Kusukela kwethulwa i-Apple Watch, onyakeni owedlule, abaningi bethu bangabasebenzisi namuhla esingathanda ukubazi ngomlomo kaTim Cook inani lamadivayisi abathengise kuze kube manje. Baningi abahlaziyi abazama ukwethula izibalo ngenjabulo ngaphandle kwesisekelo. Ngokusho kwezinye zalezi, i-Apple ibingathengisa ama-Apple Watch ayizigidi eziyi-15 kulo nyaka odlule kanti ngekota yokuqala yalo nyaka, inkampani ibingathumela amayunithi ayizigidi eziyi-2,2. Kepha yize ingenayo imininingwane esemthethweni, uma sithembele kwimininingwane yabahlaziyi, i-Apple Watch ibilokhu iyi-smartwatch ethandwa kakhulu futhi ngenxa yalokho ithengiswa kakhulu.
Ngokuya nge-Strategy Analytics, intshisekelo ku- I-Apple Watch isiqalile ukwehla kulekota yokuqala uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule, kwehle kusuka ku-63% kuya ku-52,4% wamanje. Isizathu esikhulu salokhu kwehla kushukunyiswa inani elikhulu lezimbangi ezine-Android Wear eza emakethe futhi ezenza izinto zibe nzima kakhulu kubasebenzisi lapho bethatha isinqumo.
Njengamanje ku-Android Wear singathola inani elikhulu lamadivayisi wezinyathelo ezahlukahlukene, osayizi, izinketho ngamanani aphansi kakhulu. Yini enye Ukuhambisana kwe-iOS Ngenxa yohlelo lokusebenza i-Google elisungule ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule, linikeza ithuba lokucabangela lawa ma-smartwatches njengenketho yize imisebenzi incane, ngoba asikwazi ukuhlangana kuzindlela zombili ngaphandle kokukhiqizwa kabusha komculo.
Yize ukulahleka kwenzalo ngabasebenzisi, i-Apple iyaqhubeka nokugcina inzuzo enhle uma iqhathaniswa nomenzi olandelayo, iSamsung, ekwazi ukuthumela kuphela amadivayisi angaphezu kuka-600.000 ukuthengiswa, kanti abanye abakhiqizi bathumele amayunithi ayisigidi esingu-1.4. Kepha uma sibheka igrafu yesithakazelo sabasebenzisi babahlaziyi, siyabona ukuthi iSamsung ibone kanjani yehlisa inzalo yabasebenzisi bayo ngamaphuzu ayi-1,7, kanti i-Apple ikwenze lokho ngamaphuzu ayi-11,6. Nakulokhu futhi, lowo othola ukwehla kulezi zinkampani zombili ezinye izinkampani ezilawula ngokuhlanganyela ukuba ne-33,3%.
Njengamanje imodeli ethakazelisa kakhulu ongancintisana ne-Apple Watch yi-Samsung Gear S2 ukuthi esikhundleni salokhu okususelwa ku-Android Wear iphethwe uhlelo lokusebenza lakwaSamsung, iTizen. Le smartwatch isinikeza ukudayela okujikelezayo okusivumela ukuthi silawule cishe zonke izinketho zokubuka ngaphandle kokuxhumana nesikrini. Kepha kuze kube yilapho amaKorea aqala uhlelo lokusebenza oluhambisana ne-Android ne-iOS, le modeli igwetshwe inani elincane labasebenzisi. Isono.