Samsung's New AirTags Rival Revealed, However It Nonetheless Has One Massive Downside

Whereas Samsung’s SmartTag 2 and SmartThings Discover system are enticing, eagle-eyed customers have seen a particular absence within the MobileFun itemizing. Particularly, there isn’t a point out of compatibility with every other tag-tracking system.

Generic, third-party monitoring tags like Tile can be utilized with nearly any appropriate cell machine can be appropriate with Google’s Discover My System characteristic, at the very least as quickly as Google overcomes the delay of the ported model that was introduced on the finish of July. Samsung’s SmartTags, nonetheless, seem like inside a totally self-contained setting. Which means the SmartThings Discover system might solely be used to trace Samsung tags, and SmartTag 2s might solely be tracked by Samsung-branded Android telephones. This might show problematic for the machine’s gross sales, as it will be successfully ineffective for customers who aren’t already utilizing a Samsung smartphone.

On the time of writing, Samsung has not publicly commented on the rumors in regards to the SmartTag 2 or the isolation of the SmartThings Discover system. As for the discharge of the machine, there isn’t a concrete date but, although rumors counsel someplace within the ballpark of October 2023. The MobileFun itemizing has the machine priced at £42.99, or about $55 USD.