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Apple Watch Led Wearables Market in Q2 2018 on Strength of LTE Models
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Love my s3, will upgrade to s4 asap, I wish we had LTE version working where I am at.
Samsung isn't in the top 5? Xiaomi is in 2nd place? I have never seen one in the wild. I'm guessing they are more popular in the Asian markets.
Poor Pebble...they were the Blackberry of smart watches.
Poor Pebble...they were the Blackberry of smart watches.
I agree, I don't want to know if I'm going to have a heart attack or stoke. That that **** be a surprise. /s
I agree with your point, but keep in mind sometimes changes are driven by customers demanding a particular feature and companies rushing to supply the demand, and sometimes changes are driven by the companies looking for something new to sell to customers - like 3D TV. Companies working on a new thing isn't necessarily evidence that everybody wants said new thing.
Just purchased a 42mm cellular Nike version with the sale that was going on. It comes today at 3. Very excited to try my new and first Apple Watch.
I got a series 3 lte. I like it but I’m not making use of the lte because my carrier is too greedy. By leaving my phone at home, I’m using LESS data, yet they want me to pay an ADDITIONAL $10/mo. No way. I wish I could just transfer an esim when I go jogging. But it’s not dire so I’ll make do. Still has a lot of functionality.
Apple Watch Led Wearables Market in Q2 2018 on Strength of LTE Models
Wait...didn’t all the rumor sites publish something last week or the week before claiming the S1 was the best selling model?
Wait...didn’t all the rumor sites publish something last week or the week before claiming the S1 was the best selling model?
I agree. As much as I enjoy a larger phone for the display and battery life, I don’t always have the desire to carry my iPhone with me everywhere. LTE is a bridge to rectify that in situations where my Phone can be left behind. Furthermore, I would like to see more revision win carrier plans for the LTE Apple plans.
You’re correct about companies trying to push new and not necessarily popular technology with their devices, and 3D Tv is an excellent example. But Apple first tried to de-emphasize fitness at least in their ads for the first gen Watch and it wasn’t until they started touting the health and fitness features that the Apple Watch started selling better.
But the reason for last years models growth wasn’t fitness but LTE connectivity. So there definitely is a market for non health features as well, and right now the biggest draw probably is the ability to make and receive calls.
The Amazfit bip has a ridiculous name but for £40 is incredibly impressive. I sold one and have an aw s3 lte but still use a mi band for sleep tracking (charge once a month). Soon to be replaced by a mi band 3.
Xiaomi product are very underrated and well made, best tech and cheap.
Same. From the McDonald’s drive-thru servers to nurses in the doctor’s office to retail workers to people going about their errands. I see the Watch just about everywhere I go and I’ve noticed them more on women than on men.
Funny enough, the one place where I don’t see the Watch a lot is in the work environment. Still see more traditional timepieces of varying brands in that space. Apple Watches are there, just not as much.
Please stop with this nonsense that it is LTE that "finally" has given the aWatch traction. The most recent figures I can find show LTE-enabled aWatches as about 20% of sales.
That's nice, but what it shows is that LTE is a minority taste, useful for a few people (who are disproportionately represented among the journalist and twittering classes); but irrelevant to the broader success of the aWatch.
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This doesn't make sense for MECHANICAL reasons. Do you know how painful it is to hold your wrist CONTINUALLY pointing at your face? Do you know how unpleasant it is to look at shaky-cam that's constantly shooting all over the place as the other persons arm keeps moving around?
What DOES make sense, however, is video playback. Even though you probably don't want to watch an actual movie on your wrist, many forms of video (like lectures and podcasts) are basically audio, with only occasional glances necessary to see the video. I think that sort of content (along with smarts like shutting down the video when it's not at "viewing angle") SHOULD be supported.
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You completely miss the point of Apple's ads.
EVERY Apple product follows a standard trajectory. You introduce it as something people already know, so they feel comfortable with it, then every year you expand the boundaries of showing what NORMAL people (ie people who are not tech-heads) can do with it.
The aWatch was introduced as a better watch --- focus on watch things like accuracy and fashion.
Next year the focus was on fitness -- because watch was now understood, fitness was an easy extension.
Third year the focus was on LTE --- not to SELL LTE watches, Apple knows that's a minority need, but to emphasize the idea that your watch is also a communications/notification device.
That's nice, but what it shows is that LTE is a minority taste, useful for a few people (who are disproportionately represented among the journalist and twittering classes); but irrelevant to the broader success of the aWatch.
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This doesn't make sense for MECHANICAL reasons. Do you know how painful it is to hold your wrist CONTINUALLY pointing at your face? Do you know how unpleasant it is to look at shaky-cam that's constantly shooting all over the place as the other persons arm keeps moving around?
What DOES make sense, however, is video playback. Even though you probably don't want to watch an actual movie on your wrist, many forms of video (like lectures and podcasts) are basically audio, with only occasional glances necessary to see the video. I think that sort of content (along with smarts like shutting down the video when it's not at "viewing angle") SHOULD be supported.
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You completely miss the point of Apple's ads.
EVERY Apple product follows a standard trajectory. You introduce it as something people already know, so they feel comfortable with it, then every year you expand the boundaries of showing what NORMAL people (ie people who are not tech-heads) can do with it.
The aWatch was introduced as a better watch --- focus on watch things like accuracy and fashion.
Next year the focus was on fitness -- because watch was now understood, fitness was an easy extension.
Third year the focus was on LTE --- not to SELL LTE watches, Apple knows that's a minority need, but to emphasize the idea that your watch is also a communications/notification device.
I feel like nobody else even advertises their wearable product anymore. I'm aware ifnnewer Fitbit models simply because of their kiosk and product placement in many retailers. I honestly and legitimately don't even know what else is out there right now (in sure I could look and find out beryxeasily but the point isnitbhasnt been in my face ornin the background at all).
On a slight side note, I am amazed at the cost of connectivity to these wearables; I feel like $10 a month, which is a little less than 1/3 of each smartphone line we pay for, is incredivly high for what I am getting out of it.
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That's my theory/observation anyway.
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On a slight side note, I am amazed at the cost of connectivity to these wearables; I feel like $10 a month, which is a little less than 1/3 of each smartphone line we pay for, is incredivly high for what I am getting out of it.
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Many carriers started offering payment plans. A $400+ wearable is a lot easier to stomache when you're paying $17 a month for it.
That's my theory/observation anyway.
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Yeah. Tell me about it. Ten years ago $10 a month was the data plan on your smartphone!
How long does the charge of the Apple Watch battery last?
Does it track or monitor your sleep quality?
What are the health features?
Any upcoming new features expected for the next gen ones?
What other features or apps do you use that really makes you need the Apple Watch?
Does it track or monitor your sleep quality?
What are the health features?
Any upcoming new features expected for the next gen ones?
What other features or apps do you use that really makes you need the Apple Watch?
As far as things that are wearable, I'm pretty sure pants, hats and shirts outsell Apple Watches by a MILE, so I don't know where this report is getting their numbers. Now, if they're talking about wearable COMPUTERS... than maybe so...
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I actually think society was far better before the advent of smartphones and the internet in general.
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I actually think society was far better before the advent of smartphones and the internet in general.
Yes, I read that too.Apple Watch Led Wearables Market in Q2 2018 on Strength of LTE Models
Wait...didn’t all the rumor sites publish something last week or the week before claiming the S1 was the best selling model?
Series 1 the top selling AW or LTE?
Who knows!
Why? their products are extremely high quality and dirt cheap. Try an Amazfit Bip!