A survey conducted by Rakuten Insight in August 2019 found that the main reason for not purchasing a wearable device for respondents was that they already had a smartphone and were satisfied with its functions.
Reasons against purchasing smartwatches or wearable fitness/activity trackers in South Korea as of August 2019
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Rakuten Insight. (September 17, 2019). Reasons against purchasing smartwatches or wearable fitness/activity trackers in South Korea as of August 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053323/south-korea-wearable-devices-reasons-against-purchase/
Rakuten Insight. "Reasons against purchasing smartwatches or wearable fitness/activity trackers in South Korea as of August 2019." Chart. September 17, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053323/south-korea-wearable-devices-reasons-against-purchase/
Rakuten Insight. (2019). Reasons against purchasing smartwatches or wearable fitness/activity trackers in South Korea as of August 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053323/south-korea-wearable-devices-reasons-against-purchase/
Rakuten Insight. "Reasons against Purchasing Smartwatches or Wearable Fitness/Activity Trackers in South Korea as of August 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053323/south-korea-wearable-devices-reasons-against-purchase/
Rakuten Insight, Reasons against purchasing smartwatches or wearable fitness/activity trackers in South Korea as of August 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053323/south-korea-wearable-devices-reasons-against-purchase/ (last visited August 17, 2022)