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The first Apple Watch sales estimates are now in and it looks like curiosity got the better of everyone as the Apple Watch has apparently managed to outsell every Android Wear smartwatch combined. This means that the sales of Android Wear offerings from the likes of Motorola, LG and Samsung, pale in comparison to Apple’s day one numbers.
The Apple Watch is currently available for pre-order, with units shipping out starting on the 24th of April. However, within hours, many models had their shipping dates pushed back by as far as two months.
Right now, estimated sales of the Apple Watch in the US are sitting at around 975,000 units, which is quite a bit more than the 720,000 Android Wear watches that were sold during 2014. Obviously the Android Wear figure encompasses multiple watches from different manufacturers.
Additionally, Apple’s sales estimate doesn’t take in to account the other eight countries the watch is available to pre-order in, including the UK. So far, it looks like the Apple Watch with the black sport band is the most popular, nabbing up 28 per cent of the pre-orders. The entry-level sports models in general seem to be the most popular so far.
So far, every single Apple Watch has a four to six weeks shipping estimate, with some other models pushed back slightly further.
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KitGuru Says: Given that this is the first new product category for Apple since the iPad, it was bound to see heavy interest. However, I do wonder what the general reaction will be from users once the watch actually starts shipping towards the end of this month. Do any of you guys use a smartwatch? Would you recommend one?
I didn’t get it with Android wearables, and I get it even less with the iWatch. What are the brilliant unmissable features that justify paying hundreds of dollars for a sports watch that you have to recharge daily? Unless of course you like being constantly reminded that you should exercise more (like that’s going to make you happy).
As if people aren’t easily enough distracted as it is, you’re basically forcing yourself to constantly monitor your digital social life, resulting in less concentration and productivity. One look at any university library and you see the effects of social media on students, which wearables are only making worse. Instead of finding a balance between off- and online living, people pay lots of money to make their lives basically worse.
You can count on Apple to be able to sell even the most useless and overpriced things. They are magicians.
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I’ve been sporting my Pebble from the kickstarter campaign for two years now, and it changed how I use my phone (hint: I check it 4-5 times a day now).
Lucas makes some good points, however I can literally determine within a second if an email, facebook message or text requires my attention – most of them don’t, so I save a lot of time by not checking my phone.
And you can count on trolls to whine about it.
Buy a Casio.