Following a myriad of recent leaks, today Samsung has finally decided to make the Galaxy Watch FE official. This is the first FE product in the Galaxy Watch line and, as expected, it's a rebranded and re-launched Galaxy Watch4. There is, however, one twist. The Watch FE has sapphire glass on top of its screen, which is an upgrade from the Gorilla Glass DX+ used in the Watch4. The Watch FE is also only available in one size - 40mm. There's no 44mm model, despite the fact that the Watch4 was offered in that size too.
So, the Galaxy Watch FE comes with an
aluminum case, a 1.2-inch 396x396 Super AMOLED touchscreen, the Exynos W920 SoC
at the helm, 1.5GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, and a 247 mAh battery. It runs Wear
OS with Samsung's own One UI 5 Watch on top. It's got an IP68 rating for dust
and water resistance, 5ATM rating for diving, MIL-STD-810H rating for
durability, Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi, NFC, GPS/Glonass/Beidou/Galileo, the Samsung
BioActive Sensor (optical heart rate, electrical heart + bioimpedance
analysis), an accelerometer, a barometer, a gyro sensor, a geomagnetic sensor,
and a light sensor.
You can track more than 100 different
workouts with it, it has advanced running analysis, personalized heart rate
zones, body composition analysis, as well as advanced sleep tracking with sleep
pattern monitoring and sleep coaching. The Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification
monitors heart rhythms that are suggestive of atrial fibrillation, and you can
also measure your blood pressure and ECG.
The Galaxy Watch FE will become available
on June 24, just as previously leaked. It will be yours for US$ 199 in black, pink
gold, and silver. The LTE model will be priced at US$ 249.99 when it arrives in
October.
