A new Samsung watch is coming. Here are all the rumors so far about the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3, and what we want to see out of the new Galaxy watch.
Update: July 27, 2020 (03:30 PM ET): We’ve updated our Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 rumor hub with new renders of the alleged colorways as well as a real-world hands-on leak. Read on for more details. A new Samsung watch is coming! Rumors have recently been abundant surrounding Samsung’s new Galaxy watch, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3. It’s been a few years since Samsung unveiled the first Galaxy Watch. What can you expect from the latest Samsung watch? We’ve rounded up the most credible Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 rumors around the internet, as well as listed out what we want to see from the next iteration. Read on for all the details. Also read: The best smartwatches you can buy Yeah, I had the same question. The smartwatch we’re talking about is the follow-up to the original Samsung Galaxy Watch that launched in 2018, not a follow-up to the Galaxy Watch Active or Galaxy Watch Active 2. So, shouldn’t it be called “Samsung Galaxy Watch 2?” Rumor has it, Samsung is planning to name its next smartwatch “Samsung Galaxy Watch 3.” Perhaps it thinks people view the Active series as the second iteration, even though it technically isn’t. Or maybe it just wants to avoid confusion as the names “Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2” and “Samsung Galaxy Watch 2” are very similar. In any case, it looks like we’ll need to get used to saying Samsung Galaxy Watch 3. Adding more credence to the rumors is a Bluetooth SIG listing in mid-June, explicitly listing the “Galaxy Watch3” name (without a space between ‘Watch’ and ‘3’). Either way, it’s all but confirmed that we’re skipping the Watch 2 name then. Samsung recently messed with naming conventions, so this isn’t too surprising. For its flagship smartphone line, the company released the Galaxy S8, then the Galaxy S9, then the Galaxy S10, followed by the Galaxy S20. The Note line will likely follow suit: Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy Note 10, and we’re expecting the next Note to be called the Galaxy Note 20. Leaked renders of the Galaxy Watch 3 show that it has a lot in common with the original Galaxy Watch. It seems to have the same grooved bezel as its predecessor, with markings around the watch face and two buttons on the side. The renders in black reportedly belong to the 45mm Galaxy Watch 3, while the one in bronze is of the 41mm variant. The back of the smartwatch confirms specs like 5ATM water resistance, Gorilla Glass DX protection, MIL-STD-810G certification, and built-in GPS. Take a look at the leaked renders of the Galaxy Watch 3 below. If you want a better look, here’s a 360-degree GIF that shows the smartwatch from every angle. According to a report from SamMobile, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 will have a rotating bezel, just like the first model. The rotating bezel allows users to move quickly around the interface with limited effort. It beats the hell out of swiping around with your finger on a touchscreen. Some people even prefer it over a rotating crown as we’ve seen on Wear OS and Apple Watches. The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 also appeared in live images, thanks to Taiwan’s NCC certification filings. See above for a real-life image of the watch. Most recently, we saw a leak of various colorways that we could see launch with the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3. You can see a slew of these images at WinFuture, but we’ve thrown the highlights below. Finally, a recent YouTube video shows a real-world hands-on with what appears to be a Samsung Galaxy Watch 3. Since the device in the video looks just like the renders — and the supposed launch of the wearable is only a week or so away — it’s likely this video is legit. However, you should still take it as a rumor for now: A recent FCC listing leaked a handful of Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 specs. The watch will reportedly come in 41 and 45mm variants (also seen in the renders above), which is a slight decrease in size compared to the Galaxy Watch’s 42 and 46mm models. These two watch sizes will carry the model numbers SM-R845 and SM-R855, respectively. Related: Best Samsung phones you can get: High-end, mid-range, and entry-level models Same as the leaked renders, the FCC listing of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 with model number SM-R845 also confirms a 45mm design, Gorilla Glass DX,5ATM water resistance, MIL-STD-810G durability, and GPS.
