The anticipated launch of the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra — along with the company’s rumored Galaxy Ring, Galaxy Buds 3, Z Fold 6, and Z Flip 6 — is just weeks away, but that hasn’t stopped leaks from continuing to trickle in. The latest comes from kro_roe on X (formerly Twitter) and claims that the Galaxy Watch Ultra is expected to feature an anti-reflective coating on its display.
The Galaxy Watch Ultra is set to feature an anti-reflective coating.
— kro (@kro_roe) June 23, 2024
If this rumor is true, the Galaxy Watch Ultra would likely be using the same Gorilla Armor sapphire crystal display that Samsung developed in partnership with Corning. To give you a frame of reference, that’s the same type of panel boasted by the Galaxy S24 Ultra. When Digital Trends looked at the screen, we noted that in addition to being a fantastic display, it was a big quality-of-life improvement.
“Going beyond the arbitrary numbers, the reduction in reflectance is one of the biggest improvements in the Galaxy S24 Ultra, in my opinion,” DT’s Prakhar Khanna said. “In my time with the device, the lowered reflectance has enhanced my reading and content consumption experience – both indoors and outdoors.” Notably, the Galaxy Watch Ultra is expected to boast an impressive 3,000 nits of peak brightness, ensuring a clear view in any lighting condition.
For overall design, we expect the Galaxy Watch Ultra to have a 47mm case, a circular dial, and an orange rotating crown button on the side.
With the Galaxy Watch Ultra, Samsung seems to be pulling out all the stops. The anti-reflective coating promises reduced reflectiveness and enhanced visibility, even under direct sunlight. The display quality is top-notch, with superior colors and hues. And the added durability is a great bonus for a device that’s always on your wrist. The watch as a whole is expected to come with 10ATM and IP58 water and dust resistance, as well as MIL-STD certification, meaning it has survived a battery of lab tests.
Previous leaks of the Watch Ultra have revealed that it’ll be powered by an Exynos 3nm processor and have a 590mAh battery under the hood. With Samsung’s next event expected to take place on July 10 in Paris, there isn’t much left to discover about the Galaxy Watch Ultra, aside from the price, which may be one of the key factors that determines how well the Galaxy Watch Ultra sells compared with competitors like the Apple Watch Ultra 2.
The OnePlus Buds Clip are a new pair of open-ear earbuds built around a simple convenience. They join Sony’s LinkBuds Clip in the growing ear-cuff category, but either OnePlus bud can go on either ear.
Sensors recognize how the earbuds are being worn and route the audio channels accordingly. There’s no label to check before putting them on, and the feature also works when only one bud is used.
We buy fitness bands and activity trackers to keep tabs on our exercise, but it is easy to forget to start tracking or switch modes when moving between different activities. For Fitbit and Pixel Watch users, that could soon become a lot less annoying, as Google is rolling out a major upgrade to automatic activity tracking that can recognize more than 100 types of exercise, up from just 10 before.
Google first showed off the improved tracking earlier this month alongside the Fitbit Edge. It is now coming to Fitbit Air and the Pixel Watch 3, 4, and 5, and Google claims the added context behind the system makes workout detection nearly twice as accurate while cutting missed activities by more than half. Fitbit Edge will support it too.