Smartwatch Market Declines 5. Third Quarter as Platforms and Vendors Realign, IDC Finds. FRAMINGHAM, Mass., October 2. The worldwide smartwatch market experienced a round of growing pains in the third quarter of 2. Q1. 6), resulting in a year- over- year decline in shipment volumes. According to data from the International Data Corporation, (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker, total smartwatch volumes reached 2.

Q1. 6, a decrease of 5. Q1. 5. Although the decline is significant, it is worth noting that 3. Q1. 5 was the first time Apple's Watch had widespread retail availablity after a limited online launch. Meanwhile, the second generation Apple Watch was only available in the last two weeks of 3.

Q1. 6. "The sharp decline in smartwatch shipment volumes reflects the way platforms and vendors are realigning," noted Ramon Llamas, research manager for IDC's Wearables team. Apple revealed a new look and feel to watch. OS that did not arrive until the launch of the second generation watch at the end of September. Google’s decision to hold back Android Wear 2. OEM partners as to whether to launch devices before or after the holidays.

Samsung’s Gear S3, announced at IFA in September, has yet to be released. Collectively, this left vendors relying on older, aging devices to satisfy customers." "It has also become evident that at present smartwatches are not for everyone," said Jitesh Ubrani senior research analyst for IDC Mobile Device Trackers. Having a clear purpose and use case is paramount, hence many vendors are focusing on fitness due to its simplicity. However, moving forward, differentiating the experience of a smartwatch from the smartphone will be key and we're starting to see early signs of this as cellular integration is rising and as the commercial audience begins to pilot these devices." Top Five Smartwatch Vendors. Apple maintained its position as the overall leader of the worldwide smartwatch market, yet it posted the second largest year- over- year decline among the leading vendors. Its first- generation Watches accounted for the majority of volumes during the quarter, leading to the significant downturn for the quarter.

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Its Series One and Series Two did little to stem that decline, although with lower price points and improved experiences, Apple could be heading for a sequential rebound in 4. Q1. 6. Garmin posted the largest year- over- year increase among the leading vendors, thanks to its growing list of Connect. IQ- enabled smartwatches and the addition of the fenix Chronos. Whereas other smartwatches attempt to be multi- purpose devices, Garmin’s smartwatches focus on health and fitness, and the applications reflect that strategy.

Its total volumes helped close the gap further against a declining Apple and extended its lead ahead over Samsung. Samsung finished 3. Q1. 6 slightly higher from a year ago on the strength of its aging Gear S2 smartwatches.

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These still remain one of the few smartwatches on the market that feature full- time cellular connectivity. The company introduced its follow- up, the Gear S3, with a Bluetooth- only version as well as a cellular version, but it has yet to be released to the market. Lenovo (Motorola) suffered the largest year- over- year decline among the leading vendors, with multiple channels selling out of Moto 3. Moto 3. 60 Sport smartwatch. In addition, 3. Q1. Motorola did not introduce a new smartwatch in time for the holiday quarter, adding to its decline in the market. Pebble arguably kicked off the smartwatch category with its original Kickstarter campaign in 2.

Since then the company has launched multiple variants of the Pebble watch and also introduced a new timeline- based user interface, though none of them achieved mass success. After another successful Kickstarter campaign in early 2. Pebble released the Pebble 2 (oddly enough, the third generation) late in the third quarter. The new Pebble 2 is the first watch by the company to include a heart- rate sensor and has an overall focus on fitness. Top Five Smartwatch Vendors, Shipments, Market Share and Year- Over- Year Growth, 3.

Q 2. 01. 6 (Units in Millions)Vendor. Q1. 6 Unit Shipments. Q1. 6 Market Share. Q1. 5 Unit Shipments. Q1. 5 Market Share.

Year- Over- Year Growth. Apple. 1. 1. 41. 3%3. Garmin. 0. 6. 20.

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Samsung. 0. 4. 14. Lenovo. 0. 1. 3. 4%0.

Pebble. 0. 1. 3. 2%0. Others. 0. 5. 17. Total. 2. 7. 10. 0. Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker, October 2. Table Notes: Data is subject to change. Vendor shipments are branded device shipments and exclude OEM sales for all vendors.

Data only includes smartwatches capable of running third party applications on the device itself. Examples include Apple Watch, Moto 3. Gear S2. Devices like the Fitbit Blaze and Withings Activité are excluded since IDC considers these as "Basic Wearables" that do not run third party applications. All other wearable form factors (i. This chart is intended for public use in online news articles and social media.

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