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TL;DR Samsung is bringing blood pressure monitoring to Galaxy Watches in the US for the first time.
The feature will be available on Galaxy Watch 4 and newer models running Wear OS 4 or later.
It relies on calibration with a traditional cuff-based monitor for accuracy.
Samsung is finally introducing blood pressure monitoring on Galaxy Watches in the US. The feature will be available on Galaxy Watch 4 and later models running Watch OS 4.0 or later.
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On supported devices, the feature measures systolic and diastolic blood pressure, along with heart rate, using the watch’s built-in optical sensors.
Before you get too excited and ditch your medical-grade BP monitor, there’s an important caveat. Samsung’s system estimates blood pressure indirectly using pulse wave analysis, whereas traditional cuff-based monitors measure it directly by detecting pressure in your arteries.
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