Samsung’s next Unpacked event is locked for July 22, 2026, in London, starting at 2PM UK time (9AM EDT) — that date is confirmed by Samsung itself. What isn’t confirmed yet is almost everything else: in the two weeks leading up to the show, leaked pricing and specs for the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 and Galaxy Watch 9 have been piling up from multiple outlets, with unusually strong agreement on the numbers.
To be clear about what’s solid and what isn’t: the event date is real, and so is the chip inside the new watches — Qualcomm confirmed that one itself. Sizes, prices, and battery gains are all leaked. We’re labeling each claim below accordingly.
Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 and Watch 9 Price Leak: What We Know So Far
The clearest signal so far is on price. Multiple independent leakers and retailer listings have converged on matching European figures: the Galaxy Watch 9 at €409 for the 40mm model and €439–489 for the 44mm depending on connectivity, and the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 at €749. Agreement across several unrelated sources — rather than a single tip — is usually a decent sign a leak is close to final.
Where it gets messier is the US price. Some reports point to a flat $699 for the Ultra 2, identical to what the current Galaxy Watch Ultra costs today, while the leaked €749 EU price for the LTE version converts to roughly $857 at current exchange rates. Those two figures don’t reconcile cleanly — EU pricing typically runs higher once VAT is baked in, so some gap is normal — but it’s not an apples-to-apples comparison yet. Treat the flat-$699 claim as the shakier of the two until Samsung says it on stage. The 44mm Watch 9’s own €439–489 spread most likely maps to Bluetooth-only versus LTE variants, which is the usual split behind that kind of range on a leaked price sheet.
What’s New in the Ultra 2 (Battery, Chip)
The one part of this leak cycle that genuinely isn’t a leak: Qualcomm confirmed at MWC 2026 that its new Snapdragon Wear Elite chip is real and shipping in upcoming wearables. It’s built on a 3nm process, runs a 2-billion-parameter AI model on-device, and Qualcomm claims up to 30% better power efficiency than the outgoing chip. That efficiency number comes from Qualcomm’s own marketing, not an independent benchmark — but the chip’s existence and specs aren’t in question the way pricing still is. On paper, a 2-billion-parameter on-device model is enough to handle things like real-time translation or contextual health prompts without leaning on the cloud, which lines up with the on-device AI push Samsung has been teasing across the whole Galaxy lineup this year, not just its watches.
Battery life is where the leaks get more speculative. Extrapolating from leaked spec sheets, the Ultra 2’s battery reportedly grows from 590mAh to somewhere between 784mAh and 800mAh — roughly a 35% increase on paper. Android Central and others have flagged real skepticism here: a bigger cell plus a more efficient chip doesn’t automatically translate into dramatically longer real-world runtime, and Samsung’s Ultra line has settled into roughly two days per charge for two generations running. Until reviewers actually wear one, that battery math is a ceiling, not a promise.
What’s Next
July 22 is shaping up to be bigger than just watches. Samsung is expected to use the same stage to launch the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Z Flip 8 — we’ve got everything else Samsung has coming this Unpacked rounded up separately — and to give the first real look at its AI glasses, a device that’s been rumored for months. Worth a read before the event: our breakdown of whether Samsung’s other big Unpacked bet, its AI glasses, actually lives up to the hype.
If a new watch has you thinking about the rest of your setup, our picks for affordable wearable audio pair well with anything Samsung announces on the wrist.
And if you don’t want to wait two weeks and the current model already covers what you need, Samsung’s outgoing Galaxy Watch Ultra is still selling at its standard $699.99 — and prices on outgoing models tend to soften once a successor is effectively confirmed, which this one now is.
We’ll have real pricing, final specs, and hands-on impressions the moment Samsung takes the stage on July 22. Until then, everything above is leaked, not locked.
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