U.S. Advanced Smartwatch Forecast, 2024–2028: CY 2Q24
This IDC study presents the five-year forecast for advanced smartwatch shipments in the United States."2023 was a challenging year for the U.S. advanced smartwatch market, but 2024 is shaping up to be a year of recovery," points out Ramon T. Llamas, research director for IDC's Wearables program. "Macroeconomic recovery is taking slow, but steady, steps forward. New smartwatches from the likes of Apple, Samsung, Google, and others are expected to launch. But perhaps the biggest driver is an installed base looking to replace their smartwatches they've had for the past several years.
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- IDC Market Forecast Figure
- Executive Summary
- Advice for Technology Suppliers
- Market Forecast
- Advanced Smartwatch Forecast by Operating System
- Advanced Smartwatch Cellular Connectivity Forecast
- Advanced Smartwatch Forecast by Segment
- Market Context
- Drivers and Inhibitors
- Drivers
- New Users and Returning Users
- Constantly Updated Feature Sets
- Introduction of New Silicon Solutions
- Inhibitors
- Lukewarm Reception Within the Mass Market
- Exodus of Smartwatch Vendors
- Significant Market Developments
- Changes from Prior Forecast
- Market Definition
- Methodology
- Primary Data Sources
- Secondary Sources
- IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker
- Related Research
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