Samsung is busy preparing a major update for Galaxy Watch owners, which will see a raft of new AI features brought to older smartwatches. In the meantime, the company has also slashed the price of the Galaxy Watch 6 before the rollout begins.
Shoppers in the U.K. can pick up the Galaxy Watch 6 for Classic for £75 less, now down to £324.00 ($412.13). This is combined with up to £175 ($222.60) trade-in value for your old smartwatch. The highest-valued items Samsung will accept are, of course, Apple Watches. Specifically the Apple Watch Ultra.
The reason for the price cut might be because Samsung is about to launch the Galaxy Watch 7 next month at its Galaxy Unpacked event. New rumours this week suggest that the Korean company is planning to release 40mm and 44mm sizes, like the Galaxy Watch 6 range, but also a brand new Ultra model, which is said to have a 47mm titanium case.
The standard Watch 6 hasn’t been discounted, but I suspect it will considering how close we are to the launch. If you’re thinking about picking up the Watch 6 Classic deal, it’s worth holding on until at least after the launch event on July 10th.
There is a good chance that Samsung will drop prices for existing wearables even further to make some space for the new tech. Or, if you want the latest device, the company will run some aggressive pre-order deals with enhanced trade-in prices and a bundled freebie (which will probably be a free pair of Galaxy Buds).
Those same Galaxy Buds are currently being bundled with all Galaxy S24 purchases right now, too. This isn’t as impressive as other recent Samsung deals in the U.K, though. Last month the company knocked huge amounts off almost all Galaxy phones in its roster, slashing between 22% and 38% off select handsets.
If you’re a current Galaxy Watch owner who isn’t looking to upgrade, Samsung is planning to roll out some new AI features via One UI 6—the first major update in a while for Samsung wearables. The crux of the update is around enhanced recommendations, based on personalized health data, with new AI-powered skills for tracking sleep, health, and workouts with more accuracy. The new tools might offset some of that desire to buy Samsung’s latest shiny new toys, so keep an eye out for the update.
