The latest global smartwatch market report is out, and to the surprise of absolutely no one, Apple continues to keep its rivals at bay, accounting for roughly a third of the world’s total sales between January and March 2021.
Looking at the Q1 2021 numbers from that perspective, Samsung can also be happy to see its overall smartwatch shipments rise 27 percent compared to 2020’s opening quarter. The industry as a whole grew no less than 35 percent, but looking ahead, all eyes are now on Google.
In case you’re wondering, the three platforms accounted for a combined 15.6 percent of global smartwatch sales in the January – March 2021 period, which could be a decent starting point for a consolidation effort targeted at providing stiff competition for Apple’s overwhelmingly dominating watchOS… someday.