Honestly what this guy gets up to just to be able to have good reviews is phenomenal. The amount of activity he does so that he can put out these quality reviews is significant.
Great review. I find the blood pressure sensor on the Ultra a HUGE upgrade from the old 6 Classic. It's really a night and day difference with hardly any failed tests, of which the 6 Classic has plenty. Also, I find the watch absolutely gorgeous.
Note that I realize this is not a watch Ultra feature, but a Samsung Health feature. I was able to pair a Garmin cadence and speed sensor 2 to the Samsung health app on the phone and it tracks cadence and speed. Although it does drop out in short intervals (but sill calculates the correct distance and average, guess it's simply ignoring the 0s). For outdoor cycling it would get both speed and cadence, for indoor cycling it only gets cadence (guess Samsung thinks you don't need that since you bike isn't moving) - YMMV.
79.9% not subscribed? thats crazy mang 😢 I saw you on this youtube running, swimming and all that fun exciting stuff. People are missing out. Thx for content 😊
I hope people understand the effort you put on making these videos and subcribe to your channel which costs nothing to them. Thanks for the content buddy.
Without HR monitor pairing, it's kind of a no-go for many road / trail runners as well. That and the cumbersome GPX sync. Too bad, looked like a good watch! Particularly like the screen, and body construction (sapphire crystal, titanium). It would be great for Garmin to up it's Forerunner materials, it's the only issue I have with my 965. And thanks for the review, was looking forwards to it from the Samsung announcement to know what those watches were worth!
There is a 3rd party app called Gear Tracker II, which allows you to connect external sensors directly to the watch. I'm using it with Polar H7 and Stryd running pod and it works pretty good. I get all the necessary metrics. It also allows you to sync your workouts to various analytics platforms. Probably the only downside is that you can't preload gpx track as of now, but it might get implemented later. It can show the map though in real time as one of the data screens. (side note, I'm not an author of that app, just a regular user.)
Thank you for a great review. Compare with my findings. GPS fine, battery fine. I had a very off HR on 2 outside bikerides (up to 30 BPM to much and down to 10 BPM to low), but on two other rides it was much better. Main difference was the tightness of the wrist strap. It has to be quite tight. So it corospond with your findings that I door cycling is better. Once again thanks. BTW I am subscribed 😁🥳
Crazy I had a very similar issue but I found my band was too tight. My HR was 160ish and I was at a VERY casual pace riding with a 5 yr old. I loosened the band a bit and it came down to what seemed to be a normal range. I will admit my band was quite tight and almost uncomfortable.
I got apologize I am sorry. I am one of those not subscribed, but am I defense I thought I was. I have never heard DC Raymaker or DesFit say anything remotely positive about Samsung and their horrible watches(and they were.) That’s until today. I am surprised and I don’t know what to do with myself(other then subscribing) I can say your review determines if I upgrade to a Samsung watch or keep this Samsung trash on my wrist. Great video and I know it’s honest because like I said before I do not recall any time where there was anything said positive about a Samsung smart watch. Yes! I did watch this video twice to be sure I heard right! I’ll wait for that update for the power meter and cycling to be fixed before I buy, but it is good to hear they improved.
I subscribed loonngg back. Because e you actually put it through its paces and give an unbiased review. Plus you have a wealth of information and experience with other devices to compare it from. Keep up the good work amigo. #appreciation
Another Samsung Watch without the most basic feature, external hrm support. Apple was smart to Bluetooth hrm pairing. People have been asking for this ability for years. To me, this isn’t a sports watch without that. It’s something that should not be recommended for working out.
@@AljosaAsanovic Yeah, most people don't want to do a workaround. The idea is to use it natively with Samsung's ecosystem. Yet, you have to use a different app, on a so called "Ultra" watch. Apple added bluetooth HRM support and it works well. The Apple Watch is open to both groups who like to wear a HRM and those who don't. Kudos to Apple for this. Samsung could have don't this and really boosted the watch.
I also can't believe that 79% don't subscribe to your channel! I was SO waiting for YOUR review as I was contemplating a replacement for my Epix 2 as the battery life is noticeably waning and was hoping this might be an alternative based on all of the positive feedback from others. Now I know it doesn't seem like it's ready for prime time! Thank you for all you do to help your subscribers make informed buying decisions!
Great review I purchased the galaxy watch ultra on your review. Love it so far, my only gripe is you can't pair external sensors on the watch which is crazy being there high end watch aimed at outdoor enthusiasts. I'm still holding out that maybe Samsung listen and add this very simple application. Again great review 👏
Great review! For the time being, I've joined the ranks of the dual watch wielder, which I've done a few times over the years. For now, Garmin Epix and the Ultra. Loving the ultra, but I'm so deep in the Garmin ecosystem it's time I broke back out my ankle band for my Garmin...
I bet the difference in GPS for the 7 vs Ultra is based on how the internal wiring for the radio is set up. If I had to guess, the Galaxy Watch 7 - since it's using the same body as the Galaxy Watch 6 - is likely using the same internal wiring setup the 6 did but with an upgraded dual-band GPS chip. The Galaxy Watch Ultra, on the other hand, is a new design from Samsung. I would bet good money that the square design of the watch allowed them to set the internal radio up in a way that was more accurate.
Why do sports watches and Samsung have to be mutually exclusive?? Why not Samsung make watches as accurate as Garmin. Giving Samsung an excuse is not an excuse. It's like telling them it's ok to be average when they shouldn't be. Especially since their phones are anything but average. 🙄
To be fair as Marco Altini said once in a podcast the scores are supposed to be "boring" and brands just play with it and throw some random things on top of scores that are mostly "useless" Unless you get sick or do a "really hard" workout that really throw your HRV and other metrics way down then you can acess it works or not but in my opinion complain it gives you always the same score is not fair :p they can just throw you +10 or -10 just as a gimmick if you feel more satisfied but in the end it is suppose to be boring and quite constant 😅
Ultimately, a score is no different than a coach or anyone's own methodology for deciding whether to train or not. It's simply one companies thoughts on which factors are important in certain weighting (e.g. sleep, vs training load, vs consistency, etc...). I wouldn't call them useless at all, in the same way that a given coach isn't useless just because they have a different methodology than a different coach.
@@Dcrainmaker totally agree there :) i meant in a way that they don't have any context as a coach has :) for example if you have a late meal your temperature increases more than usual, HRV also way above specially if it's a carbo load, also on summer i get a "pay attention" from Oura on more hot night because my temperature is high and i might getting in "rest mode" That's what i meant as a "energy score" is not really as usefull as "training load" on garmin in my opinion I use the HRV and HR itself on raw data to acess that myself since i can take into account my own feeling and RPE there! For example in Garmin is quite nice at least for me but also notice since i run and cycle the "cycle sessions" are way lower considered in my load compared with my runs no matter if it's a HIT or not on cycle because the HR is always lower there But usually i get a 90-100 sleep score on garmin unless i'm traveling so it's always "boring 95 or 97 or something simillar" and if i was going to acess i would say it don't say much for me there and if i look into readiness is always less than 20 for me as endurance athlete so yeah also don't apply much. Oura also always put me in those 80-90 range readiness no matter if i go hard on my HIIT or longer tempo runs, if i sleep well it will always put me on that value so don't really is that usefull to say if i should train or not :P I think that scores in a samsung or other smartwatch and not as much a fitness watch as garmin are more usefull for general users without much context than people who want to acess if they should train or not :) sry the long text :) and thanks for the reply, you're always my go to on reviews before get my new garmin or upgrade any sport tech ahah
I love mine. I wanted an LTE watch that I could take when riding my bikes so I don't have to take my cell phone. I've had to call from Sag support (wife) from my watch before. It's beautiful, crisp, batter life is slightly longer than my 5 Pro, HR and monitoring works better than my 5 Pro.
This is the first Samsung watch that records usable data and is probably accurate enough for most. I won't be sidelining my Epix Pro anytime soon, but this is a good move in the right direction for Samsung. I do hope they add external sensor support, especially since 3rd party apps allow at least an HRM strap (e.g. Adidas Running and a few paid apps)...but they should have added cycling power meter support on the device since that was a big deal during their unpacked. IMO, the point of a watch with LTE is so that i dont have to run/ride with my phone. But now I have to ride with my phone if I want to use this feature. I also noticed HRV measurements being much higher than my Oura and Epix Pro. Even my Galaxy Ring records a bit lower, but still higher than the others. I feel it's probably an issue with their algorithm since the trend seems comparable to the others. Integration with Strava routes seems like a no-brainer move...so they wont do it unless Apple does it first.
I am kinda tempted to get the GWU, I already have the Epix Pro... I would just use it for the smartphone features but only under the condition that I can somehow sync Samsung Health and Garmin Connect data... I believe there is an option but I don't know if it transfers all metrics available
@@c0rtin3x Samsung syncs with health connect on android, but I don't think Garmin does. The only way to get the two in sync AFAIK is to use a third party sync.
I read another comment by "fuzzhead00" in one of the comment chains, and that user said: "There is a 3rd party app called Gear Tracker II, which allows you to connect external sensors directly to the watch. I'm using it with Polar H7 and Stryd running pod and it works pretty good. I get all the necessary metrics." So there is apparently a way to sync the watch with external sensors. Not sure how accurate this comment is, but those of you who already own the Samsung Watch Ultra, try it out, and confirm please.
Great review, Ray! Did you check the battery consumption when using routes? In my testing I get like 6% per hour when I don't use routes, but when I do the watch looses around 15% per hour, which is crazy...
I'm really glad I found this video. I currently have a Fitbit Sense 1 that's in its death throws. I've been part of the Fitbit Ecosystem for a few years now. One of the most important features is the ECG monitoring as I occasionally have bouts of AFIB that i would like automatically tracked. At $650, this is a huge price point difference between any of the Fitbit devices. However, none of the phone side functionality of the Fitbit like talk to text or on wrist calls actually works good enough for practical use. Would you reccomend moving to the ultra since I'm also a Samsung phone user, or is there an alternative device that I'm maybe missing? Any help or opinions are appreciated.
I was really waiting for this review! Just out of curiosity: which country do you live? You seem to do your sports all over Europe! Yet, the running you do is very close to my office. And especially the runs at Zuidas are really pushing the GPS to its limits with all the high buildings. I was hoping Samsung would release a dual band GPS watch at some point. By how many meters is it off in the test you did? At times my Galaxy Watch 5 Pro is 40-50 meters off and it stays that way during an entire run, never picks up again. And then for example it is 40 meters off to the east, not matter what direction I run it stays 40 meters off to the east. Really annoying if you use Komoot to guide your runs. Can you test the Watch Ultra and the Watch 7 alongside one another a little bit more? It is really weird that there is a difference in GPS right? did you ever get that sorted out?
Been waiting..Hey could u pls check if it has HIlT workout mode where u can set different interval timers and does it give u haptic feedback while working out for completing a set like that or a kilometer or a minute, like that in Apple Watches?
Great review! Covers all my use cases! One question though: Can i leave my phone at home and still track my run with the watch7 (ultra)? Or do i need the LTE model for that? Is this the same for most tracking apps? (Strava, Samsung health, etc)
A suggestion. Could you put all the charts of both the Galaxy Watch 7 and Watch 6 together and compare their accuracy? I've watched both videos several times, but having them side by side would be much better.
Nice review Ray ! When you compared the elevation displayed between the devices, would you happen to compare the elevation gain as well? I've been recording my rides with Garmin Edge Explore 2 and Apple Watch 7 simultaneously and have noticed the elevation gain on the watch is always way below than Garmin's (around 15% less), despite both showing the same current altitude during the ride. Which of the two would be the most accurate in regard on elev. gain?
the siren part always makes my cat go crazy on those watches 😂
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all reviewers tests the all the watches at the same time. Maybe one watch interferes with other watch's readings. Maybe, if you do individual GPS tracking tests, the results would change.
I know you said you were going to do a separate review on the regular Galaxy watch 7 but I'm curious as to which model you were using? The 40 mm or the 44 mm. Quantified scientist also had similar GPS findings as you and was using the 40 mm but I'm curious if the issue might be that the smaller watches have to use a different antenna than the larger ones and that is causing the major differences in GPS performance.
@@Dcrainmaker Thanks for letting me know. I sort of hope that means it could still be software related as both the GW7 and GWU have slightly different software versions but the rational side of me knows it's likely that the GWU just has a completely different antenna design than the GW7. At least we know though that Samsung is capable of fixing the issue, I guess that's progress?
if only Samsung used the new co-processor advantages of WearOS for battery life advantages. I'm not sure why they didn't implement this like OnePlus Watch 2. Perhaps too late on the development cycle. New Pixel Watch also isn't which is very Google, lol a AGE index would be be quite impressive. hopefully Software updates make something of it they're supposed to be developing their own VO2 max algo with a university. it's very needed
Does anyone know how the triathlon mode works on a Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra and what buttons or swipe actions are required to transition through swim-T1-biek-T2-run? I'm completely lost and are actually also struggling to understand the logic of a simple pool training incl. laps and finish of the set.
Hello Rain, so thank you for your video. Please can you say me , can you send training plan from Final Surge to Samsung Watch Ultra . Very interesting case!
Great review, not for me, but good to see Samsung is headed in the right direction. Perhaps firmware update will allow sensor pairing to the watch in the future.
@@Dcrainmaker yeah i know. Sadly thats for me the Main deal breaker. Its not ultra when you cant connect any sensor. No Straps (swimming) or powermeter on cycling. Hopefully samsung will change that in future.
No you can't connect to a HR strap, but you can pair a HR strap to the phone. At least I could. But I don't know if it will override the watch. Haven't tried it.
1) Proud to be part of the 20.1% 2) tired of seeing us being out-of-pocket beta te$ter$ at this point. I like the Samsung ecosystem - back to the Note 1 to my current Fold - but the Garmin crushes it for my needs. Hopefully they catch-up curve will be short and sweet and get this watch where it should be and was advertised to be. Thanks again for your hard work (You're why I bought my Garmin Fenix 7S - and why I haven't pulled the trigger on the Coros Dura yet) and open reviews!
That’s kinda the long running joke with Samsung. They will constantly release firmware updates the first few months, always saying it’ll fix HR issues. 10 years of doing this, we’ve learned, it never actually does. It takes them a new sensor the next year to see improvements. Either way, will update both watches for my Watch7 review and see if there’s any differences.
You said you wake up at 0855 and the clock says 0924. Maybe that’s some of the difference between sleep time and actual sleep time (0712)? The rest of the difference being when you went to sleep (the time you went to bed and the time you actually start to sleep)?
Thanks for this, need to say that my Watch 7 44mm doesn't have this strange errors with GPS, so might be just a case during your tests cause GPS module is the same as the Ultra
From a GPS standpoint, in 2024, the module is actually one of hte least important components. It's intsead, the antenna design. Most companies use the exact same GPS chipset across the board (literally every enudrance watch company uses the same chipset from Airoha), yet we see dramatically different results. That's because a difference of 1/10th of a millimeter in placement of the antenna (and the bezel components around it), is the difference between great and bad.
@@Dcrainmaker this makes sense and having a larger watch like the Ultra should theoretically allow for better antenna placement. Were you using a 40mm or 44mm GW7?
I had the Ultra for a week and wound up sending it back. Coming from the Garmin Forerunner 965, the battery life was dismal, even after turning off most of the sensors. Charging was slow. And Heart rate accuracy was all over the place on bike rides. Not having the ability to connect external sensors to the watch was also a deal breaker. Sticking with my Garmin.
Thought I was sub'd already, pretty sure I was because I was seeing your videos pop up on my feed. May want to see if RUclips is doing funny Business. I've seen other channels mention issues with subscribers disappearing.
I'm waiting for one of these reviews to "check" the data by sharing the watch for a week with someone of a completely different demographic. Much older, much younger, different gender, different lifestyle, different work hours, diet...and so on and so forth
I have a basic question. The last time I had watch 4, and I used it for running and exercise, the watch stopped working in just after a year. Samsung said there is water damage and salt deposits. I now have watch 7 but hesitate to run with it because of the same problem. Has this been sorted? Is it safe to run with the watch 7 and not worry about liquid or sweat damage?
Ok I subscribed. But just because I'm impressed how thoroughly you tested this watch. Cool that you push yourself so much.
Thanks!!!
Jez this is the type of review I was looking for not tech youtubers getting coffee with it on and yapping. Good review
Thanks!!!
Honestly what this guy gets up to just to be able to have good reviews is phenomenal.
The amount of activity he does so that he can put out these quality reviews is significant.
Finally 😍 DC Rainmaker review we've been waiting for
Thanks!!!
Great review. I find the blood pressure sensor on the Ultra a HUGE upgrade from the old 6 Classic. It's really a night and day difference with hardly any failed tests, of which the 6 Classic has plenty. Also, I find the watch absolutely gorgeous.
Just got mine...OUTSTANDING watch!!
Me too, love it, the quality and feel is insane...everything works and is smooth.
Subscribed for at least 4 years 💪💪 You, Desfit and Chase the summit my guys!!👍👍
Note that I realize this is not a watch Ultra feature, but a Samsung Health feature. I was able to pair a Garmin cadence and speed sensor 2 to the Samsung health app on the phone and it tracks cadence and speed. Although it does drop out in short intervals (but sill calculates the correct distance and average, guess it's simply ignoring the 0s). For outdoor cycling it would get both speed and cadence, for indoor cycling it only gets cadence (guess Samsung thinks you don't need that since you bike isn't moving) - YMMV.
😂most of Samsung watches died in brief contact with water, no where near my Huaweis or Garmins
Subscribed. It feels like you're one of the few people who do really in-depth reviews. Great video!
79.9% not subscribed? thats crazy mang 😢
I saw you on this youtube running, swimming and all that fun exciting stuff. People are missing out. Thx for content 😊
Thanks - appreciate it!
I hope people understand the effort you put on making these videos and subcribe to your channel which costs nothing to them. Thanks for the content buddy.
Immediately corrected my mistake and subscribed!
@@jklepek :} *thumbs up
I think most people don't really understand that subscribing cost nothing but helps the youtuber out so much. Come on people!!!
Appreciate the depth and comparisons you make. Thanks!
Damn you push your self really thru all workouts to test all the watches !thank you for your work man!
You got me hooked on your intensive review of these watches..you got a new subscriber...kudos to you..keep doing the best review..
Without HR monitor pairing, it's kind of a no-go for many road / trail runners as well. That and the cumbersome GPX sync. Too bad, looked like a good watch! Particularly like the screen, and body construction (sapphire crystal, titanium). It would be great for Garmin to up it's Forerunner materials, it's the only issue I have with my 965.
And thanks for the review, was looking forwards to it from the Samsung announcement to know what those watches were worth!
Thanks!!
There is a 3rd party app called Gear Tracker II, which allows you to connect external sensors directly to the watch. I'm using it with Polar H7 and Stryd running pod and it works pretty good. I get all the necessary metrics.
It also allows you to sync your workouts to various analytics platforms. Probably the only downside is that you can't preload gpx track as of now, but it might get implemented later. It can show the map though in real time as one of the data screens.
(side note, I'm not an author of that app, just a regular user.)
@@fuzzhead00 thanks for sharing
Very nice real world review... You actually go out and use the watch and compare against others... Thanks for your work!
Thank you for a great review. Compare with my findings. GPS fine, battery fine. I had a very off HR on 2 outside bikerides (up to 30 BPM to much and down to 10 BPM to low), but on two other rides it was much better. Main difference was the tightness of the wrist strap. It has to be quite tight. So it corospond with your findings that I door cycling is better. Once again thanks. BTW I am subscribed 😁🥳
Crazy I had a very similar issue but I found my band was too tight. My HR was 160ish and I was at a VERY casual pace riding with a 5 yr old. I loosened the band a bit and it came down to what seemed to be a normal range. I will admit my band was quite tight and almost uncomfortable.
Cool, been waitng for this.
Hope you enjoy it!
Grabbing the popcorn, I've waited a while for this review! 🍿
I got apologize I am sorry. I am one of those not subscribed, but am I defense I thought I was. I have never heard DC Raymaker or DesFit say anything remotely positive about Samsung and their horrible watches(and they were.) That’s until today. I am surprised and I don’t know what to do with myself(other then subscribing) I can say your review determines if I upgrade to a Samsung watch or keep this Samsung trash on my wrist. Great video and I know it’s honest because like I said before I do not recall any time where there was anything said positive about a Samsung smart watch. Yes! I did watch this video twice to be sure I heard right! I’ll wait for that update for the power meter and cycling to be fixed before I buy, but it is good to hear they improved.
DC Rainmaker: I tested the battery life.
Me: Mmhmm...
DC Rainmaker: By doing a 8 hour 40 minute bike ride to the top of a mountain.
Me: Oh fuck.
This is the review we've all been waiting for.
I subscribed loonngg back. Because e you actually put it through its paces and give an unbiased review. Plus you have a wealth of information and experience with other devices to compare it from. Keep up the good work amigo. #appreciation
Awesome review! Finally someone who tested the watch to the max before reviewing and not just reading numbers of a sheet! Subscribed!
Thank you very much for the exhaustive and competent work!
Subscribing and purchasing the Galaxy Watch Ultra. Great review!!
Another Samsung Watch without the most basic feature, external hrm support. Apple was smart to Bluetooth hrm pairing. People have been asking for this ability for years. To me, this isn’t a sports watch without that. It’s something that should not be recommended for working out.
Fully agree
There's the sportswerks app that allows pairing external hrm but it's a workaround, you're right overall it's ridiculous.
@@AljosaAsanovic Yeah, most people don't want to do a workaround. The idea is to use it natively with Samsung's ecosystem. Yet, you have to use a different app, on a so called "Ultra" watch. Apple added bluetooth HRM support and it works well. The Apple Watch is open to both groups who like to wear a HRM and those who don't. Kudos to Apple for this. Samsung could have don't this and really boosted the watch.
@@mitchcm fully agree, I was in disbelief when I found out my galaxy watch 5 pro couldn't do this basic thing
For one workaround is meh, for other open system that allows doing workarounds is a plus. Try adding something to apple watch...
Just a mute point did was the strap well secured on your wrist for accurate measuring I have found these cant be loose at all for accuracy sake.
Loving my Ultra and I've really been looking forward to your review!
I also can't believe that 79% don't subscribe to your channel! I was SO waiting for YOUR review as I was contemplating a replacement for my Epix 2 as the battery life is noticeably waning and was hoping this might be an alternative based on all of the positive feedback from others. Now I know it doesn't seem like it's ready for prime time! Thank you for all you do to help your subscribers make informed buying decisions!
interesting video. I shan't be abandoning my Ultra 2. But I love your murals, such a creative environment
Great review I purchased the galaxy watch ultra on your review. Love it so far, my only gripe is you can't pair external sensors on the watch which is crazy being there high end watch aimed at outdoor enthusiasts. I'm still holding out that maybe Samsung listen and add this very simple application.
Again great review 👏
Great review! For the time being, I've joined the ranks of the dual watch wielder, which I've done a few times over the years. For now, Garmin Epix and the Ultra. Loving the ultra, but I'm so deep in the Garmin ecosystem it's time I broke back out my ankle band for my Garmin...
Do you think ultra accurate??? I have ultra and epix pro too...
Love the comparison! And the dedication 😊
Great, thorough review as akways. Nobody does it better.
I bet the difference in GPS for the 7 vs Ultra is based on how the internal wiring for the radio is set up. If I had to guess, the Galaxy Watch 7 - since it's using the same body as the Galaxy Watch 6 - is likely using the same internal wiring setup the 6 did but with an upgraded dual-band GPS chip. The Galaxy Watch Ultra, on the other hand, is a new design from Samsung. I would bet good money that the square design of the watch allowed them to set the internal radio up in a way that was more accurate.
Why do sports watches and Samsung have to be mutually exclusive?? Why not Samsung make watches as accurate as Garmin. Giving Samsung an excuse is not an excuse. It's like telling them it's ok to be average when they shouldn't be. Especially since their phones are anything but average. 🙄
To be fair as Marco Altini said once in a podcast the scores are supposed to be "boring" and brands just play with it and throw some random things on top of scores that are mostly "useless"
Unless you get sick or do a "really hard" workout that really throw your HRV and other metrics way down then you can acess it works or not but in my opinion complain it gives you always the same score is not fair :p they can just throw you +10 or -10 just as a gimmick if you feel more satisfied but in the end it is suppose to be boring and quite constant 😅
Ultimately, a score is no different than a coach or anyone's own methodology for deciding whether to train or not. It's simply one companies thoughts on which factors are important in certain weighting (e.g. sleep, vs training load, vs consistency, etc...). I wouldn't call them useless at all, in the same way that a given coach isn't useless just because they have a different methodology than a different coach.
@@Dcrainmaker totally agree there :)
i meant in a way that they don't have any context as a coach has :)
for example if you have a late meal your temperature increases more than usual, HRV also way above specially if it's a carbo load, also on summer i get a "pay attention" from Oura on more hot night because my temperature is high and i might getting in "rest mode"
That's what i meant as a "energy score" is not really as usefull as "training load" on garmin in my opinion
I use the HRV and HR itself on raw data to acess that myself since i can take into account my own feeling and RPE there!
For example in Garmin is quite nice at least for me but also notice since i run and cycle the "cycle sessions" are way lower considered in my load compared with my runs no matter if it's a HIT or not on cycle because the HR is always lower there
But usually i get a 90-100 sleep score on garmin unless i'm traveling so it's always "boring 95 or 97 or something simillar" and if i was going to acess i would say it don't say much for me there and if i look into readiness is always less than 20 for me as endurance athlete so yeah also don't apply much.
Oura also always put me in those 80-90 range readiness no matter if i go hard on my HIIT or longer tempo runs, if i sleep well it will always put me on that value so don't really is that usefull to say if i should train or not :P
I think that scores in a samsung or other smartwatch and not as much a fitness watch as garmin are more usefull for general users without much context than people who want to acess if they should train or not :)
sry the long text :) and thanks for the reply, you're always my go to on reviews before get my new garmin or upgrade any sport tech ahah
That Haribo looks delicious on the desk. Can I have some?
Your sweet talk worked 😂 subscribed!
Apple Watch 10 Titanium just made buying the Ultra 2 a really tough sell
Good to see improvements from Samsung, but they need to fix both the fitting and accuracy on their lower models
Loved this thorough review. I've just subscribed
I love mine. I wanted an LTE watch that I could take when riding my bikes so I don't have to take my cell phone. I've had to call from Sag support (wife) from my watch before. It's beautiful, crisp, batter life is slightly longer than my 5 Pro, HR and monitoring works better than my 5 Pro.
thanks DC. I think I'll wait for the Fenix 8 which according to leaks at least, looks superior to Apple/Samsung watch ultra
This is the first Samsung watch that records usable data and is probably accurate enough for most. I won't be sidelining my Epix Pro anytime soon, but this is a good move in the right direction for Samsung. I do hope they add external sensor support, especially since 3rd party apps allow at least an HRM strap (e.g. Adidas Running and a few paid apps)...but they should have added cycling power meter support on the device since that was a big deal during their unpacked. IMO, the point of a watch with LTE is so that i dont have to run/ride with my phone. But now I have to ride with my phone if I want to use this feature.
I also noticed HRV measurements being much higher than my Oura and Epix Pro. Even my Galaxy Ring records a bit lower, but still higher than the others. I feel it's probably an issue with their algorithm since the trend seems comparable to the others.
Integration with Strava routes seems like a no-brainer move...so they wont do it unless Apple does it first.
I am kinda tempted to get the GWU, I already have the Epix Pro... I would just use it for the smartphone features but only under the condition that I can somehow sync Samsung Health and Garmin Connect data... I believe there is an option but I don't know if it transfers all metrics available
@@c0rtin3x Samsung syncs with health connect on android, but I don't think Garmin does. The only way to get the two in sync AFAIK is to use a third party sync.
I read another comment by "fuzzhead00" in one of the comment chains, and that user said:
"There is a 3rd party app called Gear Tracker II, which allows you to connect external sensors directly to the watch. I'm using it with Polar H7 and Stryd running pod and it works pretty good. I get all the necessary metrics."
So there is apparently a way to sync the watch with external sensors. Not sure how accurate this comment is, but those of you who already own the Samsung Watch Ultra, try it out, and confirm please.
@@charliemoses That would be ok, do you know an app to do that?
@@c0rtin3x An app called 'Health Sync'. Not sure the nuances of the data but I've used it in the past and it works.
I am subscribed looong years already. Do not worry man 😊
I wish you have included the work out weight lifting session in there
Good review and good job
Thanks!
Great review, Ray! Did you check the battery consumption when using routes? In my testing I get like 6% per hour when I don't use routes, but when I do the watch looses around 15% per hour, which is crazy...
Yeah, it's a lot higher during rates, was looking at that last night actually. Will cover that in my Watch7 review.
@@Dcrainmaker I just did a 50 min bike ride... Lost 16% in that time following a route. Imaging doing a hike and the watch dies after 6 hours...
I'm really glad I found this video. I currently have a Fitbit Sense 1 that's in its death throws. I've been part of the Fitbit Ecosystem for a few years now. One of the most important features is the ECG monitoring as I occasionally have bouts of AFIB that i would like automatically tracked. At $650, this is a huge price point difference between any of the Fitbit devices. However, none of the phone side functionality of the Fitbit like talk to text or on wrist calls actually works good enough for practical use. Would you reccomend moving to the ultra since I'm also a Samsung phone user, or is there an alternative device that I'm maybe missing? Any help or opinions are appreciated.
I was really waiting for this review! Just out of curiosity: which country do you live? You seem to do your sports all over Europe! Yet, the running you do is very close to my office. And especially the runs at Zuidas are really pushing the GPS to its limits with all the high buildings.
I was hoping Samsung would release a dual band GPS watch at some point. By how many meters is it off in the test you did? At times my Galaxy Watch 5 Pro is 40-50 meters off and it stays that way during an entire run, never picks up again. And then for example it is 40 meters off to the east, not matter what direction I run it stays 40 meters off to the east. Really annoying if you use Komoot to guide your runs.
Can you test the Watch Ultra and the Watch 7 alongside one another a little bit more? It is really weird that there is a difference in GPS right? did you ever get that sorted out?
Nice review! thankyou
I am definitely considering upgrading my watch 6 classic to this... the battery life on the 6 is worse than my 4...which wasn't great
It would have been nice to see how accurate it's blood pressure measuring capabilities were..
Been a fan
Been waiting..Hey could u pls check if it has HIlT workout mode where u can set different interval timers and does it give u haptic feedback while working out for completing a set like that or a kilometer or a minute, like that in Apple Watches?
Can we get more information on the swimming data in future? Open water swimmer here and it seemed like you did us dirty 😅
Great review! Covers all my use cases!
One question though: Can i leave my phone at home and still track my run with the watch7 (ultra)? Or do i need the LTE model for that? Is this the same for most tracking apps? (Strava, Samsung health, etc)
A suggestion. Could you put all the charts of both the Galaxy Watch 7 and Watch 6 together and compare their accuracy? I've watched both videos several times, but having them side by side would be much better.
Nice review Ray ! When you compared the elevation displayed between the devices, would you happen to compare the elevation gain as well? I've been recording my rides with Garmin Edge Explore 2 and Apple Watch 7 simultaneously and have noticed the elevation gain on the watch is always way below than Garmin's (around 15% less), despite both showing the same current altitude during the ride. Which of the two would be the most accurate in regard on elev. gain?
Great content
the siren part always makes my cat go crazy on those watches 😂
all reviewers tests the all the watches at the same time. Maybe one watch interferes with other watch's readings. Maybe, if you do individual GPS tracking tests, the results would change.
I know you said you were going to do a separate review on the regular Galaxy watch 7 but I'm curious as to which model you were using? The 40 mm or the 44 mm. Quantified scientist also had similar GPS findings as you and was using the 40 mm but I'm curious if the issue might be that the smaller watches have to use a different antenna than the larger ones and that is causing the major differences in GPS performance.
44mm in my case.
@@Dcrainmaker Thanks for letting me know. I sort of hope that means it could still be software related as both the GW7 and GWU have slightly different software versions but the rational side of me knows it's likely that the GWU just has a completely different antenna design than the GW7. At least we know though that Samsung is capable of fixing the issue, I guess that's progress?
Dunno probably going to just get the 6 classic
if only Samsung used the new co-processor advantages of WearOS for battery life advantages. I'm not sure why they didn't implement this like OnePlus Watch 2. Perhaps too late on the development cycle. New Pixel Watch also isn't which is very Google, lol
a AGE index would be be quite impressive. hopefully Software updates make something of it
they're supposed to be developing their own VO2 max algo with a university. it's very needed
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Whew I thought I was subbed to your channel all these years, but guess I wasn't. Subscribed again.
Nice review.do you know of you can share heart rate from the watch to a Garmin cycling computer?
Thoughts on track workouts? Is there a physical button to capture splits? Thanks.
Does anyone know how the triathlon mode works on a Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra and what buttons or swipe actions are required to transition through swim-T1-biek-T2-run? I'm completely lost and are actually also struggling to understand the logic of a simple pool training incl. laps and finish of the set.
Hello Rain, so thank you for your video. Please can you say me , can you send training plan from Final Surge to Samsung Watch Ultra . Very interesting case!
Great review, not for me, but good to see Samsung is headed in the right direction. Perhaps firmware update will allow sensor pairing to the watch in the future.
Do you think this watch could play Spotify downloaded music and use GPS mode for a 5 hour marathon run and not die?? That would be huge for me
You can finally connect an external heart strap? 😬
Nopity nope.
@@Dcrainmaker yeah i know. Sadly thats for me the Main deal breaker. Its not ultra when you cant connect any sensor. No Straps (swimming) or powermeter on cycling. Hopefully samsung will change that in future.
No you can't connect to a HR strap, but you can pair a HR strap to the phone. At least I could. But I don't know if it will override the watch. Haven't tried it.
OMG I watch almost all your videos and just realized I wasn't SUBSCRIBED! Oops! Great call to action.
DC Rainmaker did you test out the body fat feature and BMI to see how accurate they are. Thanks
1) Proud to be part of the 20.1% 2) tired of seeing us being out-of-pocket beta te$ter$ at this point. I like the Samsung ecosystem - back to the Note 1 to my current Fold - but the Garmin crushes it for my needs. Hopefully they catch-up curve will be short and sweet and get this watch where it should be and was advertised to be. Thanks again for your hard work (You're why I bought my Garmin Fenix 7S - and why I haven't pulled the trigger on the Coros Dura yet) and open reviews!
My AGEs score is the same too and the energy score is always low because I walk the dogs too long.
I watching your video after buying the Ultra. I have been loyal to Samsung ecosystem.
They just released a software update, wondering if it faces the HR accuracy
That’s kinda the long running joke with Samsung. They will constantly release firmware updates the first few months, always saying it’ll fix HR issues. 10 years of doing this, we’ve learned, it never actually does. It takes them a new sensor the next year to see improvements. Either way, will update both watches for my Watch7 review and see if there’s any differences.
@@Dcrainmaker thank you for your precious tests!
@@Dcrainmakerbetween the pixel 3 and the galaxy watch ultra which one has the best HR tracking?
You said you wake up at 0855 and the clock says 0924. Maybe that’s some of the difference between sleep time and actual sleep time (0712)? The rest of the difference being when you went to sleep (the time you went to bed and the time you actually start to sleep)?
Wake up time is recorded as when I’m not longer asleep, duration is a different metric.
I was subscribe and somehow I had to re subscribe again.
Thanks for this, need to say that my Watch 7 44mm doesn't have this strange errors with GPS, so might be just a case during your tests cause GPS module is the same as the Ultra
From a GPS standpoint, in 2024, the module is actually one of hte least important components. It's intsead, the antenna design. Most companies use the exact same GPS chipset across the board (literally every enudrance watch company uses the same chipset from Airoha), yet we see dramatically different results. That's because a difference of 1/10th of a millimeter in placement of the antenna (and the bezel components around it), is the difference between great and bad.
@@Dcrainmaker this makes sense and having a larger watch like the Ultra should theoretically allow for better antenna placement. Were you using a 40mm or 44mm GW7?
@@Dcrainmakerbut I didn't see these errors in my Watch 7 and even in others reviews.
Dk, anyway thanks for the explanation
Did the Galaxy watch 6 classic get any improvements? Speaking of HR, that is regular HR and sleeping tracking?
Your Park tool organizer looks like mine.
A giant pile of a hopeless box?
Can you also compare the GPS between 40mm and 44mm please??
Ok, I clicked the subscribe button 😂 because your information is awesome!
I had the Ultra for a week and wound up sending it back. Coming from the Garmin Forerunner 965, the battery life was dismal, even after turning off most of the sensors. Charging was slow. And Heart rate accuracy was all over the place on bike rides. Not having the ability to connect external sensors to the watch was also a deal breaker. Sticking with my Garmin.
So as long as I wear four or 5 watches I'm good. Does that count as lifting?
You can tell from your wrist pale patches you actually test! Unlike other youtubers lol
Yep, Ray has been earning himself some solid tan lines there.
@@andrewmcalister3462 just casually does more exercise in two days than I've done in two months 😢
That!
Thought I was sub'd already, pretty sure I was because I was seeing your videos pop up on my feed. May want to see if RUclips is doing funny Business. I've seen other channels mention issues with subscribers disappearing.
Thanks!!!
I'm waiting for one of these reviews to "check" the data by sharing the watch for a week with someone of a completely different demographic. Much older, much younger, different gender, different lifestyle, different work hours, diet...and so on and so forth
Is it possible to track running/biking and transfer from the watch to adidas running or strava? In this case I doesn't need a android phone...
I have a basic question. The last time I had watch 4, and I used it for running and exercise, the watch stopped working in just after a year. Samsung said there is water damage and salt deposits. I now have watch 7 but hesitate to run with it because of the same problem. Has this been sorted? Is it safe to run with the watch 7 and not worry about liquid or sweat damage?
Cooooool!!! Thank you so much :)
At last !❤
What about Battery life when using LTE only , disconnected from phone, could you followup on that ?
pixel watch 3 seems pretty accurate. and damn is it comfortable.
Love my galaxy watch ultra no lte tho and i gef almost four days ❤