The Galaxy Watch 8 introduces innovative health features like sleep coaching, antioxidant level testing, and vascular load measurement, setting a new standard for smartwatches. These features offer personalized health insights and could be valuable for early detection of health issues, making them ideal for other wearable devices to emulate.
Garmin is rumored to be introducing a new "Sleep Coaching" feature that will track naps and daytime sleeping in as small as 10-minute increments. The feature will use heart rate variance (HRV), stress, training load, and past sleep data to judge sleep quality and provide recommendations. It is expected to launch with the Garmin Venu 3 this fall and may also be available for older watches with HRV data. The Sleep Coaching feature will offer tailored feedback and compare sleep data against a personal baseline, with an emphasis on HRV insights. Garmin's Sleep Coaching will likely focus on maintaining consistent sleep patterns and may be incorporated into the Morning Report widget.
Samsung's Galaxy Watch 6 introduces eight new watch faces, including Info Board, Sleep Coaching, Daily activity number, Funny faces, Fluid number, Photo sticker, Perpetual, and Stretched time. These watch faces offer various features such as sleep coaching, personalized sleep tracking, activity tracking, customizable color combinations, animated designs, photo integration, and classic or modern styles. The Galaxy Watch 6 is the first device to showcase these new watch faces, with some features also becoming available on previous models.