Robot model
Samsung Galaxy Watch (and Galaxy Ring)
Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Ring are biometric-primary devices with FDA-cleared cardiac and sleep AI on the Watch, recorded in the new biometric form factor. The Galaxy Watch 7 and Watch Ultra, both from July 2024, carry a BioActive sensor combining optical heart-rate, electrical ECG, and bioimpedance sensing, while the Galaxy Ring announced in July 2024 carries an accelerometer, optical heart-rate, and skin-temperature sensor for sleep, heart rate, and an Energy Score but has no ECG and no FDA-cleared medical features. The Watch's clearances, held through the Samsung Health Monitor app, are an on-demand ECG cleared in 2021, an Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification for atrial fibrillation announced in May 2023, and a sleep-apnea feature authorized via FDA De Novo on February 9, 2024 as the first such feature authorized by the FDA, for moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea in adults 22 and older. A significant cap-flag applies to blood pressure: the Galaxy Watch's cuff-calibrated blood-pressure feature was available internationally for years but not FDA-cleared in the US, and when Samsung launched it to US users around March 31, 2026 it did so explicitly without FDA clearance under the agency's general-wellness low-risk-device policy, so it is a wellness carve-out rather than a medical clearance and marketing it as medical-grade blood pressure exceeds its regulatory status, while the Galaxy Ring carries no FDA-cleared medical features and should not be conflated with the Watch's clearances. The devices are sold by hardware purchase with no subscription, Samsung's clinical-validation posture is growing with a strong regulatory record but thinner independent peer-review than Apple, and the exact clearance number for the atrial-fibrillation feature and whether the US blood-pressure wellness launch will later pursue FDA clearance are not verified.
Samsung Galaxy Watch (and Galaxy Ring) is a biometric robot built by Samsung Electronics.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/samsung-galaxy-watch.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/df95c54f-78bf-4e3d-a232-80c8385c6e1d
- Data documentation: /data
- Form factor
- biometric
- Maturity stage
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 0
- ID
df95c54f-78bf-4e3d-a232-80c8385c6e1d
Specs
- notes
- [object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
- specs
- Galaxy Watch 7 + Watch Ultra (Jul 2024) + Galaxy Ring (Jul 2024). Watch BioActive sensor (optical HR + electrical ECG + bioimpedance). Galaxy Ring: accelerometer + optical HR + skin temp (sleep/HR/Energy Score; NO ECG, NO FDA-cleared features). Health features via Samsung Health Monitor app (holds the FDA clearances). Hardware purchase; NO subscription.
- formFactor
- biometric (biometric-primary smartwatch + smart ring; FDA-cleared cardiac/sleep AI on the Watch)
Supply chain
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Suppliers appear here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.
Sources (4)
- https://aasm.org/samsung-galaxy-watch-sleep-apnea-feature-receives-fda-authorization/
- https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/08/samsungs-irregular-heart-rhythm-notification-galaxy-watch-fda-clearance/
- https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-watch-blood-pressure-monitoring-us-rollout-3653403/
- https://www.mobihealthnews.com/news/samsung-announces-new-galaxy-ring-and-galaxy-watch-ultra
Common questions
- What is Samsung Galaxy Watch (and Galaxy Ring)?
- Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Ring are biometric-primary devices with FDA-cleared cardiac and sleep AI on the Watch, recorded in the new biometric form factor. The Galaxy Watch 7 and Watch Ultra, both from July 2024, carry a BioActive sensor combining optical heart-rate, electrical ECG, and bioimpedance sensing, while the Galaxy Ring announced in July 2024 carries an accelerometer, optical heart-rate, and skin-temperature sensor for sleep, heart rate, and an Energy Score but has no ECG and no FDA-cleared medical features. The Watch's clearances, held through the Samsung Health Monitor app, are an on-demand ECG cleared in 2021, an Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification for atrial fibrillation announced in May 2023, and a sleep-apnea feature authorized via FDA De Novo on February 9, 2024 as the first such feature authorized by the FDA, for moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea in adults 22 and older. A significant cap-flag applies to blood pressure: the Galaxy Watch's cuff-calibrated blood-pressure feature was available internationally for years but not FDA-cleared in the US, and when Samsung launched it to US users around March 31, 2026 it did so explicitly without FDA clearance under the agency's general-wellness low-risk-device policy, so it is a wellness carve-out rather than a medical clearance and marketing it as medical-grade blood pressure exceeds its regulatory status, while the Galaxy Ring carries no FDA-cleared medical features and should not be conflated with the Watch's clearances. The devices are sold by hardware purchase with no subscription, Samsung's clinical-validation posture is growing with a strong regulatory record but thinner independent peer-review than Apple, and the exact clearance number for the atrial-fibrillation feature and whether the US blood-pressure wellness launch will later pursue FDA clearance are not verified.
- Who makes Samsung Galaxy Watch (and Galaxy Ring)?
- Samsung Galaxy Watch (and Galaxy Ring) is made by Samsung Electronics, based in Suwon, South Korea, founded in 1969.
- Where is Samsung Galaxy Watch (and Galaxy Ring) deployed?
- No verified deployments of Samsung Galaxy Watch (and Galaxy Ring) are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
- What is Samsung Galaxy Watch (and Galaxy Ring)'s maturity stage?
- Samsung Galaxy Watch (and Galaxy Ring) is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.