Smartwatch Shipments Fall
IDC: Smartwatch shipments fall for the first time; Apple only company in top 5 to decline:
The smartwatch market has hit its first bump, and it’s all Apple’s fault. Vendors shipped a total of 3.5 million smartphones worldwide last quarter. This Q2 2016 figure is down 32 percent from the 5.1 million units shipped in Q2 2016, marking the first decline on record.
It should be noted Apple has 47 percent of the smartwatch market, with Samsung a distant second with 16 percent. Also note Microsoft’s marketshare is so small it isn’t even on the list yet.
I’ve got my eyes on an the next Watch I expect Apple to announce this September/October. The original Watch was released April 2015.
It’s time for an update.