Samsung’s new SmartTag is smaller, longer-lasting, and works with iPhones

Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy SmartTag 3, its third-generation Bluetooth tracker, featuring a smaller squircle design, longer battery life and cross‑OS compatibility that includes iOS. The device adds new tracking notifications, movement detection, and location history while using Samsung’s Galaxy Find Network and supports UWB plus Bluetooth 6.0 Channel Sounding for more precise proximity detection on supported phones.

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Samsung’s new SmartTag is smaller, longer-lasting, and works with iPhones

Why It Matters

The SmartTag 3 expands Samsung’s tracker ecosystem beyond Galaxy phones by adding iPhone support and a longer-lasting battery, making it a more direct competitor with Apple’s AirTag and Google’s Pixel Tag. Its new software features and broader device compatibility could make shared tracking and recovery of lost items or pets easier for mixed-device households.

Key Facts

Product: Galaxy SmartTag 3
Design: Squircle; no key‑ring cutout (requires optional protective case for direct attachment)
Ingress protection: IP67
Size and weight change vs SmartTag 2: 35% smaller and 33% lighter
Power efficiency: 10% more efficient

Samsung’s Galaxy SmartTag 3 is the company’s third-generation Bluetooth tracker, redesigned to be smaller and lighter while extending battery life. The device adopts a squircle shape similar to the original SmartTag but removes the built-in cutout for a key ring; users who want to attach the tracker to keys or a carabiner will need to purchase one of Samsung’s protective cases. The unit carries an IP67 rating for water and dust resistance.

Compared with the SmartTag 2, the SmartTag 3 is 35 percent smaller and 33 percent lighter, and Samsung says it achieves roughly 10 percent better power efficiency. The tracker uses a replaceable CR2032 battery and is rated for about 550 days of typical use or 790 days in a power‑saving mode.

Samsung has broadened compatibility with the SmartTag 3 to include iOS devices in addition to Galaxy phones. The company frames cross‑OS support as a way to share tracking access with friends, family, or pet sitters. Tracking and location features run on Samsung’s Galaxy Find Network rather than Google’s Find Hub; new software capabilities include area‑based arrival/departure notifications, finer movement detection alerts, and a location history log.

For closer-range locating, the SmartTag 3 combines ultra‑wideband (UWB) and Bluetooth 6.0 Channel Sounding on supported phones once the user is within about 200 feet of the tag. Samsung is launching the tracker in black and white, with sales beginning in South Korea on October 7th and a planned U.S. release in early November. U.S. pricing is set at $29.99 for a single tracker and $99.99 for a four-pack, matching the SmartTag 2 and current prices for comparable devices from Apple and Google.