Samsung may soon come with a Bluetooth-based tracker Tile a run for his money.
The people with sharp eyes 91 cell phones spotted footage of the alleged Samsung tracker posted on Friday by the certification body NCC, where it is listed as the Samsung Galaxy SmartTag. Comparable to Tile’s smart trackers and Apple’s rumors AirTags, it reportedly uses Bluetooth to connect to your other devices so you can find them in those hectic moments when you swear the damn things must have sprouted legs and walked out alone.
Samsung’s tracker has a small hole in the corner to easily attach it to a cord, lanyard, or key ring, and it would be powered by a replaceable coin-cell battery, according to schemes in a legal file discovered by GSMArena earlier this month.
It has been rumored for a while that Samsung has been working on a competitor to Tile, but this leak is our first look at what the final product might look like. It also seems to confirm the Galaxy SmartTag nickname, a name referenced in the code from Samsung’s SmartThings app that was seen earlier this week. Images buried deep in the code look like tracker icons, probably for some sort of user interface. One of the images bears the description “helps you keep track of objects such as wallets, keys, earplugs and more,” presumably in reference to Samsung’s unconfirmed tracker.
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The company did not immediately respond to Gizmodo’s request for comment. But with Samsung reportedly preparing to announce its next flagship line for smartphones, the Galaxy S21 series, in January 14, chances are we will get an update on the Galaxy SmartTags and possibly even a launch date. 91 Mobiles speculates it could cost Rs 1,300, approxhly $ 18, which seems fair enough. Especially if it has a replaceable battery, a feature that Tile only recently included in its product line. Throwing in an entire gadget just for a dead battery never made much sense in the first place, and I’m sure the planet will be grateful for less e-waste that’s on the planet. fast-growing pile.