Wearables market grew in 2018 led by Apple, Xiaomi and Huawei

The smart wearable market grew by 27% in 2018, spurred on by a strong Q4. Apple retained its leading position with a 26.8% of the entire market in 2018 while Xiaomi and Huawei posted much better numbers than in 2017. IDC has included ear-worn devices into its wearable category (as long as they can summon a smart assistant without the use of a phone), which ushered in devices like Apple's AirPods and Google's Pixel Buds into the fold. Apple shipped 46.2 million smart wearables in 2018 compared to 33.1 million in 2017. Xiaomi saw a year over year growth of nearly 45% while Huawei posted...

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