Samsung announced during the Galaxy Unpacked event on July 22 the new generation of its smartwatches, the Galaxy Watch 9, which comes with improvements in performance, battery life, and health and fitness tracking features.

The Galaxy Watch 9 is available in two sizes: 40mm with a 1.34-inch display, and 44mm with a 1.47-inch display, with both versions supporting LTE connectivity.

The watch is based on last year's square design introduced with the Watch 8, continuing to use an aluminum frame and a sapphire crystal glass display.

The new watch is powered by the Snapdragon Wear Elite processor built on a 3nm process, offering 32% higher CPU performance and 19% improvement in graphics processing compared to the previous generation.

The watch comes with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage.

In terms of battery, the watch has a capacity increase to 390mAh (40mm version) and 445mAh (44mm version), with clear improvements in battery life compared to the Galaxy Watch 8.

The new watch is 17% lighter than its predecessor, and Samsung has equipped it with a softer and more comfortable strap for daily use.

The display is Super AMOLED with peak brightness of 3,000 nits for better clarity in various lighting conditions, with resolutions of 438x438 pixels (40mm) and 480x480 pixels (44mm).

The watch supports MIL-STD-810H durability standards, IP68 water and dust resistance, and can withstand immersion up to 5 meters.

In terms of health sensors, the Galaxy Watch 9 includes a full set of sensors:

Samsung BioActive sensor, temperature sensor, accelerometer, barometer, gyroscope, compass, and light sensor.

The watch also supports Bluetooth 6.0, Wi-Fi 6, and dual-band positioning (GPS L1+L5).

The watch runs on One UI 9 Watch based on Wear OS 7, with 5 years of updates support.

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Samsung has focused on delivering smarter health features through the Vitals feature for monitoring vital signs and alerting on significant changes, the Heart Health Score system that provides recommendations for maintaining heart health, along with Daily Cardio Load that offers training and recovery data, and Fitness Index to provide targeted goals and schedules for improving physical activity.

The watch also offers a Hearing feature to monitor noise levels and warn users when approaching unsafe levels.

Samsung offers several strap options with the new watch:

Sports Band with a new, lightweight design

Misty Band made from dual-color premium silicone

Fabric Band designed for maximum comfort at all times.

As part of the offer, Galaxy Watch 9 buyers receive a free 60-day trial subscription to Strava and a two-month subscription to iFIT.

Pre-orders for the watch started on July 22 and it will be available in stores from August 7. The Galaxy Watch 9 is available in Graphite, Cream, and Silver, with prices starting at $379 (without LTE for the 40mm version).