The mid-year Samsung Unpacked event will occursometime later this month, with July 26 being rumored to be the possible launch date. Among the plethora of devices expected to debut at the hardware event are theGalaxy Watch 6and its Classic sibling, which is rumored tobring back the rotating bezelafter skipping a generation. A leak by 9to5Google, further fleshed out by Pricebaba, has unearthed additional details on Samsung’s upcoming wearables just weeks ahead of the Samsung event.
A total of four Galaxy Watch 6 models were spotted on theGoogle Play supported deviceslist by the site, with each featuring two variants, likely for different sizes.Pricebabaclaims (viaXDA) the Galaxy Watch 6 models bearing the codenamesfresh6blandfresh6bsrepresent the 44mm and 40mm versions. Similarly, the codenameswise6blandwise6bsare for the 47mm and 43mm models of the Watch 6 Classic. The screenshot below shows the corresponding model numbers for each version, which were previously spotted by9to5Google.
This is as official as it gets until Samsung unwraps the new watches in a few weeks' time. In the past, the Google Play supported devices list has been instrumental inconfirming certain device attributesahead of time. As for the Galaxy Watch 6 models, we’ve recently learned about thepotential pricesof the smartwatches in France, suggesting that the Galaxy Watch 6 Classic could be cheaper than its predecessor. Customers should also be able to pick up the new wearables in either cellular/LTE or Wi-Fi-only models, similar to theGalaxy Watch 5 series.
While there’s still some uncertainty about the date when Samsung Unpacked will kick off, the South Korean manufacturer’s upcoming devices, by contrast, are not necessarily a secret thanks to countless leaks leading up to the big day. We’ve already learned a fair bit about theGalaxy Z Fold 5andthe Z Flip 5, while the company’sGalaxy Tab S9 tabletshave also made periodic, unofficial appearances. Meanwhile, recent reporting indicates that the companymay not unveil new Galaxy Budsat Unpacked this month.
