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Ama-oda angaphambili we-Apple Watch ayenjalo yethuliwe ngoLwesihlanu, namakhasimende avela emazweni ayisishiyagalolunye akwazi uku-oda. Inkampani yaseMelika iSlice Intelligence yanikeza isilinganiso sokuthi e-United States kuphela, cishe abantu abayisigidi babonisa isithakazelo emkhiqizweni omusha emahoreni okuqala angu-24, okungukuthi izinkulungwane ezingu-957.

I-Slice ithole le datha kusetshenziswa uhlelo lokusebenza lweselula oluqaphayo oluthola ama-imeyili aqukethe ulwazi mayelana nokuthenga, ngaleyo ndlela lunikeze abasebenzisi bayo umbono wayo wokuthi yimalini, kuphi, nini futhi yini abayisebenzisile. Uhlelo lokusebenza lunabasebenzisi abayizigidi ezimbili, abangu-9 babo aba-ode i-Apple Watch ngoLwesihlanu. Le nombolo iphindaphindwe ukuze ibonise bonke abangase babe abathengi bewashi.

[yenza isenzo=”citation”]62% wama-oda emodeli ye-Watch Sport eshibhe kakhulu.[/do]

Kodwa amayunithi ayisigidi sase-US athengiswa ngosuku akusona sodwa Ucezu lwezibalo olunikeziwe. Amagrafu amaningana ashicilelwe kuwebhusayithi yenkampani ebonisa ukuthi yiziphi izinhlobo zamawashi namabhendi abedingeka kakhulu. Akumangazi ukuthi u-62% wama-oda bekungowemodeli ye-Watch Sport eshibhe kakhulu enekesi le-aluminium, u-65% wawo (u-40% wengqikithi) bese kuba okwehlukile okumpunga okumnyama. Zilandelwa ikesi lensimbi (34%), i-aluminium esiliva (23%) nensimbi emnyama (3%). Ngesikhathi esifanayo, i-71% yamadivayisi athengiswayo angamamodeli amakhulu, okungukuthi ngosayizi wekesi we-42 mm.

Ngokwesilinganiso, cishe u-$504 wachithwa ewashini elilodwa, cishe u-$383 oshicilelo lwezemidlalo, kanye nama- $707 ensimbi ye-Apple Watch. Ngokuqondene namabhande, ethandwa kakhulu yiqembu lezemidlalo elimnyama (Black Sport Band), lilandelwa ibhendi yezemidlalo emhlophe kanye nensimbi ebiza kakhulu iMilanese Loop.

Umagazini fortune se wabuza abahlaziyi abathathu, ngokusekelwe kulolu lwazi, yiziphi izinombolo zokuthengisa abangazilinganisela kuwo wonke amazwe ayisishiyagalolunye lapho i-Apple Watch ingathengwa khona njengamanje. Ngenhla ka-Avalon's Neil Cybart angalindela endaweni ethile phakathi kwezigidi ezimbili nezintathu zamayunithi athengiswa ngempelasonto. I-Gene Munster kaPiper Jaffray ingalinganisela ngaphezudlwana kwezigidi ezimbili uma idatha ye-Slice inembile, kodwa kucatshangwa ukuthi inani elincane labalandeli be-Apple ngaphandle kwe-US (kanye nokuchazwa okuxekethile kwezinombolo ze-Slice) wehlise isilinganiso saba yisigidi nesigamu.

U-Horace Dediu we-Asymco uqagele ngezinhloso ze-Apple zokuheha amakhasimende amaningi ngangokunokwenzeka eChina ngenxa yesikhathi sokwethulwa kwama-oda angaphambili (e-US aqala phakathi nobusuku) ngakho-ke wacabanga ukuthi amayunithi amaningi athengiswe lapho, kodwa isilinganiso siphinde sizungeza kumaki ayizigidi ezimbili.

Okokugcina, uma besingaqhathanisa lezi zibalo nezinye ezinikezwe i-Canalys ngoFebruwari mayelana namadivayisi we-Android Wear, besingaphetha ngokuthi i-Apple ithengise amawashi ahlakaniphile e-iOS ngosuku lokuqala lulodwa kunabo bonke abanye abenzi bamawashi be-Android Wear kuze kube manje unyaka wonke ka-2014.

Ama-Canalys alinganiselwa kumadivayisi ayizinkulungwane ezingama-720 athengisiwe, okungaphansi kakhulu kwenani elilinganiselwe le-Apple Watch elithengiswa e-United States kuze kube manje. Ezinyangeni ezintathu zokuqala zalo nyaka, isibalo senani lemikhiqizo ye-Android Wear ethengisiwe siye sakhula ngokuqinisekile, kodwa abahlaziyi balinganisela ukuthi sicishe sibe yisigidi.

Umthombo: ICult Of Mac, fortune, I-9to5Google
Photo: Shinya Suzuki

 

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