Apple was not the first manufacturer to introduce the smartwatch to the market, but in doing so, it won and since then began to dominate the market with smart watches, in part helping other manufacturers throw in the towel unwittingly. not much interest from Google in this market.
Apple has not yet officially announced the price of the Apple Watch that has been broadcasting since the Series 0 hit the market in March 2015. Fortunately, we have Technical Analytics guys to get an idea of how this type of device works. are becoming more and more popular.
According to the latest figures from Strategy Analytics, Apple exported 7.6 million Apple Watch during the first quarter of 2020, a figure from 6.2 million in the first quarter of 2019. This increase in shipping number has allowed Apple to increase your market share, from 54,5% last year to 55,5% this year.
In the second place we find Samsung, which while increasing the number of units exported, from 1.7 million in 2019 to 1.9 million in 2020, saw how its market share dropped by one point, from 14.9% in 2019 to 13.9 this year.
In third place, it is the maker of a good watch for players Garmin, a manufacturer that exported 1.1 million units and retained 8% of the market share
In a similar report, Trans Analytics states that by the second quarter of 2020, sales of smartwatches will decline due to the coronavirus, sales already affected by the epidemic in the United States and Europe. However, despite the coronavirus, there is a 20% increase in shipping rates compared to 2019 figures.