• The global smartwatch market fell 7% in 2024, the first ever decline in the overall market.
  • Apple retained its top position, despite a 19% YoY decline in shipments due to tighter competition and weaker upgrade cycles.
  • China captured the biggest shipment share for the first time, driven by the strong performance of Chinese brands including Huawei, Xiaomi and BBK (Imoo).
  • Kids smartwatch was the only segment to witness a rise, as parents’ awareness increased, and brands expanded in this category.
  • Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    4·
    18 hours ago

    I just sold my Pixel Watch and bought a Withings Scanwatch.

    Daily charging is annoying. I stopped using it to pay because then I’d have to set up a PIN, and then type in the PIN every time I want to use it. I’m not without my phone and it’s more convenient to pay with.

    I did like the health monitoring features, but the daily charging made it intrusive and another thing I had to actively monitor.

    Scanwatch gives me 30 days of battery, all the health tracking, and some basic notifications, which is fine but I’d get it even without that.

    • chaospatterns@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      13 hours ago

      I stopped using it to pay because then I’d have to set up a PIN, and then type in the PIN every time I want to use it

      This shocked me when I went from my Galaxy Watch 3 to a Galaxy Watch 6. I used to only have to put a PIN when I wanted to pay, but now it’s anything on the watch?

      Because of that, I also disabled the payment app.