The smartwatch market is in decline and it is all Apple's fault

however, consistent with IDC, the smartwatch market noticed its first decline within the 2d sector of 2016, with simply three.five million gadgets shipped, down from five.1 million gadgets for the duration of the same sector closing year.

Apple, as you would possibly assume, is pinnacle of the heap, with IDC declaring it accounted for 1.6 million of those shipped gadgets this zone, but it's also entirely chargeable for the drop in standard gadgets, as it's the most effective vendor in the pinnacle 5 to experience a decline in shipments.

In fact, outdoor of Apple enterprise is ideal, with Samsung, Lenovo and LG (the number , three and 4 smartwatch carriers) all taking part in extra sales now than within the identical duration in 2015.

It indicates what a dominant position Apple has within the smartwatch market and it is no marvel, for the reason that it's nevertheless relying on the unique Apple Watch, the shipments have dropped with the Apple Watch 2 now not predicted to reach earlier than September.

Time to enhance

So even as the market could be seen as being in decline, in some methods it absolutely looks quite wholesome. Apple's sales are positive to increase toward the tail quit of the 12 months once the Apple Watch 2 launches and rival businesses are already seeing increase, though whether or not a good way to maintain within the face of Apple's implementing imparting stays to be seen.

IDC too is fantastic about the destiny of the smartwatch, noting that traditional watchmaker brands like Casio, Fossil and Tag Heuer are slowly however honestly entering the marketplace, bringing stylish designs and logo recognition with them.

The marketplace is also set to trade as smartwatches find their region in the global, with the document mentioning that quicker and progressed generation, with higher packages rising, will see the smartwatch rebound.

So in reality we simply need Apple to hurry up with its subsequent watch, and the likes of Samsung and Motorola to locate their manner out of its shadow. hopefully Android wear 2.0 will assist with that.