If you think Android smartphone manufacturers are bad at delivering major new software updates for their (not so) old models (including high-enders), you might want to remember that Wear OS 3 has yet to reach a single smartwatch powered by a previous version of Google’s platform more than a year after its initial I/O 2021 announcement.
Being manufactured by someone other than Samsung, the luxury smartwatch will also give us our first chance at checking out the newest Wear OS iteration in an entirely Google-designed vision with no Tizen influence whatsoever.
Unfortunately, the Summit 3 is set to start at a very “Montblancesque” $1,290 price in the US with an undeniably eye-catching but far from revolutionary design unlikely to appeal to the masses… due to costing a small fortune.
An undoubtedly robust titanium case with a large and beautiful crown flanked by two smaller pusher buttons on the side will be available in three colors, none of which looks particularly flashy, instead giving the smartwatch an air of refinement that few other Wear OS devices can match.
As is often the case with extravagant smartwatches made by traditional fashion designers or non-tech companies in general, many of the key specs and features are under wraps and likely to stay that way until July 15.
What we do know is this thing will be able to monitor your sleep and blood oxygen levels in addition to your heart rate and various physical activities, which is pretty much the least a $1,000+ smartwatch can do nowadays.