When you mate the galaxy watch with the galaxy phone it's seamless. you rarely have to pull your galaxy phone out and greatly reduces the opportunity to damage your phone. Well worth owning.
Just bought this watch here in the u.k been looking at different smart watches before deciding to buy this one I own Samsung mobile phone as well and after looking at different reviews on RUclips decided this is the one for me thanks to everyone on RUclips couldn't have done it without you all.
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I used to have the Gear Sport which I was not happy with. Now I have the 46mm Galaxy Watch. And I love this Watch. I am getting 4 to 5 days battery life. I love Watch faces too. Great review. 👍
Well to be honest I don't think any smart watch should cost more than 250$. I got the new watch as a present. Won't buy it otherwise... Still great, watch. Looking good and the OS is a breeze
Excellent review and covers everything important.I think most reviewers of this watch have tiny wrists because when I went to try the 46 mm on [before buying online for $230] I was surprised it's not really that big on me at all and the screen size looks about the same as all of my dive watches so wouldn't want it any smaller . Just a pity plain steel isn't an option for both sizes as always looks better and more versatile.
Very good review, thanks. I'm still happy with my 42mm rose gold Galaxy Watch. The GPS was working fine until a few days ago. Now, when I start a bike ride, the GPS indicator flashes for a minute or two, until it finds my position. From then on, it seems to work fine. But, I like the looks of the gold watch, and it fits me better than my Gear S3. I still sometimes use my Gear S3 Frontier on days like today, when I've been out shopping and want to use Samsung Pay on my watch. Just in terms of features, I don't see much reason for Gear S3 users to upgrade to the Galaxy Watch. I do enjoy having the choice however.
appreciate it Robert! Yes always good to have options with tech. Sammy is pushing updates to GPS so I'm sure they are aware of the issues but all seems OK now.
ONE of the most important features on any of these smart watches is the voice feature, which is subpar compared to google assistant and Siri. Very surprising coming from Samsung. But Bixby on the phone is not very good either. Instead of spending so much time on voice assistants, just use Google's.
42 mm would not fit my wrist im hoping it works. Im going to get one for my dad. I will teach him to download the app. Then get started. I got 46mm. It should fit. I have fat wrists. Wish me luck it works. I kept the receipt. I don't know if target is returning stuff
Good review. You've covered pretty much everything. As for the battery life, I get 4 days plus a few hours sometimes with moderate use (checking notifications, health/workout alerts, heart rate monitoring, etc.). I could probably get 5 days if I don't wear it all the time maybe. But having 4 days battery life I'm not asking for more. I was getting up to 2 days (barely) on my previous smartwatch (Zenwatch 3) and it didn't have even half of the features the Galaxy Watch has. I had to ditch the Zenwatch 3 eventually due to serious battery charging issues which turned the watch practically unusable.
I purchased this watch about 3 months ago and was pretty pleased with it... At first. Didn't take long to become apparent how inaccurate it is. The step function is a bit of a joke, often recording steps when sat completely motionless in a car, on a train etc. On a recent 45min drive whilst sat motionless in the back seat, I apparently walked over 850 steps! Sleep walking perhaps? Speaking of sleep... The sleep function is just as inaccurate, frequently telling me I've had an hour or two sleep when I'm wide awake at work! Hope my boss doesn't see it!? Obviously, it measures a low 'resting' heart rate and assumes one has fallen asleep. Cycling, well this really is bizarre... often informs me I have ridden several kilometres, problem is that I don't even own a bike! Then we come to the swimming function... Oh boy, this is way out by hundreds of metres. All in all, it's just another gimmicky device they've got us to purchase, probably knowing full well it is not accurate. Into the junk draw it goes....
Thank you so much for your review I do have the 46 mm watch and I am loving it I upgraded from the 42 because the screen was just entirely too small but now that I have the bigger one I am totally in love and thank you again for your review
Coming from the galaxy active one. I upgraded to this watch yesteday. Seamless experience, especially with the physical rotating bezel which the active lacks.
Own this watch love the looks of it and the things it can do even in 2023 is brilliant just as good if not better than the new ones i know it looks better than these new ones that look absolutely rubbish no style to them like this one has, and the rotating bezel makes life so much easier and makes the watch also stand out from the rest if you want a cool looking watch for 2023 my advice is this, get this you won't be disappointed i am not i know that, if you want the best get rid of the rest and go with the Samsung galaxy watch rm800 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ out of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ starts from me.
I just bought the 42mm.for xmas . I had to exchange the first one as the pedometer and sleep monitor did not work. This new one has same issues with pedometer but the sleep monior seems to work better. I have a fitbit and a garmin. Wearing this with one of those and it gets half the steps of the other devices. This has been consistent even if I change to my dominant arm. It is a let down as part of owning the watch is using it as a sports watch. I love it for all other features. It says it is up to date so frustrated with this issue and wearing two devices.
I want to purchase samsung galaxy watch. But i am confused which one to buy galaxy watch active 2 or samsung galaxy watch? Kindly suggest which is better galaxy watch active 2 or galaxy watch. Waiting dor your suggestion.
Just switched back to Samsung and I’m very happy with the S10 , had Samsung range for years here in the UK but girlfriend showed me HOW NICE her IPHONE was so I went ahead and got my first IPHONE on 24mths contract what a load of crappola should NEVER have gone over to the dark side anyway my contract just came up for renewal and went straight for the S10 and I can get the new 4G watch for just £10 a month more haven’t made up my mind yet but the more I’m looking at these videos I’m just about to pick up my phone and order so thanks for the review SCOOBS UK.
Thanks for the great review! I did read a few complaints on the step tracking not being accurate, but looks like that's not true for everyone. I'm guessing the watch shows notifications from apps that are not supported by the watch itself? (Whatsapp, for example..?)
I'd buy a Galaxy watch if they'd only support external heart rate monitors. I know there's some unofficial workaround, but it's just silly that they won't add that. Not asking for Ant+ - just BT.
This is more à smart watch with fitness capabilities, not the other way around. Samsung knows most will just use it as such. But I wish they would do a lot more with the platform and device.
Can someone answer a couple questions about these watches (I never used a smart watch): 1) are there apps for the watch for messaging services like Whatsapp, Messenger, etc. that work without the phone, I mean, if the watch is connected to a wi-fi network? The other question is whether you can use spotify for streaming (not download) with a free subscription and without the phone (again, connected to a wifi network)? Thanks!
Thanks for the quick answer. So in the end these have few advantages over a Garmin watch for me, like the great screen and the rotating bezel, but with worse fitness tracking, so I think a Garmin is more adequate for me.
Thank you for the great review. Please could somebody comment on how well the automatic sleep app works with updating Samsung health, especially capturing naps. At the moment I use sleep as an Android on my S8 Samsung phone to track my sleep. The problem is I have to put the phone on my bedside table and tell it in advance that I'm about to sleep. I have a lot of problems sleeping and so it's very important for me to be able to analyse when I've been napping. I don't know in advance when I'm going to nap as I often fall asleep in front of the telly. I would love a watch to be able to automatically detect and record this on Samsung health.
Great review! I just got my Galaxy Watch and agree that it is a great piece of tech. At 3:24, while scrolling through the widgets you show a "Basic workout" widget for Walking. Do you know if that widget is still available?
I can look past the price ($549 in Australia) and maybe the HRM issue is not so widespread, and it would be a good smartwatch (Gear S3 owner myself). But I didn't like S voice on the Gear S3 and now they call it Bixby. I never used Bixby on my Note 9 and I am really disappointed that Samsung has not improved on Bixby on this smartwatch. I have no problem with Tizen. But Bixby (basically a renamed S voice) is my biggest issue. Sadly I'd rather stick with my Gear S3. I do hope Samsung releases a big update for the Galaxy Watch. But for now, I will skip this smartwatch because it's not for me. As much as I want to convince myself to love this smartwatch, I just can't.
My friend bough S3 Frontier like a month ago. Now I am so tilted into buying smartwatch but I'm not sure about battery life. I'm just wondering, how good is battery life of 42mm compared to S3? Thanks :)
I own the galaxy watch 46mm lte version and from 630am to 5pm today my watch as lost 20% charge in 10 hrs or so and thats being on lte all day not bluetooth. Battery is excellent on this watch as well as all the other things you can do with it
Just picked one up yesterday. The supplied Samsung wrist strap always sweats on my wrist, I changed it for a red strap with black holes on it. One of the pins you slide out came off the new strap. Still got it on. Have you any idea how to make phone calls from the watch? I dial in a number and it is sending the call to my phone. I wanted to talk via the watch.
Got my Galaxy today ,made a call with it and worked great but when I got an incoming call it didnt show up on the watch .Any idea why this is and am I missing something in settings Also cant pair watch to M r Time and saysI Ihave to make MrTime the home screen how do I do that pl?
I still use the GW, it's a great watch as long as you know it's limitations. Garmin watches are great fitness watches but not great smartwatches. Plenty of new watches are out there now. Maybe this can help u ruclips.net/video/4SPHyS2dmKo/видео.html
This is my first smartwatch, so maybe I'm lacking perspective but I like everything about the watch. Bixby has worked great for what I do with it. I don't use it on my Note 9 though. Only thing I'd like to see is a way to turn off all health monitoring. The watch doesn't know if it's on you or not, if it's not in the cradle and a green light shoots out for a while. I have the heart monitoring set to never but the default tracker keeps checking on me. 25 years in the gym..I stopped tracking things long ago, lol. 5 days battery for me. What I don't understand is why people that charge their phone daily/ nightly don't like charging the watch. If you sleep with it (how?) I can see but of you don't it's probably in the cradle anyway, plugged in or not. Anyway, it's great not to have to run across the room or come down from a ladder to check my phone while on the jobsite. That alone, instantly makes it worth every penny.
I have a Garmin vivoactive 3 and am considering the 42mm version of this. Do you think this will be an upgrade/similar/downgrade in terms of fitness tracking?
Definitely a downgrade if you are buying it for fitness tracking. It's worthless for that. HR monitor periodically stops working, step tracking is terrible. Samsung customer service is terrible!
About to buy one later afternoon after work. You mentioned you always have AOD, will this cause any screenburns? After reading around about this issue/concern, some stated to check the serial number as it may not be an actual samsung oled used. Perhaps from china or something which is assembled at a different plant.
I've seen models with burnin issues but that's never happened to a device that I've owned. Usually that happens when using non approved watch faces, meaning not from the Galaxy store
@@TheJabberTech Ah i see. So i guess those 3rd party apps in the playstore are a no-no then? Was really excited to use those too as i like having a multitude of faces to choose from. App's name is Watch Face - WatchMaker premium. Maybe youve seen this or tried this before?
I'm trying to buy the blinged out accessories on ebay like watchband and top cover can you show me what I need for the 42 in one then the 46 I've bought some and none fit
i have the Galaxy Note 9 and I'm not so sure if everything is going to work out with the connection between this watch and the Note 9 but everything will work fine with the connection between these two right? like incoming calls text facebook notifications and so on?
What's your setting? If I put my Frontier S3 to watch only mode, it lasts 40+ days. Battery save mode will last several days, and a smartwatch mode, at least 2+ days. It all depends on the setting. Depending on what the apps are doing in the background, battery life differs. You can see it on Gear app, settings. Or you got a lemon?
Can you answer a question it can receive notifications like Facebook messages and respond to them. Can you start a facebook message though? Or is it only reply to a notification fb message that comes in?
Don't buy this watch if you plan to swim with it. Mine went into an infinite reboot loop while I was swimming laps at my local YMCA. It was still in the warranty period, but the warrantey does not cover water damage. Samsung wanted $430 to repair it, which was substantially more than the purchase price. I find it remarkable that Samsung sells a sports watch with a swim mode, but does not cover water damage under the warranty.
How did this end? I'd be talking to consumer affairs or maybe a lawyer. You had a reasonable expectation based on their marketing. Would be worth speaking to management as well. Be nice.
I'm using AOD because I, want to be able to see the time in a glance. It's a shame it gives me 2 days becuase of that but who knows, maybe I'll change it.
I get 3 solid days with always on display. Which watch does better than that????? Mines the 46mm. Tell me what watch are you going to get instead? The apple has NO always on, and gives 18 hours at the most.
@@NoamAsulin Problem is: it's NOT Bixby; it's S-Voice renamed (on the watch). Sadly though, from my experience with Bixby on the phone, Bixby 2.0 is actually less capable than Bixby 1.0. Samsung is going backwards.
keith lemon My Fitbit was recording my wrist move, not my steps. I haven't used the Samsung's watch, but check the actual steps vs wrist move and compare. That my be the reason
Hi all i wanna opinion of people about to buy samsung gear s3 classic cause i love its look so much becoz its all silver its more unique and classic than the samsung galaxy but its old from 2016 or to buy the galaxy watch and make that this boy make wtih this straps silver to make its classic as unique gear s3 classic , but i wanna to know the memory of the basic galaxy not LTE is 768mb RAM or 1.5mb RAM and its network is 2G and 3G only and version LTE is Only 4G or the 2 version of galaxy is 4G its very important to me cause i think the gear s3 is 2G or 3G I don’t know last thing wanna know there is more features between galaxy and s3 make me to make that or no plz wanna help bcoz i will buy 2daY thx 🙏
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When you mate the galaxy watch with the galaxy phone it's seamless. you rarely have to pull your galaxy phone out and greatly reduces the opportunity to damage your phone. Well worth owning.
Also reduces the chance of someone doing a grab and run of your phone,
Bought this watch 2 days ago. I am so pleased with it and love making phone calls and getting notifications on it! Thank you Samsung!
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This is perfect for those who work with companies who don't allow phones 😁
Once updated to Tizen 4.0.0.1 the heart rate and step counters are pretty spot on when compared to other devices and actuals.
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Just bought this watch here in the u.k been looking at different smart watches before deciding to buy this one I own Samsung mobile phone as well and after looking at different reviews on RUclips decided this is the one for me thanks to everyone on RUclips couldn't have done it without you all.
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I used to have the Gear Sport which I was not happy with. Now I have the 46mm Galaxy Watch. And I love this Watch. I am getting 4 to 5 days battery life. I love Watch faces too. Great review. 👍
Appreciate it! I too had the sport and initially loved it but there were some issues with it and I didn't wear it as much. This is a nice step forward
What issues did the Gear Sport have?
Yes, wondered what the prior issue was?
Well to be honest I don't think any smart watch should cost more than 250$. I got the new watch as a present. Won't buy it otherwise... Still great, watch. Looking good and the OS is a breeze
I got my galaxy watch for $175.00 out the door at a pawn shop because I waited until the active version came out.
Excellent review and covers everything important.I think most reviewers of this watch have tiny wrists because when I went to try the 46 mm on [before buying online for $230] I was surprised it's not really that big on me at all and the screen size looks about the same as all of my dive watches so wouldn't want it any smaller . Just a pity plain steel isn't an option for both sizes as always looks better and more versatile.
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I purchased this same exact watch exactly one week ago today and absolutely love it.
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Very good review, thanks. I'm still happy with my 42mm rose gold Galaxy Watch. The GPS was working fine until a few days ago. Now, when I start a bike ride, the GPS indicator flashes for a minute or two, until it finds my position. From then on, it seems to work fine. But, I like the looks of the gold watch, and it fits me better than my Gear S3. I still sometimes use my Gear S3 Frontier on days like today, when I've been out shopping and want to use Samsung Pay on my watch. Just in terms of features, I don't see much reason for Gear S3 users to upgrade to the Galaxy Watch. I do enjoy having the choice however.
appreciate it Robert! Yes always good to have options with tech. Sammy is pushing updates to GPS so I'm sure they are aware of the issues but all seems OK now.
Galaxy watch also has samsung pay !!
ONE of the most important features on any of these smart watches is the voice feature, which is subpar compared to google assistant and Siri. Very surprising coming from Samsung. But Bixby on the phone is not very good either. Instead of spending so much time on voice assistants, just use Google's.
42 mm would not fit my wrist im hoping it works. Im going to get one for my dad. I will teach him to download the app. Then get started. I got 46mm. It should fit. I have fat wrists. Wish me luck it works. I kept the receipt. I don't know if target is returning stuff
I think I'm going to go ahead and get one of these next Tuesday on payday.
Does the Samsung Galaxy watch 46mm silver onyx black have bluetooth
Good review. You've covered pretty much everything. As for the battery life, I get 4 days plus a few hours sometimes with moderate use (checking notifications, health/workout alerts, heart rate monitoring, etc.). I could probably get 5 days if I don't wear it all the time maybe. But having 4 days battery life I'm not asking for more. I was getting up to 2 days (barely) on my previous smartwatch (Zenwatch 3) and it didn't have even half of the features the Galaxy Watch has. I had to ditch the Zenwatch 3 eventually due to serious battery charging issues which turned the watch practically unusable.
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I purchased this watch about 3 months ago and was pretty pleased with it... At first. Didn't take long to become apparent how inaccurate it is. The step function is a bit of a joke, often recording steps when sat completely motionless in a car, on a train etc. On a recent 45min drive whilst sat motionless in the back seat, I apparently walked over 850 steps! Sleep walking perhaps?
Speaking of sleep... The sleep function is just as inaccurate, frequently telling me I've had an hour or two sleep when I'm wide awake at work! Hope my boss doesn't see it!? Obviously, it measures a low 'resting' heart rate and assumes one has fallen asleep. Cycling, well this really is bizarre... often informs me I have ridden several kilometres, problem is that I don't even own a bike! Then we come to the swimming function... Oh boy, this is way out by hundreds of metres.
All in all, it's just another gimmicky device they've got us to purchase, probably knowing full well it is not accurate. Into the junk draw it goes....
Nice review bud. I just returned the 42mm as I found the battery shocking! Hoping to get the 46mm when it's back in stock.
Thanks! Appreciate it. The 42mm battery was so-so, 46mm is much better
What size wrist do you have? When looking at the size of a watch, the size of a wrist showing it is always important. Always.
The best review video on this watch. Thank you!
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Thank you so much for your review I do have the 46 mm watch and I am loving it I upgraded from the 42 because the screen was just entirely too small but now that I have the bigger one I am totally in love and thank you again for your review
Awesome!! Thanks for your support :)
Coming from the galaxy active one. I upgraded to this watch yesteday. Seamless experience, especially with the physical rotating bezel which the active lacks.
@@SeyPras. what made you get this watch instead of the Active 2?
@@CaliburCaliente Mostly for the benefit of the battery and physical protection ( as the rotating bezel provides some protection against bumps.)
It's a great watch but Samsung need to fix the HR monitor issues
HR works great for me..same as my garmin
@@TheJabberTech quite a few people having issues with it dropping out during exercise, lots of details on various forums, glad yours is fine 👍
Me too!
I have the same problem, I hope Samsung will do something about that as soon as possible...
I think there's softwere update coming soon for that. Mine works really good though, no problems so far.
I own a galaxy watch. One of the best smartwatches out there
Would you recommend this watch for a guy with big wrists.
@@Zo-zz6rv I myself have a big wrist. The 46mm variant would be perfect for a big wrist
@@arbitrarycnx2095 I picked it up yesterday and I love it.
@@Zo-zz6rv congratulations
I bought the 42 mm and the battery life was terrible. I returned it for the 46 mm. Huge difference!
Great review ill be getting this. Thank you
Own this watch love the looks of it and the things it can do even in 2023 is brilliant just as good if not better than the new ones i know it looks better than these new ones that look absolutely rubbish no style to them like this one has, and the rotating bezel makes life so much easier and makes the watch also stand out from the rest if you want a cool looking watch for 2023 my advice is this, get this you won't be disappointed i am not i know that, if you want the best get rid of the rest and go with the Samsung galaxy watch rm800 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ out of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ starts from me.
I just bought the 42mm.for xmas . I had to exchange the first one as the pedometer and sleep monitor did not work. This new one has same issues with pedometer but the sleep monior seems to work better. I have a fitbit and a garmin. Wearing this with one of those and it gets half the steps of the other devices. This has been consistent even if I change to my dominant arm. It is a let down as part of owning the watch is using it as a sports watch. I love it for all other features. It says it is up to date so frustrated with this issue and wearing two devices.
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I want to purchase samsung galaxy watch. But i am confused which one to buy galaxy watch active 2 or samsung galaxy watch? Kindly suggest which is better galaxy watch active 2 or galaxy watch. Waiting dor your suggestion.
Active 2 isn't even available yet my friend
That was a really good review. Subscribed :-)
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Its one of the best so far.
Crazy thing is you can dive with it, even though theres a mic and speaker on it.
Thanks for the review!
Just switched back to Samsung and I’m very happy with the S10 , had Samsung range for years here in the UK but girlfriend showed me HOW NICE her IPHONE was so I went ahead and got my first IPHONE on 24mths contract what a load of crappola should NEVER have gone over to the dark side anyway my contract just came up for renewal and went straight for the S10 and I can get the new 4G watch for just £10 a month more haven’t made up my mind yet but the more I’m looking at these videos I’m just about to pick up my phone and order so thanks for the review SCOOBS UK.
Great great review. On point
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Thanks for the great review! I did read a few complaints on the step tracking not being accurate, but looks like that's not true for everyone. I'm guessing the watch shows notifications from apps that are not supported by the watch itself? (Whatsapp, for example..?)
Mine seems to be OK.. Same as my other devices.
I loved the review. I will buy one to go with my Note 9.
Awesome!
I have a Note 9. How well does this watch work with your Note 9? On the fence between this watch and the Gear S3...
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@@wilmafingerdoo2690 i have the note9 and galaxy watch and they work very well together. Battery life on watch is impressive also
I'd buy a Galaxy watch if they'd only support external heart rate monitors. I know there's some unofficial workaround, but it's just silly that they won't add that. Not asking for Ant+ - just BT.
This is more à smart watch with fitness capabilities, not the other way around. Samsung knows most will just use it as such. But I wish they would do a lot more with the platform and device.
It's 2 years later, so I have a couple questions. Do you still have this watch? Have you used it every day and hoe is the battery holding up?
Can someone answer a couple questions about these watches (I never used a smart watch): 1) are there apps for the watch for messaging services like Whatsapp, Messenger, etc. that work without the phone, I mean, if the watch is connected to a wi-fi network? The other question is whether you can use spotify for streaming (not download) with a free subscription and without the phone (again, connected to a wifi network)? Thanks!
No, and no. But with this watch u can
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Thanks for the quick answer. So in the end these have few advantages over a Garmin watch for me, like the great screen and the rotating bezel, but with worse fitness tracking, so I think a Garmin is more adequate for me.
Thank you for the great review. Please could somebody comment on how well the automatic sleep app works with updating Samsung health, especially capturing naps. At the moment I use sleep as an Android on my S8 Samsung phone to track my sleep. The problem is I have to put the phone on my bedside table and tell it in advance that I'm about to sleep. I have a lot of problems sleeping and so it's very important for me to be able to analyse when I've been napping. I don't know in advance when I'm going to nap as I often fall asleep in front of the telly. I would love a watch to be able to automatically detect and record this on Samsung health.
Damn I was wondering this too.
Thank you for review. 😁👍
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I've heard using this on a non Samsung Android phone requires installing several different apps on the phone. Is that true? Thanks!
Yes about 4 apps. But nothing crazy as it's just what comes pre-installed on Samsung phones anyway
Can you use this in a razor phone?
@@ellieskva it will work with any Android smartphone
Great review! I just got my Galaxy Watch and agree that it is a great piece of tech. At 3:24, while scrolling through the widgets you show a "Basic workout" widget for Walking. Do you know if that widget is still available?
Thanks ,appreciate your support! All my widgets re stock from Samsung, so should be there
Answer: 13:39
Is there a way to install custom notification sounds on the Galaxy Watch? Thanks
Thank you 🙏.
I can look past the price ($549 in Australia) and maybe the HRM issue is not so widespread, and it would be a good smartwatch (Gear S3 owner myself). But I didn't like S voice on the Gear S3 and now they call it Bixby. I never used Bixby on my Note 9 and I am really disappointed that Samsung has not improved on Bixby on this smartwatch.
I have no problem with Tizen. But Bixby (basically a renamed S voice) is my biggest issue. Sadly I'd rather stick with my Gear S3. I do hope Samsung releases a big update for the Galaxy Watch. But for now, I will skip this smartwatch because it's not for me. As much as I want to convince myself to love this smartwatch, I just can't.
How long does the battery last on GPS mode (workout without mobile phone) ??
35hours stand alone trust me even I'm using samsung watch 46mm lte I'm so happy with it.
great review, could you please tell me will gear s3 receive tizen 4.0 in near future or not?
Nothing mentioned yet!
My friend bough S3 Frontier like a month ago. Now I am so tilted into buying smartwatch but I'm not sure about battery life. I'm just wondering, how good is battery life of 42mm compared to S3? Thanks :)
It would be on par with the frontier.. The 46mm has better battery.
I own the galaxy watch 46mm lte version and from 630am to 5pm today my watch as lost 20% charge in 10 hrs or so and thats being on lte all day not bluetooth. Battery is excellent on this watch as well as all the other things you can do with it
Good review. Got one and spot on. Nice one buddy.
Enjoy it! Glad I could help!
Just picked one up yesterday. The supplied Samsung wrist strap always sweats on my wrist, I changed it for a red strap with black holes on it. One of the pins you slide out came off the new strap. Still got it on. Have you any idea how to make phone calls from the watch? I dial in a number and it is sending the call to my phone. I wanted to talk via the watch.
Got my Galaxy today ,made a call with it and worked great but when I got an incoming call it didnt show up on the watch .Any idea why this is and am I missing something in settings
Also cant pair watch to M r Time and saysI Ihave to make MrTime the home screen how do I do that pl?
Are you still using this watch? any better suggestion these days?? Vivoactive 3 music? what should I go for?
I still use the GW, it's a great watch as long as you know it's limitations. Garmin watches are great fitness watches but not great smartwatches. Plenty of new watches are out there now.
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For Garmin info check this out
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This is my first smartwatch, so maybe I'm lacking perspective but I like everything about the watch. Bixby has worked great for what I do with it. I don't use it on my Note 9 though. Only thing I'd like to see is a way to turn off all health monitoring. The watch doesn't know if it's on you or not, if it's not in the cradle and a green light shoots out for a while. I have the heart monitoring set to never but the default tracker keeps checking on me. 25 years in the gym..I stopped tracking things long ago, lol. 5 days battery for me. What I don't understand is why people that charge their phone daily/ nightly don't like charging the watch. If you sleep with it (how?) I can see but of you don't it's probably in the cradle anyway, plugged in or not. Anyway, it's great not to have to run across the room or come down from a ladder to check my phone while on the jobsite. That alone, instantly makes it worth every penny.
7:20 soo... i'm not the only one :))
Could this still track your runs without having your phone on you?
yes
i have i phone im planning to buy this watch can u gave me some advice advantage & disanvantage also
I just got it for free with my note 10+ preorder
#winning
Would you guys recommend this watch for a guy with big wrists.
I have a Garmin vivoactive 3 and am considering the 42mm version of this. Do you think this will be an upgrade/similar/downgrade in terms of fitness tracking?
I wouldn't trade a Garmin for the galaxy watch if your main focus is fitness.
Definitely a downgrade if you are buying it for fitness tracking. It's worthless for that. HR monitor periodically stops working, step tracking is terrible. Samsung customer service is terrible!
About to buy one later afternoon after work. You mentioned you always have AOD, will this cause any screenburns? After reading around about this issue/concern, some stated to check the serial number as it may not be an actual samsung oled used. Perhaps from china or something which is assembled at a different plant.
I've seen models with burnin issues but that's never happened to a device that I've owned. Usually that happens when using non approved watch faces, meaning not from the Galaxy store
@@TheJabberTech Ah i see. So i guess those 3rd party apps in the playstore are a no-no then? Was really excited to use those too as i like having a multitude of faces to choose from. App's name is Watch Face - WatchMaker premium. Maybe youve seen this or tried this before?
I don't use them... They usually take a lot of battery and can, possibly, lead to issues like yiur burning in
@@TheJabberTech Gotcha. Thank you so much for your insight on this. Appreciate the time!
Okay, I chose a face, but it blinks to an analog and my face why is it doing that?
Love your review. I will buy this watch right away and go for a swim with it. Thanks
So how did this go? Good measuring with swimming and other sports? Thanks for answering!
Could you open browse, internet and do search by it?
Where did you get that black watch strap? I want one!
Commenting in case he answers
Check the video description, it's been there
My question is can leave my cell phone home and still get notifications
Thinking of buying my first smart watch. Not a fitness person, is this watch for me. I have a galaxy note 9
Yes, you'll love the galaxy watch
the same phone i have but samsung pay is not there in that how to do pl reply
I have little small wrist kinda can i still wear this i need it for more battery and stuff
@Jabber Tech I have heard there are issues playing music that is uploaded from our phones. Has this been fixed?
I don't actively store music on my devices.. I'm a streamer... So I couldn't update you on it. When I did try it early on, it worked fine
Have you tried the swim tracking features, pool & outdoor is there Gps tracking like apple ?
No, I haven't tried swimming yet
I'm trying to buy the blinged out accessories on ebay like watchband and top cover can you show me what I need for the 42 in one then the 46 I've bought some and none fit
i have the Galaxy Note 9 and I'm not so sure if everything is going to work out with the connection between this watch and the Note 9 but everything will work fine with the connection between these two right? like incoming calls text facebook notifications and so on?
They will work great together
I have the S9 it works perfectly with the watch.
On sale at Costco for $50.00 off.
299 at target
By the way, do i need to set the watch to safe mood when I swim. I don't really care about the data.
It prevents accidental touches to the screen.
The figures about battery isn't right with light usage I can't even use 2 days. Very Disappointing battery life
What's your setting?
If I put my Frontier S3 to watch only mode, it lasts 40+ days. Battery save mode will last several days, and a smartwatch mode, at least 2+ days. It all depends on the setting. Depending on what the apps are doing in the background, battery life differs. You can see it on Gear app, settings. Or you got a lemon?
Can you view youtube on it? And Is it ok for sleep tracking? Thanks
there is a non native app called PYT for youtube...if that's what you want. Sleep tracking is also on the watch
Jabber Tech is the sleep tracking working fine?
Never tried it
Thanks for the review. Is it possible to turn off all vibration on the watch so that not a single alert or action will cause vibration?
Yessir, that's an option
@@TheJabberTech thanks!
Can you answer a question it can receive notifications like Facebook messages and respond to them. Can you start a facebook message though? Or is it only reply to a notification fb message that comes in?
You should be able to download Facebook messenger through aps on the watch
Hey, is this the lte version or the non lte version? Can I make phone calls and get FB notifications (on a NON LTE watch) via Bluetooth ?
Yes you can
@@TheJabberTech thanks
Does this phone support Alexa commands?
How loud/strong are the notifications please?
They are pretty good! Can hear /feel them in a noisy environment with no issues
300$ for Galaxy Watch or 200$ for S3 Frontier ?
Both are great!
is the back plastic ?
What do u think of the Fossil Q Explorist Gen 4
Go for gen 5.No better then this samsung smart watch 46mm lte
Whats the watch face???
SzaZs eternal hybrid
What is the name of the primary watch face used in video?
Check my video description
Don't buy this watch if you plan to swim with it. Mine went into an infinite reboot loop while I was swimming laps at my local YMCA. It was still in the warranty period, but the warrantey does not cover water damage. Samsung wanted $430 to repair it, which was substantially more than the purchase price. I find it remarkable that Samsung sells a sports watch with a swim mode, but does not cover water damage under the warranty.
You serious? That sucks man.
How did this end? I'd be talking to consumer affairs or maybe a lawyer. You had a reasonable expectation based on their marketing. Would be worth speaking to management as well. Be nice.
Does the Samsung Galaxy watch 46mm silver onyx black have bluetooth
Yes
I'm using AOD because I, want to be able to see the time in a glance. It's a shame it gives me 2 days becuase of that but who knows, maybe I'll change it.
The tilt to wake is extremely accurate and fast.. Have u tried just using that?
@@TheJabberTech Yeh I did. It works pretty good but I love the fact I can see the time at glance + it looks better with AOD 😀
I get 3 solid days with always on display. Which watch does better than that????? Mines the 46mm. Tell me what watch are you going to get instead? The apple has NO always on, and gives 18 hours at the most.
Same review as every RUclipsr out there. Waiting for a review on extreme conditions (sauna, swimming, mud etc)
I'd like to see that too. Make some videos, I'll watch 👍
Cant wear it in a sauna, swimming is fine, dont know anyone that would wear it in mud, or any watch for that matter.
Are you 6-years-old? Why do you ant to play in mud?
@@markroberts1604 mountain biking, tough mudder?
@@duanemassey4560 my question remains the same.
Loving mine. S-Voice is a joke though.
For sure! Let's hope we get something usable
Yeh I agree. Bixby is really a joke. You can't even set a meeting with it or ask it play something on Spotify.
@@NoamAsulin Problem is: it's NOT Bixby; it's S-Voice renamed (on the watch). Sadly though, from my experience with Bixby on the phone, Bixby 2.0 is actually less capable than Bixby 1.0. Samsung is going backwards.
Well I kniw its S Voice but now it's called Bixby...
@@KhunKru well its tizen not wear os they would probably need to use wear os on the watch to get that
Is it normal for watch buttons to move a little bit
A little, yes
The step counting is a disgrace. So many people on the internet are complaining about how inaccurate it is.
I've had no problems with mine.
I have no problem with step counting, but HR monitor dont work good. Sucks..
i agree...step counter is wayyy off. Wearing a fitbit at the same time, the Galaxy is counting half of what the fitbit does
Then walk more.
keith lemon My Fitbit was recording my wrist move, not my steps. I haven't used the Samsung's watch, but check the actual steps vs wrist move and compare. That my be the reason
Hi all i wanna opinion of people about to buy samsung gear s3 classic cause i love its look so much becoz its all silver its more unique and classic than the samsung galaxy but its old from 2016 or to buy the galaxy watch and make that this boy make wtih this straps silver to make its classic as unique gear s3 classic , but i wanna to know the memory of the basic galaxy not LTE is 768mb RAM or 1.5mb RAM and its network is 2G and 3G only and version LTE is Only 4G or the 2 version of galaxy is 4G its very important to me cause i think the gear s3 is 2G or 3G I don’t know last thing wanna know there is more features between galaxy and s3 make me to make that or no plz wanna help bcoz i will buy 2daY thx 🙏
Can I talk on my headphones with this watch?
Yes
Is it good with social media
It will notify you of a message
how fan you be away from Bluetooth phone
Normal Bluetooth range.