Canalys: Smart audio market up 10% in Q2, affordable TWS models are main drivers

The worldwide smart audio market had a record quarter in terms of total shipments with a 10.6% year-on-year growth as per the latest Canalys report. A total of 106 million units were shipped during the April-June period – the highest for a Q2 period so far.

Smart audio includes wireless headphones and earphones with a physical wire connecting the two earpieces and true wireless earbuds that don’t have connecting wires between the two speakers and each side can function independently.

Open-ear wireless and TWS earphones were the key contributors to the smart audio segment’s rise in…