Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic were unveiled at the Galaxy Unpacked event on Wednesday, August 11 alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 foldable phones. The new smartwatches are the first to run on the new Wear OS that Google unveiled in May in collaboration with Samsung.
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic run on One UI Watch 3 based on the new Wear OS. On the display front, the Galaxy Watch 4 40mm and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic 42mm both feature a 1.2-inch AMOLED display with a 396×396 pixels resolution. The Galaxy Watch 4 44mm and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic 46mm, on the other hand, come with a 1.4-inch (450×450 pixels) AMOLED display. In both display sizes, you will get Gorilla Glass DX protection.
Samsung has used its wearable-focussed Exynos W920 SoC for the smartwatches paired with 1.5GB RAM. The devices also have 16GB of onboard storage. Connectivity options include 4G LTE (optional), dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ Glonass/ Beidou/ Galileo, and NFC.
Both Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic come with the company’s proprietary BioActive Sensor that 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.
The Galaxy Watch 4 40mm and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic 42mm pack a 247mAh battery, whereas the Galaxy Watch 4 44mm and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic 46mm have a 361mAh battery.
Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 price starts at $249.99 (roughly Rs. 18,600) for the Bluetooth-only variant, while its LTE model starts at $299.99 (Rs. 22,300). The Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic price starts at $349.99 (Rs. 26,000) for the Bluetooth-only version and $399.99 (Rs. 29,700) for the LTE model. The Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic 42mm and Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic 46mm both will be available in Black and Silver shades.
On the availability part, Samsung will kick off the pre-orders for the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic in their respective variants starting today in select markets across the globe, with the availability scheduled for August 27.