Samsung Galaxy Watch FE revealed, and it's Samsung's answer to the Apple
Watch SE

Date:
Thu, 13 Jun 2024 12:00:40 +0000

Description:
The Samsung Galaxy Watch FE has been revealed, and it's packing a bunch of Samsung's best fitness features on the cheap.

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After weeks of leaks, Samsung has unveiled the Samsung Galaxy Watch FE, a
40mm smartwatch that offers some of the features from its recent premium models at a more affordable price point.

The FE is packing some of the features that made the Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 a mainstay on our best smartwatches list. Although the FE seems to be based on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 , it includes a Sapphire Crystal display, upgraded from the Watch 4s Corning Gorilla Glass, swappable bands with a one-click system (with the Watch FE boasting new band designs), and some of Samsungs latest wellness tools.

Over 100 workouts, personalized heart rate zones to improve activity
tracking, and advanced running analysis are present here, and welcome. According to Samsung, the advanced running analysis (also present on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 6) "analyzes the runner's posture for asymmetry and contact/flight time to improve efficiency and prevent injuries".

The Watch FE also retains the Galaxy Watch 4s body composition tool, which allows the watch to scan your body and estimate the amount of fat, muscle,
and bone youre packing. We tested the same body comp tool on the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro against a smart scale , and found the results were very accurate.



Non-wellness features include Find My Phone, camera controls, Samsung Wallet, and access to the Google Play Store in essence, all the stuff youd expect to see on a current Samsung watch.

At present, the above image is our only official look at the device.The
Galaxy Watch FE comes in three colors: silver, Pink Gold and Black. The Bluetooth-only version will be available in the US from June 24, and the LTE version will be available later in the year. Its set to be priced at $199.99 in the US for the Bluetooth-only model, and $249.99 in the U.S for LTE. Itll be available globally in the coming weeks, but theres no word on
international pricing yet. Analysis: Samsungs entry-level watch breaks cover early

Samsungs worst-kept secret is out! We knew a FE watch was coming, but its a surprise to see it unveiled before Samsungs Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event
next month.

The 'FE' moniker is Samsungs equivalent of Apples 'SE', indicating that the watch is cheaper than other entries in the range, but its still going to keep up with Samsungs updated software, presumably running Wear OS 4 as part of Samsungs One UI Watch 5 operating system.

What does this mean for the rest of the watches set to be unveiled this year? With a cheaper smartwatch already revealed, Samsung may attempt to copy
Apples success by introducing the other rumored smartwatch, an Ultra or Pro model, so it could have three watches sitting side-by-side simultaneously in the range.

Of course, the other big question mark is the Samsung Galaxy Ring . We know the Ring will work with at least some Samsung Galaxy Watches by offering additional metrics when worn during sleep and workouts, so itll presumably interface with the Samsung Galaxy Watch FE in this way too. Time will tell. You might also like... The Galaxy Watch Ultra has been spotted again The best smartwatches you can buy right now Galaxy Watch FE support pages show up on the web



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