Samsung Unpacked 2024 liveblog: Galaxy Watch Ultra, Z Fold 6, Z Flip 6, Galaxy Ring and more

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But yes that seems to be it! Sam is about to run to the NYC event for some hardware pickups so make sure you stay tuned for our evaluations of the devices announced today!

TM Roh made a small Olympics shoutout, talking about his admiration of athletes who relentlessly pursue new heights. He also made comparisons to the new foldables, saying those also represent bleeding edge developments and lots of other platitudes.

Ok, well it looks like that's it!

Osterloh is reminding us of "the upcoming XR platform" that Google, Samsung and Qualcomm have been working on "and you'll want to stay tuned on that." He's done talking about how much he loves working with partners, and is shaking hands (awkwardly in my opinion) with TM Roh.

He's recapping some of the features Google launched on Galaxy devices first, like Circle to Search and "new ways we're bringing Gemini, the most helpful personal AI assistant, to your phone."

Google and Samsung have worked together for "well over a decade," he says. Which is true. Wear OS has been the result of the two companies collaborating to merge two wearable platforms. "As head of platform devices at Google, I'm deeply committed to this partnership," Osterloh adds.

Osterloh, aka the head of hardware at Google, has taken the stage. But he is taking a moment to talk about the Android ecosystem and Gemini AI.

WAIT A MINUTE RICK OSTERLOH?

The Z Flip 6 is starting at $1,100 and the Z Fold 6 is starting at $1,900. Notably, that's $100 more than last year's phones.

Pre-orders for all the new Galaxy devices begin today with official sales starting on July 24.

That's a good callout Cherlynn. Perhaps the biggest difference between the Buds 3 and Buds 3 Pro is that the Pro features ear tips that actually go inside your ear canal. The standard Buds 3 have hard plastic tips similar to basic Airpods.

Both models support ANC, but its more effective on the Buds 3 Pro due to their more closed design.

Maybe I'm cranky though. No croissants consumed here, either.

We're an hour into Unpacked, do you think we're near the end? Mat, how are you holding up. Croissants?

I like the new look here. But does Samsung really need to explain how audio (or noise cancelation) works... on a live stream?

For what it's worth, I use a set of older Galaxy Buds Pro as my main headphones for the Galaxy laptop I work on. They're not bad, but I am a fan of the stick design as opposed to the round, stick-em-deep-in-your-ear-hole style.

Yea, it looks like they are starting with the Buds 3 Pro, which is admittedly a little confusing.

The siren detection is an interesting tactic to let some noises in even with ANC on. I can see how that would be useful if you're walking around in the city, but at the same time, part of the reason people wear headphones is to block out noises like that.

They keep saying Buds 3 Pro. It's basically too early for me and I have not had enough croissants. (Total number of croissants consumed by Cherlynn today: 0)

Lol Cherlynn, Samsung is launching both the Buds 3 and Buds 3 Pro right now.

To paraphrase our audio guru Billy Steele — What the heck are blade lights? That said, I do like the aesthetic of these Galaxy Buds

The LED lighting built into the side of the buds is nice I guess, but I really like how small the previous-gen buds are.

Buds 3 Pro — did Samsung ever launch an actual Galaxy Buds 3?

Now we're coming back to the Galaxy Buds 3. I'm very curious what people think of the design change.

I do appreciate how Samsung found a way to support dual-screen real-time translation on both the Flip and the Fold, even with the Flip having a much smaller exterior display.

Here is a sample of some of the cases.

Samsung is really diving into the fashion-foward nature of the phone, there are going to be a ton of case and accessory options, including some cases with built-in LED lighting.

I don't like putting cases on phones but these certainly look cute.

The new Live Effect feature reminds of those magic moving portraits from Harry Potter. The phone uses AI to create these pseudo-motion photos from still images.

Here is where Samsung deserves some credit, it has really powered up the Z Flip 6 for this generation.

Its 4,000 mAh battery is the biggest in any Flip to date. And base RAM is now 12GB, up from 8GB on last year's phone.

Samsung is talking about the zoom capabilities on the Z Flip 6, but we should point out that the phone doesn't have a telephoto zoom lens. It's just digitally cropping in.

Z Flip 6 time! I wonder if our head boss in charge Aaron Souppouris has any thoughts, as a person who uses the Flip as his daily driver.