Semakin ramai pakai smartwatch. Jualan jam naik mendadak ketika pandemik ni

R2D2

Smartwatch sales spurred by pandemic
By QISHIN TARIQ
    Smartwatch
    Monday, 06 Sep 2021


Smartwatches are increasingly becoming popular as they offer more health monitoring features, even in basic models.

US tech research firm Counterpoint released a report titled Global Smartwatch Model Tracker which reported that wearables had seen a 27% increase in global shipments in the second quarter of this year, compared to the same period last year.

Its senior analyst Sujeong Lim said the Covid-19 pandemic has pushed consumers towards being more health-conscious, making them seek out features such as oxygen saturation (SpO2) and heart rate monitoring, especially in devices in the sub-US$100 (RM415) segment.

“Looking at the success of Apple Watch, more OEMs have entered the smartwatch market with a relatively less advanced operating system (OS) but comparable fitness and health-related features, and stylish designs at affordable prices targeting hundreds of millions of potential users globally,” said Lim.

She said demand had trickled down to the affordable smartwatch segment, which grew a massive 547% annually, highlighting its mass-market reach worldwide.

These budget smartwatches were particularly important in high growth markets like India, where customers snapped up affordable but feature-rich smartwatches from Chinese brands.

Analytics firm Research and Markets reported a similar trend in its “Smartwatch Market As Per Products, Application, Operating System And Geography Global Forecast”, attributing the sector’s growth to the evolution of technologies which drove people to be more health conscious.

It forecasted the sector to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.5% by 2026.

The firm reported that users wanted smartwatches to help keep a record of their daily activities and reduce bad practices that may negatively affect their wellness in the long run.

However, it warned that the lack of awareness about all of a smartwatches’ features was expected to restrict the market growth.

Entire ecosystems

In an earlier Counterpoint report from May, the firm’s vice president (research) Neil Shah said wearable devices and services were going to become important for tech giants as they increasingly expand their reach in healthcare, pharmaceutical and insurance markets.

This can include offering services that cross-sell medicines and healthcare solutions, or attract marketers to their ad platforms based on the health profiles built with the enormous amount of data generated via the sensors on these wearable devices, he said.

Lim said the OS of the smartwatch also mattered, as users preferred devices that worked within a brand’s ecosystem.

“The smartwatch attach-rates for smartphones have been steadily rising. Apple’s ecosystem is seeing a greater attach-rate as the brand continues to bake in attractive designs, health features and related services around it,” she said.

Attach-rate is a metric for measuring the sale of a secondary product based on the success of a primary product.

For example, razor blades are often sold together with razors, and a smartwatch with the same brand of smartphone which assures better integration.

Lim said the Apple Watch crossed the 100 million user mark for the first time as of June, with the US continuing to be its main market, accounting for more than half the user base.

Its top competitors were Samsung and Garmin, which saw a shipment growth of 43% and 62% year-on-year, respectively.

Samsung’s sales, it said, were driven by models such as Galaxy Watch 3 and Watch Active 2 models.

lwyl

Garmin model apa yang bagus?

sarah82

Aku pakai hybrid saja.. ...

kikuri

pakai amazfit je.. ok lah untuk yang brsenam setakat berlari, walking and aerobik jah.. tp sayang pulak takde untuk hiking... spo2 ade.. heart rate ade, stress level pun ade..oklah tu

edayildiz

dah ada..ayah bg masa birthday aritu

CiliPadiSedap

masih pakai jam handphone je.

LostStar

lwyl replied at 6-9-2021 03:19 PM
Garmin model apa yang bagus?

Garmin ada sale skrg kan.. cepat sambar... model apa tu bergantung untuk kegunaan apa.. renang ka.. skipping ka.. ice skating ka.. ahakssss

lurve82

Aku sblm ni pki iwatch…tp ble wfh dan preggy ni aku xsuka pki jam..rimas..mana ntah iwatch aku tu…

dekmieDandy

iols guna smartband je, mi band 6 sebab battery dia 14 hari tahan

nak beli applewatch tapi iphone iols ni bukan main phone pulak, lagi byk guna android

lil_honey

iols ade beli apple watch hari tu. tapi tak best bawak tido sebab dia berat and besar.
so iols beli huawei fit smart watch tu.
lagi complete dari apple watch. ade gps, sleep tracker, stress tracker, sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moon casting, ringan, murah dlm RM 300+/- and fit dengan tangan.

ok done racun.

sayawifenikmie

nak pakai smartwatch
tapi anak tak kasi
sebab dia kata
kalau ibu pakai smartwatch .. tengok apa apa bacaan tak elok
terus nanti jadi lagi tinggi
sebab asyik risau jer

R2D2

dh mcm trending basikal jugak
sekarang dh kurang nmpk geng2 berbasikal
w/pun secara individu

fazzrules

Amazfit gts mini berbaloi weh..murah pun murah..walaupun den laki, tak minat sangat jam gedabak cam gshock2 ni..mula2 guna miband 5..tapi takdak blood oxygen sensor.. upgrade p amazfit..mmg puas ati la..cuma spoil dia bila sync ngan apps hp dia lambat sikit.

white_musk

R2D2 replied at 6-9-2021 05:21 PM
dh mcm trending basikal jugak
sekarang dh kurang nmpk geng2 berbasikal
w/pun secara individu

apa jadi dengan basikal mahal mahal yang dibeli tahun lepas?

ninja boy

I bagi smartwatch kat org lain, xde kerja pakai jam besar rimas asik sibuk mengerjakan jam tu.  Nak hidup simple normal tanpa sibuk gadget. Nak check bp nadi ada alat lain sebulan sekali check

lwyl

LostStar replied at 6-9-2021 04:07 PM
Garmin ada sale skrg kan.. cepat sambar... model apa tu bergantung untuk kegunaan apa.. renang ka. ...

Alright. Thanks.

nakkomenjugak

abang dan mak iol pakai
sorang mi band sorang samsung watch

kitmal9545

tunggu smartwatch yang ada app ECG (android)

kakikuDibibirmu

Akak suka guna smartwatch sebab tak payah susah-susah pergi kedai jam mintak tukar bateri, cas jah persis ponsel setiap 3 hari, wireless charging tersenyum sinis

Ytee

apple watch pun ok