The Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 and 5 Pro arrive in Europe with new sizes, more battery and a temperature sensor

After the good taste in our mouths that the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 left us, the Korean company was encouraged today to present their powerful new smartwatches. All this in an Unpacked in which the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 and Z Fold4 were also the protagonists.

The new Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro bring major improvements on several key points. See its new sensors or improved battery. All this in different sizes and models that will land on our market this August.

Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 and 5 Pro prices and availability

Samsung announced that reservations start today of these new watches via its website. However, the official launch will not take place until August 26which will be when they start reaching those who have reserved it and will be available in various stores with these starting prices:

• Samsung Galaxy Watch5 40mm: 299 dollars

• Samsung Galaxy Watch5 40mm LTE: 349 dollars

• Samsung Galaxy Watch5 44mm: 329 dollars

• Samsung Galaxy Watch5 Pro: 469 euro

• Samsung Galaxy Watch5 Pro LTE: 519 dollars

Needless to say, these watches They come in different colors to choose from. for its sphere, beyond the bracelet chosen. For the 40mm Galaxy Watch 5, you can choose between “Graphite”, “Pink Gold” and “Silver” finishes. The large model, the 44mm one, is in the same finishes, but swapping “Pink Gold” for “Sapphire”. For its part, the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro will be able to choose between more premium finishes such as “Black Titanium” and “Gray Titanium”.

More sizes, new health sensor and Google’s best in software

As for its designs, we don’t see excessive aesthetic changes to the already classic circular dial, although the farewell to the rotating crown. Even if, yes, this generation comes with three different sizes with their respective screen dimensions. The three incorporate OLED panels, or 1.2 inches and a resolution of 396 x 396 in the 40 mm models. The 44mm and 45mm “Pro” mount a 1.4-inch panel with a resolution of 450 x 450.

As the brains and engine of everything, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 and 5 Pro incorporate a Exynos W920 chip accompanied by 1.5 GB of RAM and 16 GB of ROM. While it is true that even the “Pro” model has not changed chips compared to the previous generation, this does not seem to be a disadvantage on paper either and it seems sufficient to handle everything they integrate again.

As health sensors and sports tracking we continue to find the already classic heart rate monitors, electrocardiogram and blood oxygen measurement. The novelty comes with new body temperature sensor. In the absence of a test, this seems to be an interesting function to detect fever or confirm it when we have suspicions.

Other aspects to highlight regarding the hardware of these devices are that they mount 240, 410 and 590 mAh batteries respectively (Watch 5 40mm, Watch 5 44mm and Watch 5 Pro). They also incorporate fast charging. According to the manufacturer, just 8 minutes of charging could be enough to measure sleep for 8 hoursthis measurement being precisely another function incorporated by the three models.

With the successful integration of Wear OS into the latest generation, Samsung bets on Google software again for these new smartwatches. Specifically, they’re riding One UI Watch 4.5, which is a branded customization layer, but is based on Wear OS 3.5.

Technical sheet of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 and 5 Pro