Friday 17 November 2017

Apple repossess wearable market leadership in Q3 2017

 

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According to the research firm Canalys, Apple has got the top spot in the wearable market in the third quarter of 2017, overtaking the companies Xiaomi and FitBit.

Total 17.6 million wearables were shipped globally in Q3 2017, out of which 3.9 million were Apple watches whereas 3.6 million units were of Xiaomi and thereafter 3.5 million were of FitBit.

Apple with 23 per cent market share is followed by Xiaomi, Fitbit, Huawei and Samsung with 21 per cent, 20 per cent, 6 per cent and 5 per cent market share, respectively.

The launch of Apple Watch Series 3 in September this year contributed towards the huge demand of Apple wearables.

According to Canalys estimates, 800,000 Apple Watch units shipped in Q3 were cellular-enabled.

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