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Samsung's Galaxy Watch 3 wearable leaks online

The watch is expected to come in two sizes, with LTE and Wi-Fi connecivity available

Adam Smith
Wednesday 17 June 2020 17:03 BST
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Samsung’s unannounced Galaxy Watch 3 has leaked online, showing the two sizes of watch and some of its expected features.

The new wearable was spotted on South Korea’s NRRA certification website by MySmartPrice.

It appears to have a physical rotating bezel, and two buttons on the right-hand side of the device.

Rotating bezels were a feature on the earlier Samsung Galaxy Watches, but was absent from the Galaxy Watch 2.

It is likely that the watch will launch in both a 41mm and 45mm varieties, with 1.2-inch and 1.4-inch screens, respectively.

Both devices will also come in either stainless steel and titanium bodies, with the screen protected by Corning Gorilla Glass DX.

With regards to features, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 will have 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage.

It will also be running Samsung’s Tizen 5.5 operating system, with LTE and Wi-Fi versions of the devices.

The smaller smartwatch will have a 247mAh battery, while the 45mm variant should have a larger 340mAh battery.

For reference, the Apple Watch Series 5 has a 296mAh battery, with the Cupertino company claiming four hours of battery while using a 4G LTE connection and 14 hours of battery while connected to an iPhone via Bluetooth.

Other features expected to be brought to the watch include GPS support and a 5ATM rating, which gives it water resistance at 50 meters for up to 10 minutes.

SamMobile suggests that the watch will be able to measure heart rate and blood pressure, as well as being equipped with an ECG (electrocardiogram) sensor used to check your heart’s rhythm.

While there is no official announcement for the device’s launch yet, Samsung’s upcoming Note 20 smartphone is likely to be launched in August.

It would not be surprising if we saw peripherals such as these rolled out alongside the company’s latest flagship Android smartphone.

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