Juniper Research analysts believe that in the market of smart watches in the coming years there will be significant changes associated with the growing popularity of so-called hybrid smart chronometers. Hybrid "smart" watches can look like ordinary analog devices, but they have a certain set of additional functions. It can be, say, gathering information about the physical activity of the owner and receiving notifications from the smartphone. It is estimated that around 14 million hybrid smart watches were shipped worldwide last year. By 2022, according to the forecasts of Juniper Research experts, deliveries of such gadgets will reach almost 80 million units. If these expectations are met, the growth compared to 2017 will be approximately 460%. At the same time, the demand for full-fledged "smart" watches, such as Apple Watch, will increase by 160% by 2022,.

This situation will lead to the fact that hybrid smart chronometers will occupy more than 50% of the global market for smart watches. Finance help. ua: In 2017, according to preliminary estimates, 113.2 million different portable devices were sold worldwide. Of these, all kinds of bracelets were 45 million pieces. Smart-watches with basic and extended functionality jointly occupied the main part of the market with 61.5 million units shipped.

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