Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 leak reveals key specs to fight Apple Watch 7

Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 leak reveals cardinal specs to fight Apple Lookout 7

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Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 leaks haven't revealed much so far, but we might've just learned almost how the side by side generation smartwatch will exist powered.

According to Korean tech website The Elec, the Galaxy Watch 4 will pack a 240mAh battery in the the 41mm model and a 350mAh battery in the 45mm model. Those capacities are slightly unlike than those of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 lineup, which featured a used 247mAh and 340mAh batteries, respectively.

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The Elec doesn't say why the battery capacities take changed in the new Milky way Watch, but the website revealed that Samsung is using a third-party supplier for the 45mm model'southward component. While Samsung SDI is supplying batteries for the 41mm version, the larger option will reportedly characteristic batteries from China's Amperex Technology Express (ATL). The Elec doesn't clarify whether the spec leak applies to the rumored Samsung Galaxy Spotter Active 4 likewise.

So what do these different bombardment capacities mean? Since the spec variation is so modest, it's unlikely the Galaxy Watch 4 bombardment life will be amend or worse compared to the previous Milky way Watch'southward, at least based on the battery capacity alone.

Instead, the power demands of the display, bit or other internal circuitry could cause changes to the Galaxy Watch'south official bombardment life guess. The next Galaxy Scout could have the exact same battery life claims of last yr'due south model, too.

Of course, we hope that's not the case. We were disappointed about the Galaxy Picket iii's battery life, which Samsung said should last up to two days. Based on our display settings and activeness, nosotros ended up charging our test unit every 24 hours.

The original Samsung Galaxy Watch lasted up to four days, which at the time blew the Apple Lookout man'southward 18-hour battery life away. Now the ii leading smartwatches — the Galaxy Watch iv and Apple Watch Serial 6 — are nearly neck and neck in terms of stamina.

If Samsung's smartwatch could over again outlast Apple'south, it'd have a major advantage.

As of at present, we don't have any reason to suspect the Apple Lookout man 7 volition become a battery life boost. That could change as nosotros get closer to the launch of the new smartwatch flagships. Both are expected to go far in the last summertime or early fall. In the by, the Galaxy Watch update has taken place in Baronial, while new Apple tree Watch generations are typically announced in September.

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Kate Kozuch is a senior writer at Tom's Guide covering wearables, TVs and everything smart-home related. When she'southward not in cyborg mode, y'all can find her on an exercise bike or channeling her inner celebrity chef. She and her robot ground forces will dominion the world 1 day, only until and then, reach her at kate.kozuch@futurenet.com.