Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 battery life — what we hope to see

Samsung Milky way Watch 4 battery life — what we promise to see

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The Samsung Milky way Watch 4 battery life could be a deal-breaker for one of this year'south most anticipated smartwatches.

Though Samsung hasn't revealed its next-gen Galaxy Sentry or its official battery life estimates withal, we know what we're hoping to see. At the blank minimum, we expect Samsung's latest smwartwatch to outlast the Apple Watch 7, if only by a few hours.

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In the past the Milky way Watch's battery life could vanquish the Apple tree Sentry'south by several days, but Samsung has since lowered its stamina expectations. The original Samsung Galaxy Spotter lasted an impressive 4 days, but the slimmer Samsung Galaxy Watch Active ii battery life maxed out at threescore hours, or about two.v days.

So when we tested the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3, one of the best smartwatches right now, we couldn't go 24 hours without recharging. Samsung rated its most contempo launch for up to 2 days, but with consistent activeness tracking and the always-on display setting enabled, we would see bombardment life plunge.

If the down battery life trend continues, the Samsung Milky way Watch 4 (or Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 4) looks destined to require a daily charge similar to our other devices. While that's not a definitive blow to how we'd score the smartwatch, information technology's a picayune disappointing based on what Samsung in one case offered.

That'due south why if Samsung boosts the Galaxy Spotter bombardment life back up, it could coax more excitement into the next version's imminent launch on August 11. We really desire to run across at least two full days, even with fitness tracking and other premium features in apply.

So could it happen? With new features and sensors (namely body composition analysis), some would say it'south unfair to expect bombardment life improvement. However, previews of the Galaxy Scout new software and a contempo spec leak have given us a glimmer of hope.

Samsung Milky way Watch 4 bombardment life: What we know

The upcoming smartwatch will exist the first to run the refreshed, unified version of Google Wear OS. Tizen, the existing Samsung Galaxy Watch software, is being folded into Wear OS, along with Fitbit features. When information technology revealed the nearing platform convergence, Google suggested the bombardment life of Vesture Bone-powered smartwatches will benefit.

To keep things cohesive, Samsung developed a One UI Sentinel skin to accompany Wear Os on the Galaxy Scout 4 — except I UI Scout is tailored more than toward the Samsung device ecosystem than the smartwatch's individual efficiency.

Instead, the Galaxy Watch 4 might get bombardment improvements from its rumored chipset. According to SamMobile, a website often credited with several Samsung specs leaks, the next Galaxy Lookout will feature the exclusive Exynos W920 chip. The chip promises faster performance, but that could mean better battery competence, likewise.

It'south not long now until Samsung fulfills or our hopes for the Galaxy Lookout 4's battery life. The smartwatch is expected to debut at the Samsung Unpacked keynote on August 11, alongside the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold three and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip three.

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Kate Kozuch is a senior writer at Tom's Guide covering wearables, TVs and everything smart-home related. When she's not in cyborg mode, you lot tin can find her on an practise wheel or channeling her inner celebrity chef. She and her robot ground forces volition rule the world 1 day, but until and then, reach her at kate.kozuch@futurenet.com.