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Samsung Gear S4 Could Debut as Galaxy Watch, Run Google's Wear OS Instead of Tizen OS

Samsung Gear S4 Could Debut as Galaxy Watch, Run Google's Wear OS Instead of Tizen OS 115w3q

By Jagmeet Singh | Updated: 7 July 2018 15:26 IST

Highlights

Samsung Gear S4 is now speculated to come as the Galaxy Watch
The smartwatch is said to offer blood pressure monitoring
It is also rumoured to come with a 470mAh battery

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Gear S2 back in January 2016. Previously, a report from South Korea claimed that Samsung is preferring an application processor built using Level Packaging (PLP) to offer the Gear S4 with a thinner profile and a cheaper price over its predecessor. 1b284x

The tipster behind popular Twitter Ice Universe has claimed that the Gear S4, which could debut as the Galaxy Watch, will come with Wear OS and UX interaction. The smartwatch is also claimed to have a 470mAh battery that could last longer than the Gear S3 battery that had a capacity of 380mAh. Further, it is said that the new Samsung model will offer blood pressure monitoring in addition to other fitness-focused features.

Contrary to what has so far been reported about the Gear S4 or the Galaxy Watch, the Gear S3 debuted with an MIL-STD-810G rating build and sported a rotating bezel that allowed s to pick a phone call or snooze an alarm simply by rotating the dial - without touching the display. Samsung also offered built-in GPS on the Gear S3 that we can safely expect on its successor as well. Likewise, similar to the Gear S3 Frontier model that had 3G/ LTE , the next-generation Samsung smartwatch could have e-SIM to enable LTE connectivity. This may be similar to the Apple Watch Series 3 Cellular model that enables a standalone telephony experience.

Samsung hasn't revealed any details about the Gear S4. However, a report last month reported that the Gear S4 will come alongside the Galaxy Note 9 on August 9. The smartwatch is said to have a PLP processing chip that will help manage the cost of production and thickness of the hardware. Moreover, it is expected that the Gear S4 price could be lower than the price of the Gear S3. The last year model was launched in India in January at Rs. 28,500.

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