And across the board, he said the companies
making wearable fitness devices could be doing way more with the vast amounts of data their hardware is collecting.
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.
As tech companies push their businesses into
making wearable devices like
fitness bands, eyeglasses and smart watches, the limitations of battery technology have become the biggest obstacle to sales and greater profits.
China's Huami, which
makes connected
wearable devices including
fitness - tracking bands for smartphone - maker Xiaomi, submitted a prospectus for an initial public offering on Jan. 12.
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There are speculations that the upcoming
wearable device would
make good use of Apple's HealthKit health and
fitness platform and also be operable with its HomeKit platform.
Microsoft's entry into the
fitness wearable market, the Microsoft Band, offered an array of sensors and a platform - agnostic nature othat
make the
device a game changer.
Keep in mind Apple, which dominates the smartwatch market with its Apple Watch, has doubled - down on pitching the
wearable as a
fitness device, so it
make sense that Samsung would do that, too.
According to the
device's listing on Apple.com, Ion - X allows the Sport to be up to 30 percent lighter than its more premium counterparts,
making the
wearable better suited to
fitness use.