This Is How Many People Actually Plan to Buy an Apple Watch

A whole lot of Apple fans are going to buy the company’s new smart watch—at least, that’s the prediction coming from a survey conducted by Adobe.

In a new poll of 1,000 U.S. smartphone and tablet owners, Adobe found that 27% of people polled said they were likely or very likely to buy a smartwatch. Of that cohort, 67% said they were likely to buy the Apple Watch specifically. Overall, Adobe analyst Tamara Gaffney predicts that about 10% of people using iOS devices will purchase an Apple Watch in its first 18 months. That equates to between 25 million and 50 million unit sales for the watch, based on varying estimates of how many iOS devices are currently active.

Meanwhile, other polls have measured that only 5% of U.S. iPhone owners are very likely to buy Apple Watch. The device’s market viability should be more apparent after Apple unveils more pricing and release details at its press conference Monday.

11 Amazing Features of the Apple Watch

The Apple Watch is the company's' first entirely new product category since the original iPad. It's a huge gamble for Apple and a test of the still-nascent wearable market.

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The Watch is the most customizable and varied product Apple has likely ever launched. It'll come in three editions made of different metals and be available with multiple snap-in wrist bands. Prices start at $349.

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The Watch has a touch interface that can sense the difference between a light touch and hard press. But it also has a "digital crown" that allows users to quickly scroll through lists without obscuring the screen.

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The Watch must be paired with an iPhone for many of its functions. The device piggybacks on the phone's data and GPS connections to pipe in directions or incoming voice calls and text messages, for instance.

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The Watch, like Apple's other iDevices, will have various independent apps. Examples include a Tesla app that shows the status of your electric car when it's charging and a Starwood app that lets the Watch act as your room key.

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Apple's fitness app, one of the device's main selling points, tracks runs, walks and bike rides.

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The Watch also can track your heart rate (while resting, while active) throughout the day thanks to these light sensors on the back.

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It also has Apple Pay, the company's digital payments platform. Swipe the Watch in front of a compatible kiosk and it will make an automatic online payment.

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CEO Tim Cook has said the Watch will last about a day before it needs to be recharged. So far, battery life has been the biggest downside of most wearables. The Watch recharges through the magnetic system shown here.

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The Watch will come with many customizable bands that slip on and click in place at the top and bottom of the device's body.

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It also comes in two sizes, 38mm and 42mm, to fit on different size wrists.

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Higher-end models of the watch could cost several thousands of dollars.

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Apple is significantly expanding it's product reach.

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And there's one more thing...

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It tells the time.

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