4 biggest Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 leaks we've seen so far

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Sat, 26 Jun 2021 10:00:15 +0000

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The Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 could have a new operating system, a powerful chipset, and more.

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Samsung makes some of the best smartwatches available, and the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 could be not just its best yet, but also the most exciting, with an assortment of huge upgrades rumored for the wearable.

Nothing is certain yet, but some of the most promising rumored changes look very likely to happen, so this is one watch that could be worth waiting for.

Below weve detailed the four biggest, most interesting and most exciting
leaks surrounding the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 so far, and assessed how likely they are to happen. But were also likely to get plenty more rumors and leaks before the wearable launches (probably in August) so stick with TechRadar to stay in the loop. 1. It will likely run a new operating system Say goodbye to Tizen (Image credit: TechRadar)

The biggest feature of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 will probably have nothing to do with the hardware. Rather, it will probably be the operating system.

Its been extensively rumored that the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 will run Wear OS rather than Tizen, and more recently its been officially revealed that
Samsung has worked with Google to redesign Wear OS.

The two companies havent confirmed whether a Samsung smartwatch will use this overhauled software, but it certainly seems likely, especially as mentions of a Samsung device have also been spotted alongside the term Wear OS in source code for the Samsung Galaxy S20 .

We dont know much about this new version of Wear OS yet, but reportedly it
has a lot of Tizens DNA, so some aspects of the software may be similar to
the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 . At the very least though wed expect far more third-party apps to be available, which would solve one of the biggest issues we have with Samsungs wearables. 2. It could be very powerful Expect a big power boost (Image credit: Future)

Another huge feature weve heard about is the possibility of a new chipset. In smartphones its just expected that a new model will come with a new chipset, but Samsung has stuck with the same Exynos 9110 chipset in all of its Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Watch Active models to date.

That could all change with the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 though, as its rumored to have a new 5nm chipset . For reference, the Exynos 9110 is 10nm, while the top chipset were seeing in current Wear OS watches is 12nm, and smaller numbers are better here, so this new one could give the wearable a huge power boost.

Technically, this chipset has only actually been linked to the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 4 , but its very unlikely that the Active model would be more powerful than the standard Watch 4, and in all likelihood theyll use the same chipset as each other. 3. It could be good for your health A new health feature could be on the way (Image credit: TechRadar)

Health and fitness are hugely important aspects of smartwatches, and the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 could expand its health toolkit with the addition of a glucometer .

This would allow you to measure your blood sugar a feature which could be particularly useful for diabetics. But tracking this could also be handy for people with other health conditions, or just those who like to keep an eye on how their body is performing.

That said, while one report suggests that the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 will
have a glucometer, another has said it wont , so were not sure whether this will be included or not. 4. It could borrow a feature from the Apple Watch Apple's Walkie-Talkie feature (Image credit: Apple)

The Apple Watch range is Samsungs biggest smartwatch rival, so its perhaps no surprise that Samsung might be including an Apple Watch feature in the
Samsung Galaxy Watch 4.

A source suggests that the upcoming wearable will have a walkie-talkie
feature , allowing you to send voice messages to friends, and that exact feature is available on Apple Watch, where its even called Walkie-Talkie.

We dont know exactly how it would work on the Galaxy Watch 4 (if it lands at all), but on the Apple Watch, once youve enabled the feature and linked to a friend, you can start a Walkie-Talkie session at any time and then if they accept the session tap and hold the talk button to send them a voice
message.

So you can only talk while the button is pressed much like a walkie-talkie. This means its not great for lengthy conversations, but can be very useful
for sending short messages. These are the best smartwatches



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