Wearables
Wear OS Is Future: Samsung begins sunsetting Tizen Galaxy Watch
The Galaxy Watch 3 was Samsung’s last Tizen OS-powered smartwatch. With the Galaxy Watch 4, the company abandoned its OS from the wearable segment and partnered with Google for Wear OS. Now, Samsung is preparing to sunset the Tizen Galaxy Watch era.
Back in 2021, Samsung introduced the Galaxy Watch 4 series. These smartwatches kickstarted the company’s collaboration with Google for the Wear OS. Beyond that, both firms are also working to expand apps and watchface functionalities for a better user experience.
As the fourth generation of Wear OS Galaxy Watch line coming this July, Samsung is taking major steps for Tizen watches. Putting an end to a sizzling era under Samsung’s roof, Tizen OS will lose full support by 2025, with changes starting to take place in May itself.
Timeline for various termination dates
- September 30, 2024: The Galaxy Store will stop selling paid Tizen watch content, including apps, watch faces, and more.
- May 31, 2025: Galaxy Store will stop allowing new downloads of free Tizen watch content.
- September 30, 2025: The “My Apps” section in the Galaxy Store will stop allowing re-downloads, effectively ending the ability to access any further paid or free Tizen content.
Pay attention, changes notified by Samsung will affect Galaxy Gear smartwatches, Galaxy Watch 3, Galaxy Watch Active, and Galaxy Watch Active 2. Smartwatches running Wear OS won’t have any changes in functionality or usability across segments.
Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro reportedly features 24-bit Hi-Fi audio at up to 96kHz. The company’s new earbuds will launch next week in Paris. There will be more products like foldable phones, smartwatches, ring-style health-tracking gadgets, and Watch Ultra.
IceUniverse claims that Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro offers 24-bit audio at up to 96kHz. 24-bit audio support is also available in the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro. The next iteration of wireless earbuds will likely introduce even more audio quality for an immersive listening experience.
Notably, the company brought a 24-bit audio feature to Galaxy devices with One UI 4. The experience offered by Buds 2 Pro is stunning enough, but the Buds 3 Pro is going to take it to a whole new level. The new earbuds will be able to play audio with a depth of 24 bits at up to 96kHz.
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This year’s premium earbuds have an AirPods-inspired design with stems and vents. These structural body changes are slated to offer longer battery life (with larger cell) and improved calling experience. The inclusion of AI will also enhance your listening experience.
Google also upgrading Android’s Bluetooth connectivity for immersive listening. Bluetooth LE feature has also been rolled out to smartphones for compatible devices. We guess One UI 6.1.1 would have notable improvements for connected device experiences.
Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro design is highly inspired by Apple AirPods. Samsung will unveil its new earbuds at the Unpacked event next week. Meanwhile, hands-on images of the upcoming product have been leaked that showcase the design of a real unit.
The company has not launched any new premium earbuds last year. Resulting in, the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro coming two years after its predecessor. However, the delay seems to improve things significantly as there are major design and quality upgrades.
Inspired by AirPods, the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro features stems and vents. It is assumed to be used for a slightly larger battery, offering longer backups to consumers. The case is also optimized to hold the new earbuds, strategically featuring Blue and Orange color marks.
Hubert Lee, the ex-Mercedes design chief, reportedly designed the upcoming earbuds. The design change indicates that more upcoming products might introduce notable transformations. The Galaxy Watch Ultra also introduces a unique design featuring the same circular display.
Besides the Buds 3 Pro, Samsung is also bringing the Galaxy Buds 3 next week. It would be available as a Standard variant of the lineup, targeting a lower-price segment. However, the product might lack some pro-grade features coming in the Pro variant.
Samsung will hold its Galaxy Unpacked event on July 10 in Paris. The company is set to launch the Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Galaxy Z Fold 6 foldable smartphones. New Galaxy AI features will also be teased that will likely come to select older devices next month.
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Samsung has just recently unveiled its latest innovation in wearable technology with the introduction of the 3nm Exynos W1000 chipset. Ahead of the July 10 Galaxy Unpacked event, the Korean tech giant has launched the Exynos W1000 processor for the upcoming Galaxy Watch 7 and Galaxy Watch 7 Ultra smartwatches.
Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 series, successors to the popular Galaxy Watch 6, promises to enhance the smartwatch experience with their upgraded features and Exynos W1000 chip.
Moreover, the upcoming Galaxy Watch 7 Ultra reportedly features a 1.5″ Super AMOLED screen with 480×480 resolution and 327 ppi, 590mAh battery with 10W charging, 3D glass dial back, and more
Samsung Exynos W1000
The Exynos W1000 chipset features Samsung’s latest 3nm GAA process with FOPLP to ensure a smaller form factor and better heat dissipation.
It uses a powerful CPU with 1x Cortex-A78 and 4x Cortex-A55 cores, alongside an Arm Mali-G68 MP2 GPU supporting up to 640 x 640 pixel displays. It is expected to offer 2.7x faster app launches than its predecessor, with single-core and multi-core performance boosts of 3.4x and 3.7x, respectively.
The chip integrates 32GB of internal memory, new size-reduction technologies, and a 2.5D AOD engine. It offers Bluetooth LE, LPDDR5 RAM, and connectivity options including 4G LTE, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, and NFC.