Sentences with phrase «basic wearables»

There are two main categories of wearable technology: basic wearables as defined as those that do not run third party applications, and smart wearables.

All in all, not bad for an affordable basic wearable with (some) smartwatch functionality.

«The demand for basic wearables, those that do not run third - party apps, has been absolutely astounding,» said Jitesh Ubrani, senior research analyst, Worldwide Mobile Device Trackers.

That still leaves Apple in third place, but it's not far behind Fitbit and Xiaomi, which are tied for first with a 13.7 % share of the market — and due to their reliance on basic wearables, they're both down on last year, even with products like the Fitbit Ionic smartwatch recently launched.

«Although Fitbit outshipped Apple, it's worth noting that Fitbit only sells basic wearables — a category that is expected to lose share over the next few years, leaving Apple poised to become the next market leader for all wearables,» he added.

Garmin's shift from basic wearables to smart wearables continued in earnest during 1Q17, with total volumes for each nearly equaling each other.

Canalys defines basic wearable bands as devices serving a specific set of purposes that act as accessories to smart devices, are designed to be worn on the body and not carried and can not run third - party computing applications.

«Where smartwatches were once expected to take the lead, basic wearables now reign supreme.

«With basic wearables getting smarter and smartwatches adding health and fitness capabilities, we see an opportunity to build on our strengths and extend our leadership position in the wearables category.

Not only that, but smartwatches are growing in popularity while basic wearables are getting less popular, so Fitbit is sure to want to capitalize on that.

Shipments of basic wearables rose sharply in the second quarter to 22.5 million, representing growth of almost 49 percent to compared with the year - ago period, IDC reported weeks later.

«Basic wearables started out as single - purpose devices tracking footsteps and are morphing into multi-purpose wearable devices, fusing together multiple health and fitness capabilities and smartphone notifications,» said Ramon Llamas, research manager covering wearable devices at IDC.

That's according to IDC, which in its latest wearables report claims that 26.3 million units have been shipped in Q3, and that the market is trending towards devices which can run third - party applications, and away from more basic wearables, like fitness trackers.

According to Mr. Jitesh Ubrani, Senior Research Analyst for IDC's Mobile Device Trackers, «Driven by advancements in user interface (UI) and features, smart wearables are on track to surpass the lower priced, less functional basic wearable category in 2018.

According to IDC, basic wearables which includes mainly fitness bands, accounted for 85 % of the market and saw double digit growth.

IDC expects the momentum for basic wearables to continue for the remainder of 2016 as the holiday season is now in full swing.

«It's worth noting that Fitbit only sells basic wearables — a category that is expected to lose share over the next few years, leaving Apple poised to become the next market leader for all wearables,» the IDC report said.

«Basic wearables — with devices coming from Fitbit, Xiaomi, and Huawei — helped establish the wearables market,» Ramon Llamas, wearables research manager for IDC, said in the report.

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Meanwhile, its smart wearables — driven by its vivo - branded and high - end Fenix - branded smartwatches - came closer to breaking the one million units mark for the first time, and growing faster than its basic wearables product line.

Like Fitbit, Garmin relies heavily on its fitness tracker product line and its vivo - branded products helped push its basic wearables selection back above the one million units mark for the quarter.

Basic wearables, primarily comprised of fitness bands, accounted for 85 % of the market and experienced double - digit growth.

According to the IDC predictions, this will mean the smart wearables market share will have increased 13 - percent (compared to basic wearables) up to 34.1 - percent by 2020.

Basic wearables, which include most fitness trackers, accounted for nearly 83 percent of all wearables shipped during the quarter, the firm said.

For vendors focused on basic wearables, the challenge will be to compete with the additional features offered by smart wearables while still turning a profit in the price - sensitive basic wearables market, IDC said.

Although the wearable market is still young, it appears to be splitting into smart wearables and basic wearables — that is, devices that do not run third - party applications.

The research firm has divided the wearables market into two major segments — basic wearables that includes fitness bands and activity trackers and smart wearables that mainly comprises smartwatches and smart wrist bands which run third - party apps.

Companies like Xiaomi are getting huge success in the basic wearable segment, while some emerging companies such as Micromax - backed Yu Televentures are also in development to offer their competitive products to gain from the wearables market.

According to the forecast, the basic wearable segment will grow 76 percent this year with shipments of 39 million units.

Basic wearables — that is, fitness bands — experienced double - digit growth, accounting for 85 percent of sales in the category.

In the words of Jitesh Ubrani, senior research analyst, Worldwide Mobile Device Trackers: «The demand for basic wearables, those that do not run third party apps, has been absolutely astounding.

Early on, the market was bifurcated between smart wearables, those capable of running third party apps, and basic wearables, which lack this ability.In the past few months, two major platforms, WatchOS and Android Wear, have pivoted towards fitness and health applications.

By a whopping 27.2 percent year - over-year, no less, although «basic wearables» were strong enough to lift the fledgling industry by an overall 26.1 percent, gaining close to 50 percentage points from 2Q15 levels.

«Basic wearables, which include most fitness trackers, have benefited from a combination of factors: a clear value proposition for end users, an abundant selection of devices from multiple vendors, and affordable price points,» Llamas said in a research note yesterday (Sept. 6).