Here is the Samsung Galaxy Watch FE, Samsung's answer to the Apple Watch SE

The FE model is thus equipped with the functionalities that anchored the Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 on the list of the best smart watches of the Tech Radar portal. Although the FE seems to have been inspired by the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4, it offers a “Sapphire Crystal” display, an upgrade from the Watch 4, Corning Gorilla Glass, “one-click” straps (with new designs) and some of the latest wellness tools.

More than 100 different exercises

Sports enthusiasts will be delighted with more than 100 different exercises, personalized heart rate zones for improved activity measurement and advanced running monitoring. According to Samsung, this advanced running analysis even analyzes runners' posture and looks for asymmetries, as well as providing information on ground contact time. All this with the ultimate goal of improving performance and preventing injuries.

The Watch FE has retained the Galaxy Watch 4's body composition measurement tool, which allows you to measure the percentage of body fat, muscle and bone. Tech Radar recently conducted a test of this tool on the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro and compared the results to a smart scale. They found the results to be very accurate.

Everything we expect from a Samsung watch

Other features include the well-known "Find My Phone", camera management, "Samsung Wallet" and access to the Google Play Store. You could say that the Watch FE model has everything you would expect from a Samsung watch.

For now, the cover image is the only official one we have. The Galaxy Watch FE will be available in three colors: silver, rose gold and black. The Bluetooth version will be available in the US from the end of June, while the LTE version will most likely be available towards the end of this year. The price of the watch in the US will be around US$300 for the bluetooth model and around US$250 for the LTE model. It will be available elsewhere in the world in the coming weeks, with an international price yet to be announced.

The release time surprised us a bit

We all knew the FE model was coming, but it's certainly a surprise that it's been revealed ahead of this year's Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event next month. Samsung's "FE" designation is something like Apple's "SE." This means a cheaper smartwatch that will still keep Samsung Wear OS 4.

What does this mean for other smartwatches expected to be launched this year? Considering that the cheapest model was revealed with the Galaxy Watch FE, Samsung could imitate Apple and introduce the other two models, about which we can already follow many rumors. With the Ultra and Pro models, you could have three Samsung smartwatches on the market at the same time.

Of course, there is another big question here that hears the name Samsung Galaxy Ring. It is known that the ring will be compatible with some Samsung smart watches and that it will allow monitoring of additional metrics, especially during sleep and physical activity.