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> Xiaomi, Huawei, and Huami have really taken the wearables market by storm You link to a press release. Are there actual sales numbers to back that claim up?
by toasterlovin 7y ago
> Xiaomi, Huawei, and Huami have really taken the wearables market by storm
You link to a press release. Are there actual sales numbers to back that claim up? Because all I see out in the real world are Apple watches and Fit Bits.
> I hope the rumoured Pixel Wearable isn't comically expensive like its Phone counterparts.
The Apple Watch Series 3 is available on apple.com for $199.
- johnatwork 7y ago> The Apple Watch Series 3 is available on apple.com for $199. Which is still a great value.
- cdiddy2 7y agoGarmin has surprisingly good offerings in the smartwatch space too
- ChuckMcM 7y agoI am likely to replace my Inspire HR with one if this deal goes through.
- steve_adams_86 7y agoMy Garmin watch has been excellent for 5 years now. It records runs accurately, stays out of the way, and holds a charge for several hours of running. It didn't cost much more than a Fitbit, but it connects with a chest band, records steps well, reminds me to move around, etc. I guess the only disadvantage is that it's kind of ugly.
- abawany 7y agoI love my Garmin. The always-on display, week long battery life, the vast variety of well-designed watch faces, and the movement prompts (with thresholds for when one has moved adequately) are really golden. My only criticism for it is the clunky charger.
- darkwater 7y ago> Because all I see out in the real world are Apple watches and Fit Bits. Which world? USA? Apple Watch doesn't work outside the Apple ecosystem, and Apple doesn't own the majority of the smartphone market. Stats for Europe, 2019 https://www.gizmochina.com/2019/10/21/smart-wearables-market-in-europe-grew-2-5x-times-in-q2-of-2019-compared-to-last-year/ https://www.gizmochina.com/2019/10/21/smart-wearables-market... Apple was pretty stable, Fitbit lost half its market share (to Garmin, looks like), the rest was more or less stable.
- agloeregrets 7y agoI think they mean in the US (which obviously is not the whole world) Here in the US the iPhone is more than 50% market share (likely much higher, if you were to count hours of use rather than just raw devices. Many mid-range android users own one simply because it’s what the company told them to buy and they “just wanted a phone” while low end android devices lack battery life.) In the wearables market in the US, Garmin exclusively sells to hardcore fitness fans. They really are a niche company, (a very profitable niche, with high selling prices). In that context, yep, all you see are Fitbits and Apple watches. Fitbit is seen as the “android” of the smart watch world, which is quite funny as wearOS has become DOA.
- markmark 7y agoHere in my part of Australia apple watches are pretty rare, but I see a lot of more general fitness trackers, and plenty of Garmin watches. When I was in SF for work recently it seemed like every second person had an apple watch.
- nradov 7y agoIn the US, iPhone market share is 41%. Garmin sells a wide range of fitness trackers, only some of which are targeted to hardcore athletes. They have other models for casual users or those who care more about style.
- Terretta 7y agoBut 83% among teens (still ticking up) as of October 2019 https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191008005671/en/Piper-Jaffray-Completes-38th-Semi-Annual-Generation-Survey https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191008005671/en/Pip...
- manojlds 7y agoReal world? I hope you are not ignoring markets like India and China where anyone I see wears a Mi Band or similar.
- bashallah 7y agoApple’s on series 4 for the watch
- toasterlovin 7y agoThey're on Series 5. But Series 3 is still a great watch. I'm using a Series 1 and it's still a useful addition to to my life.