Rumors are constantly growing when it comes to smartwatches that Samsung may have saved for 2021, and according to a new tip, we could be in line for a Galaxy Watch 4 and a Galaxy Watch Active 4 in the first half of the year.
This is according to well-known informant Ice universe on Twitter, who specifically mentioned the two models by name and then suggested that they will be here in the “2nd quarter” – which would be April, May or June.
We didn’t receive more information than that, but it’s an interesting piece of information to take into account: the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 was launched in August 2020, which suggests that this year’s smartwatch update will be significantly earlier this year.
The new leak would also indicate that Samsung is ignoring the Galaxy Watch Active 3 entirely. It has been two years since the Galaxy Watch Active 2 and there was no wearable Active last year – an omission that has been a mystery.
At least if we are purchasing the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch Active 4, it will be easier to keep up with Samsung’s smartwatch launches and the numbering system in the future – a flagship watch and a more affordable sports variant.
Samsung jumped straight from Galaxy Watch to Galaxy Watch 3 (with Active 2 sort of filling the gap), and now it looks like company executives have realized how confusing this is for tech journalists, consumers and everyone else.
We are starting to hear a little more about what these smartwatches can have in store. There is a rumor that they will abandon Tizen in favor of Google’s Wear OS, and some potential model numbers for the devices have already been introduced.
If the forecast for the second quarter is correct, we should have an official announcement in the next three months or more. Assuming that Apple maintains its usual schedule this year, the Galaxy Watch 4 will be released three months before we see the Apple Watch Series 7.
Via SamMobile