Samsung Updates Watch, Buds

Samsung today announced new smartwatches and Bluetooth earbuds: the Galaxy Watch4 series and Galaxy Buds2. Both feature a long list of small improvements over their predecessors. The Galaxy Watch4 has a smooth, thin design similar to the old Galaxy Watch Active, with an aluminum body. The Galaxy Watch4 Classic steps up to stainless steel and adds a physically rotating bezel. Both are available with or without 4G LTE, and in two sizes. The Watch4 series now includes more and better Google apps, faster automatic workout recognition, more accurate calorie counts, better sleep tracking, a sharper always-on AMOLED display, faster charging, and a thinner body. A new "BioActive" sensor combines optical and electric heart sensors, plus Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis, which offers body composition stats. The Watch4 series also has a Samsung Exynos processor that uses cutting-edge 5nm technology for greater efficiency. The Watch4 series is the first tangible fruit of a collaboration between Google and Samsung. The two companies have combined the best of their smartwatch technology to create "Wear OS Powered by Samsung". Samsung has added their own software on top of that called One UI Watch, which lets a Samsung phone, watch, and/or earbuds act intelligently as one system. Key settings and app installs are automatically synced between phone and watch. Meanwhile, the Galaxy Buds2 are 15% smaller and 20% lighter than their predecessor. They include ANC that can cut background noise "by up to 98%", and triple mics with beam-forming for clear outbound audio, enhanced with machine learning. The ambient audio feature is adjustable. The Galaxy Watch4 series starts at $250, or $300 with 4G LTE. The Watch4 Classic is $100 more. Pre-orders start today. The Buds2 are $150 and come in graphite, white, olive, and lavender. Both will hit stores August 27th.
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