An inexpensive Galaxy Watch is certainly coming, official help web page goes reside
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TL;DR
- A help web page for a Galaxy Watch mannequin quantity SM-R861 has appeared on Samsung UK and Latin America web sites.
- The identical mannequin quantity was beforehand noticed on FCC and is similar to the mannequin numbers of the Galaxy Watch 4 collection.
- Samsung could possibly be launching a rebranded Galaxy Watch 4 because the Galaxy Watch FE.
Samsung is preparing for a wave of wearable releases this summer time, with the extremely awaited Galaxy Ring and Galaxy Watch 7 collection on the horizon. Nevertheless, rumors have been swirling a couple of extra budget-friendly addition to the lineup, and a current leak appears to verify this hypothesis.
First noticed by MySmartPrice, a help web page for a Galaxy Watch with the mannequin quantity SM-R861 has gone reside on Samsung’s UK and Latin America web sites, all however confirming the presence of a brand new mannequin becoming a member of the Galaxy Watch collection.
The SM-R861 mannequin, beforehand listed on FCC as effectively, isn’t displaying up on the Samsung US web site for the time being, and the help web page affords no further particulars apart from the mannequin quantity itself. Nevertheless, the looks of the mannequin quantity on a Samsung web page considerably strengthens the probability that we’ll certainly get a extra inexpensive Galaxy Watch this yr.
There’s been some debate over what Samsung will identify this new watch. Whereas some counsel it may undertake the Galaxy Watch “FE” moniker, usually reserved for extra inexpensive Samsung merchandise, others speculate that Samsung will name it the Galaxy Watch 4 (2024). For reference, the mannequin numbers for the Galaxy Watch 4 collection ended with R860, which implies at the very least Samsung considers this new watch to be part of the Watch 4 collection.
To most individuals, naming a brand new product after a three-year-old mannequin may appear illogical, however Samsung lately did one thing related with the Tab S6 Lite (2024) pill. It’s doable that the brand new watch will probably be referred to as the Galaxy Watch FE, and the reference to the Galaxy Watch 4 simply signifies that it’s a rebranded model of the Galaxy Watch 4 {hardware} with up to date software program. We’ll simply have to attend and Watch (no pun meant..or was it?).
Additional particulars about this new mannequin stay scarce, however the FCC itemizing reveals that this variant of the Galaxy Watch will solely help Bluetooth connectivity. Whereas Samsung has but to verify the date for its Galaxy Unpacked occasion, it’s extensively anticipated to happen on July 10, which is after we ought to get solutions to all of our questions.
