Kusukela kwethulwa i-Apple Watch, inkampani izinze eCupertino kubonakala sengathi sekuyisibonelo okufanele silandelwe abanye abakhiqizi, futhi nalokhu angikhulumi ngokukopisha imisebenzi noma ukwakheka, kepha kunalokho ukwenza abasebenzisi bazi ukuthi i-smartwatch ingaphezu nje kwento yokubona izaziso ezivela ku-smartphone.
I-Apple ayikaze inikeze ukuthengiswa kwe-Apple Watch, kanye nama-AirPods, futhi izinyanga ezintathu, ayikaze inikeze ngemininingwane yokuthengisa yamadivayisi we-iPhone, i-iPad noma iMac. iphoqa abahlaziyi ukuthi basebenze kanzima ukuqondacishe izibalo zokuthengisa. Lezo ezihlobene ne-Apple Watch zisikhombisa ukuthi isabelo semakethe se-smartwatch yakwa-Apple singama-35,8%.
Ngamanye amagama, 1 kuma-smartwatch ama-3 athengiswe kwikota yokugcina bekuyi-Apple Watch. Uma siqhathanisa lezi zibalo nesikhathi esifanayo sonyaka odlule, siyabona ukuthi izibalo cishe ziyefana (35,6%).
Esikhundleni sesibili, sithola i-Samsung, esezuzile ukwandisa ukuthengisa kwakho kanye nesimo semakethe kuze kube kuthola i-quota engu-11.1%, kusuka ku-7.2% eyayinayo esikhathini esifanayo sonyaka odlule.
Esikhundleni sesithathu sithola inkampani yaseChina imoo, eyehlise isabelo sayo semakethe ngo-3%. Esikhundleni sesine, sibona ukuthi kanjani UFitbit ululama kancane kancane emhlabathini owalahleka eminyakeni embalwa eyedlule ngenkathi ama-smartwatches eqala ukuthengisa amabhande ezihlakala ezilinganiswayo futhi njengamanje anesabelo semakethe esingu-5,5%.
Esikhundleni sesithupha nesikhombisa, siyathola I-Amazfit (Xiaomi), owehlise isabelo sayo sisuka ku-4,6% kwikota yokuqala ka-2018 yaya ku-3,7% kwikota yokugcina. Okulandelayo, siyathola Huawei oshiye ekubeni nobukhona nje kulo mkhakha waba nesabelo esingu-2.%.
Vala ukuhlukaniswa kwezinto ezimbiwa phansi, eyehle ngo-7 okweshumi kusuka ku-3.2% kuya ku-2,5% noGarmin, obone nokuthi isabelo sayo semakethe sihlale kanjani ku-1,5%, sisuka ku-1,9% ebesinayo esikhathini esifanayo sonyaka odlule.
Bonke abanye abakhiqizi, bonke abanye nemikhiqizo engaziwa kakhulu, babelana ngesabelo esingu-27,9%, isabelo esibuye sehliswa sisuka ku-30,8% ebesinawo ngonyaka odlule ngezinsuku ezifanayo.
