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The affordable Galaxy Watch FE might be what Wear OS really needs

Affordable Wear OS watch FTW!

(Image credit: Chris Wedel / Android Central)Anshel Sag, principal analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy, agrees, saying that launching the cheaper smartwatch was a smart move on Samsung's part. Keep in mind that Google just launched the Fitbit Ace LTE for $229, and Qualcomm already gives smartphone OEMs cheaper alternatives of its chips, like the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, so both companies could very well make it happen. Now that Wear OS is finally coming into its own with big players like Samsung and Google at the helm, the same philosophy should be applied to the wearable platform to help it reach more people.

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