After the optimistic announcement of the company's financial results Apple here comes another good news: sales of smart watches Apple Watch se is really thriving. According to the latest report from Strategy Analytics Apple delivered 2,8 million units of this watch in the second quarter of this year.
It means, among other things, that Apple Watch it now accounts for a 13% share of the global wearable electronics market. If we compare these numbers with the data for the second quarter of last year, we can see that deliveries Apple Watch increased by up to 56% and the market share of this device increased by 2017% in the second quarter of 5.
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Xiaomi became the leader in the wearable electronics market this year, knocking off last year's winner Fitbit from the top of the list. While shipments of Xiaomi's wearable electronics rose to 3,7 million units, shipments of Fitbit wristbands fell from 5,7 million to 3,4 million units. This dropped its market share from 28,5% to 15,7%, while Xiaomi's wearable electronics market share rose from 15% to 17,1%.
The credit for Xiaomi's top position goes to its Mi Band 2. This fitness tracker is sold in China at a price of about $25 and offers step and walking tracking, calorie counting and other functions. Of course, it cannot offer the same number of features as Apple Watch, but still, combined with the price, it is enough to sell well.
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In the remaining two quarters of this year, the company could Apple to see a further increase in deliveries Apple Watchif together with iPhonem 8 will also be released this year Apple Watch Series 3. Last year's edition Apple Watch Series 2 resulted in a record number of shipments of these smartwatches.
