Home
Mobiles
Mobiles News
Samsung Bixby Speaker to Debut Alongside Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy Watch to Run Tizen 4.0: Reports

Samsung Bixby Speaker to Debut Alongside Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy Watch to Run Tizen 4.0: Reports 4s485f

By Jagmeet Singh | Updated: 19 July 2018 14:10 IST

Highlights

Samsung's Bixby speaker is rumoured to debut on August 9
The Galaxy Watch is reported to run Tizen 4.0 out of the box
Separately, renders showing the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) surfaced online

ment

While Galaxy Tab S4 that is already said to be aligned with the arrival of the new Galaxy Note, Galaxy Watch, and smart speaker. 1n576c

The Samsung presently positioning its HomePod in the growing market of smart speakers. This is indeed important as Samsung is reportedly in plans to sell the smart speaker at about $300, which is higher than the $100 Amazon Echo and $130 Google Home.

At Apple Watch.

Coming to the Galaxy Watch, it was previously reported that the smartwatch will come with Google's Wear OS. But a new report by SamMobile claims that Samsung is using Tizen 4.0 on the new smartwatch model. Notably, the latest Tizen version focuses majorly on the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem and brings a bunch of voice control APIs to help expand voice-based personal assistants. This could help the company bring Bixby to its smartwatch lineup as well.

ZDNet Korea in a separate report claims that the Galaxy Watch will be unveiled alongside the Galaxy Note 9 on August 9. It is also reported that while pre-orders for the new smartwatch will begin on August 14, its sale will begin starting August 24. This is in line with the sale schedule of the Galaxy Note 9.

The Galaxy Watch is said to come with some healthcare features and "killer apps" related to the fitness features. All this are likely to be aimed at uplifting the experience over the Gear S3 that was launched in India in January last year.

In addition to the fresh rumours around the Bixby speaker and Galaxy Watch, a couple of official renders of the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) have surfaced online. The renders, Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) that was launched in September, its successor appears to have thinner bezels and sport a 2.5D curved glass . Further, the renders highlight August 9 as the date on the lock screen. This suggests that Samsung could launch the new tablet model at its Unpacked event in New York where the Galaxy Note 9 and other Galaxy-Series hardware are debuting.

Photo Credit: NieuweMobiel.NL

Specifications of the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) aren't revealed. However, considering its predecessor, the new model is likely to be another budget tablet with an entry-level hardware - unlike the Galaxy Tab S4 that was leaked last week with an claimed to run Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box and feature a 10.5-inch Super AMOLED display with a 2560x1600 pixels resolution and a 16:10 aspect ratio. It is also expected to have a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC, coupled with 4GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 64GB of onboard storage, and sport a 13-megapixel rear camera sensor as well as a 7300mAh battery.

Fortnite Android Debut Could Be on Galaxy Note 9 but Can It Beat PUBG Mobile? We discussed that on Transition, our weekly gaming podcast, which you can subscribe to via Apple Podcasts or RSS, the episode, or just hit the play button below.

Comments

For the latest reviews, follow Gadgets 360 on X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads and Google News. For the latest videos on gadgets and tech, subscribe to our YouTube channel. If you want to know everything about top influencers, follow our in-house Who'sThat360 on Instagram and YouTube.