7 million Apple Watch sold in Q3 2015 - Why Samsung, Asus, Huawei, LG and Motorola smartwatches need longer battery life

“Shipments are steadily increasing as [Apple] has greatly expanded the Watch's channel footprint internationally. WatchOS 2 has brought native apps to the platform, and new colors and styles have refreshed the lineup, but Apple needs to continue to generate demand six months after launch”

Canalys analyst Chris Jones commenting in a Press Release on the Apple Watch

The Apple Watch continues to grow from strength to strength and it's not even Christmas yet!

The latest stats from analyst Canalys on Wednesday November 4th 2015 estimate that Apple has sold some 7 million Apple Watches in the Third Quarter of 2015 as reported in the article “Apple Watch clocks the competition with 7 million in sales”, published November 5, 2015 by Lance Whitney, CNET News. 

This is a three million more than the 4 million smartwatches sold worldwide in the Second Quarter of 2015 according to analyst Strategy Analytics as reported in my blog article entitled “Apple sells 4 million Apple Watches - How Samsung, Asus, Huawei, LG and Motorola Empire Strikes back at IFA Trade Show”.

Apple is no beating the more established smartwatch sellers in the Third Quarter of 2015 as well. According to analyst Canalys, they've been racking up some impressive shipment numbers in the Third Quarter of 2015:

1.      300,000 Apple Watch units

2.      200,000 Pebble Time Units

Xiaomi and Fitbit still rule the roost when it comes to fitness trackers, the other segment that falls under the Wearables market along with smartwatches in the Third Quarter of 2015. So fat Xiaomi $15 Mi Band sold 10 million units in China since launch in July 2015.

Note that these numbers also include the Pebble Time Steel smartwatch, which launched in August 2015 as noted in my Geezam blog article entitled “Pebble Time Steel coming in August 2015 for Busy Fitness Freaks”.

7 million Apple Watch in Q3 2015 – Why Smartwatches need longer battery life

Interestingly Samsung Galaxy Gear S1 smartwatch sales fell as Samsung was apparently distracted by the upcoming launch of the Samsung Gear S2, which launched in September 2015 as reported in my Geezam blog article entitled “Samsung Galaxy Gear S2 has Tizen OS powered Samsung Pay Winning Potential”.

Samsung, Asus, Huawei, LG and Motorola have since then launched fresh assaults in what is become a fiercely congested new battle ground.

However, the competition seems reluctant to roll out technology innovation such as longer battery life, such as Solar Powered smartwatches, Kinetic chargers and smartwatches with regular Coin Cell Batteries.

Instead, they’ve opted to rehash yesteryears designs with more precious metals such as the US$350 Huawei Watch as described in my MICO Wars blog article entitled “Why US$350 Huawei Watch cannot be used for Sex in the shower”.

Hopefully a new year will bring new thinking in the wearables market, such as smartwatch with longer battery life measured in months and years and not weeks and days and possibly even paired with VR (Virtual Reality) headsets.