While theGalaxy Foldis the undoubted maven of today ’s Unpacked event , Samsung also officially revealed its new wearables lineup , moderate by its sporty Galaxy Watch Active . And yes , friends , it is missing the signature rotating bezel .
Not that it ’s a immense surprise . render of the watch — along with the Galaxy Fit , and Galaxy Buds — leaked last weekwhen Samsung unknowingly updated its Android app . But while we have it away what the Galaxy Watch Active looked like , details on specs and what it could actually do were thin .
The watch has an impressive card of features view its affordable $ 200 price rag : a 1.1 - inch full - colour display , 1.15 gigahertz Exynos 9110 dual - core mainframe , and built - in GPS . Its 230 mAh bombardment stomach wireless charging , though there is no parole yet on estimate barrage life . Like the Galaxy Buds , the new Galaxy Watch Active can charge now from the Galaxy S10 phone — even if the lively demonstration of this feature at Unpacked was a spot clunky . And like theGalaxy Watch , it ’s swimproof . Under the hood , it ’s also got an accelerometer , gyroscope , barometer , heart charge per unit reminder , and ambient idle sensing element .
Photo: Sam Rutherford (Gizmodo)
Functionally , it also seems like Samsung ’s reduplicate down on its focus on wellness that it expanded with the Galaxy Watch . The Active will also supervise focus levels and suggest breathing exercises if it detects you ’re make too worked up . It can also track the same 39 activities the Galaxy Watch could , and will track six of them mechanically . But what ’s new here is the Active ’s ability to monitor descent atmospheric pressure . It ’s not whole clear just how — or if Samsung ’s got any type of FDA favourable reception or clearance as Apple did with itsECG characteristic for the Series 4 . peculiarly since this lineament was not addressed at all during Samsung ’s Unpacked issue . In any case , Samsung says the feature will be available starting March 15 via an app call My BP Lab that it developed with the University of California , San Francisco .
As far as invention break , the Watch Active resembles theFossil Sport — and overall , that ’s good save for one affair . The lack of a rotating bezel . Previous Samsung watches let you voyage through the Tizen OS by wriggle the gear wheel - shaped bezel right or leave . It was a dextrous UI that was not only intuitive but agency more useful than Apple ’s digital pate or the awkward push button navigation you find on most Android smartwatches .
Meanwhile , Samsung ’s also updating its fitness tracker line with the Galaxy Fit . It ’s pretty simple overall , but features all the basics you ’d expect from a $ 100 tracker . That includes sleep trailing , stress trailing , and automatic activity recognition . you could also get push notice , and an estimated one week of shelling life . Like the Watch Active , it can also charge wirelessly , is swimproof , and features heart rate monitoring .
Both devices will let you track up to 39 activities.Photo: Sam Rutherford (Gizmodo)
The Galaxy Watch Active will be available starting March 8 , though anyone who preorders will get a free wireless charge pad . Meanwhile , the Fit will be available sometime in the 2nd quarter of this yr .
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