Smartwatches continue to grow but wristbands dropped 40.5pc during the quarter

The vendor has expanded its Watch GT series with the GT 3 Pro and Watch Fit 2

The wearables include advanced health monitoring and contactless payment

Huawei’s latest Watch GT series features a watch with up to 14-days battery life

The glasses can take pics and display messages and notifications

The move signals Huawei’s intent to develop its UK business

But sales of basic bands continue to decline, according to Canalys 

Latest wearable available on April 29

The Oppo Band features 12 workout modes

The most popular of which during 2020 were the ‘hearable’ devices 

The watch is available from March 26 in the UK

The distributor will offer customers the full range of Fitbit products

The acquisition has faced challenges from regulators over privacy fears

Chinese manufacturer also announces move into smart glasses 

Guardians are able to stay in control of Neo via Vodafone’s Smart App

Customers can share call, text and data allowances from their mobile plan

Huawei’s latest Watch will retail from £119.99 later this month 

Huawei’s latest wearable starts from £179 and is available through Huawei’s online story from today

Huawei is back with the second addition of its smart watch range and with a strong battery it certainly delivers – Rating 4/5

Watches’ use cases to lure consumers from wristbands Smart watches and ear-worn devices will account for more than 70 per cent of all wearable device shipments by 2023, according to new research from IDC. The analyst firm estimates the number of global shipments for wearable devices in 2019 to reach 222.9 million, increasing to 302.3

Xiaomi led the way for wrist-worn wearables with 10.7 per cent market share

Huawei grew the most with 118.1 per cent year-on-year increase to go fourth

From Smarthome to drones and robotics to wearables, CES 2018 threw up plenty of talking points

Unipart Logistics CCO Claire Walters predicts increased demand in wearables and quad play as well as a more personalised customer service

Total shipments for the whole of last year also grew by 25 per cent from 81.9 million to 102.4 million

This was a decline from 5.6 million units in the same quarter a year ago

Pebble Core is a standalone fitness watch, while US manufacturer has also announced Pebble Time and Pebble Time 2 

The wearables market is forecast to be worth $25 billion by the end of next year, but while the outlook is prosperous, there are hurdles to overcome to ensure it reaches its potential

The group predicts global wearables revenue will hit $14 billion (£9 billion) by the end of this year

Exertis reveals claims sales of the products have grown seven-fold compared to the previous year

Research from CCS Insights shows awareness in smartwatches has grown by 75 per cent on last year to 90 per cent

Distributor’s three-strong team will work together on partner enablement and programmes designed to drive reseller and retailer sales.

Distributor joins Exertis as a headline sponsor for event in London on November 17

Exertis sales director of mobile Simon Woodman talks up the “huge” selling opportunities of wearable technology in B2B and B2C

Retailer wants to be seen as being at the forefornt of the technology as it continues to trial its Be.Smart store concept

Distributor will offer full range of Samsung wearables and will offer training to its partners on the market opportunity