Riding on the success of its Mi Band 3 in India and other markets beyond China, Xiaomi grabbed the top position with 21.5 percent market share in the global wearable segment in the third quarter as Apple came second with 13.1 percent share, the International Data Corporation (IDC) said on Tuesday.
Many of the new basic wearables include features like notifications or simple app integrations that bleed into smartwatch territory.
Another driving factor was growing demand in markets like Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), which accounted for more than half of all shipments and grew 21.4 per cent over the previous year.
The company launched its next generation smartwatch, the Galaxy Watch, marking the first time that a wearable device moved away from its od Gear brand to the more popular Galaxy sub-brand, said IDC.
