Samsung Introduces Three New Wearables for Balanced and Connected Living

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced its new line-up of Galaxy wearables: Galaxy Watch Active, Galaxy Fit and Galaxy Buds. The smartwatch, activity tracker and cord-free earbuds are made for a range of lifestyles. For everyone from life balance seekers to those who are looking for extra motivation, Samsung wearables make pursuing wellness goals more convenient, more stylish and more fun.

“Consumers are increasingly putting their overall wellbeing at the center of their lifestyle decisions, and they’re looking for wearables that make it easier to get active and stay balanced every day,” said DJ Koh, President and CEO of IT & Mobile Communications Division, Samsung Electronics. “Everyone has their own way of pursuing their goals. We’re thrilled to introduce our new line of wearables to fit seamlessly into your life and complement your own personal wellness journey.”

Galaxy Watch Active: Style Meets Sporty

For fashion-forward consumers who want to live healthier every day, Galaxy Watch Active is as smart as it is beautiful. Packing premium features comparable to Galaxy Watch, Galaxy Watch Active comes with a sporty new design that is thin, light and versatile that makes it easier to maintain a balanced lifestyle. The attractive, minimalist design is effortless to navigate. Select a stylish watch face, and choose a sporty strap in a range of different colors to match your own unique style.

Everyday wellness is about more than just fitness tracking. Galaxy Watch Active takes a holistic approach to monitoring everything that matters most. Its exercise, sleep, stress and health tracking features make Galaxy Watch Active a personal lifestyle coach for those seeking a healthier body and mind. It combines the best of the Galaxy heritage with improved fitness and wellbeing features.

• Blood Pressure Monitoring¹: New to the Galaxy wearable line, Galaxy Watch Active puts smarter blood pressure tracking on your wrist. Starting March 15, users can download My BP Lab, the research app jointly developed with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), directly to Galaxy Watch Active to monitor blood pressure and keep better track of their physical health every day.
• Everyday Peace of Mind: Managing stress is now less stressful on the Galaxy Watch Active. Keep your stress levels in check, through breathing exercises to help you stay balanced, focused and guided towards long-term health.
• Easy Fitness Tracking: Choose your activity and get started. It’s as easy as that. Galaxy Watch Active keeps up with you by auto-detecting when you run, bike, row, use the elliptical trainer, or start a dynamic workout. You can manually engage in more than 39 activities, set daily goals and monitor your progress.

Galaxy Watch Active enriches your lifestyle and expands your connected experience through seamless integration across the Galaxy ecosystem. Galaxy Watch Active is compatible with Android and iOS and offers indoor/outdoor activity tracking, and features popular third-party apps—including Under Armour, Spotify and Strava.You can use your voice to control Galaxy Watch Active with Bixby’s voice capabilities that allow you to make calls or send messages without ever picking up your phone.

Galaxy Fit: Everyday Fitness for Everyone

Samsung Galaxy Watch Active, Galaxy Fit and Galaxy Buds

Made for all types of fitness enthusiasts, from casual runners to athletes, Galaxy Fit supports active lifestyles. With thin, lightweight bodies, Galaxy Fit is easy to style and comfortable to wear all week long.²

The slim and fashionable Galaxy Fit allows for easy and intuitive tracking to help you reach your fitness goals. It automatically starts tracking your activity when you walk, run, bike, row, hop on the elliptical trainer³ or start a dynamic workout. You can also manually select from more than 90 different activities in the Samsung Health app on your smartphone, and Galaxy Fit will automatically start to track your chosen workout. Plus, with enhanced sleep analysis and smart stress management, you can monitor your wellbeing at any time of the day.

Galaxy Fit is easy to interact with on the go, thanks to a simple and intuitive UX and a user-friendly smart experience. Receive alerts and messages or check the widget which includes information synced straight from your smartphone —like alarm, calendar or weather—without ever needing to touch your phone. When you travel to a new time zone, your Galaxy Fit will also automatically display a dual-clock watch face to make it easier to manage your schedule. Both devices are water resistant of 5ATM⁴, so they can easily go with you from the shower to the pool to the rest of your day.

Galaxy Buds: The In-Ear Lifestyle Companion

Galaxy Buds are the ultimate cord-free earbuds for those who want a seamlessly connected experience on the go. With their truly comfortable form factor, easy controls, clear and smart sound, and compact size—they are an everyday in-ear lifestyle companion.

Galaxy Buds offer a supreme listening experience, with sound by AKG. Enhanced Ambient Sound allows you to hear your surroundings clearly even while the buds are in your ears, so you can remain aware of your environment at the same time as you listen to your favorite tunes. Premium sound extends to the sound of your voice, as well. The Adaptive Dual Microphone uses one inner microphone and one outer microphone in each earbud, so you can deliver your voice clearly in both loud and quiet environments.

Galaxy Buds keep up with you all day, with up to six hours of Bluetooth streaming, and up to five hours of calls. Plus, their compact case holds a charge for up to seven hours,⁵ and gives the Galaxy Buds 1.7 hours on a 15-minute quick charge.  With wireless charging and device-to-device power sharing, you can also get a quick charging boost on the go from Galaxy S10 which is the latest Samsung smartphone.

Galaxy Buds integrate with Bixby on the latest Galaxy mobile devices, so you can activate your intelligent assistant quickly without ever picking up your phone. Simply use your voice to make calls, send text messages or check the battery life of your earbuds.

Availability and Pre-order

Galaxy Watch Active will be available in the US starting on March 8, 2019 for $199.99 at Samsung.com and major retailers. Consumers who pre-order Galaxy Watch Active starting February 21 through March 7, 2019, will receive a free Wireless Charging Pad.

Galaxy Fit will be available in Q2 2019.

Galaxy Buds will be available for $129.99 on Samsung.com and major retailers and carriers starting March 8, 2019. For a limited time, consumers who pre-order a Galaxy S10 or Galaxy S10+ on Samsung.com will receive a free pair of Galaxy Buds.

Product Specifications

[1]Available in beta in 4 countries including: U.S., Canada, Singapore, and Australia. (Country availabilty UPDATED from Feb. 20, 2019 release)
[2]Battery life varies depending on device usage. Actual battery life may vary depending on several factors including connection, settings and components.
[3]Automatic tracking feature for rowing machine and elliptical trainer is only available on GALAXY FIT only
[4]Galaxy Watch Active / Galaxy Fit have an ISO 22810:2010 certification for wristwatches for 5 ATM rating of 50 meters (165 feet) under defined conditions of pressure, time, velocity and temperature. These devices are safe to wear while walking in the rain or showering and may be used for shallow-water activities like swimming in a pool or the ocean. Galaxy Watch Active/Galaxy Fit should not be used for scuba diving, water skiing, or other activities involving sudden temperature changes, high-velocity water activities or submersion below shallow depth. Rinse in fresh water and dry after use in sea water.
[5]Charging case increases music playback time to 13 hours and talk time to 11 hours.

* Update: Galaxy Fit compatibility information updated.

* All functionality, features, specifications and other product information provided in this document including, but not limited to, the benefits, design, pricing, components, performance, availability, and capabilities of the product are subject to change without notice. 

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