Wearables market rises as consumers get on low rates, brand-new items

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Consumers are getting low-priced wearables as standard trackers include brand-new functions that bring them closer to smartwatches.

Shipments of wearable gadgets reached 32 million systems worldwide in the 3rd quarter this year, up 21.7 percent from a year back, according to marketing research company IDC. New items from Fitbit, Garmin and Huawei together with need in Asia assisted drive development, IDC reportedMonday

“Many of the new basic wearables include features like notifications or simple app integrations that bleed into smartwatch territory,” stated Jitesh Ubrani, senior research study expert at IDC, in a release. “However, this resurgence of basic wearables should be watched closely as these wearables have historically been popular due to their low-price points and simplified set of features. As more features get added and as the price differential between basic trackers and smartwatches narrows, brands could potentially move consumers upstream to smartwatches.”

Xiaomi led the wearables market in 3rd quarter, thanks in part of the launch of the Mi Band 3, with 6.9 million deliveries and a market share of 21.5 percent, according to IDC. The Chinese business likewise branched off beyond its house nation into India, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, stated the report.

Apple and Fitbit followed in the wearables market with 4.2 million deliveries and 3.5 million deliveries, respectively. That exercises to a 13.1 percent share of the marketplace for Apple, and a 10.9 percent share for Fitbit, according to IDC.

In September, IDC anticipated that smartwatches would control almost half of the wearables market by 2022.

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