Twitter informant Ice Universe posted a tweet last week that reveals when we can see Samsung unveils Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch Active 4. According to a tweet @UniverseIce released, the new watches will be announced sometime during the second quarter of this year. The second quarter runs from April to June. Last year, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Watch 3 on August 20 along with the Galaxy Note 20 series.
If Ice Universe is correct, this year there will be a pair of new watches that could be released months before last year’s clock. Their names? The informant says they will be called Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 4, as the company seeks to align the brand of its wearables.
Twitter Tipster Ice Universe says to watch the second quarter reveal of Samsung’s new smartwatches
Samsung may be anticipating the time for the launch of its new watches so that they can be launched before the expected September-October launch of the Apple Watch Series 7. As it is rumored that both products will be able to monitor users’ blood glucose levels, Sammy may want the privilege of being the first to market this feature. There are approximately 150 million to 200 million people in the world who take insulin every day. These insulin-dependent diabetics are undoubtedly eager to avoid the pain and expense of testing their glucose levels several times a day; a non-invasive alternative like the ones we saw at Samsung and Apple’s new watches can capture a lot of changes. In the United States alone, there are 25 million Americans who need to inject insulin. To determine the dose for each injection, these diabetics need to painfully draw blood from their fingertips and place it on an expensive test strip. The strip, which cannot be reused, is placed inside a glucometer that reads the strip and informs the user’s blood sugar level. What Samsung and Apple are supposed to be preparing will not require blood, test strips or a glucometer.
Of course, the FDA will need to approve the systems used by both companies and accuracy is important. This is because an inaccurate reading can lead a diabetic to take too much insulin, causing hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), which can result in the diabetic fainting. If reading erroneously results in the diabetic not taking enough insulin, he / she may suffer damage to the main organs over time, including loss of vision.
During the fourth quarter of 2020, Samsung watches accounted for 10% of the global smartwatch pie, behind Apple’s 40% and ahead of Huawei’s 8%.