One Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro model and two non-Pros are decidedly on the horizon
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While the flexible and (not very) mysterious Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Z Flip 4 mobile powerhouses are (understandably) already hogging the spotlight well in advance of Samsung's next big Unpacked event, there's clearly also a good chance the company will look to unveil a new smartwatch or two (or three) at some point in August.
We're talking a 276mAh battery on the Galaxy Watch 5 "S", for instance, compared to the 247mAh juicer of the 40mm non-Classic Galaxy Watch 4, which is itself capable of keeping the lights on for a day or so of "normal" use.
Based on the latest global market report, as well as the chaebol's own Q1 2022 financial roundup, we can assume last year's Wear OS-powered Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic generated pretty robust sales numbers, which in turn should produce a decent level of pre-launch excitement for the Galaxy Watch 5 family.
Rumored to include three members at least once before, this is getting some very interesting codenames today hinting at a key focus area. Perhaps more importantly, it's now essentially etched in stone that the undoubtedly health-centered "Heart", aka Galaxy Watch 5, will come in three different versions.
Judging by said codenames, however, that might not represent an expansion over the Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic, with the "Heart-S" and "Heart-L" likely to correspond to direct sequels of the former's 40 and 44mm models while a single "Heart-Pro" may follow in the footsteps of 2021's small and large Classic.
Despite this new GalaxyClub reveal, the oft-reliable folks over at SamMobile are still not ready to give up the possibility of the "Galaxy Watch 5 Pro" ultimately going official under the Galaxy Watch 5 Ultra label.
Whichever of those two names will commercially materialize in the summer, you can be certain this ultra-high-end Apple Watch Series 8 rival aims to bring serious battery life upgrades to the table compared to the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic.
We're currently expecting a massive 572mAh cell to reside under this bad boy's hood, up from the 361mAh battery capacity of the 46mm Galaxy Watch 4 Classic. That almost definitely means the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro (or Ultra) will opt for an "L" size of its own, although if that's a problem, you'll be happy to know the non-Pro models are also tipped to (slightly) improve the endurance between charges of their forerunners.
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