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Samsung has officially introduced ECG & BP functions on Galaxy Watch Active 2. Since then, all the Galaxy Watch series smartwatches are receiving these features. It was first launched in South Korea, and later slowly entered many countries. Still, there are many regions left behind where these essential health functions are not available. India is also one of those countries where Samsung’s Galaxy Watches never came with ECG & BP functions.

Samsung has this week announced its new Galaxy Watch 5 & Watch 5 Pro smartwatches. The new watches got a couple of new features with major upgrades in hardware parts. The watches will soon launch in major countries, and India is one of them.

The biggest Indian e-retailer Amazon has now listed Galaxy Watch 5 & Watch 5 Pro on its website. It has teased products in the ‘Coming Soon’ category, but it revealed many aspects of the watches. In the specifications, you can clearly see ECG & BP functions are not highlighted.

Further, Samsung’s India website has also posted both products, and it has mentioned these health functions. Yes, when you read the legal terms, it mentioned that it will only be available in supported countries.

It means, Indian users still have to wait to get these functions on Galaxy Watches. Like India, the BP function is still missing in the US. There is no official date when these functions will be available in the remaining countries, but hope it comes this year.

The upcoming Galaxy Watch 5 series smartwatches have finally received their support pages on the official website. It is again one more step in the launching of the next Samsung smartwatches. These are necessary pages to display all the specifications, images, support videos, key features, buying links, and legal links. For now, the pages are not showing any information about the watches. When Samsung will announce the products, then these pages will go live for end users.

The pages have initially spotted by tipster Roland Quandt in the Norway, Netherlands, and Denmark regions. The spotted device models are SM-R905F, SM-R915F & SM-R925F numbers. Yes, this year, the company will only unveil three models on the market.

These model numbers have been assigned to Galaxy Watch 5 40mm, Galaxy Watch 5 44mm, and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro watches, respectively. These smartwatches could be non-LTE or LTE models, but not sure for now.

Galaxy Watch 5 series will unveil on August 10 along with other Galaxy Z Fold 4, Flip 4 & Buds Pro 2 devices. The pricing for the models will start from $300 for a smaller 40mm non-LTE model, and goes up to $540 for Watch 5 Pro LTE model.

At a glance, the next Samsung watches will have Skin temperature, Wear OS 3.5 version, the new Pro model, and lack of touch rotating bezel. There is no Classic model for this year in the Samsung event.

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Watch 5 has received a certificate to reach one step near to launching. It has cleared a necessary FCC certification in the US and revealed some more information about the smartwatch. It is not new that we know everything about the next Galaxy Watch, thanks to various rumors. In revealed documents, we can clearly see the faster-charging support for the next Galaxy Watch 5 series watches.

It confirms that this time Samsung will bring 10W fast charging support for the device. It will be a welcomed move by the company if they enhance the capability of the charging method. Till now, or until Galaxy Watch 4 series, Samsung has only packed 5W fast charging support, so this time it will double the power.

The increase in the capability will surely charge the battery much faster than you think. It is not like smartphone charging, where you will not get the same results. On the other side, with Smartwatch, users can expect to charge the battery in less time.

Previously, tipsters have claimed battery power on Galaxy Watch 5 & Watch 5 Pro will be higher than the current one. The report claims that the battery on Galaxy Watch 5 Pro will be 60% larger than Watch 4. It hints the watches will give less hiccup in charging time and usage time.

As we know so far, the watch will terminate the physical bezel, get skin temperature, better SpO2 & ECG features, and One UI 4.5 version with Wear OS 3 skin. The reported launch date for Samsung’s next watch is August 10.

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Along with the One UI Watch 4.5 beta update, Samsung has also upgraded other essential apps. Samsung Health is one of those apps to receive a new beta version. After the installation, the new app version is now revealing a couple of upcoming features. Yesterday, we covered the skin temperature feature spotted in the app. Now, 9to5google has revealed upcoming Galaxy watches have listed in the app. In the finding, Galaxy Watch 5 & Watch 5 Pro have listed the compatible devices.

The unreleased devices have been added before their launch date, which is in July or August. It reveals only two watches when there are supposed to be three. Many sources have previously reported “Classic” variant will be discontinued this year. The rumors might be true as we can’t find a classic model.

We are not sure for now, or later Samsung may add a Classic variant. The previous rumors claimed Samsung will take care of battery life on new watches by placing bigger batteries. The Watch 5 Pro would be packed with 572mAh battery power.

Even the regular model will produce a good amount of juice to run for a day. Another big change would be the lack of touch rotating bezels from the smartwatches. To pack a larger battery, Samsung could leave a rotating bezel behind.

On the next Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, Samsung may use sapphire glass to give a premium feel. As the company has started the One UI Watch 4.5 beta program for Galaxy Watch 4 series, we can see its stable version on the next watches. Samsung may hold the next event for the Watch 5 series at the end of May or in early August.

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Samsung may kill one of the main functions with the Galaxy Watch 5. According to the industry sources, the company may discontinue the rotating bezel on the next Galaxy Watch 5 series watches. Yes, the company might have decided to go without a bezel ring, and that is including a digital rotating bezel. If the sources are true, then Samsung will lose one of its major trademarks on the Galaxy Watch lineup. Since the first Galaxy Watch 2018 model, the bezel ring is part of every Galaxy Watch.

It is the main feature that separates Samsung smartwatches from the other crowded watches. In the market, only Samsung offers a bezel ring, and not even anyone tried it. With the rotating bezel, many users have found it natural to navigate or control menus and services on the watch. It is a simple and effective way to rotate through all the downloaded apps, health functions, and other stuff. And now with the Galaxy Watch 5 series, users may have to use the touchscreen for that.

It is not the first time Samsung thought to get rid of this function. In the back, the company launched Galaxy Watch Active without a rotating bezel. Later, due to the huge demand from users, Samsung revised it with Galaxy Watch Active 2 and also activated it on the Watch Active. Both devices were having digital rotating bezels, but enough for users to navigate.

At current, only Galaxy Watch 4 Classic has a physical bezel ring, but as per the sources, Samsung will also terminate the Classic variant for the Pro model.

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The major concern for Galaxy Watch 4 & Watch 4 Classic is their poor battery performance. It is even poor for the smaller Galaxy Watch 4, and that is really worst than Samsung’s official numbers. As per the new source, Samsung might get an answer to solve the poor battery issue by launching a new range. According to the news coming from SamMobile, this year, the company could launch Galaxy Watch 5 Pro with large battery power. It will increase the battery capacity to 572mAh, which will produce longer battery life.

Every year, Samsung launches two major upgrades to the Galaxy Watch lineup, and now, there would be a third one. The Pro version indicates better software along with a powerful 572mAh battery. Compared to Galaxy Watch 4’s 361mAh battery, it is a 60% hike in a battery. Of course, the standard Galaxy Watch 5 & Watch 5 Classic will also be there with a marginal battery increase. The source spotted-R925 model number assigned to Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, which has recently appeared on a Korean certification site.

After switching to Wear OS software, Galaxy Watch users witnessed a huge drop in battery life. The previous Tizen OS-based watches can run up to 2 days in normal mode, but it is impossible for Galaxy Watch 4 to barely run for a day. Other sources have claimed the next watch to get skin temperature function. We could also see Wear OS 4.0 version for the next smartwatch. The release date for Galaxy Watch 5 is said to be in the second half of this year, probably in early August.