Comments:
The global HLOS smartwatch witnessed a 2% YoY decline in quarterly shipments. Under HLOS, Huawei, Garmin, and Xiaomi experienced a YoY increase of 78%, 30%, and 107% respectively. Apple declined 20% YoY and Samsung also had a 2% decline in shipment units. By region, China continued to drive the growth of the HLOS smartwatch market, fueled by the Huawei GT 4, GT 3 series, and Watch 4 series along with the good performance of Apple S9.