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This defeat hurts: The Apple Watch not only left the competition behind, but downright humiliated them. One number shows particularly clearly how far the smartwatch is now.
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Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the smartwatch market recorded decent growth in the first half of 2020. Compared to 2019, 9 percent more smart watches went over the counter in Europe, in the USA it was still 5 percent. One manufacturer in particular benefited from its unbroken popularity: Apple.
Apple Watch increases sales by 22 percent
Compared to the first six months of the previous year, the Apple Watch was able to increase its sales figures by a full 22 percent, report the market researchers Counterpoint Research. The growth was mainly due to the strong demand for Apple Watch Series 5, is it[calledTheAppleWatchwasparticularlypopularinEuropeandtheUSAThesmartwatchrecordedparticularlystronggrowthinbothmarkets
The success of the Apple Watch is even more impressive when you look at the sales of the entire smartwatch industry. Here, the Apple Watch can point to an impressive 51.4 percent in the first half of 2020. Or to put it another way: More than every second euro that is spent on smartwatches worldwide goes into Apple’s wallet – an unbelievable success. The runner-up Garmin is far behind with 9.4 percent.
What you should definitely consider before buying a smartwatch:
Best-Selling Smartwatches: Apple Watch Series 5 Leads
A look at the currently best-selling smartwatches makes Apple’s leadership clear: 1st and 2nd place go to the Apple Watch Series 5 and the Apple Watch Series 3. The bronze medal goes to the Huawei Watch GT2, which was recently launched from EISA to the best smartwatch of the year was chosen. Fourth place, however, goes to the Galaxy Watch Active 2. At Samsung, it should be interesting, as the recently presented Galaxy Watch 3 will strike in the field. The comparatively unknown Imoo Z3 4G brings up the rear in 5th place.
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