‘Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 gets thermometer and bigger battery’

Samsung is working behind the scenes with a new type of smartwatch. The model, which will be released under the name Samsung Galaxy Watch 5, will be equipped with a thermometer, according to reports.

Watch 5 with thermometer

New reports have surfaced about the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5. The new smartwatch is expected later this year. The first reports about this come from the Korean source ETNews† They claim that the Galaxy Watch 5 will have a thermometer. This is something that could be useful when detecting, for example, Covid-19 or other illnesses that involve a fever.

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Since the skin temperature of the wrist is influenced by various factors, just placing a sensor is not enough. For example, the temperature can change due to sunlight. That is one of the reasons why the thermometer cannot be found on a smartwatch today. However, Samsung would now find a solution for this. There are also reports about Galaxy Buds, where the earplugs can measure the temperature via the ear via an infrared sensor.

The Galaxy Watch 5 is expected to be unveiled this summer. Another detail that has now come in is about the battery. The new model would have a 276 mAh battery, as opposed to the 247 mAh battery in the current model.