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Product launch season is upon us, and Samsung kicked things off at its Galaxy Unpacked event in London with its new lineup of smartwatches: the flagship Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 and the more accessible Galaxy Watch 9.
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As Samsung's base model smartwatch, the Galaxy Watch 9 has a handful of upgrades that could make the Pixel Watch or other Android watch owners convert. But how does it compare to its predecessor, the Galaxy Watch 8?
Specifications
Galaxy Watch 9 Galaxy Watch 8 Display Super AMOLED, 3,000 nits Super AMOLED, 3,000 nits Battery 390 mAh 325 mAh Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear Elite Exynos W100 RAM/Storage 2GB memory, 32GB storage 2GB memory, 32GB storage Sensors Samsung BioActive Sensor (Optical Bio-signal Sensor + Electrical Heart Signal + Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis), Temperature Sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Light Sensor Accelerometer, Barometer, Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Sensor, Electrical Heart Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Infrared Temperature Sensor, Light Sensor, Optical Heart Rate Sensor Water resistance 5ATM / IP68 5ATM / IP68 Connectivity Bluetooth, Bluetooth LTE, GPS Bluetooth, Bluetooth LTE, GPS Price Starting at $379
Starting at $249
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