Carriers' wearable opportunities to grow with the Samsung Galaxy Watch

T-Mobile is set to start selling the LTE-capable Samsung Galaxy Watch later this week Both Verizon and AT&T confirmed they too will sell the Samsung Galaxy Watch at some unnamed later date Samsung said the gadget would eventually expand to all major US.

carriers BayStreet Research in May found the nation's wireless network operators collectively are selling tens of thousands of LTE-capable Apple Watch devices every month, and the vast majority of those sales include a new line of wireless service Although Samsung has built cellular-capable watches in the past, the company's newest Galaxy Watch stands as its new flagship wearable device.

Unveiled in conjunction with the announcement of Samsung's Galaxy Note9, the LTE variants of the 42mm and 46mm Galaxy Watches will begin shipping on Sept 2 and will cost $380 and $400 As noted by Android Authority, both watches run Samsung's Tizen OS 40, feature a 12-inch or 13-inch Super AMOLED display and include a 270mAh or 472mAh battery.

T-Mobile appears set to be the first to market with the device; the operator said customers who buy a Samsung Galaxy Watch can get half off a second Samsung Galaxy Watch with 24 monthly bill credits when they add a line. . Source