Samsung’s new Bluetooth trackers have a giant keyring on top, UWB support

• Samsung's new smart tags. [credit: Samsung ]

Samsung has announced its next Tile/AirTag competitor, the Galaxy SmartTag 2. The new Bluetooth trackers are $30 each and ship globally on October 10.

The design is interesting, with a giant ring on the top and a large overall size. Samsung says the battery, a removable CR2032, will last for 500 days in "normal" mode, while a new "Power Saving" mode will last 700 days (Samsung did not expand on what "power saving" mode does). It's also IP67-rated.

The big ring on top feels like it should somehow attach to an object, but it's a solid ring that never opens; it's not a clip. The press release says you'll need a "clip or keyring" to attach the SmartTag 2 to something. Samsung's hero shot shows the tag directly attached to some objects like a key, but this does not appear to be possible outside the world of Photoshop.