Apple may be on track to extend its lead over rivals with rumored blood oxygen detection feature

• Global smartwatch revenue jumped 20% YoY in H1 2020, with Apple grabbing 51% of revenue.
• And Apple's blood oxygen detection feature on the upcoming Watch Series 6 could be its key to further strengthening its hold on the smartwatch market. 
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Global smartwatch revenue jumped 20% year-over-year (YoY) in the first half of 2020, despite stagnating shipment growth during the period, according to data from Counterpoint Research.

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Apple was the leading smartwatch vendor by revenue, which grew 22% YoY — and extended the gap between itself and rivals: During the first half of 2020 Apple's share of the smartwatch market grew 8 percentage points, from 43% in H1 2019 to 51% in H1 2020. On the other hand, Samsung's share of smartwatch shipment revenue fell 2 percentage points to 7.2% in H1 2020, making room for Garmin and Huawei to jump to the second and third spots, with 9.4% and 8.3% of the market, respectively. See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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