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Report: Over 100 Million People Globally Now Wear an Apple Watch
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Got my first Apple Watch this Christmas. Once you start using it, you are going to fall in love with it. It makes everyday tasks like getting notification alerts and tracking workouts so much better. Completely makes my day more delightful
Not surprised, I bought 3 this Xmas , they’re amazing. Best apple product along with the iPad imo
For now, i dont have interested into Apple Watch
There are some downsides -> its expensive, almost price of iPhone if you want premium wristband
Battery life -> charging every day or every two days, i am not saying its terrible battery life but charging iPhone+Airpods+iPad+Watch, i would spend my time to charge them every day lol
If it was more affordable and good battery life (up to week of usage), i could have some interest
Otherwise, i dont feel the need
Been on the smartwatch game since the Pebble. Not going back, love these things. Apple has done a great job.
Pretty much the same here - I only take it off to charge or when I am in the shower.
I have only had mine (AW6) for a little more than a week, so maybe I will change that in the future, but for now I like wearing it most all the time, and I usually don't notice it unless I want to get some info from the watch (time, exercise numbers, weather, etcetera).
I agree, and I think when that happens we may see an explosion in usage similar to when the iPod (along with iTunes) became accessible / usable with Windows computers.
I actually like the rectangular size, even though every non-smart watch I have owned had a round casing.
I use a round face (California, I think?) and I have complications in each of the four corners. The standard complications for the California face see regular use by me (Weather, Workout, Activity & Timer), so the rectangular case with a round watch "face" is a great combination for me.
I wasn't too sure about complications before I got the watch, but I really like them and see the value they provide.
He has a bionic wrist with a charger in it.
Interesting, I use both my iPad and AirPods often and I don’t have to charge them everyday.
This needs to happen. Apple Watch has to be untethered and work with Android. Health is much more important than being locked into an iPhone accessory. And none of their other products require an iPhone.
Yeah - mr atom energy iPad - i use my iPad daily whole day and have to charge it 2 times a day - because batteries at apple traditionally SUCK - hence an apple car would such too
This! I too don't need any help to get in a set on a bicycle machine or go out and run.
But the AW gives me a lot of information I didn't have before (or the AW gives me much easier access):
- Overall time of workout. Sure, I used a stopwatch when running before (but not too much) and most bicycle machines have a digital display that shows the time and some other info. But I find the AW display during the workout gives me a really good summary of how my workout is going.
- Splits (time per mile) when running. I love this info, and getting similar info was a bit of a hassle when I used a basic stopwatch during some of my runs many years ago,.
- Cadence (steps per minute) when running. Never heard of it before, but I do think it is another good bit of info.
- Heart rate, both the average and how my heart rates changes over time during the workout, and how much my heart rate drops during a little bit of time after the workout has ended.
- And the overall summary of the day's activities is nice, because I do get in activity outside of my typical bicycle machine set and jogging.
OK, I misread "charge" and thought it said "change" - so my original post was pretty useless. Sorry about that!
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Yeah, the lump on my wrist is a big, BIG ask. As happens I hate wearing ANY stuff on my hands, rings, bracelets whatnot. I’m not saying “never”, but the threshold is very, very high. It has to be super compelling. So far, it’s nowhere close. Maybe one day, 2030 or thereabouts
... but seriously, I could see it, if there’s some heavy duty key medical use, like continuous glucose monitoring, but Apple Watch is nowhere near that. So for the foreseeable future it’s just a curiosity for me. But I’m very happy other people find it useful and I’m very happy Apple is developing it... I’m always happy Apple is developing something new. Personally, I’m looking forward to Apple Glasses ... YMMV.
Same here. I charge my iPad mini 5 maybe 1 or 2 times a week, and that is only because I use Zoom multiple times a day for work meetings. Otherwise I could easily go a week between charging.
And I find I only need to charge my iPhone XR once a week. I could having to charge it twice a week if I used Zoom on it, but I find that the iPad mini is a better from factor for video conferences.
I wonder if there are people out there who still consider Watch a "flop."
It's not an iPhone, but it's a hit product.
It's not an iPhone, but it's a hit product.
I owned the original Apple watch.. and then Samsung Galaxy watch 3... and now a generic watch.
However it has 15+ days battery life and super light... it's amazing waking up the next day with 97% battery on. I don't think I will ever look another watch that requires almost daily charging.
However it has 15+ days battery life and super light... it's amazing waking up the next day with 97% battery on. I don't think I will ever look another watch that requires almost daily charging.
I really wish fitness equipment could wirelessly connect to an app on the watch so that weights and reps could be automatically captured and tracked. I wouldn't be able to get my credit card out fast enough the day that happens.
SOld my Rolex Submariner no date, all it could was tell me the time and scuff my shirt cuffs. Have the AW4 Hermès and lookingforward to a new design this year, or else no reason to update naytime soon,
More than 100 million people globally now own an Apple Watch, an adoption milestone Apple surpassed this December, according to estimated figures compiled by Avalon's Neil Cybart.
Apple launched its smartwatch in April 2015. Since that time, Cybart's analysis suggests the growth trajectory of the device's user base has been neither constant nor steady, with the 30 million new people that began wearing an Apple Watch in 2020 nearly exceeding the adoption rate of users throughout 2015-2017.
Cybart also looked at Apple Watch as a percentage of the iPhone user base, which he considered a good proxy for the size of the potential Apple Watch market, given that an iPhone is required to use the watch (with a few exceptions, such as Family Setup). Based on his data, Cybart believes that around 10% of iPhone users worldwide wore an Apple Watch by the end of 2020.
Cybart also looked at U.S. adoption of Apple Watch specifically:
Overall, Cybart believes the figures show that Apple Watch is Apple's fourth-largest installed base behind the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and at the current sales trajectory will surpass the Mac installed base in 2022.
Looking further ahead, Cybart believes there is "nothing stopping much higher adoption over time," and predicts that if just 35% of iPhone users around the world one day wear an Apple Watch – the same adoption percentage found in the U.S. – the Apple Watch installed base would exceed 350 million people, which is two and a half times higher than the current user base.
Cybart suggests that Apple Watch could make even more headway if Apple opened it up to non-iPhone users, and suggests that the device's future roles in Apple's product line could include: Expanded identity authentication uses beyond Macs, and most recently, iPhones; advances in health monitoring; and as an ideal location on the body to offload resources linked to face-based technologies like smart glasses.
Apple has never disclosed official sales figures for Apple Watch, and instead lumps the device into its Wearables, Home, and Accessories category (previously known as the "Other" category), which also includes HomePod mini, and all of the AirPods models, including the AirPods Max.
However, based on Apple's last earning's report, the category brought in record revenue in the first fiscal quarter of 2021 (fourth calendar quarter), hitting $13 billion, up from $10 billion in the year-ago quarter, reflecting 30% growth.
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Well with the SE there is finally an option for those that won't spend a fortune nor buy last years model.
