The Series 5 is said to have met with significant success, boosting overall sales of connected smartwatches.
Since the release of its first Apple Watch in 2014, the Cupertino company has occupied a prominent place in the connected watch market. She has also dominated it for several years. The Apple Watch has overtaken big names in connected watches such as Garmin or Samsung.
This year, Apple is doing better as Apple Watches accounted for over 50% of total smartwatch sales in the first half of 2020, according to le rapport Counterpoint Research. Last year, for the same period, Apple Watch accounted for “only” 43.2% of sales.
The sector is also expanding as global smartwatch shipments have increased by 20%. In the first half of the year, 42 million connected watches were shipped, despite the coronavirus pandemic. The Cupertino company shipped 22% more watches compared to last year.
According to figures from Counterpoint Research, the Apple Watch Series 5 would have been the top-selling head watch in the first half of 2020, followed by the more affordable Series 3. The Huawei Watch GT2 and Galaxy Watch Active 2 occupy the third and fourth place in the ranking.
The next generation of Apple Watch, Series 6, should also meet with significant success since the watch will introduce several new health-oriented features, including the measurement of the amount of oxygen in the blood. You will have to wait until the start of the school year to find out more, go – normally – September 10.
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