HUAWEI ranked second in global Q1 2020 smartwatch shipments, records 118.5% growth

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Global smartphone shipments took a hit for obvious reasons during the first quarter of 2020, but the smartwatch segment proved to be a silver lining for some key players. Take HUAWEI for example, which recorded an impressive 118.5% percent growth in smartwatch shipments on an annual basis.

The only other brand in the top five list to record a growth in smartwatch shipments besides HUAWEI in Q1 2020 was Xiaomi-backed Huami. As for raw shipment figures, HUAWEI shipped 2.6 million smartwatches in the first quarter of 2020, only behind Apple which took the top spot with 4.5 million units shipped.

Thanks to the spurt in shipments, the global smartwatch market share of HUAWEI in Q1 2020 stood at 15.2%, up from 6.4% in the same quarter last year. “HUAWEI and its subsidiary HONOR captured fourth place and even managed to grow in China despite the lockdown thanks to a strong online presence and close ties with retailers,” IDC notes.

Source: IDC

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Pocketnow Daily: Google Pixel 4a Camera LEAKS: Wait for it? (video)

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Wearables market led by FitBit and Xiaomi in third quarter

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New numbers are showing off some tepid growth in the wearables market prior to the wide availability of Apple Watch Series 2 and the Samsung Gear S3. Even so, the companies behind those products gained some ground year-over-year but, as usual, fell well behind the typical fitness players.

According to IDC, 23 million devices were shipped in the quarter — a 3.1 percent improvement on last year. FitBit, Xiaomi and Garmin took the top three spots respectively for device shipments with market share growth ranging between 4 and 12.2 percent.

Infinite Loop, still running off the fumes of the original Apple Watch for most of the quarter before Series 2 came out, suffered a 71 percent decline in share to 1.1 million units. Even as main models were beginning to be sold, some other models were still held back.

Samsung rounds out the top five vendors with an even 1 million shipments — double from a year ago — and an annual share jump of almost 90 percent. The company rolled out its Gear Fit 2 fitness tracker and Gear IconX wireless earbuds during this timeframe.

Vendor 3Q16 Share 3Q16 Unit Shipments (millions) 3Q15 Unit Shipments (millions) Annual Shipment Growth
FitBit 23% 5.3 4.8 +12.5%
Xiaomi 16.5% 3.8 3.7 +2.7%
Garmin 5.7% 1.3 1.2 +8.3%
Apple 4.9% 1.1 3.9 -71.8%
Samsung 4.5% 1.0 0.5 +100%
Others 45.3% 10.4 8.3 +25.3%

Basic, health-tracking wearables accounted for 85 percent of the market. Garmin even led a smartwatch market share tracking report for the quarter. Android Wear manufacturers were not logged in the top positions and will not be for the foreseeable future.

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Smartwatch market shrinks, Apple is the main victim

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Android phones predicted to outperform overall market in 2016, as iOS hits slump

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IDC: Chromebooks outsold Macs in the US last quarter

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Apple helms, Amazon runs up, convertibles try to turn around sinking ship of tablets

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IDC: the PC is dead, long live the detachable tablet PC

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