The summer season is normally a quiet time for tech information however Samsung is about to shake issues up a bit. The following Samsung Unpacked event is set for July 10. It’ll happen in Paris at 3PM native time, which is 9AM ET.
The corporate launched its Galaxy S24 units earlier this 12 months after its first Unpacked of 2024, so it’s extremely unlikely that we’ll see new variations of the normal smartphone format right here (maybe save for Olympics-branded fashions given Samsung’s sponsorship of that occasion). Nevertheless, there’s an honest likelihood that Samsung will exhibit its newest set of foldables. Rumors are suggesting that it’s able to reveal a brand new smartwatch too. After which there’s the small matter of the good ring that Samsung has been teasing this 12 months.
Right here’s a take a look at what we count on from Samsung Unpacked, July 2024 version:
Samsung Galaxy Ring
Samsung’s good ring is its most intriguing upcoming machine. It’s a brand-new product class for the corporate, although Samsung has been getting ready for it by refining its well being and wellness tech in its different units over the previous few years.
The Samsung Galaxy Ring is slated to arrive “in or round August,” in response to the corporate itself, so it could be extra of a shock if the machine didn’t seem at Unpacked. After first teasing the wearable during January’s Unpacked, Samsung revealed more details about it in February. The Galaxy Ring can be obtainable in three colours — platinum silver, gold and ceramic black — and a number of sizes.
The ring will measure coronary heart fee, motion and respiration to assist observe your sleep. It’s anticipated to assist fertility monitoring too. The Galaxy Ring can even be capable to pair with a Galaxy Watch, so when you put on each, you’re more likely to get extra correct well being information.
Naturally, the Galaxy Ring can be appropriate with Galaxy telephones however Samsung is aiming to make it work with different Android handsets. As of February, iOS compatibility was to be decided, so maybe rival device Oura will stay the go-to alternative for a lot of iPhone customers. For what it is price, among the firm’s smartwatches are compatible with sure iPhones and non-Samsung Android telephones.
Samsung has but to disclose the precise launch date and pricing for the Galaxy Ring. Nevertheless, that info is nearly definitely going to be introduced at Unpacked.
Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6
It’s most likely the proper time for Samsung to roll out new foldables as we transfer into the again half of the 12 months and (don’t say it out loud as a result of summer season has simply began within the northern hemisphere) the vacation procuring season. We might very properly see the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and and Galaxy Z Flip 6 at Unpacked.
The updates are anticipated to be comparatively minor. Rumors suggest the Z Flip 6 will get a modest battery capability enhance to 4,000 mAh, an possibility to extend the RAM to 12GB and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset. Digital camera upgrades additionally appear probably, with Samsung stated to be bringing the identical 50MP digicam seen within the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S24 to the Z Flip 6.
As for the flagship foldable, the Galaxy Z Fold 6, that is anticipated to have the identical dimension display screen and thickness as last year’s model. The duvet display screen might undertake Corning Gorilla Armor for improved sturdiness together with anti-reflective tech.
It would not appear that the cameras can be upgraded, whereas there might solely be a really small enhance to battery capability. It is a secure guess that there can be a chipset improve to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, although.
In the meantime, one leak has prompt that each units are getting a $100 enhance in contrast with last year’s models. We’ll want to attend till Unpacked to seek out out for positive whether or not that is the case.
There has additionally been some chatter round a extra premium Galaxy Z Fold 6 Ultra, in addition to slim versions of each foldable codecs. Nevertheless, these might arrive alongside the Galaxy S25 lineup in early 2025. If they seem on the July Unpacked occasion, it is more likely to be a tease at most.
Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Watch Extremely
Galaxy Watch 7 listings popped up early on some on-line shops, so we’ll most likely see that wearable present up at Unpacked too. It is anticipated to have a 3nm chipset that might enhance energy effectivity and efficiency. The well being sensors are more likely to get an improve too.
This being 2024, there’ll naturally be some AI-powered options. A list detailed AI-powered sleep, train and communications options, together with a sensible reply operate for the latter.
That is not all, although, as there are indications {that a} Galaxy Watch Extremely is on the way in which too. Quite a lot of leaked images counsel it’s going to be chunkier than normal Galaxy Watch fashions. The machine is predicted to have an oblong design with a spherical watch face. Most intriguingly, the Galaxy Watch Extremely might have a digital crown-style dial and button mixture on the facet as an alternative of a rotating bezel for navigation.
Rumors peg the worth at $700, which might be far costlier than different Galaxy Watch units. Here is hoping Samsung has packed sufficient options in there to make it worthwhile.
Official Samsung Galaxy Watch Extremely & Galaxy Ring Charger renders
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Galaxy Buds 3 and Galaxy Buds 3 Professional
It has been a few years because the final Galaxy Buds fashions (not counting final 12 months’s FE variant), so these are due for an improve. It is probably that we’ll see each Galaxy Buds 3 and Buds 3 Professional at Unpacked on July 10.
The 2 fashions can be obtainable in silver and white colorways and have an IP57 score for mud and water resistance, together with SmartThings Discover assist, in response to Android Headlines.
As with the Buds 2 Pro, it is anticipated that the Buds 3 Professional may have a two-way speaker designed to ship richer audio, whereas the common Buds 3 may have a one-way speaker. The upper-end mannequin can be stated to supply adaptive noise management, blade lights and ambient sound. Buds 3 Professional are additionally anticipated to ship longer battery life than the extra budget-friendly mannequin, although each are believed to have lively noise cancellation.
There’s one different huge anticipated change as phrase on the road signifies Samsung is about to imitate Apple’s AirPods by adopting a stem design. Whether or not you are a fan of that format or not, there’s one clear benefit of the stem: it locations the microphone somewhat nearer to your mouth, which ought to enhance name high quality. For what it is price, when Samsung revealed the Galaxy Buds Reside in 2020, it stated these lacked an “awkward stem.”