At the recently concluded Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Watch 5 series. The company has now confirmed Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro will be available for pre-order August 16 onwards in India. The new smartwatches can be pre-ordered from the Samsung website and users who pre-book the watches will get exclusive discounts when the wearables go up for sale. Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 2 Pro will also be open for pre-booking on the same date.
The Galaxy Watch 5 series features Samsung’s BioActive sensor that helps users track their health and sleep patterns. The smartwatches also come with a fall detection sensor that will automatically notify your emergency contacts if you happen to fall out of bed or stumble anywhere. The Galaxy Watch 5 comes with an Armor Aluminium case whereas the Pro variant is enclosed in a Titanium case. They also feature SmartThings integration so users can easily control smart devices like lights, ACs and TVs.
Galaxy Watch 5, Galaxy Watch 5 Pro and Galaxy Buds 2 Pro price
While the base model for the Galaxy Watch 5 starts from Rs 27,999, those who pre-order the smartwatch can avail a discount of Rs 3,000, bringing down the price to Rs 24,999. The Galaxy Watch 5 Pro starts from Rs 44,999, but Samsung is offering a cashback of Rs 5,000 for those who pre-book. The cashback offer brings down the price to Rs 39,999. Also, if you pre-order any of the aforementioned smartwatches, you will be able to buy the Galaxy Buds 2 at a discounted price of Rs 2,999. Customers also get easy finance options and can exchange their old devices and get up to Rs 5,000.
The Galaxy Buds 2 Pro will cost Rs 17,999. Consumers can avail Rs 3000 cashback from all leading banks bringing the effective price to Rs 14,999.
Additionally, on pre-booking Galaxy Buds2 Pro, customers can purchase Samsung Wireless Charger Pad worth INR 2999 at a discounted price of just INR 499. Customers will be eligible for easy finance options and get up to INR 3000 when exchanging their old device.
Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro specifications
Both smartwatches are powered by the in-house developed Exynos W920 chipset and have 1.5GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. They feature similar health-monitoring features as well.
They also have a temperature sensor, gyroscope, geomagnetic sensor, ambient light sensor, accelerometer and barometer. Connectivity options include dual-band Wi-Fi, NFC, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS/Glonass/Beidou/Galileo and LTE. Similar to the Watch 4 series, they run on Samsung’s One UI Watch 4.5 based on WearOS 3.5.
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The Galaxy Watch 5 comes in two variants – 40mm and 44mm, having 1.2-inch and 1.4-inch Super AMOLED always-on display respectively. Apart from the change in screen size, another area where the two differ is the battery, with the 40mm version having a 284mAh battery where the 44mm variant is backed by a 410mAh battery.
Coming to the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, the watch is only available in 44mm variant, which has a 1.4-inch Super AMOLED always-on display.
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