Samsung announces "Galaxy Watch4" and "Galaxy Watch4 Classic"-New "Wear OS"

　Smart watches for "iOS" users have a clear standard product called "Apple Watch".But "Android" has no choice but to do this.Will Samsung's "Galaxy Watch4" finally fit in that seat?Samsung announced the latest folding smartphone "Galaxy Z Fold3 5G" and "Galaxy Z Flip3 5G" at the "Unpacked" event, and announced the "Galaxy Watch4" and "Galaxy Watch4 Classic".Reservations are available in some areas, including the United States, and will be released on August 27.The two products are the first to Samsung, which is equipped with the latest "Wear OS" co -designed with Google.Galaxy Watch4, which has already been highly evaluated, Galaxy Watch3, is likely to be a better product.

　There are two types of designs.Watch4, which is cheaper than Classic with modern design, and more classic design "Watch4 Classic".There is a rotating bezel on the outer periphery of the classic dial, with a design and strap like a conventional wristwatch.The price is different depending on the design and size, from $ 249.99 (about 28,000 yen) for Galaxy Watch4 and $ 349.99 (about 39,000 yen) for Galaxy Watch4 Classic.Watch4 has 40mm and 44mm, and Watch4 Classic has 42mm and 46mm.In each case, there are Bluetooth models and LTE models.

　Samsung's smartwatch has always boasted high quality, but there are various products that are equipped with Fitbit and Google Wear OS.Samsung's Galaxy Watch4 integrates all of these excellent parts of such competitors and ends an unnatural state with a gap between Samsung's smartwatch product experience and Google's product experience.It seems that the world of Android smart watch is trying to revitalize it again.

　Galaxy Watch4 and Galaxy Watch4 Classic are equipped with Samsung user interface "ONE UI Watch".In addition, healthcare functions such as sleep tracking are substantial."Samsung BioActive Sensor" is provided on the back.This integrates three optical heart rate sensors, electric heart rate sensors, and biodensic impedance analysis sensors.In addition, the processor has 20 % of the CPU performance and 10 times the GPU performance compared to the previous generation.RAM is 1.5GB and storage is 16GB.

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