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Apple Sold 70% Fewer Apple Watches This Summer Compared to Last

argentum47 said:
How about adding a circular shape as an option so I (and many others) can actually buy this thing?
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Having used the current version, I cannot imagine how a circular screen would be in any way better. In fact, it would make a lot of things (notifications, etc) even less usable.
 
If you could upgrade one watch to another one by say swapping the square bit in the middle , that might be a selling point and an apple advantage ??

Really , who in their right mind would buy one of these toys over say a rolex etc unless they have an extra special feature for long term value ??
 
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iTom17 said:
... Short battery life? Do you have an Apple Watch yourself then? I'm getting through a full day easily, with at least 30% left. Sometimes even 50%.

I love my Apple Watch.
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My guess is that "full day" means less than 24 hours to you. How useful is sleep tracking on a watch, if you have to take it off and charge it at night?

The new Samsung Gear 3 claims three days of use.... To me, this is the minimum for a useful wearable. Apple is not there yet.
 
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Rogifan said:
Since Apple doesn't supply sales figures where is IDC getting its figures from. I would guess Watch sales come more from Apple - either in a physical store or online than 3rd parties. No one ever questions these numbers (good or bad); they just accept them as if they were official figures given by Tim Cook on an earnings call. :rolleyes:
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there's two kind of persons in this world: those who believe in Apple not sharing sales figures because not astonishing and self-marketing, and the others. I personally believe Santa Claus really existing is more likely to be true.
 
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I actually think the Apple watch would be useful to own.. but $500 CAD w/ tax is just too expensive for what it does. The most I'd be willing to pay is $250-$300

The apple watch is also missing its killer app.. health is definitely interesting.. but it just doesn't push it over the edge. Using it to pay for things and logging into your computer are probably the most appealing aspects of it.
 
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spazzcat said:
I'm sure there is a few people that have stopped using it, but I haven't seen any reports? By the way I have used just about every wearable out there, the AW is the best by far and the only one I will not give up. Is it perfect, not even close, but getting better all the time.
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Among the hosts from all the Apple-related podcasts I am listening to, at least half have stopped wearing their Apple Watch regularly or at all. That statistic includes spouses and other close people they talk about on their shows, ie, isn't based on nerds only.
 
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manu chao said:
Among the hosts from all the Apple-related podcasts I am listening to, at least half have stopped wearing their Apple Watch regularly or at all. That statistic includes spouses and other close people they talk about on their shows, ie, isn't based on nerds only.
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I work with 3 other people that have watches. We are company of 70. I also know two more people outside of work that wear them. Most have had them for awhile, over a year.
 
Not so much of a surprise given that even initial reviews of the first watch last spring largely lead people to believe that waiting for gen 2 would be worth it. Sales had to have been good considering that Apple is the 2nd largest seller of watches in the world, but a 70% decline seems pretty steep.
 
Apple Watch is like the iPad. It's cool tech -- in the sellable at scale today mode -- but its benefits beyond a smartphone/iPhone are hard for most to justify. In my opinion, Apple Watch gives Apple strategic turf in what is coming more than it is an item that has potential to make big profit now. With voice control, the Watch has the potential to become the smartphone of the future, without being tethered to another device. We are far from that milestone.
 
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Sales numbers are absolutely terrible, 1.1 million in an entries quarter. That equals 4.4 million in a year.
And the Apple Watch was the best selling device out there.

I don't think smart watches are going to take off before they have multiple days of battery, a thinner enclosure and their own network chip.

As a technology geek I can tolerate the thick enclosure and having to charge every night but I won't buy an Apple Watch until I can use it on the go without my iPhone.
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iKnowMr.Jobs said:
Not so much of a surprise given that even initial reviews of the first watch last spring largely lead people to believe that waiting for gen 2 would be worth it. Sales had to have been good considering that Apple is the 2nd largest seller of watches in the world, but a 70% decline seems pretty steep.
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Not in terms of sales number as far as I know.
They probably make a good profit off the watches but you don't see too many people actually wearing them.
 
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macUser2007 said:
My guess is that "full day" means less than 24 hours to you. How useful is sleep tracking on a watch, if you have to take it off and charge it at night?

The new Samsung Gear 3 claims three days of use.... To me, this is the minimum for a useful wearable. Apple is not there yet.
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Sleep tracking is not something that most people do in a manner such as step tracking. You can't get up and make yourself sleep more unlike step tracking or calorie counting where you can make an effort to get out after dinner to reach a goal. For those who are doing sleep tracking, I'd imagine it is a short term activity to answer specific questions and adjust patterns. After that, sleep tracking is no longer needed unless conditions change. Otherwise, I feel sorry for those that have to, or simply choose to, monitor their existence THAT much. Diabetics, hemophiliacs and such I understand. Sleep? not so much. And if you do have to monitor sleep, I hope that you are using a purpose built device for the best answers and not some jack of all trades wrist band.
As for the other 99% of reasons to own a watch, Apple or not, the AW works just fine. If you have some arbitrary 3 day minimum for your needs, then the AW is not for you. For myself, I have worn it every day since it was released and never had an issue with the battery being too low when I needed it. YMMV.
 
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keysofanxiety said:
Pfft, when the phone can replace the computer, they will sell well. Until then, it's not even a hobby.

When a tablet can replace a phone, they will sell well. Until then, it's not even a hobby.

I fear time (heh heh) will prove you wrong.
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The phone actually has replaced the computer for a great deal of usage. For some people it's replaced it entirely.
 
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i wouldn't be shocked if Apple slowly pulls away from developing any more time to the apple watch.

They like to do that - let it fail.
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DynaFXD said:
Sleep tracking is not something that most people do in a manner such as step tracking. You can't get up and make yourself sleep more unlike step tracking or calorie counting where you can make an effort to get out after dinner to reach a goal. For those who are doing sleep tracking, I'd imagine it is a short term activity to answer specific questions and adjust patterns. After that, sleep tracking is no longer needed unless conditions change. Otherwise, I feel sorry for those that have to, or simply choose to, monitor their existence THAT much. Diabetics, hemophiliacs and such I understand. Sleep? not so much. And if you do have to monitor sleep, I hope that you are using a purpose built device for the best answers and not some jack of all trades wrist band.
As for the other 99% of reasons to own a watch, Apple or not, the AW works just fine. If you have some arbitrary 3 day minimum for your needs, then the AW is not for you. For myself, I have worn it every day since it was released and never had an issue with the battery being too low when I needed it. YMMV.
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sounds like your an apologist. i have sleep tracking and it's great
[doublepost=1477335122][/doublepost]if you need an iphone to run your smart watch - YOU BLEW IT.

steve jobs
 
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I got Series 0 and now recently the Series 2. I think Apple Watch is the future - but as someone else says it needs to stand on its own feet = have the possibility to do phone calls, receive sms etc without the iphone. Not as a primary device. iPhone will still be the primary. But when the make it possible to receive data/sms as I now can use GPS without the iPhone it will take off. Then you can switch seamlessly between the different devices. And you don't have to bring the iPhone when going out clubbing for example. You get 5-6 hours of battery for urgent phone calls/sms etc. Like I can run a marathon without the iphone now since the GPS works approx. 4-5 hours.
 
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