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Samsung Electronics (OTCPK:SSNLF) is launching a new health tracking feature, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPLAccording to Bloomberg, the watch has not yet been launched at Wednesday’s Galaxy Unpacked event.
The South Korean tech giant is promoting the event as the next frontier Galactic Artificial Intelligence.
The report adds that the new Galaxy Watch model will track users’ Advanced Glycation End Products (AGE) index, which can provide an indicator of metabolic health and biological age.
In addition to the new foldable phone and Galaxy Ring fitness tracker, an Ultra version is expected to be launched, aiming to compete with the $799 Apple Watch Ultra 2.
Samsung led the foldable smartphone category as a premium product in 2019, but the company’s phones have yet to break into China, the world’s largest smartphone market.
Research firm Canalys reports that foldable mobile phone shipments will reach 17.5 million units in 2023, with Samsung accounting for 63% of the market share. Samsung is expected to unveil updated clamshell and larger foldable models at an event in Paris tomorrow.
Samsung and Apple have been working for years to develop sensors that continuously track blood sugar, which could benefit diabetics.
According to reports, Hon Pak, Samsung’s head of mobile digital health, said that the AGE reader “already exists in larger hardware, and we have now miniaturized it and measured it through a watch for the first time.”
The technology is seen as an advance on the road to developing non-invasive continuous glucose monitoring devices.
To make more complex measurements, Samsung added more colored LEDs to illuminate blood vessels and gain information about the wearer’s health. Additionally, the report quoted Samsung as saying that the new watch is 30 percent more accurate in measuring heart rate during high-intensity workouts.
Samsung’s event comes before Apple unveils a major upgrade to its Apple Watch portfolio to celebrate the device’s 10th anniversary. The report adds that the Apple Watch is expected to offer a larger display and a new chip, but it’s unclear whether the ability to detect high blood pressure and sleep apnea will be released in time for this year.
