Testseek.co.uk have collected 235 expert reviews of the Samsung Galaxy Watch and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung Galaxy Watch.
May 2019
(82%)
235 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(94%)
2643 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
820100235
The editors liked
Two sizes for large and small wrists
Battery promised to last several days
Inventive calendar watch face
Impressive four-day battery life
Great core smartwatch software
Rotating bezel cycles through UI
Looks like a real wrist watch
Solid fitness and sports tracking features
Slick Tizen OS
2 day+ battery life
Battery life
Software
Rotating bezel
Screen
Samsung's Galaxy Watch has an arguably superior design to Apple's Watch Series 4. Battery life is good
It's fully waterproof and you can get hundreds of watch faces for it. Samsung has improved its software and enhanced its fitness tracking. Spotify prem
Smart design
Rotating bezel is a great interaction method
Great array of fitness sensors
Bright and sharp display
Offline Spotify support
Lovely design
Great build quality
Good price
Easy to use interface
Good fitness tracking options
Superb battery life
Great display
Attractive design
Solid stainless steel case
Rotating bezel is brilliant
Tizen OS's user interface is user friendly
Great battery life
Great design and bright screen
Rotating bezel is lovely
Good for loads of different sports tracking
Waterproof and can be used to track swimming
Rotating dial on the bezel makes it easy to control the watch and acts as a guard for the screen too
Built-in heart rate monitor is simple to use and accurate
You can store music on the watch to listen to wh
The editors didn't like
Only the largest size has a big battery
LTE model is going to cost you extra
Is Bixby good enough vs Google Assistant
Proprietary wireless charger
Bixby proven to be terrible again
No Google Maps
WhatsApp
FB Messenger
Bixby is lousy
App quality still lacking
Big battery claims seem optimistic
Feels like a piece of technology
Bixby is useless
Charge time
No killer reason to buy
3rd party app support
The Bixby voice-assistant could be better. Samsung has quashed some bugs but not all. To achieve Samsung's battery life numbers
You have to institute battery-saving measures
Lack of apps
Bixby is a poor assistant
Limited Samsung Pay support
Bixby isn't strong
No rotating bezel
No LTE model
Tizen OS still lacks apps
Active 2 has more features
Bulky
Few new features
Tizen OS lacking in apps
Software looks/feels the same as it has for some time
Notifications load slowly
42mm limited battery
Works best with a Samsung phone
Bixby could be better
Needs more app support
46mm might be big for some people
Using with a phone that's not made by Samsung? You can read notifications for messages and WhatsApp notifications but you can't reply or use email
The smaller screen size doesn't have the same battery life as the larger Galaxy Watch
With smartwatches powered by Google's Wear OS failing to really explode in popularity, and the Apple Watch being tied down only to iPhones, the Samsung Galaxy Watch might have a market for itself. It manages to do a little bit of everything, and does it a...
Samsung Galaxy Watch is a premium smartwatch that competes with the likes of Apple Watch in India. The new Apple Watch Series 4 starts at around Rs 40,000 for the GPS only variant. With Samsung Galaxy Watch, the biggest strength I would say is its battery...
Lacks third-party app support, Bixby is still disappointing
As smartwatches go, the Galaxy Watch is one of the best you can get right now. It comes with a familiar design as the previous Gear S3 with a lot of the same features as well, so I wouldn't recommend this as an upgrade. But if you're new to the smartwatch...
Two sizes and three colors provide attractive options for most, Excellent build quality, 46mm Galaxy Watch has much-improved battery life, One of the few watches to have Spotify support, Tizen just keeps getting better with age with a slick and fluid UI,
Lack of basic fitness data - for example, Vo2 Max or SWOLF From the built in apps, 4G Storage could be problematic for off-line music lovers or footprint heavy apps, Tizen - App ecosystem is more restrictive than WatchOS or Wear OS, If battery life is a p
Before we give our final verdict these are the main points that we observed during our time with the Galaxy Watch.ProsTwo sizes and three colors provide attractive options for mostExcellent build quality46mm Galaxy Watch has much-improved battery lifeOne...
Offers Many Features, Comes in two Sizes, Good Build Quality, IP 68 Certified, Built in Memory and Better Connectivity, GPS and HR Works Well, Samsung Pay works on non-Samsung Android Phones
Limited Selection of App, Uses MicroUSB for the Charger, Rotating Bezel still feels a bit Fragile
The Galaxy Watch is now beefier than ever because it really packs one too many features for such a small package. The Watch does things good in both counterpart - that is Fitness and Productivity. But Samsung has to look into making the Battery life bette...
The Galaxy Watch performs well with plenty of features and tricks up its sleeve – a good contender in the smartwatch market. The only issue is with its short battery life that can be tackled by charging it when you're not wearing it.(to be published in i...
Was this review helpful?
Award
-
Published: 2019-01-17, Author: Darwin , review by: techent.tv
Chic, Versatile Design, Feature Packed, Long Lasting Battery, Optimised Operating System, Loads of Apps, Easy Swappable Wristbands
Poor Implementation of Samsung Pay, Workout Tracking Could be more Optimised, Input can be more optimised
The Galaxy Watch is, so far, the most refined version of a Samsung Wearable to date. The best part is that Samsung has put some of the most compelling features into a wearable which is not only technologically advanced but also stylish. While some may pre...
Abstract: The 10th annual HWM+HardwareZone.com Tech Awards was held on February 28, and it served to honor the best in tech products and services that were introduced in 2018 and the best tech brands as determined by the editorial team and readers of HWZ/HWM/GAX re...
The Samsung Galaxy Watch is probably the best value-for-money smartwatch in the market now with its good looks, array of features, great battery life and affordable price tag...
Abstract: Samsung dropped the Gear branding and has debuted the new Galaxy Watch. It has a new “optimized” Exynos processor which enables its battery to last for up to 80 hours, thousands of watch faces and two sizes to choose from, water resistance to 5ATM, avail...
