While Apple Watch Series 3 users are exploding, on the other hand, the number of original Apple Watch users is decreasing

byJon Fingas

The wearable device that appeared from AppleApple WatchAbout the series, the latest typeApple Watch Series 3It is clear from the data that users of users are expanding rapidly.

Apple Watch Adoption - David Smith, Independent iOS Developer
https://david-smith.org/blog/2018/03/14/apple-watch-series-3-adoption/

Apple Watch Series 3 adoption growing rapidly as usage of Series 0 declines | 9to 5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2018/03/14/apple-watch-series-3-adoption-growing-rapidly-as-usage-of-series-0-declines/

Released in September 2017Apple Watch Series 3 is compatible with high-speed Internet connection by LTE communication, music playback of Apple Music, operation of the main unit using Siri, etc., and the processing speed of the CPU and the battery driving time also become long, such as from the old version It is greatly improved.

Since the release of Series 3, David Smith, the developer of the Apple Watch application, has decided to use which device among the four Apple Watch users have of the first (Series 0), Series 1, Series 2, Series 3 Are you in?Pedometer ++We tracked through the application called, and recorded that trend. Following over seven months of tracking it has turned out that the proportion of Series 3 users is rapidly increasing, but the proportion of original Apple Watch users has declined since the latest Apple Watch Series 3 appeared did.

The following graph shows data on which Apple Watch the active user of Pedometer ++ is using. The horizontal axis of the graph represents the time from August 2017 to March 2018, and the vertical axis shows the proportion of which model of Apple Watch is used by active users of Pedometer ++. The blue line is the percentage of users who are using the latest Series 3, and it is clear that they are increasing rapidly since the advent of September 2017. As of March 14, 2018, 33% of all Apple Watch users are using the latest Series 3, exceeding the previous model, Series 2 (red line), all Apple Watch series It is the highest percentage. By contrast, you can see that the proportion of users of the original Apple Watch (purple line) is declining rapidly.


"Once you use Series 3, you will notice that the original Apple Watch works too slowly," says Apple-related media 9to5Mac, which points out that the specifications differ greatly between the first generation and the latest generation. Currently three years have passed since the release of the original Apple Watch, the user noticed that the first battery was deteriorating, and said that they should consider replacing them with Series 3.

Smith says that the proportion of Series 3 users is increasing, and it is a good trend that the percentage of primary users is decreasing. "The first Apple Watch is inferior in many respects compared to Series 3 and I would like to quit support a long way.The original Apple Watch user would not want to say this, As I want to prioritize the development of new devices, I have time to be involved with support for older devices, "Smith said, and may soon end support for the original Apple Watch.

Even though the percentage of primary Apple Watch users is declining rapidly, it seems that support will not end immediately because there are still 24% active users, even if developers are using Series 3 There is no doubt that we want to move to.