There is a very long list of Samsung wearables. Samsung has launched various series of wearable devices. The wearables of Samsung include fitness bands, earbuds, watches, etc. like the Samsung Gear series, Samsung Galaxy Buds Series, Samsung Galaxy Watch Series, Samsung Galaxy Buds 2, Samsung Galaxy Buds Live, and Samsung Galaxy Gear S2, Samsung Galaxy Watch Active and there are lots of products. Samsung is a leading company in the wearables.
1. Samsung Gear-
Samsung Gear is a series of wearable devices by Samsung. The first device in the series was the Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch, which was announced in 2013.
Samsung Galaxy Gear (SM-V700)-
Samsung Galaxy Gear is a smartwatch by Samsung in the Samsung Gear family of wearables. It was released on 25 September 2013. The device runs on Android 4.3 or newer. It is a companion for all Samsung Galaxy Smartphones and tablets.
Features:-
- It is dimensioned 56.6 * 36.8 * 11.1 mm and its weight is 73.8 grams.
- Its battery capacity is 315mAh battery and its battery life is 150 hours.
- It has a 1.9MP camera with BSI sensor technology embedded in it.
- The device contains 2 microphones and 1 speaker.
- It has 4GB onboard storage along with 512MB RAM.
- It has features like a stopwatch, alarm clock, calendar, timer, weather, media controller, etc.
- It has a pedometer that counts each step a person takes by detecting the motion.
- It has Bluetooth 4.0 technology.
- It is fully touchscreen and made up of stainless steel.
Sensors:-
- Accelerometer
- Gyroscope.
Price in India:-
The price of this model for the Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatch (Blackstrap, 41mm) is Rs. 16,900/ and the price for Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatch (White strap, 41mm) is Rs. 57,999/
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2. Samsung Galaxy Watch Series;-
The Samsung Galaxy Watch series is a series of smartwatches. They are called smartwatches as they have smart features than being only watches. The advanced technological research has made a line new of features related to health, fitness, and fashion. This watch series is the successor of previous Samsung Gear watches. The Samsung Galaxy Watch has 11 models and variants. These models differ from each other in terms of their features, internal storage, processor, & availability. It includes watches-
- Samsung Galaxy Watch (42mm SM-R810)
- Samsung Galaxy Watch (42mm SM-R815F)
- Samsung Galaxy Watch (42mm SM-R815N)
- Samsung Galaxy Watch (42mm SM-R815U)
- Samsung Galaxy Watch (42mm SM-R815W)
- Samsung Galaxy Watch (46mm SM-R800)
- Samsung Galaxy Watch (46mm SM-R8050)
- Samsung Galaxy Watch (46mm SM-R805F)
- Samsung Galaxy Watch (46mm SM-R805N)
- Samsung Galaxy Watch (46mm SM-R805U)
- Samsung Galaxy Watch (46mm SM-R805W)
1. Samsung Galaxy Watch (46mm SM-R800)
This smartwatch was released in August 2018. This model is available across the globe.
Features:-
- It is made up of stainless steel and has a weight of 63 grams.
- Its dimension of 46 mm* 49mm *13mm and has an AMOLED display.
- It has 360*360 pixels and has 392 PPI (Pixel per inch).
- It has a Lithium-Ion battery and its capacity is 472mAh.
- It is 5ATM: 50 meters waterproof. MIL-STD-810G military certified: salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation, transport, and thermal shock resistant.
- It has features like a stopwatch, alarm clock, calendar, timer, weather, media controller, etc.
- Its fitness function includes distance measuring, step counting, sleep quality, calories burned, and measuring heart rate.
Sensors used: –
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Gyroscope
- Barometer
- Heart rate
- Pedometer
Price in India- The price of this model in India is Rs. 33,999/
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2. Samsung Galaxy Watch 3
This is a product launched by Samsung on 5 August 2020 amidst of covid-19 pandemic. COVID-19 made people more health-conscious. This was a time when many countries and cities were in a complete lockdown stage. In this
situation, wearables have proved their beneficence to people.
Features: –
- It has a height of 46.2, width of 45, thickness of 11.1, and has a weight of 53.80 grams.
- It is compatible with Android 5.0 or above.
- It has a super AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass DX.
- Its fitness function includes distance measuring, step counting, sleep quality, calories burned, measuring heart rate, etc.
- The haptic feedback is quite crisp and on point & never feels out of place.
- It has 360*360 pixels and has 392 PPI (Pixel per inch).
- The integration of the phone and the watch and tracking of our fitness activities is very smooth and needs only a one-time setup.
- It is a very tough competitor of the Apple Watch 6.
Sensors: –
- Accelerometer
- Light sensor
- Gyroscope
- Barometer
- Optical Heart rate sensor
- Electrical Heart sensor
Price in India: – The price of this in India is Rs. 34,990/-
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3. Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 –
Samsung Galaxy Watch is the successor of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3. It was released in August 2021. It is the first Samsung watch to run Google’s Wear OS since the Samsung Gear Live, and the first watch to run Wear OS 3, co-developed by Samsung and Google. This smartwatch contains many health features including EKG, body compositional analysis, and blood pressure monitoring via the new Samsung Bioactive sensor.
Features: –
- It runs on Google Wear OS which is developed by Google and Samsung both.
- It has a BioActive sensor that measures the health of an individual smoothly. The BioActive Sensor combines an optical heart rate sensor (PPG), electrical heart rate sensor, and a bioelectrical impedance analysis sensor (BIA) to enable a range of fitness and health tracking features, such as Heart rate monitoring, SpO2 tracking, and sleep analysis.
- It is available in two sizes 40mm & 42mm.
- The dimension for the size of 40mm is 40.4mm* 39.3mm* 9.8mm & dimension for the size of 44mm is 44.4mm* 43.3mm* 9.8mm
- The resolution of 40mm is 396*396 pixels & that of 44mm is 450*450 pixels.
- It has a super AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass DX+.
- Its battery capacity is 247mAh for 40mm and for 44mm is 361mAh.
- The smartwatch has features such as fall detection and analysis of menstrual cycles, but this is medically approved for any health-related diagnosis.
Sensors used: –
- Light sensor
- Accelerometer
- Geomagnetic sensor
- Gyroscope
- Barometer
- Heart rate
- Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis.
Price In India: – The price of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 LTE 4.4cm black strap is Rs. 34,499/-
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Future Goals of Samsung for the Wearables: –
The wearable market is a booming market and every company like Fitbit, Apple, Xiaomi, Samsung, etc. wanted to become the tech leader in this market. Since the Wearable Health device’s main function is to improve our health and this could happen only if accuracy in the device increases. Samsung is continuously working on improving its quality and bringing innovations that people have never dreamed of. Honoring this commitment, Samsung incubates future technology through the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology. Samsung is focusing on future IT & convergence, New materials and Nanotechnology, Energy and Environment, and Bio & Health.
References
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Electronics
- https://www.lifewire.com/history-of-samsung-818809
- https://www.samsung.com/us/about-us/leadership-and-mission/heritage/
- https://news.samsung.com/global/wearables-are-changing-the-way-we-live
- https://www.flipkart.com/samsung-galaxy-watch-46-mm-smartwatch/p/itmbcf755afad1a8
- https://news.samsung.com/global/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-samsung#:~:text=1.,like%20stars%20in%20the%20sky.