Samsung Galaxy Fit release date, price and features
At Samsung’s Unpacked event on 20 February 2019, the company unveiled a new range of Galaxy S10 phones, theGalaxy Active smartwatchand new wirelesss headphones, theGalaxy Buds.
On top of this, but with barely any stage time at all, were two new fitness bands, the Galaxy Fit and Fit e.
If those sound a little familiar, it’s because there’s also the Gear Fit. Samsung seems to have replaced that with theGalaxy Wearablesbrand, but there’s not a whole lot of new features or tech here to get too excited about.
They have colour screens, last roughly a week between charges are water resistant and monitor your heart rate among other things. They’ll work with Samsung phones and the Health app, but you can pair them with other Android phones and iPhones too.
How much does the Galaxy Fit cost?
It costs $99, which we expect to be around £85 in the UK. You can’t pre-order it yet, nor will you find it on Samsung’s website.
There’s no word on price for the Fit e, but being a more basic model, it should be a good chunk less. Rumours peg it around the $40 mark, which could be as little as £29.99 in the UK.
They’ll be competing withFitbit’s cheaper modelsincluding the Ace and Alta HR.
When is the Galaxy Fit release date?
Surprisingly, there’s a long wait until it goes on sale on 31 May. That’s in the US. Samsung didn’t confirm a specific UK date, nor when the Fit e would be available, but it won’t be any earlier than the end of May.
What features does the Galaxy Fit have?
Samsung says it’s aimed at everyone from casual runners to athletes, providing ‘intuitive tracking’. To this end, the Fit will automatically start tracking your activity when you walk, run, bike, row, hop on the elliptical trainer or start a general dynamic workout. The Fit e does the same, except for rowing and elliptical training.
They also offersleep trackingand “smart stress management”, though Samsung hasn’t yet provided any details about how that works.
The wearables run the newRealtimeoperating system, not Tizen as you might guess. This is simpler than before, and offers some smart features including notifications of calendar appointments and alarms from your phone.
The Fit e has a slightly smaller, lower-resolution screen and lacks a gyroscope, so has to rely purely on an accelerometer for tracking movement. Unlike the older Gear Fit 2, neither band has GPS. As you can see in the comparison table, theFit charges wirelessly, but the e uses a wired system with pogo pins.
Galaxy Fit
Galaxy Fit e
Colour
Black, Silver
Black, White, Yellow
Display
0.95” Full Color AMOLED
0.74” PMOLED
Resolution
120 x 240, 282 ppi
64 x 128, 193 ppi
Processor
MCU Cortex M33F 96MHz + M0 16 MHz
MCU Cortex M0 96MHz
OS
Realtime
Realtime
Size
18.3(W) x 44.6 (H) x 11.2(T)
16.0(W) x 40.2(H) x 10.9(T)
Weight
24g (w/strap)
15g (w/ strap)
Connectivity
Bluetooth LE
Bluetooth LE
Sensor
HRM, Accelerometer, Gyroscope
HRM, Accelerometer
Battery
120mAh
70mAh
Charge
Wireless
Pogo pins
Durability
5ATM water resistance
5ATM water resistance
Compatibility
Android 5.0 or higher, RAM 1.5GB above; iPhone 5 or later, iOS 9.0 and above
Author: Jim Martin, Executive Editor, Tech Advisor
Jim has been testing and reviewing products for over 20 years. His main beats include VPN services and antivirus. He also covers smart home tech, mesh Wi-Fi and electric bikes.
