Samsung could be out soon with a Bluetooth-based tracker Tile a rush for his money.
Sharp people at 91 mobile phones saw images of the alleged Samsung tracker, released on Friday by the NCC certification authority, where it is listed as the Samsung Galaxy SmartTag. Similar to Tile’s smart followers and Apple’s long-standing rumors AirTags, it seems to use Bluetooth to connect to other devices, so you can find them in those hectic times when you swear that damn things must have sprouted your feet and gone away on their own.
The Samsung tracker has a small hole in the corner to easily attach it to a cord, cable or keychain and would be powered by a replaceable button battery, according to the diagrams in a regulation file discovered by GSMArena earlier this month.
Rumors have been circulating for some time that Samsung is working on a competitor for Tile, but this leak is our first look at what the finished product might look like. It also appears to confirm the Galaxy SmartTag nickname, a name referred to in the Samsung SmartThings app code that was spotted at begining of the week. Images buried deep in the code look like tracker icons, probably for some kind of interface. One of the images is described as “will help you keep track of items such as wallets, keys, headphones and more”, probably referring to the as yet unconfirmed Samsung tracker.
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The company did not immediately respond to Gizmodo’s request for comment. But with Samsung he seems to be getting ready to announce its next flagship smartphone line, the Galaxy S21 series, in January 14, chances are that we will receive an update on Galaxy SmartTags then and possibly even a release date. 91 Mobiles speculates it could cost 1,300 rupees, roug$ 18, which seems reasonable enough. Especially if it has a replaceable battery, a feature that Tile recently began to incorporate into its line. Throwing away an entire gadget just for a discharged battery never made much sense in the first place and I’m sure the planet will be grateful for less electronic waste thrown on fast-growing pile.