Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 leak reveals key features — and weird gesture controls

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Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 leak reveals central features — and weird gesture controls

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The Samsung Galaxy Watch three will have some interesting gesture tracking controls to trigger various functions to go alongside its rotating bezels.

Sources tipped Gizmodo off well-nigh the gesture controls and told it that Samsung has even so to settle on the Galaxy Lookout man 3 proper noun. That could suggest Samsung might exist looking at a new brand name to separate its upcoming smartwatch from the likes of the Samsung Galaxy Picket Active 2.

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The gesture controls seem a trivial bizarre. The beginning volition see Galaxy Picket 3 users raise their paw to activate Bixby, which might exist an easier way to trigger Samsung's virtual assistant than barking "hey Bixby" into your smartwatch as if it's a prop out of a sci-fi movie.

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Then there's the mute call gesture, which involves making a fist and shaking information technology up and downwardly. Depending on where you lot live, this could raise some embarrassing situations for Galaxy Watch iii wearers.

Gizmodo's report as well highlighted other features for the Galaxy Sentry iii, such as fall detection that volition trigger an SOS phone call and text to share the victim'south electric current location. And it also highlighted how Samsung's upcoming smartwatch will take a centre and blood pressure monitor, as well as an ECG sensor, as seen in the Galaxy Watch Agile 2.

Furthermore, the Galaxy Watch 3 volition come with "one-click" music controls, smart replies, camera controls for your telephone, and Bluetooth disconnection alerts. Enhanced fitness tracking features will besides exist thrown into the mix, such as real-time feedback on your running.

According to Gizmodo, the Milky way Watch iii will launch on August 5, and will make its debut alongside the Samsung Galaxy Annotation 20 and the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G.

All in all, the Galaxy Watch 3 is set to be an interesting smartwatch, especially as information technology's expected to bring back the corking rotating bezel found in previous Samsung smartwatches. Nine configurations of the Galaxy Sentinel iii are expected and it's predicted to cost between $400 and $600.

We'll have to expect a month or so before we run across if the Milky way Lookout man 3 can take on the Apple tree Watch five and pose an early claiming to the Apple Spotter half-dozen. But so far information technology'due south looking similar a stiff Samsung smartwatch.

Roland Moore-Colyer is U.K. Editor at Tom'south Guide with a focus on news, features and opinion articles. He often writes about gaming, phones, laptops and other bits of hardware; he's too got an interest in cars. When not at his desk Roland can be found wandering effectually London, often with a look of curiosity on his face.

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