The smartwatch is expected to become a very popular device over the next few years, and according to a recent report, both Pebble and Samsung are dominating the U.S. smartwatch market.
The news comes from NPD, who have said that around 500,000 smart watches have been sold in the U.s. since October of last year, and sales of the devices have been around $96 million.
Both Samsung and Pebble are the top smartwatch makers in the US, although Samsung apparently has a 78 percent share of the market and Pebble has an 18 percent share, when it comes to overall revenue.
“The smartwatch market is poised to continue to grow in 2014” said Ben Arnold, executive director of industry analysis at NPD. “With nearly $100 million in US sales in less than a year, the category is off to a promising start with just two major brands.”
Things are expected to change over the next few months, as there are a number of new devices on the way from various companies.
There are two new Android Wear devices that will launch this year, the LG G Watch, and the Motorola Moto 360, and Apple also has the new Apple iWatch on the way.
It will be interesting to see how things change over the next twelve months, and whether Apple ends up becoming top of the smartwatch market in the US, or whether Motorola lands on top.
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