Apple Watch dominates Q4 market as yearly growth surges
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Apple reportedly shipped 33.9 million units last year. What you need to know A new report says the Apple Watch dominated the smartphone market last year. It accounted for 40% of smart watch shipments in Q4, the next closest competitor was 10%. Shipments for the year grew by 19% to 33.9 million. New research says the Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE helped Apple to swipe 40% of the smart watch market in Q4 of 2020, as shipments climbed nearly 20% across the year. From Counterpoint: Impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, global smartwatch shipments in Q4 2020 saw a slight YoY decrease to book an almost flat 2020, according to Counterpoint Research`s latest Global Smartphone Shipments Tracker. In a year where annual growth inched forward at only 1.5%, Apple maintained its solid number one position and increased its market share by 6%pts, helping shift the overall market closer to the premium segment. In an otherwise down year, Apple was the only company that saw growth, ...