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With the two giants Samsung and Google teaming up to create a new generation of Galaxy Watch, the battle for smart watches has changed! According to the latest report from Counterpoint, a research institute, Samsung has significantly narrowed the gap with Apple Watch, and Google has also made great gains in the OS system.
The Counterpoint report pointed out that Samsung once again defeated Huawei to take the second place in smart wearables and successfully narrowed the distance with Apple. Compared with the same period last year, the market share of Apple Watch shipments in the third quarter of 2021 has decreased from 28% to 22%, while Samsung has increased from 10% to 14%. In addition to the menacing Samsung Galaxy Watch 4, Apple was also affected by the delayed listing of Apple Watch Series 7.
In terms of other brands, Amazfit took the third place and gradually gained popularity in the European market, followed by imoo, Huawei, and Garmin. Huawei’s decline was the most obvious, from 14% to 5%.
With regard to the proportion of each watch system’s single-season shipments, WearOS became the second largest in the market in one breath. (Picture/Review counterpointresearch)
Compare the shipment performance of each brand in the same period last year. (Picture/Review counterpointresearch)
With the Galaxy Watch 4 series, Samsung reached the highest shipment volume in a single season. Analyst Sujeong Lim pointed out that the performance is better than expected, and 60% are sold to Europe and the United States. This will further expand the market share of high-end products in the local area. It is estimated that Samsung may focus on more models with CP values and target the Asian market. .
The reason why Galaxy Watch 4 has attracted attention this year is that it abandoned the original Tizen and changed to the WearOS system in cooperation with Google. With the sales of Samsung’s watches, Google has also grown significantly in smart watches. WearOS has accounted for the No. The 4% in the second quarter jumped to 17%, which is close to Apple’s 22%.
Most of the original smart watch systems were in a fragmented situation. After laying the foundation with Galaxy Watch 4, WearOS quickly established the second market position. The rest, including Amazfit, Fitbit, and LiteOS, have only single-digit market shares.
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