Samsung renews rivalry with Apple in wearable devices

A display with the Samsung Galaxy Ring (L) and the Samsung Galaxi Watch Ultra is seen during the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event to unveil the next generation of Artificial Intelligent (AI) powered Galaxy phones at the Carrousel du Louvre shopping mall in Paris on July 10, 2024. (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP)

SEOUL: As the number of older people is rapidly growing in many parts of the world, the competition between global tech rivals Samsung Electronics and Apple is heating up to dominate the burgeoning digital-healthcare market.

Samsung considers digital healthcare as a future growth engine. The strategy is to put Samsung Health, a health management app, at the forefront and use the Galaxy Watch series as a pivotal element, particularly highlighting its sleep management feature.