Of the 4.6-million smartband devices that were shipped globally during the past 12 months, just 720,000 were powered by Google's wearable device operating system. It may still be early days for the consumer smartwatch market but, according to research firm Canalys, it's Samsung and Pebble that have taken an early lead. Likewise, the company notes that the even more expensive LG G Watch R has performed "significantly better" than the brand's initial Android Wear watch, the very basic yet very affordable LG G Watch. For the moment, at least, it would appear that Samsung is the dominant force in the smartwatch market, thanks to its decision to launch multiple devices at multiple price points on multiple operating systems.



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