The watches sport a new chip, bigger batteries, and new health metrics. But the updates come with another price hike.
by Victoria SongJul 22, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC
Victoria Song is a senior reporter and author of the Optimizer newsletter. She has more than 13 years of experience reporting on wearables, health tech, and more. Before coming to The Verge, she worked for Gizmodo and PC Magazine.
It’s a year of refinement for the Galaxy Watch. With the new Galaxy Watch 9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra 2, which are being announced today, Samsung is more
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