Garmin, which makes GPS - equipped
fitness watches among other devices, is likely to suffer in the face of increased competition from Apple and other companies now making smartwatches, analysts at Citi said in a note published Monday, Business Insider reports.
Not exact matches
While neither brand has made a huge dent in wearable sales — at least compared with devices like the Apple
Watch and Fitbit's various products — this news could hint at certain trends
among makers of smartwatches and
fitness bands.
The product joins the company's existing portfolio of
fitness gadgets,
among them clip - on trackers like the Zip; bands like the Flex, Alta, and Charge; and fully featured
watches like the Blaze.
Among the improvements to the platform are better
watch face personalization with third - party app integration and new
fitness tracking for pace, distance, calories burned, and reps.. There's also a new on -
watch Play Store for installing apps without needing to pick up your phone (or install a phone app), as well as tighter integration with messaging apps.
Activity trackers, whether standalone devices like the Fitbit or as a feature of other wearables like Apple
Watch, are a popular health and
fitness trend
among consumers, and scientists and doctors have increasingly been using activity trackers in their research or to monitor patients away from the office.
Capable of counting steps and calories with ease, Fibit's Blaze activity tracker is
among the best
fitness bands on the market — and one of our highest reviewed
watches to date.
That's a rare feature
among watches, and one we liked from the brainy - but - ugly Basis Carbon Steel
fitness tracker.
Among them were a Bluetooth connected analog
watch and a
fitness band built in to a stylish leather bracelet.
Sure, they ship with a version of S Health that records steps —
among other things — but that's a mere drop in the water when compared to a
watch - based fitness tracker like the immensely - popular Apple Watch S
watch - based
fitness tracker like the immensely - popular Apple
Watch S
Watch Sport.
The wearable health and
fitness market keeps gaining traction, as gadgets like the Apple
Watch are becoming more and more popular
among the users.