Samsung announces Galaxy Watch Active2, its latest smartwatch with LTE connectivity
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After several leaks, Samsung today announced Galaxy Watch Active2, the latest addition to its Galaxy smartwatch portfolio. The Galaxy Watch Active2 looks sleek and stylish. And it comes in two different sizes—44mm and 40mm—and two cases: lightweight aluminum with a casual Fluoroelastomer (FKM) Band, and premium solid stainless steel with a leather strap. Samsung is also selling a range of additional stylish strap options for more customization. You also got LTE model for seamless connectivity and convenience.
The Galaxy Watch Active2 lacks the signature physical rotating bezel. But it is now available digitally, allowing you to use the curved Super AMOLED screen to easily select favorite apps. Plus, Samsung has brought the One UI to smartwatches for the first time.
Other highlights of Galaxy Watch Active2:
- You can now customize your Galaxy Watch Active2 face to your outfit with the My Style color extraction algorithm. Available in the Galaxy Wearable app, simply take a photo of your outfit, choose from five different color patterns, and your watch face changes in seconds.
- The Galaxy Watch Active2 smartwatch can manually track more than 39 workouts with seven of them automatically activated—including running, walking, cycling, swimming, rowing machine, elliptical machine and dynamic workouts.
- With an updated Running Coach, you can monitor your running pace in real-time and enjoy seven different running programs to help meet your goals.
- Enhanced sleep analysis algorithms help you work toward healthy sleep patterns (through the four sleep stages), aiding recovery at night and getting you ready for the next day.
- The Galaxy Watch Active2 now supports convenient real-time voice and text translation in over 16 languages.
- When the Galaxy Watch Active2 is paired to your Galaxy smartphone,5 for example, the Watch Camera Controller on the Galaxy Watch Active2 allows you to take photos, start recording a video, preview footage on the watch, switch between front and rear lenses, set a timer and then check the final photo or video — all from your wrist.
See Engadget’s hands-on with the smartwatch below:
Tech specs:
| Category | Feature |
| Color | Aluminum: Cloud Silver, Aqua Black, Pink Gold with Fluoroelastomer (FKM) Stainless Steel: Silver, Black, Gold with Leather strap |
| Dimensions & Weight | Aluminum case–44mm models: 44 x 44 x 10.9T, 30g Aluminum case–40mm models: 40 x 40 x 10.9T, 26g Stainless Steel case–44mm models: 44 x 44 x 10.9T, 44g Stainless Steel case–40mm models: 40 x 40 x 10.9T, 37g *LTE model only available in Stainless Steel |
| Display | 44mm models: 1.4-inch (34mm) 360 x 360 Super AMOLED, full color Always On Display, Corning® Gorilla® Glass DX+ 40mm models: 1.2-inch (30mm) 360 x 360 Super AMOLED, full color Always On Display, Corning® Gorilla® Glass DX+ |
| Strap | 44mm models: 20mm interchangeable 40mm models: 20mm interchangeable |
| Battery | 44mm models: 340mAh 40mm models: 247mAh |
| Chipset | Exynos 9110 Dual core 1.15 GHz |
| OS | Tizen |
| Memory | 768MB + 4GB, *1.5GB + 4GB *LTE models only |
| Connectivity | LTE*, Bluetooth® 5.0, Wi-Fi b/g/n, NFC A-GPS/ GLONASS/ Beidou8 *LTE connectivity only available in LTE models |
| Sensor | Heart Rate Monitoring (with 8 Photodiodes), Electrocardiogram (ECG), Accelerometer (measure up to 32g of force), Gyroscope, Barometer, Ambient Light |
| Charge | WPC-based wireless charging |
| Durability | 5ATM + IP68 / MIL-STD-810G |
| Compatibility | Android: Android 5.0 or higher, RAM 1.5GB or above iOS: iPhone 5 and above, iOS 9.0 or above |
Samsung did not reveal any pricing or availability details.
Source: Samsung
