Samsung Galaxy SmartTag 3 Leaked: New Design and Finally Compatible with Non-Samsung Phones
Samsung appears to be on the verge of releasing a successor to the SmartTag 2, which is interesting for two reasons. First, images that surfaced on WinFuture show a completely new brushed aluminum design. Second, the SmartTag 3 will be the first Samsung Bluetooth tracker to work with Google’s Find My Device network. This means that Samsung’s Bluetooth tracker will be available to more people.
The images below are believed to show Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy SmartTag 3. They appeared thanks to Roland Quandt on the website of German WinFuture, which refers to them as official marketing images. They show the third generation of the Samsung tracker and also its third design. Samsung just can’t seem to decide on a final design.
Third design in three generations
This time, the design is much rounder: a compact tag with heavily rounded corners and a brushed aluminum look, without a standard eyelet or loop to attach to your keychain. According to the source, Samsung will offer a case with a carabiner for this purpose. It is not yet clear whether this will be included in the box or sold as a separate accessory in stores. We know Samsung well enough to ask that question in advance.
Finally for other Android phones
More important than the appearance is what is changing under the hood. The SmartTag and SmartTag 2 work only via Samsung’s own SmartThings Find, and therefore only with a Galaxy phone. The source expects the SmartTag 3 to support Google’s Find My Device network. In this network, millions of Android phones anonymously report the location of your tag, so you can find it even if your own phone is not nearby. This makes the Samsung tracker usable with virtually any Android phone for the first time. What remains is support for UWB (Ultra Wideband), which allows a UWB-enabled phone to guide you to the tag at close range with an arrow.
Price and expected launch
The SmartTag 2 was released in late 2023, so this will be Samsung’s first new tracker in three years. WinFuture expects a launch in October for 39.99 euros in Germany. In the United States, a single tag would cost 29.99 dollars and a four-pack 99.99 dollars. This puts Samsung in the same price range as the competition on the Find My Device network: the Xiaomi Tag, the Google Pixel Tag, and the Motorola Moto Tag 2. The new design, UWB, and accessories will therefore have to make the difference, because you can no longer win this battle with just a Samsung logo.
What do you think? Are you finished with your Galaxy SmartTag 2 and do you think you have found a successor in this SmartTag 3? Or would you rather look for a different Bluetooth tracker? Enough puns, now it is Samsung’s turn.
