This week is a week of results. It took the number one spot in the smartphone market in India, moved up to number three in Russia and now sits in second place behind Apple in the world portable gadget rankings. Yooooo close :)
Az Apple jelenleg is a trónt foglalja el ezen a listán idén már a második negyedévi jelentések alapján. Pedig nem mindig volt így, 2017-es évben a második negyedévben foglalták el ideiglenesen a trónt a Xiaomi és a Fitbit, letaszítva a harmadik helyre az Smart Watch-ot. Azóta ismtét helyre állt a “rend” és a lista az év utolsó előtti hajrájára sem változott, első az Apple 3,9 millió, második a Xiaomi 3,6 millió és bronzérmes a Fitbit 3,5 millió leszállított hordozható eszközzel.
In terms of market share, Apple is in the top three with 23%, while Xiaomi and Fitbit are in the top three with 21% and 20% respectively. Huawei and Samsung, who are ranked fourth and fifth respectively, account for 6% and 5% of the wearable market share, with the rest being other brands.
Apple reported its strongest performance in the third quarter with the release of the LTE-enabled Apple Watch Series 3. However, the LTE version did not live up to its full potential in Q3 as demand was much more than availability, so the smartwatch is expected to secure another solid spot in Q4.
Looking at the result, Apple has no reason to sit still, because Xiaomi is very close. Xiaomi is known for its ability to double or even triple its performance even quarter on quarter as it recently became India's number one smartphone brand. So the results for the last quarter of 2017 may be different from what we have now. We will find out in January whether there will be a dethronement and whether Xiaomi's conquest was a success in 2017!
