The Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 could be one of the best wearables of 2021 gauging by what we’ve heard so far.
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 is a superb smartwatch, ranking high in our list of the best smartwatches money can buy, so of course we’re excited to see what Samsung will do next. The company is almost certainly hard at work on the Galaxy Watch 4 already, so hopefully we won’t have to wait too long to find out. Leaks and rumors have started emerging about the next top-tier Samsung smartwatch, and you’ll find them all below. Then further down you’ll find our wish list of all the key improvements that we want from the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4. From features that actually work on day one to a better app situation, there’s a lot that could be improved for Samsung’s next smartwatch, as you’ll see below. There are a host of things that we wished were better on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3, and we outline what’s left to improve on the new smartwatch. We’ve also included an educated guess at when we’re likely to see the Galaxy Watch 4 – and what it might cost. The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 was announced on August 21 of 2020. There wasn’t a Galaxy Watch 2, but the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 was announced on August 5 of 2019, and the original Samsung Galaxy Watch was unveiled on August 9 of 2018. With all that in mind you would think that the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 will be announced in August of this year. However, the latest leaks to hit the web suggest it’ll be in the second quarter of 2021, so May, June or July. Whenever it’s announced, it will probably be another two weeks or so from then to when it’s actually released, so don’t expect to have the Galaxy Watch 4 on your wrist before late August. As for what the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 might cost, there aren’t any rumors there yet, but it might well be similar to the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3, which starts at $399 / £399 / AU$649 for the smaller 41mm model, and $429 / £419 / AU$699 for the larger 45mm one, with the price rising in both cases if you want LTE connectivity. So far there aren’t many Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 leaks, but one big one is that it might run Wear OS rather than Tizen. That comes from Ice Universe (a leaker with a decent track record) who claims that Samsung’s “new watch” will switch to Android (presumably meaning Wear OS).
