![]() Never mind batteries are so lame (and non-replaceable) because phones are supposed to be all thin and light. Some people carry a “powerbrick case” around, which makes the phone heavier and bigger than the heaviest and biggest Symbian OS brick ever made. I already have to carry two phones (a Nexus 5X and a backup Nexus 4) when I have to be out for the day because one phone is not enough if you want to use it as a “smart” device (aka run apps like Uber and Maps and browse the web throughout the day). Worrying about your smartphone’s battery is bad enough. There is the most accurate description of the Apple Watch and Android Wear devices. Yet another POS that will run out of battery before the end of a busy day if you use its “smart” features the way you are supposed to, and you will have to worry about its security when it stops receiving updates. etc., but even if these figures are off by, say, 10%, the smartwatch market is still looking like a flop. Samsung, Pebble, and the others barely even register. Meanwhile, there’s no new Android Wear devices coming out this year, and the next big Wear update has been postponed to next year, so Wear is effectively dead. No wonder Apple is refusing to release sales figures for the Apple Watch. ![]() Apple experienced a 72% year-over-year decline in sales, to just 1.1 million Apple Watches in Q3 2016. Only 2.7 million units worldwide? That’s a rounding error. ![]() Meanwhile, the second generation Apple Watch was only available in the last two weeks of 3Q16. Although the decline is significant, it is worth noting that 3Q15 was the first time Apple’s Watch had widespread retail availability after a limited online launch. According to data from the International Data Corporation, (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker, total smartwatch volumes reached 2.7 million units shipped in 3Q16, a decrease of 51.6% from the 5.6 million units shipped in 3Q15. ![]() The worldwide smartwatch market experienced a round of growing pains in the third quarter of 2016 (3Q16), resulting in a year-over-year decline in shipment volumes.
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