One subject we talked about in our Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Traditional assessment was that its value was too excessive – and the usual Watch 4 is simply a little bit cheaper – however a brand new leaks suggests the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 might value much more.
That is based on dependable leaker Roland Quandt, who listed some leaked costs for the upcoming Galaxy Watch 5 fashions – two measurement variations of the usual mannequin, in addition to the only measurement for the rumored Professional model.
Samsung Galaxy Watch540mm BT ~300 Euro40mm LTE ~ 350 EuroPink Gold, Grey, Silver44mm BT ~350 Euro44mm LTE ~400 EuroBlue, Grey, SilverWatch5 Pro45mm BT ~490 Euro45mm LTE ~540 EuroBlack, Titanium*value conversion and taxes could make numbers differ from precise MSRP.June 22, 2022
As this headline suggests, these costs are all larger than the equivalents within the Galaxy Watch 4 collection, roughly by €30-€50. That is a value enhance that’ll doubtless get mirrored in costs for different areas too.
Rising the worth is an odd transfer from Samsung, given the worth of the Watch 4 gadgets, and we will not assist however really feel that this transfer could be misguided.
Admittedly, since Samsung has reportedly modified the ‘Traditional’ moniker to ‘Professional’ on this technology, it will not be truthful to match the 2 premium smartwatches – it is doable they’re providing one thing completely different there – however both approach, the brand new model is actually pricier.
We’ve not heard sufficient leaks or rumors concerning the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 to know why the gadget is getting a value hike, however hopefully, we’ll hear about some high new options that justify an elevated value.
Opinion: an Apple Watch mistake
If there’s one factor that places me off the Apple Watch, it is the worth – I’ve examined sufficient smartwatches to know that $399 / £369 / AU$599 is way, far an excessive amount of to pay for one, it doesn’t matter what options it brings.
That is additionally a problem I had with the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4, I ought to level out – Apple is not alone in overpricing its merchandise.
However in contrast to Apple, Samsung has a heritage in reasonably priced but worthwhile variations of its merchandise (and I am not counting issues just like the iPhone SE, a cellphone which hardly deserves the descriptors ‘reasonably priced’ or ‘worthwhile’). In smartphones, the Samsung Galaxy A53 arguably offers you extra bang on your buck than the flagship S22, regardless of having a a lot lower cost, and Samsung additionally makes lower-cost tablets which show highly regarded.
With that in thoughts, it is odd that Samsung insists on climbing the costs of its smartwatches, even when it does not supply a lower-cost model (the Galaxy Match does not precisely rely, since it is a health tracker and never a smartwatch).
Samsung is copying Apple within the worst approach, in pricing its gadgets too excessive with out providing significant options. And given what number of nations are going through a value of dwelling disaster, that is not ok.
We have not heard any rumors about Samsung gearing up a low-cost smartwatch, and if the Galaxy Watch 5 value hike actually does occur, I’ll must return to my record of the perfect low-cost smartwatches for inspiration on my new gadget.