Smartwatch sales have dropped sharply

[Kevin Lancaster]

Smartwatch sales have dropped sharply

IDC has reported that smartwatch shipments are down 51.6% year-on-year for the third quarter of 2016.

 

[Blu82]

Garmin must be smiling though.

 

[Ricard]

I have had multiple smartwatches...

Sony Smart-watch 2 - You have to charge it daily! Nice looking UI but pretty useless
Pebble - Nice timepiece, charge it weekly and it works well
Fit-bit HR - I could get calories/heart/steps etc whilst running, marketed as a sports watch.... It is a piece of sh..t. Heart rate wildly inaccurate and distance is guessed based on steps. The Fitbit HR needs charging every 5 or so days.

Best one to date is the Pebble

 

[BBotha]

I have had multiple smartwatches...

Sony Smart-watch 2 - You have to charge it daily! Nice looking UI but pretty useless
Pebble - Nice timepiece, charge it weekly and it works well
Fit-bit HR - I could get calories/heart/steps etc whilst running, marketed as a sports watch.... It is a piece of sh..t. Heart rate wildly inaccurate and distance is guessed based on steps. The Fitbit HR needs charging every 5 or so days.

Best one to date is the Pebble

We need more of you to tell us this.

 

[Splinter]

I have had multiple smartwatches...

Sony Smart-watch 2 - You have to charge it daily! Nice looking UI but pretty useless
Pebble - Nice timepiece, charge it weekly and it works well
Fit-bit HR - I could get calories/heart/steps etc whilst running, marketed as a sports watch.... It is a piece of sh..t. Heart rate wildly inaccurate and distance is guessed based on steps. The Fitbit HR needs charging every 5 or so days.

Best one to date is the Pebble

Umm, the Fitbit charge HR is not a smartwatch, it is a fitness tracker. Been rated no.1 or thereabouts by many websites and magazines. Just been replaced by the Fitbit Charge 2.

I have the Fitbit Blaze. It's a blend of smartwatch and fitness tracker. Accurate (except when counting floors it seems), needs charging every 5 days or so. If don't wear it at night seems to last longer. Even though I have the plain black plastic band (waiting on stainless steel one from overseas), a few people have commented on it; asking if it's a Samsung or Apple or whatever smart watch