New Samsung Galaxy Watch syncs style and latest smartwatch capabilities
THE latest Samsung Galaxy Watch is finally here in Malaysia, bringing the best of the Galaxy ecosystem with its long-lasting battery life, wellness capabilities, and a timeless and personalised design.
“Samsung has had a reputable history of helping people achieve the most that they can in their everyday lives through a wide range of innovative choices. The Galaxy Watch is the latest device in Malaysia to do exactly that. With it, users can now accomplish more during their busy lives – and still look and feel good throughout the day.
“The Galaxy Watch is not only a more powerful and longlasting wrist assistant that is equipped with new stress and sleep monitoring capabilities, it is also available with a more robust line-up to suit a person’s individual style through three new watch colours in Silver, Midnight Black, and Rose Gold along with interchangeable straps,” said Samsung Malaysia Electronics president Yoonsoo Kim.
Galaxy Watch’s improved battery life of up to 80 hours eliminates the need for daily charging and helps consumers keep up with their busy week.
Users can also start and end their day with morning and evening briefings to help stay on top of reminders, the weather and their latest schedule.
Galaxy Watch also offers a true holistic health experience with its new stress management tracker, which automatically detects high levels of stress and offers breathing exercises to help keep users centred and focused. In addition, a new advanced sleep tracker monitors all levels of sleep, including REM cycles, to help users adjust sleeping habits and get the rest they need to take on their day. With sleep and stress under control, Galaxy Watch also helps users achieve other health and wellness goals, including fitness. Galaxy Watch adds 21 new indoor exercises, tracking a total of 39 workouts that allow consumers to customiseandchange up their routines. Aside from that, Galaxy Watch makes it easier than ever with intuitive calorie tracking and personalised alerts.
In addition, users can stay on track of their meals using Bixby Vision on their Galaxy device. To take a photo of each meal and instantly log nutritional information in Samsung Health and on Galaxy Watch for better calorie management.
Galaxy Watch caters to more sizes and styles with a silver, 46mm version and 42mm option in black or rose gold. Users can customise Galaxy Watch even more with a selection of watch faces and straps including options from Braloba, a manufacturer of high quality watch straps.
Galaxy Watch carries the legacy of Samsung’s smartwatches with its trademark circular, rotating bezel while embracing the digital look with Always On Display, in addition to improved usability.
Galaxy Watch features analog watch ticks for watch faces with hour and second hand, hourly chimes, and a depth effect that casts shadows defining every detail on the watch face for a traditional look and feel.
In addition, Galaxy Watch’s certified military-level durability with Corning Gorilla Glass DX+ and industry-leading water resistance with a five ATM rating allows for long-lasting use, no matter the environment.
Galaxy Watch brings users all the benefits from the Galaxy Ecosystem creating a seamless experience with SmartThings, Samsung Health, Samsung Flow, Samsung Knox, Samsung Pay[6], and Bixby along with partnerships like Spotify and Under Armour.
The Samsung Galaxy Watch is now available in Malaysia for a recommended retail price of RM1,299 for the 46mm version, and RM1,199 for the 42mm version.