Galaxy SmartTag3 Goes On Sale at $29.99 With 60 Meter Compass View

Thirty dollars. That is what Samsung is charging for the Galaxy SmartTag3, the new item tracker that went on sale in the US on November 6 alongside the Galaxy Buds On earbuds. Samsung announced the launch in its US newsroom, and the tag is already listed at Amazon and on Samsung's own store, according to 9to5Google.

The Galaxy SmartTag3 is thinner than earlier versions and runs on Samsung's Galaxy Find Network. Most of what is new shows up in a handful of figures.

Galaxy SmartTag3 in six figures

• $29.99: the price of a single tag.
• $99.99: the four pack, which works out to about $25 per tag.
• 60 meters: the maximum distance for Compass View, the direction and distance guide that points you toward a lost item. That is roughly 197 feet.
• 3x: how much farther Compass View reaches than on the previous generation, by Samsung's count.
• 7 days: how long Location History keeps a record of where the tag has been.
• 4 phones: the Galaxy models that support Bluetooth Channel Sounding, one of the two ways Compass View can work.

Which phones get the full 60 meter Compass View

Compass View needs a phone running Android 12 or later with either ultra wideband (UWB) or Bluetooth Channel Sounding. Samsung says Channel Sounding works only on the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold8, Galaxy S26 Ultra and Galaxy S26 Plus.

That short list matters. Owners of those four phones get the newer Bluetooth method of measuring distance. A phone with UWB that is not on the list can still use Compass View through UWB. Phones with neither can still see the tag on a map through the Galaxy Find Network, but they miss the pointing guidance that makes finding keys under a couch cushion quick.

Samsung also promises cross OS support. The release does not spell out exactly what iPhone owners can do with the tag, so anyone outside Android should read the fine print on Samsung's store listing before buying.

Seven days of history and a boundary you can draw

Two software features stretch the tag beyond "where are my keys right now."

Location History stores up to seven days of the tag's movements, so you can retrace where a bag went during a trip instead of seeing only its last known spot. Place Notification, which Samsung labels a trial feature, sends an alert when a tag moves into or out of an area you set. Picture a backpack leaving school, or a suitcase finally reaching the hotel.

Samsung also lists a Movement Detection Alert, and notes that it relies on nearby Galaxy devices that have opted in to Offline finding. How well it performs will depend on how many of those devices are around you.

Trackers raise fair questions about who can see where your things are, and where you are. Our guides to protecting your privacy on Android and turning off location sharing on iPhone cover the settings worth checking.

What the $99.99 four pack says about Samsung's pitch

The four pack is where Samsung leans in. At $99.99, it lowers the cost to about $25 per tag, a clear nudge toward tagging keys, a wallet, a bag and luggage in one purchase.

Cases are extra. 9to5Google lists silicone, keyring, loop and clip cases priced from $13 to $20. Those add up fast across four tags, so budget for them if a tag will hang off something rather than ride in a pocket.

The timing is crowded, too. Apple put five new products on sale the same day, including the OLED iPad mini we compared in our iPad mini buying guide, and early Black Friday deals are already live at Best Buy, according to 9to5Google. More launches are collected on our gadgets page.

The number to check before you buy

For most shoppers the deciding figure is not the price. It is whether your phone is one of the four Channel Sounding models, or at least has UWB. Look that up in your phone's specs first. If it qualifies, the 60 meter compass is a real step up. If not, the Galaxy SmartTag3 is still a thin, $29.99 tag that shows up on a map, and for plenty of people that is all a tracker needs to do.