While Samsung It makes fun Of Apple’s “innovations” on Twitter, Huawei takes advantage of the casualties in Smartwatch sales of the Cupertino giant (10% less in 2023 and 19% in 2024) to try to displace it from leadership globally. And seeing the figures, it seems that the Chinese manufacturer is on the right track. So far from 2025, Huawei has a market share of 15%, just a percentage point less than Apple, with an annual growth of 36% … against 5% of the American manufacturer.
So much so that recently Huawei officially announced that the sales of his smart watches They have reached 200 million units in the global market.The CEO of Huawei Consumer Business Group, He Gang, shared the accumulated data until last week, revealing his success in the world of the wearables.
During the last 12 years, Huawei has been present in the wearable segment. It has introduced to the market numerous watches models with innovative and relevant characteristics for health. At the same time, the company has focused on integrating new functions and AI capabilities to optimize the performance of your wearables. So much that some reports already place it in number 1.
A recent study of IDC (International Data Corporation) also He shared the company’s achievements in the global wearable sector and classified it as the company with the highest number of smart watches shipments worldwide.
According to the data, Huawei has sent almost 10 million smart watches in the first three months of this year, Above global rivals such as Xiaomi, Apple and Samsung. And one of the reasons is the Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro and its jump over the Apple Watch 10.
Health benefits are very similar, but while Apple’s smart watch is water resistant, Huawei is submersible up to 40 meters. With both you can pay through NFC technology, but Fit 4 Pro has a battery that lasts much longer (a week against three days maximum), it is fasteris compatible with Android and iOS, its screen reaches 3,000 Nits, it is thinner and, determining factor, the price: € 279 for the Huawei and € 499 for Apple’s. If we want to go to the Ultra of Apple, more comparable in terms of FIT 4 Pro resistance, you should spend at least € 899, almost three more times.
There are several factors that indicate that, in the coming years Huawei will sell more smart watches than Apple. On the one hand, politics. Until now the vetoes had harmed Huawei, but the new customs impositions of the United States will be An obstacle to Apple and has not had much time to prepare. Huawei, at this time, has “independent” and has begun to produce, develop and sell its own microchips, increasingly advanced and competitive. To this we must add a much more competitive price. In this case, the future favors those who are better prepared, as in the nature and laws of evolution.