Wearables markets in Africa and Middle East have witnessed a strong growth trajectory in the very first quarter of this year. The latest scores compiled by the ICT research and consulting firm International Data Corporation (IDC).Year on year analysis of the MEA region depicts that the wearables shipments increased up to 30.2 percent, told by IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker for the first quarter.

Smart Wearables Giving Middle East Market a Momentum, Viable Growth in First Quarter

Although, the trend has fallen down for some other consumer devices available in the market.

Wearables which do not support 3^rd party applications, shipment has raised to 16.8 percent whereas smart wearable devices gained more of a market momentum and shipments gone up to 64.9 percent in comparison to last year’s first quarter.

IDC is of the view that this trend shows a remarkable turnaround existing in the market. Samsung Gear S3 smart watches, Apple smart watches of Series 1 and 2 and other have received a very welcoming response from the consumer market.