Samsung Galaxy smartwatches may accurately measure deep abdominal fat in the future

A new report has revealed that Samsung is working on a new feature for the Galaxy Watch, which might be able to track stubborn abdominal fat-with incredible accuracy without having to resort to an MRI or a CT scan.

This new feature is inspired by a patent seen on the website, Wearable, called "Method and System for Estimating Abdominal Fat," which would add an Ultra-Wideband (UWB) radar sensor within the Watch to scan the stomach, which would then be combined with information from a Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) sensor and other vital stats, such as weight, height, age and gender.

Looking ahead, this system will enable the watch to tell visceral (also known as "belly") fat from the more benign, superficial (or "under the skin") kind, and thus give a complete, accurate picture of an individual's overall distribution of fat, he says.

Though some Galaxy Watch models already feature a BIA sensor and provide information like body fat percentage, muscle mass and BMI, the addition of UWB radar could be a substantial innovation for the category – combined data sources increase the precision of measurements, and one of the most powerful sources is the combination of motion and weight measurement.

It's uncertain, however, when the technology could go into the final product, but the network experts believe it should be a breeze for Samsung to add the new radar to its product line, as the company already uses UWB chips in some of its other smart gadgets.