At the second Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2024 event in Paris, the Korean company launched a slew of products. Unsurprisingly, AI and health tracking emerged as the top two highlights of the new lineup. AI capabilities are now more ingrained in the new Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 phones. A lot of early features of what’s conveniently called Galaxy AI have already been showcased.
Besides that, Samsung also debuted their Galaxy Ring, their first smart ring with AI capabilities in health tracking. It was the standout announcement at Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2024, as the tech giant had teased the product several months prior.
In addition, Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2024 also unveiled the Galaxy Watch 7 and Watch 7 Ultra, redesigned Galaxy Buds 3 and Buds 3 Pro with updates to its software. To learn more about everything announced, continue reading below.
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Everything Announced at Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2024
Samsung Galaxy Ring
Following in the steps of their primary competitor, Apple’s venture into AI health-tracking features, the Korean tech giant unveiled at Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2024 its first foray into the “Smart ring”, a lightweight ring equipped with sensors designed for health monitoring 24 hours a day. Listed below are the Galaxy Ring’s key monitoring features:
- Sleep: Monitor a person’s movement during sleep, sleep latency, and heart and respiratory rate to analyse the sleep quality
- Menstrual cycle: Uses skin temperature to help track a person’s menstrual cycle.
- Heart rate: Inform users when their heart rate is unusually high or low. Users can also check their heart rate in real-time.
- Exercise: Detect the type of workout or activity a person is doing.
Moreover, according to Samsung at Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2024, the device will come in three colours, with the battery lasting up to seven days. There’s also a portable charging case, as with wireless air buds. For people interested, the Samsung Galaxy Ring will be available starting on July 24 with a price tag of $399.99.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
As one of the leading large-screen foldable devices on the market, the Galaxy Z Fold is approaching its sixth generation, and it is the lightest and thinnest Galaxy Z series yet as the tech giant is replicating their approach for their Galaxy S series with flat edges and squared-off corners. Weighing 239g, it is 14g lighter than its predecessor.
Attached is a table highlighting the difference between the Z Fold 6 and Z Fold 5:
| Specifications | Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 | Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 |
| Display Screens | Cover screen: 6.3-inch HD+ AMOLED 2X 120Hz Main screen: 7.6-inch AMOLED 2X 120Hz | Cover screen: 6.2-inch AMOLED Main screen: 7.6-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X 120Hz |
| Weight | 239g | 253g |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| RAM/Storage | 12GB RAM with 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB | 12GB RAM with 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB |
| Battery | 4,400mAh | 4,400mAh |
| Camera | 50MP wide, 12MP ultrawide, 10MP telephoto, 4MP front (Inner), 10MP front (Outer) | 50MP wide, 12MP ultrawide, 10MP telephoto, 4MP front (Inner), 10MP front (Outer) |
| Colours | Pink, Navy, Silver Shadow, Two online-exclusive colours (White and Crafted Black) | Icy Blue, Phantom Black, Cream, Gray and Blue |
| Price | Starting at $1,899 | Starting at $1,799 |
While there is little difference between the Z Fold 6 and Z Fold 5, the biggest standout to buy the former is its upgrade in Galaxy AI features. Firstly, Samsung added dual-screen live translation mode when the device is in stand mode, meaning you can view the translated phrases in your selected language from your side of the screen. In contrast, the other party can view your words translated into their local language on the cover display.
Furthermore, if you have the new Samsung Galaxy Buds 3, you can listen to the translation directly from the earbuds. Lastly, the tech giant revealed at Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2024 that the Z Fold 6 now supports S Pen input, giving the phone generative AI features that can turn your sketches into completed images. There’s also Portrait Studio, which can turn your regular portrait shots into cartoons, 3D or watercolour effects.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6
Moving to the other foldable announced at Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2024, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 follows Samsung’s trend of AI enhancement with an improved 3.4-inch Super AMOLED FlexWindow, enabling AI-assisted functions without you opening the device. For instance, FlexWindow provides you access to Samsung Health updates and notifications and allows you to select the next track you want to listen to on your music widget.
In addition, Z Flip 6 offers Suggested replies, which analyses your latest messages to suggest a tailored response to your text messages when you are on the move. Customisations also received improvements in the latest Flip phones as now you can use its AI-powered Photo Ambient, which changes wallpaper in real-time based on the time and weather.
Z Flip 6 also offers a new Auto Zoom FlexCam feature, which automatically finds the best framing for your shot by detecting the subject and zooming in and out before making any necessary adjustments. Lastly, with improved battery life and hardware and software optimisation, the extra $100 price sounds like a bargain from the $999 of its predecessor.
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Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 and Galaxy Watch Ultra
Besides the mainstream phones, Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2024 also unveiled the newest series of Samsung watches with Galaxy Watch 7 and Watch 7 Ultra. While the former looks virtually unchanged from the Galaxy Watch 6, the latter represents a new aesthetic for Samsung as they hope to contend with Apple’s Watch Ultra 2. Attached is the specs comparison between the two:
| Specifications | Galaxy Watch 7 | Galaxy Watch Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $299, $329 | $649 |
| Sizes | 40mm, 44mm | 47mm |
| Colours | Green, Silver, Cream | Titanium White, Titanium Gray, Titanium Silver |
| Dimensions | 40mm: 40.4 x 9.7 mm; 44mm: 44.4 x 9.7 mm | 47.4 x 47. 1 x 12.1 mm |
| Weight | 40mm: 28.8 g; 44mm: 33.8 g | 60.5 g |
| Display | 40mm: 1.3″ 432 x 432 ppi; 44mm: 1.5″ 480 x 480 ppi | 1.5″ 480 x 480 ppi |
| Battery capacity | 40mm: 300 mAh; 44mm: 425 mAh | 590 mAh |
| Durability | 5 ATM, IP68 | 10 ATM, IP68 |
| Connectivity | LTE (optional), Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi 2.4+ 5 GHz, NFC | LTE (optional), Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi 2.4+ 5 GHz, NFC |
| Compatibility | Android 11 or higher | Android 11 or higher |
| Storage | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| Processor | Exynos W1000 | Exynos W1000 |
| Sensors | Samsung BioActive sensor, temperature sensor, accelerometer | Samsung BioActive sensor, temperature sensor, accelerometer |
As per the trend of Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2024, the two watches also have numerous AI health-tracking features with ECG, irregular HR notifications, bioimpedance sensor for body composition data, sleep apnea detection authorised by the US Food and Drug Administration and a new bioactive sensor to support the heart rate sensor, electrical heart and rate signal.
Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 and Buds 3 Pro
Lastly, Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2024 revealed the tech giant’s overhaul of its wireless earphones for the Galaxy Buds 3 series with stems like design from Apple’s AirPods.
According to Samsung in the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2024, the earbuds support pinch and swipe controls, ear detection for when you remove or insert them, voice command for playback, improved microphone quality, controls and adaptive AI-powered adjustments.
As mentioned earlier, they also have integrations with the new Galaxy devices, meaning when you connect to the Galaxy Z Fold 6 or Flip 6, the buds have an AI-driven interpreter feature that can translate a foreign language it hears into the user’s chosen language. The price for the Galaxy Buds 3 is $180, while the Buds 3 Pro is $250.
Parting Notes
Overall, the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2024 has gotten a lot of traction with a star-studded line up, especially its first-ever smart ring edition of the eagerly-anticipated Galaxy Ring. The new Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 smartphones, the Galaxy Watch 7 and Galaxy Watch Ultra, the redesigned Galaxy Buds 3 and Buds 3 Pro and its emphasis on AI and health are likely to set the stage for Samsung’s next generation of products and services.
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