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North American wearables market hits $2.0 billion in Q2 2019

Via Canalys Newsroom

Aug 15, 2019

The value ofNorth America’s wearable band marketreached US$2.0 billion in Q2 2019, with shipments up 38% at 7.7 million units. Driven by booming smartwatch sales, North America remains the world’s most valuable wearable band market, despite being second to Greater China in terms of unit sales. In Q2 2019, more than 60% of Apple’s 4.7 million global Watch shipments were into North America. Fitbit came second overall, with shipments up 18% thanks to it pushing more basic bands into the channel, but it failed to ship as many smartwatches as in Q2 last year.

Apple and Samsung contributed most of the region’s value gains. “Smartwatch vendors are increasingly getting nearer the bullseye – hitting the right price point in a way that spurs massive demand. With Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch branding in place, and showing robust performance, the company has moved to cultivate a fitness-focused line-up with the Galaxy Watch Active series, with prices between US$200 and US$300,” said Canalys Research Analyst Vincent Thielke. “Packing features into a compact form factor that has an appealing design is challenging but rewarding. Samsung most recently showcased these capabilities with its latest Watch Active 2 series, though other vendors are close behind.”

Fitbit’s attempt with the Versa Lite did not fare well. “There is certainly demand for affordable smartwatches with strong health and other intelligent features,” added Thielke, “but Fitbit’s misstep with the Versa Lite shows that consumers will shun overly pared-down smartwatches if they are not appropriately targeted, and especially when it’s obvious they are losing functionality,” added Thielke. Cellular connectivity and actionable health insights are key catalysts for additional growth in the wearable band market. “Vendors are racing to announce LTE connectivity for their smartwatches,” said Canalys Senior Analyst Jason Low, “and it is becoming increasingly difficult to challenge Apple, which has been laying robust groundwork for cellular-connected devices. Apple is poised to reinforce its leading position by including aggregated health data, which can reveal new trends and insights, both for consumers and the broader healthcare ecosystem.”

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