Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2 (40mm)

I bought this watch (40mm) primarily so I could workout and listen to music + log my weightlifting without needing to carry my phone around the gym. While it fits the need, I've been disappointed for a few reasons: - The battery is SO bad. I don't use the watch other than during workouts, and I can only get 2 to 3 workouts in (so ~2-2.5 hours) on a single charge. - The watch is sooooo slow. It takes like 5 minutes to fully turn on so I need to remember to do this before I even get to the gym. And then the Spotify app is even slower. The screen times out (15 seconds) before it even can load the names of the playlists or the songs. You need to remember the playlists you uploaded to even select one since they just come up blank and unnamed unless you want to wait a ... MoreI bought this watch (40mm) primarily so I could workout and listen to music + log my weightlifting without needing to carry my phone around the gym. While it fits the need, I've been disappointed for a few reasons: - The battery is SO bad. I don't use the watch other than during workouts, and I can only get 2 to 3 workouts in (so ~2-2.5 hours) on a single charge. - The watch is sooooo slow. It takes like 5 minutes to fully turn on so I need to remember to do this before I even get to the gym. And then the Spotify app is even slower. The screen times out (15 seconds) before it even can load the names of the playlists or the songs. You need to remember the playlists you uploaded to even select one since they just come up blank and unnamed unless you want to wait a minute staring at your watch for the names to load. - I didn't know this could even happen but the bluetooth is so weak that when I'm doing a stretch where I'm laying down and I have my hands behind my back, my headphones start cutting in and out. - It might be better for other types of workouts, but the native app for tracking weightlifting (weight + number of reps) is a joke. I ended up paying ~$20 for an annual subscription to another app just to have functionality I could work with. - I was kind of hoping that I'd be pleasantly surprised and that I'd find that there were lots of uses that I wasn't anticipating, and that I might wear it outside of working out. I unfortunately haven't been surprised to find that the functionality is pretty limited in terms of the number of apps and the way you can use the watch. With the battery being so bad, I can't imagine using this watch as a way to consistently track your health stats by wearing it all day every day. All in all, I'm glad I got this while it was on sale but in hindsight I wouldn't pay more than $100 for it.

This is my 3rd Samsung watch. My first was a Gear S3, second was a Watch 3 and now a Watch5 Pro. I can honestly say that the watch has gotten better with each iteration. I was initially worried about this purchase as it contained the removal of the front face dial that served as a functional slider essentially, but I now feel that my worry wasn't warranted. I believe if the watch was equal or less responsive than the Watch 3 then the removal of the dial would be an issue, but I am proud to say that the Watch5 Pro is much more responsive, especially when receiving a notification. I used the dial mostly to initiate the viewing of notifications that delayed in displaying. Notifications are much faster to load and the viewing of those notifications are much easier for ... MoreThis is my 3rd Samsung watch. My first was a Gear S3, second was a Watch 3 and now a Watch5 Pro. I can honestly say that the watch has gotten better with each iteration. I was initially worried about this purchase as it contained the removal of the front face dial that served as a functional slider essentially, but I now feel that my worry wasn't warranted. I believe if the watch was equal or less responsive than the Watch 3 then the removal of the dial would be an issue, but I am proud to say that the Watch5 Pro is much more responsive, especially when receiving a notification. I used the dial mostly to initiate the viewing of notifications that delayed in displaying. Notifications are much faster to load and the viewing of those notifications are much easier for someone with aging eyes (I am far sighted and do wear medium strength reading glasses). I think most of the software benefits has come from the move from Tizen to Wear OS. One thing that stands out to me is the texting capability on the watch itself. It was about impossible on my older Watch 3 but on the Watch5 Pro it has the swipe texting which works very well so it is a huge step forward in this area. The battery is another big improvement although I will say the Samsung line of watches have always had much better battery life than other watches, but with the Watch5 Pro the battery life is not in days a required everyday charge. Obviously if you use the always on display you will have a couple of days life vs not using always on display will allow double that (depending on notifications and workouts also.) The last major upgrade I will mention is the D-Buckle band (this is one of the band options when purchasing.) If you are like me and very particular about the amount of pressure and location of your watch, then this band is the one for you. I think of it like a belt that uses holes to achieve the proper tightness, but one hole is too tight and one hole over is too loose. This band eliminates that issue and is by far the best band I have ever had on a watch. I have been using the Watch5 Pro for a couple of months and I have no buyer's remorse at all.

I got this when it came out and its been a couple of months now that I've been using this thing. I recently had an Apple Watch Series 3 and for a bit I was a bit disappointed(I'll explain). At first, the animations werent really as smooth as I was expecting it to be, but I slowed them down to 1.5x and it seemed to handle it very well. At first whenever you try unlocking your watch, the animations on clicking are very laggy and not smooth, but that seemed to have been fix on the November patch update they rolled out and it works smoothly even on battery saver. I also saw some scientific reviews about the Galaxy Watch5 about tracking your sleep, etc. and while I think it is not the most accurate tracker out there compared to the rest, I do think it does a pretty great ... MoreI got this when it came out and its been a couple of months now that I've been using this thing. I recently had an Apple Watch Series 3 and for a bit I was a bit disappointed(I'll explain). At first, the animations werent really as smooth as I was expecting it to be, but I slowed them down to 1.5x and it seemed to handle it very well. At first whenever you try unlocking your watch, the animations on clicking are very laggy and not smooth, but that seemed to have been fix on the November patch update they rolled out and it works smoothly even on battery saver. I also saw some scientific reviews about the Galaxy Watch5 about tracking your sleep, etc. and while I think it is not the most accurate tracker out there compared to the rest, I do think it does a pretty great job considering all of the other data it collects during your sleep, and exercises on the Samsung health app. I also like that this watch can last me days of about 2.5 days 24/7 even in my sleep with battery saving on. Next is comfortability. Compared to my previous one, I actually like this more as it doesnt feel uncomfortable whenever I do exercises or even just typing on a desk and most of the times I even forget it is there. One thing to note about the band however is that it doesnt seem to retain its original shape and forms around your arm after a while, but I am really fine with that. Another thing I want to talk about are the watch faces. Sure, there are a lot that might have watch faces with white backgrounds, but you can change most of those to be just black. I found some watch faces that are really good and informational, and if you like to tinker around a bit, you can actually create your own watch faces using WatchFaceStudio. The performance is still great even if it has the same specs as last gen, it can handle just about any task you want to do now and feels smoother than before because of the update I stated earlier. I also have to mention the Sapphire display. If you are concerned whether it does or does not, I thinm watching a youtube video will help and it is only for the display, not the sensor part. Overall, Im satisfied with this product and if you are planning to buy one I would recommend it, but the Watch5 Pro is also on sale I believe at this moment, but this is still a good purchase.