Samsung can be pretty unpredictable when it comes to both the release schedule and naming scheme of its Android and iOS-compatible smartwatches, but it’s obviously safe to expect at least one such device to see daylight at some point this year.
Samsung and Apple could start on a level playing field for once
Apple Watch Series 6
Would this breakthrough really be as big of a deal as it sounds?
In short, the answer to that million-dollar question is yes. In long, it’s hell yeah, and the main reason why lies in the huge number of people diagnosed with diabetes right now. We’re talking an estimated 463 million worldwide as of 2019, compared to “only” around 33 million people suffering from atrial fibrillation, which is the most common serious abnormal heart rhythm that the ECG monitor on the last few Apple Watch and Samsung Galaxy Watch generations can help detect.
Diabetes, as you may already know, is characterized by a high blood sugar level over a prolonged period of time, and if Apple and Samsung can indeed develop a reliable and relatively affordable method of detecting and supervising blood glucose rates, many people could get the treatment they need earlier, which would lead to them potentially living longer and healthier lives.
This is just one example of an invasive and cumbersome blood sugar monitoring product
Just like all other similar products on the market today, the aforementioned One Drop blood glucose monitoring kit needs to actually draw your blood to provide a relevant reading, which the Apple Watch Series 7 and Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 will reportedly do without… somehow. Let’s just hope this rumor does pan out, further extending the already impressive health monitoring arsenal of the world’s top-selling high-end wearable devices.
