Google's Wear OS Share Surges

Thanks to Samsung, which started using Wear OS with the Galaxy Watch 4 and achieved its highest quarterly shipments, narrowing the gap with Apple and reclaiming second place from Huawei

Global smartwatch shipments increased 16% in the third quarter of this year compared to the same period last year, continuing their double-digit growth following the previous quarter, according to counterpoint research’s recently published Global Smartwatch model Tracker.

Thanks to the launch of the Galaxy Watch 4 series, Samsung achieved its highest quarterly shipments, narrowing the gap with Apple and reclaiming second place from Huawei. From this smartwatch series, Samsung has expanded its app ecosystem by using Android-based Wear OS instead of its Tizen. The brand has also broadened users’ range of choice by launching two models – basic and classic. The newly added body composition feature has also fetched a good response.