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The Galaxy Watch 8 series is fantastic and remains the better smartwatch choice for Samsung fans, even after Apple's launch event earlier this week. But I must admit that one new Apple Watch Ultra 3 feature really caught my attention, and I hope Samsung will borrow it soon.
As I watched Apple's launch event earlier this week, the one thing that really impressed me about the Apple Watch Ultra 3 was its upgraded display. Here's why.
The Apple Watch Ultra 3 employs a new OLED display with an LTPO backplane and a refresh rate that can drop to as low as 1Hz. In that sense, it's similar to our premium smartphone displays.
But more to the point I'm trying to make, the Apple Watch Ultra 3 is capable of refreshing the Always On display more often than the Galaxy Watch 8.
1Hz represents one cycle per second, which is just perfect for the Always On Display to keep up with the watch's second hand movement without much of a negative effect on energy efficiency.
Indeed, the Apple Watch Ultra 3's upgraded display is capable of showing the second hand motion or analog second ticker on the AOD. No Samsung smartwatch can achieve this yet.
In Samsung's case, once the Watch 8 or Watch Ultra (2025) switches to the Always On Display mode, the second hand or analog ticker disappears because the AOD can't refresh at 1Hz.
Galaxy Watch displays are locked into a 60Hz refresh rate, and refreshing the AOD 60 times per second would defeat the purpose of the AOD; which is to display information with a minimal impact on battery life. As a result, the Always On Display on a Galaxy Watch refreshes once every minute.
Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 review
This is a hardware limitation that Samsung cannot address with better firmware or the One UI 8 Watch update. Simply put, Samsung's smartwatch displays aren't yet able to refresh the Always On Display only once every second, which means they can't show an active second hand or analog ticker.
This isn't something Samsung should ignore, and I'm hopeful that similar AOD capabilities will come to the Galaxy Watch series soon. Maybe next year.
However, it's worth noting that the Watch Series 10, released a year ago, was Apple's first with a 1Hz LTPO OLED. The Watch Ultra 3 is the first Ultra to adopt it, but the tech isn't entirely new. So it's already been a year since Apple debuted this technology, and Samsung hasn't yet employed it.
Regarding the Watch Ultra 3, Apple claims that its Always On Display can refresh the second hand or analog ticker without affecting battery life. That's probably not entirely true, but regardless, 1Hz AOD displays have proven to be highly energy efficient on smartphones. I don't see why they wouldn't be on smartwatches.
I hope that the Galaxy Watch 9 series will adopt this type of display technology and that Samsung won't delay its inclusion any further. As far as I'm concerned, this is a must-have feature for the premium smartwatch segment, and at least one Galaxy Watch model will need to have it next year.
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As I watched Apple's launch event earlier this week, the one thing that really impressed me about the Apple Watch Ultra 3 was its upgraded display. Here's why.
The Apple Watch Ultra 3 employs a new OLED display with an LTPO backplane and a refresh rate that can drop to as low as 1Hz. In that sense, it's similar to our premium smartphone displays.
But more to the point I'm trying to make, the Apple Watch Ultra 3 is capable of refreshing the Always On display more often than the Galaxy Watch 8.
1Hz represents one cycle per second, which is just perfect for the Always On Display to keep up with the watch's second hand movement without much of a negative effect on energy efficiency.
Indeed, the Apple Watch Ultra 3's upgraded display is capable of showing the second hand motion or analog second ticker on the AOD. No Samsung smartwatch can achieve this yet.
In Samsung's case, once the Watch 8 or Watch Ultra (2025) switches to the Always On Display mode, the second hand or analog ticker disappears because the AOD can't refresh at 1Hz.
Galaxy Watch displays are locked into a 60Hz refresh rate, and refreshing the AOD 60 times per second would defeat the purpose of the AOD; which is to display information with a minimal impact on battery life. As a result, the Always On Display on a Galaxy Watch refreshes once every minute.
Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 review
This is a hardware limitation that Samsung cannot address with better firmware or the One UI 8 Watch update. Simply put, Samsung's smartwatch displays aren't yet able to refresh the Always On Display only once every second, which means they can't show an active second hand or analog ticker.
This isn't something Samsung should ignore, and I'm hopeful that similar AOD capabilities will come to the Galaxy Watch series soon. Maybe next year.
However, it's worth noting that the Watch Series 10, released a year ago, was Apple's first with a 1Hz LTPO OLED. The Watch Ultra 3 is the first Ultra to adopt it, but the tech isn't entirely new. So it's already been a year since Apple debuted this technology, and Samsung hasn't yet employed it.
Regarding the Watch Ultra 3, Apple claims that its Always On Display can refresh the second hand or analog ticker without affecting battery life. That's probably not entirely true, but regardless, 1Hz AOD displays have proven to be highly energy efficient on smartphones. I don't see why they wouldn't be on smartwatches.
I hope that the Galaxy Watch 9 series will adopt this type of display technology and that Samsung won't delay its inclusion any further. As far as I'm concerned, this is a must-have feature for the premium smartwatch segment, and at least one Galaxy Watch model will need to have it next year.
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