The global market for wearable devices eighth consecutive quarter showing steady growth.
According to IDC, last quarter the market was supplied a total of 11.4 million wearable devices, which is 200% more than the same period last year, when their deliveries amounted to only 3.8 million. Moreover, more than 40% of the market for portable devices costing less than $ 100. But given the recent launch of Apple Watch, analysts believe that now is the time to check the readiness of consumers to pay a higher price for the premium brand and the product itself, which is in the public spotlight.
As a rule, in the first quarter after a long holiday sales of electronic devices a bit down, but supply growth is a good sign for the market of portable devices. This demonstrates the growing interest of customers and the ability of manufacturers to produce a variety of portable devices with a variety of functions. In addition, demand in emerging markets is on the rise, and manufacturers strive to meet it, before opening new opportunities ").
The market leader in the first quarter of 2015 remained the company Fitbit, which during this period has put 3.9 million handheld devices and at the same time reduced the year its share from 44.7% to 34.2%. In second place with a share of 24.6% market share and 2.8 million shipped wearable gadgets entrenched Chinese company Xiaomi. Related Products :
|