It seems that smartwatches sales do not go by your best time. Thus it confirms IDC (via Business Wire), where ensure that the sales of watches smart have fallen a 51.6% in the third quarter of 2016, or what is it same, is have sold the half that in the same period of 2015. What means this decline of sales? Has left of interest us this type of device or is there something more?
Well, must take into account that the original Apple Watch was put on sale in the second quarter of 2015, but it was not until the third which was already available in practically all over the world. In 2016, all rumors pointed to that Apple would launch a new model, so we were not few people expect us to the fourth quarter of the year to buy the Apple Watch Series 2.
It sold the half of watches smart in the quarter last
The information that published IDC says that in the third quarter of 2015 is sold, or rather is sent, 5.6 million of smartwatches, while in the third quarter of 2016 is sent 2.7 million of units. Which has suffered it fall more important has been the Apple Watch, down approximately 2 million of units in the quarter last, what reinforces the theory of that which wanted to buy a clock of the Apple were waiting to see what presented in September. On the other hand, Samsung remained practically the same, sending 400,000 units.
To explain what is going on, in addition to the Apple Watch Series 2 went on sale at the end of the third quarter, we must also mention that the watches Android Wear market also helps a lot, and by this I mean that they are not leaving new devices that may be of interest to new buyers. On the other hand, they have yet to launch new proposals of Pebble and Samsung.
It should take into account that the smart watches market is a relatively new market and immature. It is likely to see this type of ups and downs until it sits a little more. What you think you? You want this kind of devices?
