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Samsung released its new Galaxy Watch lineup on July 24, including a first-of-its-kind Galaxy Watch Ultra and a Galaxy Watch 7, after launching the watches on July 10.
Both watches are available to order now from Amazon, Samsung, Best Buy, and nationwide cell carriers.
Apart from introducing the Galaxy Watch Ultra, the major development in the Galaxy Watch series is Samsung's integration of its new Galaxy AI features across all its latest wearables.
Each of Samsung's latest wearables — the Galaxy Watch Ultra, Galaxy Watch 7, and Galaxy Ring — offers the new Galaxy AI-backed features Energy Score and Wellness Tips, which are designed to help you better understand your body, health, and wellness.
Energy Score gives you an idea of your daily physical and mental condition by giving you a score out of 100. That score is based on seven metrics related to sleep, activity, and heart rate, which are collected by the Galaxy Watch's sensors and processed by on-device AI.
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Wellness Tips is more like a personal coach. It delivers insights and personalized recommendations for exercise, sleep, stress, water intake, and other health aspects. Wellness Tips tracks your daily condition over time to report on progress and recommend adjustments you can make to become healthier.
You can check your Energy Score and Wellness Tips in the Samsung Health app on any Android phone that supports the app. However, the specific Insight function in the Energy Score feature needs a Galaxy device that runs Galaxy AI and isn't available on non-Samsung Android devices.
The brand-new Galaxy Watch Ultra sports a rounded square titanium case with a circular display face, and it includes a new Quick Button for various inputs during a workout. A single press starts or pauses a workout, a double press indicates a new interval or lap for running and cycling, and a long press ends the workout.
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So far, the new Quick Button and its exercise-related functions are limited to running and cycling workouts, but more workouts will surely be added over time with future updates.
Pressing the Quick Button for five seconds activates an 85db emergency siren that can be heard up to almost 600 feet away (180 meters).
You can also set the five-second Quick Button press to open the Samsung Health app, the stopwatch feature, the flashlight function, or enable the water lock mode when submerging underwater with the Galaxy Watch Ultra. Speaking of submerging underwater, the Galaxy Watch Ultra is rated for water resistance up to 330 feet (100 meters).
The Galaxy Watch Ultra runs on Samsung's new Exynos W1000 smartwatch processor for smooth and quick performance and includes a dual-GPS system for faster locating and increased accuracy.
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Samsung touts the Galaxy Watch Ultra's more accurate heart rate sensing for exercise and sleep tracking. With its new BioActive Sensor, it now includes heart rate thresholds and heart rate zones.
The company also boasts that the Galaxy Watch Ultra has up to 16 hours of battery life, measured with an outdoor workout using full GPS functionality. Battery life on power-saving mode lasts up to 48 hours, but it could mean reduced GPS accuracy and heart-rate tracking.
On a day without workouts, Samsung claims the Galaxy Watch Ultra can last up to 60 hours with the always-on display enabled. In power-saving mode, the company says the watch could last up to 100 hours, but it's not clear yet which features are disabled in power-saving mode.
The Galaxy Watch Ultra costs $649.99 and is available in Titanium Gray, Titanium White, or Titanium Silver. It also has three distinct watch bands: Marine, Trail, and PeakForm.
The Galaxy Watch Ultra, released on July 24, is available to order now from Amazon, Samsung, Best Buy, and nationwide carriers.
The Galaxy Watch 7 is a decent upgrade over the previous generation. The biggest upgrade is a higher storage option (up to 32GB), Samsung's new BioActive Sensor, and a new Exynos W1000 processor. It also comes with the same Galaxy AI-powered features as the Galaxy Watch Ultra.
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There's no Galaxy Watch 7 Classic with a spinning bezel released at the moment — only a standard Galaxy Watch 7 that comes in two sizes, including a large 44mm option in green and silver colors. The small model is 40mm and is available in green and cream colors.
The Galaxy Watch 7 starts at $299.99. Three distinct watch bands are available for the Galaxy Watch 7 models, including Sport, Fabric, and Athleisure.
The Galaxy Watch 7 is available to purchase now from Amazon, Samsung, Best Buy, and cell carriers.
Samsung's website offers a discount of up to $250 when you trade in a wearable device from a list of Apple and Android wearables.
| Specs | Galaxy Watch 7 | Galaxy Watch Ultra |
| Dimensions | 44mm: 44.4 x 44.4 x 9.7 mm, 33.8g 40mm: 40.4 x 40.4 x 9.7 mm, 28.8g | 47mm: 47.1 x 47.4 x 12.1mm, 60.5g |
| Display | Sapphire Crystal 44mm: 1.5-inch (37.3 mm) 480x480 Super AMOLED, Full Color Always On Display 40mm: 1.3-inch (33.3 mm) 432x432 Super AMOLED, Full Color Always On Display | Sapphire Crystal 47mm: 1.5-inch (37.3mm) 480x480 Super AMOLED, Full Color Always On Display |
| Operating system | Wear OS 5 | Wear OS 5 |
| Processor | Exynos W1000 (5 Core, 3nm) | Exynos W1000 (5 Core, 3nm) |
| Memory & storage | 2GB memory + 32GB storage | 2GB memory + 32GB storage |
| Battery | 44mm: 425mAh 40mm: 300mAh | 590mAh |
| Starting price | $299.99 | $649.99 |
