Currys and PC World execs have thrown their weight behind the Gear Fit by suggesting it will be the number-one seller this Christmas. By contrast, the Moto 360 placed no better than ninth.
Everyone has their favorite when it comes to the devices likely to see by the barrel-load this Christmas. Obvious choice including the likes of the PlayStation 4, the iPhone 6 and the iPad Air 2 pretty much go without saying, but how about the Samsung Gear Fit?
The South Korean tech gurus haven’t exactly had the best of luck with wearables so far, though as far as one gigantic UK retailer is concerned, the tides are about to turn. It may only the be the early days of summer right now, but Currys and PC World has already put its name behind the Gear Fit as the best-selling device this holiday.
And by best-seller they really mean it – they’ve predicted it to take the number-one top-spot for sales of Christmas.
For reals?
The retailer expects Samsung’s fitness focused Gear Fit wearable to be this year’s number one best-seller, although the firm thinks it will face some stiff competition, with the Fitbit Force and Garmin Forerunner 15 wearables ranking second and third on the list. Continuing the fitness theme, the Nutribullet juicer is in fourth place.
“Customers are focusing on their health and fitness more than ever before and portable technology is very much the future as busy customers want to be able to do more things remotely and conveniently,” said mobile computing head for the brand, Rupert Nichols.
“We have seen a steady rise in sales of wearable technology but we expect to sell a lot more units this Christmas as everyone will want to trim up in the New Year.”
By contrast, the firm thinks that the coach-potato community won’t make its mark in nearly as big numbers, meaning that the Google Chromecast dongle will come out with a paltry sixth-position.
“We’ve noticed that connected devices are increasing in popularity this year,” said computing head Simon Exton.
“Consumers are looking for that something extra that makes their lives even easier to lead, and smart products like the Chromecast tick all the boxes.”
Even more weirdly, the Moto 360 Smartwatch which has largely been tipped for greatness…at least comparatively speaking…isn’t expected to place better than ninth on the firm’s holiday top-seller’s list.
That being said, given how Currys and PC World wrongly predicted in 2013 that the Xbox One would outsell the PS4, we’ll leave it up to you to decide how much faith to place in this year’s crystal ball readings.