Samsung may soon release a Bluetooth-based tracker to give Tile a run for his money.
The sharp eyes at 91 cellphones spotted the images of the alleged Samsung tracker on Friday by the NCC certification authority, where it is listed as the Samsung Galaxy SmartTag. Similar to Tile’s smart trackers and Apple’s rumors Airmark, it apparently uses Bluetooth to connect to other devices so you can find it in the wild moments when you swear the damn things have to run out of legs and walk away on their own.
Samsung’s tracker has a small hole in the corner to easily attach it to a lanyard, cord or key ring, and it’s powered by a replaceable button battery, according to the schemes in a regulatory file provided by GSMArena earlier this month.
Rumors have been circulating for a while that Samsung has been working on a rival from Tile, but this leak is our first look at what the final product might look like. It also appears that the Galaxy SmartTag moniker is confirmed, a name referred to in the code of Samsung’s SmartThings app that has been noticed earlier this week. Images buried deep within the code look like icons for the tracker, probably for some kind of user interface. One of the images contains the description: “will help you track objects such as wallets, keys, earbuds and more,” presumably referring to Samsung’s as yet unconfirmed tracker.
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The company did not immediately respond to Gizmodo’s request for comment. But with Samsung allegedly ready to announce its next flagship smartphone line, the Galaxy S21 series, in January 14, chances are we will then get an update on the Galaxy SmartTags and possibly even a launch date. 91 Mobiles speculate that it could cost 1,300 rupees, roug,hly $ 18, which seems reasonable enough. Especially if it has a replaceable battery, is a feature that Tile has only recently started using in its line. Throwing an entire device just for a dead battery never made much sense in the first place, and I’m sure the planet would be grateful for less e-waste going to the fast growing pile.