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Recently, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro. Samsung may have misled the figures about the thickness of the smartwatch, according to a YouTuber, even though the South Korean giant paid little attention to the wearables' dimensions. Not just Samsung, but a lot of other companies—including Apple—might not have provided you with the figures you actually needed to know. However, the YouTuber claims that Fitbit is one of the few wearable manufacturers who provide accurate dimensions.
Apparently, Samsung and Apple provided "flawed" information on the thickness of their recently released wearables, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 and the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, according to a video posted on the YouTube channel DC Rainmaker. According to Samsung, the Pro model is 10.5mm thick, while the non-pro version is 9.8mm thick. However, the YouTuber later discovered that the dimensions were 13.11mm and 15.07mm.
The perception that Samsung (and Apple) distorted the truth regarding the thickness is unquestionably created by this. However, it appears that they are also correct. When a wearable is described as having a "actual thickness" of "xyz"mm, we assume that this thickness includes the thickness of the sensors. It turns out that Samsung and Apple measure the thickness of the smartwatch without including the sensor.
The reason for this style/type of measurement is unknown, however the YouTuber speculates that it could be because the businesses believe that when we use the device, the sensors on the rear panel will enter our skin. However, it has no effect on the watch's real thickness. Also worth mentioning is that Samsung does state in the statement that they have measured the thickness with the sensor excluded. (Congratulations, Samsung!
The YouTuber checks the thickness once more, excluding the sensor this time, and confirms that the claims are true. This cross-checking has allowed us to safely conclude that neither Apple nor Samsung have misrepresented measurements or given inaccurate information. It's only that they use a separate set of measurements for thickness, for reasons that no one is aware of. The businesses might clarify this in the future or make their thickness measurement method more obvious.
