Gear S3 smartwatch.
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As far as total product shipments are concerned, Apple again topped the list with 16% share, while the second and third spots were claimed by Xiaomi and Fitbit with 15.5% and 12.3% market share, respectively.
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Reader comments
- AnonD-334650
- 27 Jun 2017
- PxI
That is not my experience, apart from not looking great it has too many flaws and lack of features to be a great fitness watch.
- Sandhya
- 26 Jun 2017
- PEr
Buy Apple Watch u will love every bit of it. Especially if you workout!
- Anonymous
- 26 Jun 2017
- m86
As someone said, there aren't many useful apps on to be used on a watch. I have both a Gear S3 and a LG Smartwatch with Android wear, i prefer hands down Tizen on a watch, very fast and well designed, everything works perfectly.