Samsung Galaxy Watch or Gear S4: Prices, Features, Launch and Rumors

The Samsung Gear S3 ($ 296 on Amazon.com) was one of the most interesting smart watches on the market and although last year the company has introduced the Gear Spot, the first remained the company Logo watch for nearly two years.

The good news is that rumors indicate that the Samsung would launch a new flagship watch this year

Name: Gear S4 or Galaxy Watch

Since the beginning of the year, the arrival of the Gear S4 has been prevalent, but it seems that the company would change its name to Galaxy Watch, according to the famous filtering @IceUniverce and the application to register the brand in South Korea.

Operating system: Wear OS

Samsung's next flagship smart watch would not run Samsung's operating system called Tizen, but the company would return to Google's operating system currently called Wear OS (previously called Android Wear However, the Gear Live in 2014 was the company's latest smart watch with Android Wear (now Wear OS) and did not use the Galaxy name, although this brand is usually intended for Android devices, although there are some exceptions.

However, by not integrating the "S" into the mark, it's not clear if in fact this Galaxy Watch (if it's called that) would be the same S4 ​​or just another clock. Another possibility would be that the company plans to release two versions of a clock, one under Tizen and the other under Wear OS.

In addition, it is not clear whether the eventual change of the operating system would mean the abandonment of the rotating bezel of the watch. company logo. That said, @Iceuniverse also said that the clock would have a new method of interaction with the interface, so it might mean giving up this scope to offer another methodology, in addition of the touch screen.

Launch

According to 91Mobiles' blog, Samsung's next smartwatch would receive a certification to be sold in Europe, revealing the SM-R800, SM-R805, SM-R810 and SM-R815 models.

Although this does not reveal The release date is clear and may be anytime after receiving this certification. In addition, it is unclear exactly what each model could mean, but that could look like what happened last year, offering Clbadic and Frontier versions, and each of them would have LTE option and not only Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The name Galaxy Watch Clbadic and Galaxy Watch Frontier would make sense and would not be bad, but we will have to wait until the company confirms it

The ETNews release revealed that Samsung was planning to introduce the Gear S4 in August, suggesting that with the Galaxy Note 9. Otherwise, it is possible that the company presents it in IFA 2018 to continue its tradition.

Galaxy Watch: Features and Specifications

• Display: Possibly AMOLED [19659022] Battery: 470mAh (Gear S3 had a 380mAh battery)
• Functions: Blood pressure, heart rate, steps, elevations, calorie detection and Distances
• Virtual Assistant: Bixby (according to SamMobile) and perhaps Google Assistant (running Wear OS).
• Operating System: Android Wear
• Connectivity: With LTE or Wi-Fi / Bluetooth

Price

Currently it is unclear what the price could be, but the Gear S3 in his Anasta had an initial price of US $ 349, while the Gear Sport ($ 265 on Amazon.com) cost US $ 299. We hope the price of the Gear S4 or Galaxy watch starts around $ 349 US.