Samsung didn’t just announce four new smartphones (and the Galaxy Fold) at its Unpacked event — it also took the wraps off three new wearables: the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active, Samsung Galaxy Fit, and Samsung Galaxy Fit E. Here’s what you need to know about these new Samsung fitness devices.
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Samsung Galaxy Watch Active: A sportier Galaxy Watch
2018’s Samsung Galaxy Watch is a decent fitness device, but it isn’t exactly the easiest smartwatch to take with you during a workout. It resembles more of a bulky hiking watch than a sleek fitness companion.
Enter: the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active. This new Samsung smartwatch is sleeker and will likely appeal to more users due to its simpler design. It’s about the same size as the last-generation Gear Sport, with its 1.1-inch AMOLED display. That display also has a resolution of 360 x 360 pixels.
Samsung removed the rotating bezel in favor of a sleeker design.
While it sports an overall sleeker design, that comes at a cost — the Galaxy Watch Active doesn’t come with a rotating dial like other Samsung watches. Users will unfortunately have to rely on touching and swiping the display to navigate around the software interface. It’s also worth pointing out the Watch Active also omits a rotating side button like we’ve seen on Wear OS devices. It’s an odd move, for sure, since many fitness-focused wearables prioritize non-touch navigation as some people find touchscreens difficult to use during workouts.
New to the Galaxy wearable lineup is blood pressure monitoring. Starting March 15, Watch Active users can download the My BP Lab app, developed with the University of California, to help keep track of their blood pressure levels throughout the day.
Elsewhere, the Galaxy Watch Active has quite the impressive specs sheet. It comes with an optical heart rate sensor, a built-in GPS, an NFC chip for Samsung Pay, a 5ATM water resistance rating, as well as a MIL-STD-810G rating. It also supports Bluetooth 4.2 and Wi-Fi, though there is no LTE option.
The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active will be available in the U.S. starting March 8, 2019 for $199.99 at Samsung.com and other retailers. If you pre-order the Watch Active from February 21-March 7, you’ll receive a free Wireless Charging Pad.
Check out the full list of Samsung Galaxy Watch Active specs below:
| Samsung Galaxy Watch Active | |
|---|---|
| Display | 1.1-inch full-color always-on display 360 x 360 resolution Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Memory | 768MB RAM 4GB storage |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth 4.2 Wi-Fi b/g/n NFC A-GPS/Glonass |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Gyroscope Barometer Heart rate Ambient light |
| Processor | Dual-core Samsung Exynos 9110 1.15GHz |
| Battery | 230mAh WPC-based wireless charging |
| Durability | 5ATM + IP68 MIL-STD-810G |
| Compatibility | Samsung Galaxy, Android 5.0 or above with more than 1.5GB RAM iPhone: iPhone 5 and above, iOS 9.0 or above |
| Software | Tizen-based Wearable OS 4.0 |
| Dimensions and weight | Case: 40mm 39.5 x 39.5 x 10.5mm 25g Strap: 20mm |
| Colors | silver, black, rose gold, sea green |
Samsung Galaxy Fit and Galaxy Fit e
Left to right: Samsung Galaxy Watch Active, Samsung Galaxy Fit, Samsung Galaxy Fit e, Samsung Galaxy Buds
Samsung also announced two new fitness trackers: the Samsung Galaxy Fit and Samsung Galaxy Fit e.
This will presumably be a more affordable option for those who want to keep an eye on their activity. The standard Galaxy Fit features a built-in heart rate sensor, a .95-inch full-color AMOLED display, a gyroscope, and an accelerometer onboard, though there’s no built-in GPS. The Galaxy Fit e makes some sacrifices, presumably to reach a lower price point. The Galaxy Fit e features a smaller PMOLED black and white display, drops the gyroscope, comes with a smaller battery, and charges via pogo pins.
Both devices will automatically track walking, running, biking, rowing, and elliptical workouts, or you can track up to 90 different activities from the Samsung Health app on your phone.
Interestingly, the Galaxy Fit and Galaxy Fit e run on software Samsung is calling Realtime OS. The company says this will provide an easy-to-use software experience, with support for smartphone notifications, alarms, calendar alerts, and weather.
The full list of Samsung Galaxy Fit specs are below:
| Samsung Galaxy Fit | Samsung Galaxy Fit e | |
|---|---|---|
| Display | .95-inch full-color AMOLED 120 x 240 resolution 282ppi |
0.74-inch PMOLED 64 x 128 resolution 193ppi |
| Memory | 512KB internal RAM, 2048KB external RAM 32MB external ROM |
128KB internal RAM 4MB external ROM |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth Low-Energy | Bluetooth Low-Energy |
| Sensors | Heart rate Accelerometer Gyroscope |
Heart rate Accelerometer |
| Processor | MCU Cortex M33F 96MHz + M0 16MHz | MCU Cortex M0 96MHz |
| Battery | 120mAh NFC wireless |
70mAh Pogo charging |
| Durability | 5ATM water resistance MIL-STD-810G |
5ATM water resistance MIL-STD-810G |
| Compatibility | Samsung Galaxy, Android 5.0 or above with more than 1.5GB RAM iPhone: iPhone 5 and above, iOS 9.0 or above |
Samsung Galaxy, Android 5.0 or above with more than 1.5GB RAM iPhone: iPhone 5 and above, iOS 9.0 or above |
| Software | Realtime OS | Realtime OS |
| Dimensions and weight | 18.3 x 44.6 x 11.2mm 24g (with strap) |
16 x 40.2 x 10.9mm 15g (with strap) |
| Colors | black, silver | black, white, yellow |
The Galaxy Fit will be available in Q2 2019, though no pricing details were announced.
Thoughts on the new Samsung wearables? Let us know in the comments, and be sure to check out our related Galaxy S10 launch day coverage below:
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- The full list of Samsung Galaxy S10 specs
- Samsung Galaxy S10 price, availability, and release date
- Samsung Galaxy S10 vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Google Pixel 3 XL, and LG V40 ThinQ
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