A four-pack of Samsung’s Galaxy SmartTag 2 trackers is again on sale for $70

We suggest Samsung’s Galaxy SmartTag 2 in our Bluetooth tracker buying guide to Galaxy cellphone house owners who need an AirTags-style gadget that may preserve tabs on their keys, baggage and different delicate objects. If that describes you, this is a fast PSA: A four-pack of the little rectangular gadgets is at present $30 off and all the way down to $70 at Amazon. This low cost has popped up periodically since Samsung released the tracker final October, but it surely nonetheless matches the four-pack’s lowest value thus far. For those who’d somewhat not store at Amazon, the identical bundle is accessible at B&H for $2 extra.

For those who do not want fairly so many trackers, in the meantime, single SmartTag 2s are additionally on sale for $21 every. That is a greenback greater than the gadget’s all-time low however nonetheless $9 off its usual avenue value.

The important thing factor to notice with the Galaxy SmartTag 2 is that it is a Samsung-only affair. You want a Samsung cellphone or pill operating Android 11 or later for it to totally work, and it makes use of the corporate’s SmartThings Find crowd-finding community to find objects. The latter is Samsung’s various to Apple’s Find My network and Google’s recently-launched Discover My Machine community. (Sure, the names of this stuff are approach too related.) It is not as large as either of these, so it’s going to usually be much less exact at pinpointing an merchandise that winds up outdoors of your tracker’s Bluetooth vary. Samsung hasn’t confirmed any plans for the Galaxy SmartTag 2 to help Google’s expanded community, both. For those who’re an Android person who is not beholden to Galaxy telephones, it is best to wait and see if it is price shopping for upcoming trackers from Chipolo and Pebblebee (amongst others) which can be designed to make use of the Discover My Machine community.

That mentioned, as a result of there are nonetheless a couple of hundred million Samsung gadgets that’ve opted into SmartThings Discover out within the wild, we have discovered the Galaxy SmartTag 2’s crowd-sourcing to be efficient sufficient in testing. Its separation alerts — i.e., its skill to ping you once you’ve left a tagged merchandise behind — labored about as reliably as any mannequin we examined, and it does effectively to map out its location historical past over time. It is able to monitoring as much as 120 meters (roughly 394 toes) immediately over Bluetooth, which is on the longer aspect, plus it helps ultrawideband tech, which may help it extra precisely direct you in the direction of an merchandise when you’re shut by.

The gadget itself is easy to arrange, and its flat design has a built-in cutout, so it is simple to stash in a pockets or connect to a keychain. It is also IP67-rated, so it may survive a dip underwater. Samsung says the gadget can last as long as 500 days with typical use, and you’ll exchange the battery as soon as it peters out. There are technically extra succesful choices on the market (with extra to return), and all Bluetooth trackers carry some stage of privacy issues. A tool like this isn’t ideal for fending off theft, both. However for forgetful Galaxy diehards who wish to avoid wasting money, it is a first rate deal.

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