![]() "The Apple Watch raises the profile of wearables in general and there are many vendors and devices that are eager to share the spotlight," said IDC analyst Ramon Llamas, in a statement. If just 5% of the 300 million iPhones bought in the last two years also resulted in Apple Watch sales, that would be 15 million watches sold, she noted. Gartner analyst Angela McIntyre said a sizable percentage of iPhone owners will also buy an Apple Watch. The IDC smartwatch forecast is much lower than a recent prediction by Gartner, which says 40 million smartwatches will ship in 2015, up from about 5 million in 2014. ![]() For all of 2015, IDC said 25.7 million smart wearables will ship, up 511% from the 4.2 million shipped in 2014. IDC grouped the Apple Watch with Motorola's Moto 360, several Samsung Gear watches and others under a category it calls smart wearables, or devices capable of running third-party apps. Apple will begin taking pre-orders April 10. Apple Watch goes on sale April 24, starting at $349, but some gold-encased models will start at $10,000. IDC expects smartwatch shipments to grow by 500% this year.Ī February forecast by CCS Insight put potential Apple Watch sales at 20 million in 2015.
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