The built-in battery has enough power for up to 56 hours. You can recharge it via the included wireless USB charging pad, or if you own a Galaxy phone with Power Share, you can get power directly from your smartphone. Stress Level Monitoring The Galaxy Watch3 can detect your stress level and provide you with calming breathing guides to help you relax. Work Out at Home The Galaxy Watch3 can be paired with various SAMSUNG smart TVs, where you can work out to over 120 fitness programs and follow onscreen video demonstrations. Simple choose a workout and cast it to your TV. As you go, the Watch3 will track your progress automatically and your TV will display your heart rate in real time. Trip Detection For added peace of mind, the Watch3's Trip Detection feature can detect if you've fallen, notify If you want to break out of the gym or your living room and experience the great outdoors, the Galaxy Watch3 can withstand the elements and keep you on the right path. It achieved the MIL-STD-810G rating for shock, temperature, dust, and high altitude resistance, and is IP68 rated with up to 164' (5 ATM) of water resistance. When outside, built-in GPS tracking records your route and helps you get back from a hike or jog.
The built-in battery has enough power for up to 56 hours. You can recharge it via the included wireless USB charging pad, or if you own a Galaxy phone with Power Share, you can get power directly from your smartphone. Stress Level Monitoring The Galaxy Watch3 can detect your stress level and provide you with calming breathing guides to help you relax. Work Out at Home The Galaxy Watch3 can be paired with various SAMSUNG smart TVs, where you can work out to over 120 fitness programs and follow onscreen video demonstrations. Simple choose a workout and cast it to your TV. As you go, the Watch3 will track your progress automatically and your TV will display your heart rate in real time. Trip Detection For added peace of mind, the Watch3's Trip Detection feature can detect if you've fallen, notify If you want to break out of the gym or your living room and experience the great outdoors, the Galaxy Watch3 can withstand the elements and keep you on the right path. It achieved the MIL-STD-810G rating for shock, temperature, dust, and high altitude resistance, and is IP68 rated with up to 164' (5 ATM) of water resistance. When outside, built-in GPS tracking records your route and helps you get back from a hike or jog.
The built-in battery has enough power for up to 56 hours. You can recharge it via the included wireless USB charging pad, or if you own a Galaxy phone with Power Share, you can get power directly from your smartphone. Stress Level Monitoring The Galaxy Watch3 can detect your stress level and provide you with calming breathing guides to help you relax. Work Out at Home The Galaxy Watch3 can be paired with various SAMSUNG smart TVs, where you can work out to over 120 fitness programs and follow onscreen video demonstrations. Simple choose a workout and cast it to your TV. As you go, the Watch3 will track your progress automatically and your TV will display your heart rate in real time. Trip Detection For added peace of mind, the Watch3's Trip Detection feature can detect if you've fallen, notify If you want to break out of the gym or your living room and experience the great outdoors, the Galaxy Watch3 can withstand the elements and keep you on the right path. It achieved the MIL-STD-810G rating for shock, temperature, dust, and high altitude resistance, and is IP68 rated with up to 164' (5 ATM) of water resistance. When outside, built-in GPS tracking records your route and helps you get back from a hike or jog.
The built-in battery has enough power for up to 56 hours. You can recharge it via the included wireless USB charging pad, or if you own a Galaxy phone with Power Share, you can get power directly from your smartphone. Stress Level Monitoring The Galaxy Watch3 can detect your stress level and provide you with calming breathing guides to help you relax. Work Out at Home The Galaxy Watch3 can be paired with various SAMSUNG smart TVs, where you can work out to over 120 fitness programs and follow onscreen video demonstrations. Simple choose a workout and cast it to your TV. As you go, the Watch3 will track your progress automatically and your TV will display your heart rate in real time. Trip Detection For added peace of mind, the Watch3's Trip Detection feature can detect if you've fallen, notify If you want to break out of the gym or your living room and experience the great outdoors, the Galaxy Watch3 can withstand the elements and keep you on the right path. It achieved the MIL-STD-810G rating for shock, temperature, dust, and high altitude resistance, and is IP68 rated with up to 164' (5 ATM) of water resistance. When outside, built-in GPS tracking records your route and helps you get back from a hike or jog.
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originally posted on allmytech.pk
I purchased the watch at launch with the promise of the ECG and blood pressure features eventually coming to the watch. No mention was made that these additional features would be locked to Samsung Galaxy phones only. Most of the ads still say compatible with iOS and Android phones. It's not until you look at the fine print that some features are only available on Samsung Galaxy phones.I'm afraid that any new features are going to be exclusive to Galaxy owners only. So if you've got a Samsung phone it's probably not bad, but I ended paying more for this watch than my phone (Pixel 4a) and won't be able to utilize all the advertised features at launch.Other than that it seems to perform as advertised. Battery life under normal usage for me has left me at about 65% ... MoreI purchased the watch at launch with the promise of the ECG and blood pressure features eventually coming to the watch. No mention was made that these additional features would be locked to Samsung Galaxy phones only. Most of the ads still say compatible with iOS and Android phones. It's not until you look at the fine print that some features are only available on Samsung Galaxy phones.I'm afraid that any new features are going to be exclusive to Galaxy owners only. So if you've got a Samsung phone it's probably not bad, but I ended paying more for this watch than my phone (Pixel 4a) and won't be able to utilize all the advertised features at launch.Other than that it seems to perform as advertised. Battery life under normal usage for me has left me at about 65% battery after 24 hours. The sleep tracking seems accurate but I'm not sure how they come up with the score they give you. Lots of different watch faces to choose from and every one of them is very customizable with different information displays. The blood oxygen feature is neat but it only takes measurements on demand and I've found that even then it can range in readings from one minute to the next. Sometimes it fails to get a reading even if I've got my arm in the prescribed position.With the loss of the ability to use the more advanced features of the watch due to my phone choice, I'd recommend looking elsewhere unless you've got a Samsung Galaxy phone as there's no telling what they decide to move behind that paywall in future updates.
originally posted on allmytech.pk
My review coming from a Galaxy Watch 46mm after 1.5 years. Prior to smart watches I've worn luxury watches for mainly status symbol reasons but decided to no longer wear them due to smart watches making my life more efficient. So fast forward the Galaxy Watch has served its purpose for me as a 3 full day battery life, alarm clock, text message notification, step counter, time teller gadget. Appearance wise it didn't look too bad. Then comes the Galaxy Watch 3 45mm which looks and feel amazing. It still has all the above however instead of a 3 full day battery its barely gets 2 full days. The major trade off is whether you are okay with the battery reduction vs having a really sleek looking watch. Originally I wanted to get the stainless steel because I was accustom ... MoreMy review coming from a Galaxy Watch 46mm after 1.5 years. Prior to smart watches I've worn luxury watches for mainly status symbol reasons but decided to no longer wear them due to smart watches making my life more efficient. So fast forward the Galaxy Watch has served its purpose for me as a 3 full day battery life, alarm clock, text message notification, step counter, time teller gadget. Appearance wise it didn't look too bad. Then comes the Galaxy Watch 3 45mm which looks and feel amazing. It still has all the above however instead of a 3 full day battery its barely gets 2 full days. The major trade off is whether you are okay with the battery reduction vs having a really sleek looking watch. Originally I wanted to get the stainless steel because I was accustom to the original GW. After seeing the GW3 stainless steel version it is not a brushed stainless steel and is more shiny and in my opinion looks cheap and toyish. I opted for the mystic black and thought I wouldn't like it but after a day it grew on me. Feels slightly smaller than original GW and fits my wrist a lot better. Over all I'm choosing to stay with the GW3 due to the amazing well thought out design and will bite the bullet with the battery life. Eventually I will get an updated Samsung Note so I could wireless charge from my phone and not have to carry the watch charger or buy a spare. For those wondering what my watch settings are and my typical usage are... I don't have always on display, brightness is set to 5, display is only wrist activated with 10 seconds, heart rate monitor is manual, and only activates during workouts, I generally do about 15k steps a day, use the alarm for waking up, use the timer daily when cooking and generally get about 15-20 notifications from text messages every hour for work and personal. I hope this helps in your decision as I've made the choice to keep the GW3 after careful consideration. PS I got a silicon band and don't use the leather one. It's cheap feeling and I shower with my watch daily so its a total waste.
originally posted on samsung.com
One morning in early September, it was a delivered. A beautifully boxed silver Samsung Galaxy Watch3 4G (45mm), a surprise present from my daughter in Australia. It was replacing my rather old by reliable Gear S2 smartwatch which I have had for many years. Simply put, it is a gorgeous looking piece of time kit which exudes outstanding built-in quality and technological machismo. I am over 60, so my technical nous can be questionable, but, let me say that this time piece has some really cool features which put a wry smile on the face of technical dinosaurs like me. I will not say much about the rotating bezel as I am already familiar with that from my Gear days. Nor will I say anything about the twin operating buttons – also on the S2. What is really uplifting is the ... MoreOne morning in early September, it was a delivered. A beautifully boxed silver Samsung Galaxy Watch3 4G (45mm), a surprise present from my daughter in Australia. It was replacing my rather old by reliable Gear S2 smartwatch which I have had for many years. Simply put, it is a gorgeous looking piece of time kit which exudes outstanding built-in quality and technological machismo. I am over 60, so my technical nous can be questionable, but, let me say that this time piece has some really cool features which put a wry smile on the face of technical dinosaurs like me. I will not say much about the rotating bezel as I am already familiar with that from my Gear days. Nor will I say anything about the twin operating buttons – also on the S2. What is really uplifting is the funky stuff Samsung have added.Stuff like the 4G capability to make and receive calls without your mobile phone. And the SOS feature which detects when you fall suddenly (or which you manually activate with a few clicks of a button) and sends a distress message to your designated contacts. And the ability to control your phone camera from your wrist, or to change colours of the watch face to match your attire or using your watch surface is a trackpad or cursor. I can just imagine mesmerising clients with a PowerPoint presentation operated from my wrist watch. Except I am not sure that I would have the courage for such chutzpah! But the feature is there should I ever feel adventurous and uninhibited. The watch feels so comfortable on the wrist that you have to make an effort to remember that it is actually there. I have not taken it off since I received it except to charge it. During sleep, it automatically monitors my sleep patterns and it has many other great health features. With this bulging bag of tricks one would almost be forgiven for overlooking the watch’s most obvious feature – it also tells time!
| Resolution | 1080 x 2636 pixels (~425 ppi density) |
| Cover Display | Super AMOLED, 1.1 inches, 112 x 300 pixels |
| GPU | Adreno 640 (700 MHz) |
I purchased the watch at launch with the promise of the ECG and blood pressure features eventually coming to the watch. No mention was made that these additional features would be locked to Samsung Galaxy phones only. Most of the ads still say compatible with iOS and Android phones. It's not until you look at the fine print that some features are only available on Samsung Galaxy phones.I'm afraid that any new features are going to be exclusive to Galaxy owners only. So if you've got a Samsung phone it's probably not bad, but I ended paying more for this watch than my phone (Pixel 4a) and won't be able to utilize all the advertised features at launch.Other than that it seems to perform as advertised. Battery life under normal usage for me has left me at about 65% ... MoreI purchased the watch at launch with the promise of the ECG and blood pressure features eventually coming to the watch. No mention was made that these additional features would be locked to Samsung Galaxy phones only. Most of the ads still say compatible with iOS and Android phones. It's not until you look at the fine print that some features are only available on Samsung Galaxy phones.I'm afraid that any new features are going to be exclusive to Galaxy owners only. So if you've got a Samsung phone it's probably not bad, but I ended paying more for this watch than my phone (Pixel 4a) and won't be able to utilize all the advertised features at launch.Other than that it seems to perform as advertised. Battery life under normal usage for me has left me at about 65% battery after 24 hours. The sleep tracking seems accurate but I'm not sure how they come up with the score they give you. Lots of different watch faces to choose from and every one of them is very customizable with different information displays. The blood oxygen feature is neat but it only takes measurements on demand and I've found that even then it can range in readings from one minute to the next. Sometimes it fails to get a reading even if I've got my arm in the prescribed position.With the loss of the ability to use the more advanced features of the watch due to my phone choice, I'd recommend looking elsewhere unless you've got a Samsung Galaxy phone as there's no telling what they decide to move behind that paywall in future updates.
My review coming from a Galaxy Watch 46mm after 1.5 years. Prior to smart watches I've worn luxury watches for mainly status symbol reasons but decided to no longer wear them due to smart watches making my life more efficient. So fast forward the Galaxy Watch has served its purpose for me as a 3 full day battery life, alarm clock, text message notification, step counter, time teller gadget. Appearance wise it didn't look too bad. Then comes the Galaxy Watch 3 45mm which looks and feel amazing. It still has all the above however instead of a 3 full day battery its barely gets 2 full days. The major trade off is whether you are okay with the battery reduction vs having a really sleek looking watch. Originally I wanted to get the stainless steel because I was accustom ... MoreMy review coming from a Galaxy Watch 46mm after 1.5 years. Prior to smart watches I've worn luxury watches for mainly status symbol reasons but decided to no longer wear them due to smart watches making my life more efficient. So fast forward the Galaxy Watch has served its purpose for me as a 3 full day battery life, alarm clock, text message notification, step counter, time teller gadget. Appearance wise it didn't look too bad. Then comes the Galaxy Watch 3 45mm which looks and feel amazing. It still has all the above however instead of a 3 full day battery its barely gets 2 full days. The major trade off is whether you are okay with the battery reduction vs having a really sleek looking watch. Originally I wanted to get the stainless steel because I was accustom to the original GW. After seeing the GW3 stainless steel version it is not a brushed stainless steel and is more shiny and in my opinion looks cheap and toyish. I opted for the mystic black and thought I wouldn't like it but after a day it grew on me. Feels slightly smaller than original GW and fits my wrist a lot better. Over all I'm choosing to stay with the GW3 due to the amazing well thought out design and will bite the bullet with the battery life. Eventually I will get an updated Samsung Note so I could wireless charge from my phone and not have to carry the watch charger or buy a spare. For those wondering what my watch settings are and my typical usage are... I don't have always on display, brightness is set to 5, display is only wrist activated with 10 seconds, heart rate monitor is manual, and only activates during workouts, I generally do about 15k steps a day, use the alarm for waking up, use the timer daily when cooking and generally get about 15-20 notifications from text messages every hour for work and personal. I hope this helps in your decision as I've made the choice to keep the GW3 after careful consideration. PS I got a silicon band and don't use the leather one. It's cheap feeling and I shower with my watch daily so its a total waste.
One morning in early September, it was a delivered. A beautifully boxed silver Samsung Galaxy Watch3 4G (45mm), a surprise present from my daughter in Australia. It was replacing my rather old by reliable Gear S2 smartwatch which I have had for many years. Simply put, it is a gorgeous looking piece of time kit which exudes outstanding built-in quality and technological machismo. I am over 60, so my technical nous can be questionable, but, let me say that this time piece has some really cool features which put a wry smile on the face of technical dinosaurs like me. I will not say much about the rotating bezel as I am already familiar with that from my Gear days. Nor will I say anything about the twin operating buttons – also on the S2. What is really uplifting is the ... MoreOne morning in early September, it was a delivered. A beautifully boxed silver Samsung Galaxy Watch3 4G (45mm), a surprise present from my daughter in Australia. It was replacing my rather old by reliable Gear S2 smartwatch which I have had for many years. Simply put, it is a gorgeous looking piece of time kit which exudes outstanding built-in quality and technological machismo. I am over 60, so my technical nous can be questionable, but, let me say that this time piece has some really cool features which put a wry smile on the face of technical dinosaurs like me. I will not say much about the rotating bezel as I am already familiar with that from my Gear days. Nor will I say anything about the twin operating buttons – also on the S2. What is really uplifting is the funky stuff Samsung have added.Stuff like the 4G capability to make and receive calls without your mobile phone. And the SOS feature which detects when you fall suddenly (or which you manually activate with a few clicks of a button) and sends a distress message to your designated contacts. And the ability to control your phone camera from your wrist, or to change colours of the watch face to match your attire or using your watch surface is a trackpad or cursor. I can just imagine mesmerising clients with a PowerPoint presentation operated from my wrist watch. Except I am not sure that I would have the courage for such chutzpah! But the feature is there should I ever feel adventurous and uninhibited. The watch feels so comfortable on the wrist that you have to make an effort to remember that it is actually there. I have not taken it off since I received it except to charge it. During sleep, it automatically monitors my sleep patterns and it has many other great health features. With this bulging bag of tricks one would almost be forgiven for overlooking the watch’s most obvious feature – it also tells time!
Either FDA was sloppy and approved things fast for USA or Health Canada is very slow in approving the features for Canada. I am assuming that Samsung applied for approval in both countries at the same time.Regardless, Canadians did not get a discount for all the missing features of the Galaxy Watch 3 so I can be harsh in this review at Samsung for failing to have the approval for all the features that the watch is capable of. Missing features are Blood Oxygen Monitoring (SpO2), Blood Pressure Monitoring, ECG or electrocardiogram. I can't do a simple stress test with this watch. All I can use it for is to check heart rate.I still like the watch for its decent battery life of three days, excellent design, and some workout programs. The best thing is the rotating ... MoreEither FDA was sloppy and approved things fast for USA or Health Canada is very slow in approving the features for Canada. I am assuming that Samsung applied for approval in both countries at the same time.Regardless, Canadians did not get a discount for all the missing features of the Galaxy Watch 3 so I can be harsh in this review at Samsung for failing to have the approval for all the features that the watch is capable of. Missing features are Blood Oxygen Monitoring (SpO2), Blood Pressure Monitoring, ECG or electrocardiogram. I can't do a simple stress test with this watch. All I can use it for is to check heart rate.I still like the watch for its decent battery life of three days, excellent design, and some workout programs. The best thing is the rotating bezel which is very unique and makes the watch look even better and helps with the user navigation. I don't like the leather strap, and would have got the titanium version if available with the titanium strap as that looks more premium covering the gaps where the strap connects to the watch. Samsung should allow people to buy the titanium strap seperately as they are releasing the titanium version late. They should discount the titanium strap cost for Canadians as we were sold a $599 product with missing features.
For the price point of this watch I sincerely hoped for a much better experience.The watch, it's very pretty, has a lot of features and seems like it would be a great exercise aid. Unfortunately poor integration and even worse documentation and support has made this extremely disappointing.To make it short, there seems to be a fight or conflict between the samsung health app on the watch and the samsung health watch on my phone (which is also a samsung). The result is that it's impossible to customize the watch app and I'm getting all sorts of glitches while working out (like phone giving me one distance/duration while phone gives me a different one for the same run). There is an extremely limited amount of documentation and there doesn't seem to be any support ... MoreFor the price point of this watch I sincerely hoped for a much better experience.The watch, it's very pretty, has a lot of features and seems like it would be a great exercise aid. Unfortunately poor integration and even worse documentation and support has made this extremely disappointing.To make it short, there seems to be a fight or conflict between the samsung health app on the watch and the samsung health watch on my phone (which is also a samsung). The result is that it's impossible to customize the watch app and I'm getting all sorts of glitches while working out (like phone giving me one distance/duration while phone gives me a different one for the same run). There is an extremely limited amount of documentation and there doesn't seem to be any support (all attemts have just resulted in automated or canned "help". Since you can't really activate the device w/out a phone and since mine's a samsung it connected everything automatically - so working around whatever internal conflict is happening has been frustrating to say the least.There are some finicky other issues but frankly the complete lack of support for even the simplest of questions is the sticking point. If this was a cheap watch I'd be fine trying to figure things out myself, but at this price point, I'd expect some access to better help to make what could be a really nice smartwatch a pleasant experience. As it is, I've spent several days of frustration instead, so I can't honestly recommend this experience to anyone else.
I owned this watch for just over a month and in that time the price dropped $30 and what's worse is the resale was $200 less that what I literally just paid. So I took a huge loss on this watch.Pros:-Nice display-Solid Build Quality-Decent features (If you have a galaxy Smart phone)Cons:-Way overpriced-Battery is Horrible. I could not get much more than a day off a charge.-Charging - Takes almost 3 hrs to charge.-Sensors were hit and miss.-The O2 sensor almost never worked and always made me reposition 2 or 3 time before it got a reading.-Heart rate sensor also was hit and miss. Especially during runs the heartrate chart would have huge gaps in it so what's the point in using it as a fitness watch if it only partially works? Even repositioning, tightening and ... MoreI owned this watch for just over a month and in that time the price dropped $30 and what's worse is the resale was $200 less that what I literally just paid. So I took a huge loss on this watch.Pros:-Nice display-Solid Build Quality-Decent features (If you have a galaxy Smart phone)Cons:-Way overpriced-Battery is Horrible. I could not get much more than a day off a charge.-Charging - Takes almost 3 hrs to charge.-Sensors were hit and miss.-The O2 sensor almost never worked and always made me reposition 2 or 3 time before it got a reading.-Heart rate sensor also was hit and miss. Especially during runs the heartrate chart would have huge gaps in it so what's the point in using it as a fitness watch if it only partially works? Even repositioning, tightening and loosening didn't help. It was an issue every time I ran.-Newly released ECG feature and upcoming blood pressure sensor are only available if you own a samsung phone because you need the samsung health monitor app (Not the standard Health App) which is only available via the Galaxy store. So as a Pixel owner I am shut out of 2 of the main features.Bottom line, It is not worth the price. I would recommend either the new Fitbit Sense or the Fitbit Versa 3 as they have comparable features and are much more economical. If your issue is that these lack Apps, then you should play with your phone instead. Its a watch. After losing my shirt on the GS3 I bought the Versa 3 and after about a week I am 110% pleased. Great watch, great battery and it isn't trying to be something its not.Galaxy Watch 3, NOT RECOMMENDED!
TLDR: There's nothing about this watch that is better than the original Galaxy Watch. Save your money and get the old one. And Samsung's customer service/support is terrible. All they ever do is tell you to send the product in for repair, because they know that only a fraction of people will do that. So they can act like they are willing to help while putting you through massive inconvenience because their product is subpar. There's a reason that Samsung's site doesn't let you put a review of this watch on it.I can't express how disappointed I am with this purchase. I had a Galaxy Watch and I loved it. Hands down the best smartwatch to use with an android phone I came across. So when the Galaxy Watch 3 came out, I bought it from Samsung on launch day. I thought I'd ... MoreTLDR: There's nothing about this watch that is better than the original Galaxy Watch. Save your money and get the old one. And Samsung's customer service/support is terrible. All they ever do is tell you to send the product in for repair, because they know that only a fraction of people will do that. So they can act like they are willing to help while putting you through massive inconvenience because their product is subpar. There's a reason that Samsung's site doesn't let you put a review of this watch on it.I can't express how disappointed I am with this purchase. I had a Galaxy Watch and I loved it. Hands down the best smartwatch to use with an android phone I came across. So when the Galaxy Watch 3 came out, I bought it from Samsung on launch day. I thought I'd be getting the same internals with added features, and I was particularly excited about the run analysis and VO2 stats that were supposed to be available soon after launch (they released the update on launch day, so they delivered that).My first disappointment was that there were only silver and bronze options for the 41mm watch. I have small wrists, but both of the colors are horrible. I got the silver, which is a shiny silver case with a black bezel. In person it looks like the cheapest watch I could find on a street corner in Hong Kong.Then, when the watch arrived, and I went through all of the updates and pairing procedure, the software downloaded a non-US version of the update, which meant that the run analysis and VO2 stats don't work for me at all. I reset the watch hoping that everything would reupdate with the correct update, but apparently the factory reset doesn't remove the update. I tried Samsung customer service, who told me to reset the watch and if that didn't work, I'd have to send it in for repair. A brand new watch needs repair.Bottom line, there's nothing about this watch that is better than the original Galaxy Watch. Save your money, just buy the old one. The chip's the same, the battery is smaller, the additional sensors have a chance to not work because Samsung's own software downloads the wrong thing, and the colors are better on the old one.
I've had this watch nearly a year now. My biggest gripe and reason for 2 stars is it doesn't work with spotify on standalone. The process to do it requires downloading songs and then putting in offline mode, however despite download completing, it often only plays a part of the song, it doesn't download the full Playlist, and if it gets to a song that isn't downloaded it just stalls and you have to restart which isn't much fun in the middle of a run. Standalone music and running/exercise must be the top two reasons for getting one, no?The run app on phone doesn't allow for manual laps or not easily anyway, however I'm not faulting it too much there as Strava doesn't allow that either. At least it does integrate with strava if that is important to you.The battery ... MoreI've had this watch nearly a year now. My biggest gripe and reason for 2 stars is it doesn't work with spotify on standalone. The process to do it requires downloading songs and then putting in offline mode, however despite download completing, it often only plays a part of the song, it doesn't download the full Playlist, and if it gets to a song that isn't downloaded it just stalls and you have to restart which isn't much fun in the middle of a run. Standalone music and running/exercise must be the top two reasons for getting one, no?The run app on phone doesn't allow for manual laps or not easily anyway, however I'm not faulting it too much there as Strava doesn't allow that either. At least it does integrate with strava if that is important to you.The battery life is not good. It lasts a day and half more or less depending on use so you really need to charge every night.The auto detect of exercise starts way too late to be meaningful and doesn't detect automatically when you're done.They updated to add receiving whatsapp messages which is great, it does tell time, GPS and heart rate seem to work reasonably well and there is a cool feature to use your phones camera which I haven't actually used once.Samsung is probably thinking spotify integration is not their problem, but it 100% is while it is the #1 music streaming app.Samsung, you can do better.
I've had my watch for almost a month now. Here are some early impressions:Battery life is definitely not 48 hours, more like 27. I haven't yet tried to adjust display brightness and other obvious things to improve this, but this is what get right now. It takes a bit more than 2 hours to charge, which is a fair proportion of time for a product you probably want to wear to bed.Sleep tracking: something is up here. It barely detects deep sleep, only ever at the start of the night, and although it's supposed to rely on heart rate to distinguish between deep and REM sleep, disabling heart rate detection doesn't make any difference. I contacted tech support... Not helpful. There are many forum posts about this. If sleep tracking is a key feature for you, consider a ... MoreI've had my watch for almost a month now. Here are some early impressions:Battery life is definitely not 48 hours, more like 27. I haven't yet tried to adjust display brightness and other obvious things to improve this, but this is what get right now. It takes a bit more than 2 hours to charge, which is a fair proportion of time for a product you probably want to wear to bed.Sleep tracking: something is up here. It barely detects deep sleep, only ever at the start of the night, and although it's supposed to rely on heart rate to distinguish between deep and REM sleep, disabling heart rate detection doesn't make any difference. I contacted tech support... Not helpful. There are many forum posts about this. If sleep tracking is a key feature for you, consider a Fitbit instead.Activity tracking: it does a good job of auto detecting when I'm walking, although it usually waits 10 minutes before it kicks in (it includes those first 10 minutes in the walk). I always explicitly start other kinds of workouts. Its GPS and heart rate tracking work great, so it does a great job with things like running, cycling, and yoga. I haven't tried swim tracking yet, all the pools are closed due to covid.Google Fit: I use a third party app to sync with Google Fit, where I've stored all fitness data until now. This is fine, but it annoys me that Samsung Health doesn't include this.Use with a non-Samsung phone: mostly fine. I installed an alternative sleep tracker that has some add-on features that required setting up Samsung Pay, which isn't available on my phone (Pixel 3). This is the only quirk I've run into so far, and it annoyed me, but I can live with it.Media: falls very short on podcasts. Spotify integration is ok, particularly if you like to make playlists.General impression: this watch is definitely motivating me to be more active and drink more water. Overall I think I'm happy with this purchase, but disappointed given the price point: I'm very pleased with activity tracking and frustrated by sleep tracking. I think if I could go back in time I'd probably buy a higher end Fitbit.
I had been saving up for almost a year to get the new Galaxy Watch when it came out and was thrilled when it was finally announced. I had tried out my friends Gear S3 Frontier a few years back and at that time I still preferred having a classy analogue watch to a smart watch. But I finally realized how useful it could be in my now more busy life, so decided it was time to try it out again.First off, the design of the watch itself is just beautiful and I personally prefer the more classy buttons compared to the flatter ones on the prior model. And the reason I passed on the Active2 was because I absolutely wanted the rotating bezel cause it really amps the style and functionality up. The leather straps that came with it on the other hand are just a complete let down. ... MoreI had been saving up for almost a year to get the new Galaxy Watch when it came out and was thrilled when it was finally announced. I had tried out my friends Gear S3 Frontier a few years back and at that time I still preferred having a classy analogue watch to a smart watch. But I finally realized how useful it could be in my now more busy life, so decided it was time to try it out again.First off, the design of the watch itself is just beautiful and I personally prefer the more classy buttons compared to the flatter ones on the prior model. And the reason I passed on the Active2 was because I absolutely wanted the rotating bezel cause it really amps the style and functionality up. The leather straps that came with it on the other hand are just a complete let down. This is a smartwatch meant for both active and classy lifestyles, so the strap should have been able to do both - a leather strap does NOT do active, so that was a fail. So with the watch purchase, I also ordered a silicone strap for work and a black titanium strap for formal use (why spend an extra $140 for a titanium version of the Watch3 when you can get just a titanium strap for $30?).The battery life is less than the first Galaxy Watch, so that was a let down. I mean why did Samsung decide to go for a shorter battery life in their next gen watch?? I barely can squeeze 2 days from it, and that's only because I only wear it for ~12 hours at work, and do not wear it at home or when sleeping.The Tizen software is pretty adept and far superior to the Google Wear OS. And today I just got the ECG update for my watch. The watch has plenty of exercise modes, but I've been pretty annoyed with the rep counter modes like jumping jacks - I do sets of 100, but the watch will only count 50 reps. Like what gives? The Heart Rate and SpO2 readings have been close enough to accurate, and I suppose the ECG monitor is decent for the basic tasking of determining whether your heart rhythm is normal sinus or if you're having an A.fib.The number of watch faces is pretty damn awesome, so that is really cool and I switch it up every couple weeks. And you can also use the Facer app to get you access to even more watch faces. I do wish Tizen would get more apps, especially a google maps and a google assistant integration (Samsung really needs to stop pushing Bixby - it really isn't going to happen Sammy, so stop trying to make it happen).Bottom line though is that the watch is wayyy too expensive. I get that they see Apple as their rival, but that doesn't mean they have to match their high prices when they have new beautiful watch. This watch should not be over $400 at the max. Especially when they released it without their whole promised ECG and Blood Pressure monitor features out the box.
| Resolution | 1080 x 2636 pixels (~425 ppi density) |
| Cover Display | Super AMOLED, 1.1 inches, 112 x 300 pixels |
| GPU | Adreno 640 (700 MHz) |
