Overview
- Samsung announced the Galaxy SmartTag 3 on Wednesday, Sept. 30, and said it will go on sale in South Korea on October 7 with a U.S. release in early November priced at $29.99 for one or $99.99 for a four-pack.
- The tracker is 35% smaller by volume and 33% lighter than the previous model and drops the built-in key‑ring, so users must buy Samsung’s or third‑party cases to attach it to keys, bags, or collars.
- For the first time the SmartTag line works with iPhones through the SmartThings Find app but iPhones will only locate tags and will not act as finding nodes for Samsung’s Galaxy Find Network.
- Samsung rates battery life at up to 550 days in normal use and up to 790 days in Power Saving Mode, and it adds Bluetooth 6.0 channel sounding plus ultra‑wideband for longer-range and centimeter‑level precision.
- The SmartTag 3 keeps features such as Place Notifications, Movement Detection, Location History, NFC Lost Mode, IP67 protection, encrypted location data, and SmartThings IoT controls while positioning itself as an alternative to Apple’s AirTag and Google’s Pixel Tag for mixed-device households.