Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4 was lauded for its fitness-tracking capabilities, fast performance and sleek design when it was released last August. It’s even the first smartwatch to feature the new Wear OS software co-developed by Samsung and Google. But if the rumors come true, the Galaxy Watch 5 could address one of our biggest complaints about the Galaxy Watch 4: battery life.
Samsung has yet to reveal its plans for its next-generation smartwatch, although the company typically unveils new wearables in August. Details about Samsung’s partnership with Google on Wear OS did appear at last year’s Google I/O conference, so some software details may be revealed at Google I/O on May 11 this year. There haven’t been many rumors about the next-gen Galaxy Watch, but based on leaks and the company’s previous announcements, here’s our best guess at what Samsung might have planned.
possible august announcement
Only Samsung knows when the next Galaxy Watch will arrive. But the company has a history of launching new wearables in August alongside other new products. Samsung has launched a slew of new products in 2022, from the Galaxy S22 series to the cheaper Galaxy S21 FE, new laptops and tablets. One thing we haven’t heard of yet is a smartwatch, so it’s possible Samsung is saving that for its typical August Unpacked event.
Bigger battery than Galaxy Watch 4
One of the downsides of the Galaxy Watch 4 is its relatively short battery life, which usually lasts a day or two. Galaxy Watch 5 is subject to change. Longer battery life would make the Galaxy Watch 5 a more capable sleep tracker, since you might not have to charge it every night. It will also help Samsung catch up to Fitbit in this regard, as its Sense and Versa 3 watches can last for days on a single charge.
it may be able to measure your temperature
The Galaxy Watch 4 can already monitor metrics like your body composition, blood oxygen levels, and heart rate. Body temperature sensing is not new to wearables. Oura’s eponymous health ring measures the temperature of the finger to help detect possible changes in the body. Fitbit devices like the Sense and Versa 3 can also detect temperature.
If Samsung does add temperature sensing to its next smartwatch, it would be another sign that wearables have become comprehensive health devices. Metrics such as blood oxygen saturation measurements are now relatively common on wearables from Apple, Fitbit, Samsung, and Garmin.
it will probably run Wear OS
Samsung hasn’t released any details about its next-generation smartwatch. But since the Galaxy Watch 4 runs on Wear OS, its successor seems to work too. Google and Samsung partnered on the new Wear OS, which means Samsung is likely to work on using the software in its future smartwatches.
Samsung is the first company to launch a smartwatch that runs on Google’s new Wear OS. But with the new Wear OS expected to appear on watches from other companies, such as TicWatch, Fossil and Google’s Fitbit brand, that could soon become more competitive. We look forward to learning more about what’s next for Wear OS during Google I/O.
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