Samsung introduced us a brand new technology of Samsung smartwatches at its mid-year Unpacked for 2023, and just like the yr prior, we bought two new fashions to faun over. However in contrast to the Galaxy Watch 5 technology, a “Professional” model wasn’t amongst them. As a substitute, the usual Galaxy Watch 6 was accompanied by the Galaxy Watch 6 Basic. It appears that evidently Samsung had most popular to reintroduce the “Basic” model of two years in the past relatively than convey out a Galaxy Watch 6 Professional. This begs the query, will there be a Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Professional? Or has the Professional title been consigned to the historical past books?
We’ll have a look at the proof and try and reply these questions.
Will there be a Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Professional?
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We predict that there can be a Galaxy Watch 6 Professional. There are sturdy elements to counsel this, in addition to good explanation why it wasn’t launched with the Galaxy Watch 6.
Firstly, the Galaxy Watch 5 Professional remains to be a top-tier wearable and going sturdy. We named it the very best wearable of 2022, and it takes greater than seven months for such an accolade to fade from our reminiscence. Samsung acknowledged the continued significance of the Watch 5 Professional by releasing a number of key updates for the system. They included boosts that each Galaxy Watch 5 fashions obtained, reminiscent of improved sleep monitoring, irregular coronary heart charge notifications, a brand new Monitor Run sport mode, Samsung Pockets, and extra. However the Watch 5 Professional additionally bought a GPX file database, permitting customers to browse really helpful routes, and the system’s Route Exercise can now be used for working and strolling in addition to mountain climbing and biking.
That left Samsung with room to launch two extra smartwatches with out the necessity for an interactive improve to the Watch 5 Professional simply but. On the similar time, it additionally has a loyal buyer base who had been calling out for the return of the rotating bezel on the Galaxy Watch 4 Basic — a function that was not solely widespread but additionally very helpful in lots of situations. Once you take all of those elements into consideration, it makes a variety of sense for the “Basic” mannequin to make a return after two years, and therefore we bought the Galaxy Watch 6 Basic.
Why would not there be a Galaxy Watch 6 Professional?
However all of this isn’t an argument in opposition to a Galaxy Watch 6 Professional ever showing. As you’ll be able to see, it’s fairly the alternative. The “Basic” mannequin and the “Professional” mannequin goal completely different customers, with the “Professional” mannequin constructed for motion and the “Basic” variant emphasizing model. There may be area out there to maintain each flagship Samsung smartwatch strains working, and if it does, then it could make sense to alternate the discharge of subsequent generations of every to seize most smartwatch market share.
We solely have to take a look at its audio vary to see that Samsung has kind on this method. It has launched the Galaxy Buds and Galaxy Buds Professional, and their successors, in alternating years, recognizing that even when the 2 fashions provide one thing a bit completely different from one another, there may be area to maintain one launch on ice whereas the opposite one is marketed to new patrons. To not point out that this reduces the necessity to design and manufacture a brand new technology of every line yearly.
All of that is conjecture — we haven’t heard of any rumors {that a} Galaxy Watch 6 Professional is within the works. However when you think about all of the proof, a greater query can be, why wouldn’t there be a Galaxy Watch 6 Professional?
When will the Galaxy Watch 6 Professional launch date be?
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- Galaxy Watch launch: August 2018
- Galaxy Watch Energetic launch: March 2019
- Galaxy Watch Energetic 2 launch: September 2019
- Galaxy Watch 3 launch: August 2020
- Galaxy Watch 4 and 4 Basic launch: August 2021
- Galaxy Watch 5 and 5 Professional launch: August 2022
- Galaxy Watch 6 and 6 Basic launch: July 2023
Since its existence hasn’t even been hinted at but, there hasn’t been a Galaxy Watch 6 Professional launch date introduced. We additionally don’t have a number of launch dates for the “Professional” mannequin to look again on and draw inferences from, because the Watch 5 Professional was the primary in that specific line. But when we do get a Watch 6 Professional, there’s an apparent occasion at which it could first seem.
Because the schedule above reveals, Samsung has launched not less than one variant of the Galaxy Watch each fall. It might be a reasonably sturdy wager that the Galaxy Watch 7 can be launched in July or August 2024. If our hypothesis from the part above proves to be correct, the Galaxy Watch 6 Professional can be staggered in opposition to the usual mannequin releases and be launched in early 2024. The Watch Energetic line reveals that Samsung isn’t shy about two wearable launches in the identical yr.
Samsung usually holds two Galaxy Unpacked occasions annually, at which all the newest {hardware} is introduced. The primary of the 2 annually is often held in February, so we’re going to go forward and guess that the Galaxy Watch 6 Professional can be launched in February 2024.
The much less seemingly different, not less than in our eyes, is that Samsung alternates between a “Professional” mannequin and a “Basic” mannequin annually. That’s technically what has occurred within the final two years — there wasn’t a Galaxy Watch 4 Professional or a Galaxy Watch 5 Basic. If this had been to be the case, the following “Professional” mannequin wouldn’t be launched till July or August 2024, however it additionally wouldn’t be the Watch 6 Professional; it could be the Galaxy Watch 7 Professional. It’s not out of the query, however we defined within the part above why we really feel {that a} February 2024 launch date is extra seemingly.
What options will the Galaxy Watch 6 Professional have?
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As we don’t have any rumors about what options the Galaxy Watch 6 Professional would have, the very best we are able to do is make educated guesses on the way it will differ from the Galaxy Watch 6. We are able to base that on the important thing variations between the Galaxy Watch 5 and the Watch 5 Professional and evaluate them to the upgrades on the Galaxy Watch 6 over the Galaxy Watch 5. Let’s get speculating.
Design
The Galaxy Watch 5 was accessible in 40mm and 44m sizes and had an armor aluminum case. The Galaxy Watch 5 Professional got here in a single dimension of 45mm and provided a titanium case. On condition that the Galaxy Watch 6 had the identical variants and supplies because the Watch 5, it could make sense that the Galaxy Watch 6 Professional can be 45mm and have a titanium case.
One of many foremost variations between the Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 5 Professional was the considerably bigger battery of the latter, providing longer use between fees. It had a capability of round 40% greater than the 44mm mannequin of Watch 5 at 590mAh, and for the reason that 44mm mannequin of the Galaxy Watch 6 has a barely bigger battery than its predecessor, we are able to anticipate the Galaxy Watch 6 Professional to supply a battery capability of round 600mAh.
We are able to anticipate that the Galaxy Watch 6 Professional can be noticeably heavier and barely thicker than the Watch 6, in line with the earlier technology. If the proportions maintain true, the Galaxy Watch 6 Professional can be round 10mm thick and weigh round 46g. It is going to undoubtedly function an IP68 score and MIL-STD-810G sturdiness score.
Specs
The specs of the Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 5 Professional had been primarily the identical, with the distinction between the 2 nearly completely within the design. With out different info to go on, we are able to solely assume that the specs of the Galaxy Watch 6 Professional would be the similar as these of the Galaxy Watch 6.
So we’re prone to see the Twin-core 1.4GHz Exynos W930 chipset, 2GB of RAM with 16GB of storage, and the smartwatch working on Put on OS 4 with One UI 5 Watch. It is going to nearly definitely provide an accelerometer, barometer, gyroscope, geomagnetic/mild/temperature sensors, and the Samsung BioActive sensor — all geared in direction of the identical sleep and health monitoring as its stablemate.
What’s going to the Galaxy Watch 6 Professional value be?
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For reference, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 began at $279 for the 40mm Bluetooth-only model and jumped to $329 for the LTE model of the identical dimension. The Galaxy Watch 5 Professional retailed for $449 for the Bluetooth version or $499 for the LTE mannequin. The bottom mannequin of the Galaxy Watch 6 was marginally costlier, beginning at $299 for the 40mm base mannequin.
We are able to extrapolate from this that the asking value for the Bluetooth mannequin of the Galaxy Watch 6 Professional can be round $479 and roughly $529 for the LTE mannequin.
Maybe because of the financial local weather, we’ve seen Samsung freezing costs on new generations of Galaxy units on multiple event this yr. We wouldn’t be stunned to see the Galaxy Watch 6 Professional observe swimsuit and retail for a similar costs because the Watch 5 Professional. The distinction with the opposite units can be that there can be 18 months for the reason that final launch within the case of the Watch 6 Professional relatively than 12 months for units that haven’t seen a value enhance.
Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Basic
Rotating crown is again
Up to date monitoring options
Put on OS 4