Samsung - Galaxy Watch 6 Classic 43mm

Let me start by saying I have spent way too many hours researching the best smart watch for my needs. All the different options and features are overwhelming. So my hope is I can save you some time and stress if your needs are similar. I am starting to count calories and workout again with a mix of strength training, pilates, walks and running. I wanted something that could track my calories burned, step tracker, heart rate monitor and obviously simply tell time without being too big on my wrist. Also receiving reminder notifications from my phone and messages were important too. I've gotten many cheap fitness watches over the years that never lasted long so it was time to spend some more money on one. I have an android, so at first I went with the galaxy classic 6 43mm in silver. The rotating bezel was awesome and the watch had everything I needed and more, but as a female the size was way too big on my wrist and the silver color made me look like a spy kid. The bezel made it look chunky. I returned it and researched Garmin instead. Vivoactive 5 I considered but many reviews said it was not worth it. Has too big a watch face for me anyway. The forerunner 165 is great if you care about detailed running metrics at a lower cost. I ran a half marathon for a college elective and only really learned about many of the metrics from that class. So if you're big into running, I'd definitely recommend this one. Still a bit too big for my wrist though. The venu 3s I also highly considered and is a popular choice amoung smart watch users. Has all the features you need, but still was too big for me at size 41mm. This one is on the pricier side but has more features and a longer battery life. It's great for an all around fitness and lifestyle watch. If you have the money and don't care about the size as much, I recommend this one and almost got it myself. I finally landed on the lily 2 active. The smallest Garmin watch I could find at 38mm. 2 side buttons, and it had all the features I was looking for as mentioned above but could see myself using more features as time went on. I really didn't feel I needed anything too complicated. The screen is in black and white vs color, but as a previous review had said, if I want color I can just look at my smartphone. I decided to buy the lily 2 active and am so happy I did. It's the perfect small size for me and looks sleek. Even has sleep score and body battery functions, which will get more accurate as time goes on. The silver color does NOT make me look like a spy kid. The lines on the screen took a little time to get used to, but are not a big deal to me. I love that I can choose what notifications I want to receive on my watch on ALL my phone apps. If you want to see the feature comparisons in detail side by side you can search "Garmin product comparison" in your browser which I found helpful. If you have any questions I'd love to help if I can!

Amazing... And I have 4 other Galaxy watches to compare. My GW6 Classic is pretty close, but the ultra really is ultra. I work out 6 days a week and live a very healthy exercise lifestyle. Results are very consistent and TBH, most of the earlier watches do a pretty good job. The ultra has the best sensors to date and the best battery so far.

I have both and both are almost the same as far as operational use and sensors. If battery is a big concern, get the Ultra 100%. The 8C, while stylish and with the rotating bezel gets similar time as my 6C between charges but I do work out a couple hours a day 6 days a week. The ultra gets me around 2.5 days and my 8C and 6C both give me around 1.5 days. I have everything on always because I don't want to dumb down my smart watches.

My leg day HR today. Matches almost exactly to my oura ring. This metric never excited me either way as it's always pretty consistent as long as I am wearing it properly. Similar readings from all my Galaxy watches going back 5 years. I would need to wear a medical HR monitor to really know if there was any difference.

Yea I used to jog years ago and workout with one of those. I think it was a Polar...anyways, at my age now, I am more interested in HRV , sleep metrics, and ease of use and I love the Galaxy watches and kinda have become somewhat of a collector. I swim 4 days a week and find they work excellent there. I enjoy seeing the advances in tech each generation and since my entire ecosystem is Samsung, I stay true to this brand because of compatability. BP is also VERY accurate but in the US it needs to be side loaded because FDA has never cleared it even though it's been working in most other countries for 5 years. While these wearables aren't perfect, they do keep improving and it really depends what is most important to you as far as features. It seems in your case that HR is at the top of the list which I totally get.

I have the 6C, the 8C, and the Ultra. Although the 8C and Ultra are somewhat better and a little snappier...battery is just a little better on the 8C versus the 6C. It really depends on your budget because there are some insane deals on the 6C now. You could also do what I did and purchase a beat up 5 pro for around 45 bucks that doesn't have a cracked screen and boots up...which will pass the Samsung trade in standard and use that to get the $250 trade in towards the 8C. Then, the price difference will be worth it. I usually pick up my trade ins from Ebay. This way, you can also keep your 4 as a usable beater or for using when the newer one is charging.

6 series has an ancient processor. I wouldn't buy it new.

I've had a 6 classic for a few months (with my new Fold 6) after using iOS and apple watches since the first apple watch was released. I've been disappointed with the 6WC's sluggish performance and unresponsiveness compared to the apple watch so I've already ordered my 8WC. Plus I love retro watches and the 8WC looks like an old divers watch 😊 What would have been even cooler is if the bezel was red/blue split like the 'Pepsi' styled watches. But black will do just fine.

Yep, it works fine for me. P9P and watch 6 classic

I use Samsung Health. (pixel 9 pro and Samsung watch 6 classic). I installed the xda app for blood pressure, though I rarely use it.

GW6C hands down. Except for a slightly slower UI, the 6C is better than the 7 in every other aspect that matters.

The battery still improves, as I told you, it is not a gigantic change, I had the watch 4 and I went to the 6 and I easily went from about 20 hours of the watch 4 to a day and a half, almost 2 days using the watch 6 classic, here I give an example of. For headphones you could also consider looking at options from other manufacturers, I understand the "galaxy ecosystem" thing because I am also a big fan of it, but I don't see that consideration as bad https://preview.redd.it/xdu60542s4vf1.jpeg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e3151ba6d97dbbf0f7fecb29bd709655cd016af9

If you got Samsung galaxy phone, just get galaxy watch. I use galaxy watch 6 classic. Pretty accurate. Tried garmin, automatic tracking in garmin is disaster until you swim very good, making every move correctly.

Last year I was choosing between these 2 and got 6 Classic, no regrets so far. Probably if you don't compare two watches, 6 Classic is not slow. Rarely I got stuttering, but for me that's negligeable. I do swimming in the pool and it is pretty accurate (compared with Garmin fenix), regarding sleep analysis/energy score it is I think pretty accurate based on my feelings. I use S24u + 6Classic.

I went from a watch 6 classic to the Fenix 8. Would never go back to Samsung now

I've had the Samsung Galaxy Classic 6 for years, I love it

WearOS has terrible battery management. This is why I'll replace my watch 6 Classic with something else, it always dies after 3 to 4 hours of workout

I disagree Ultra 2 totally sucks for my work outs. I wear a Samsung Classic 6 for side by side comparison and the Heart rate vary consistently between both up to 20 bpms. The Ultra 2 on the treadmill winds up looking for a heart rate a lot. If you try and use it for Boxing work outs or jump roping it goes haywire by switching screens, creating new segments every few seconds depending how hard the work out is. As a smart watch its probably the best but work outs it has me frustrated where I am looking to get a chest strap instead and take the watch off as it becomes a hindrance more than useful

6WC. Didn't used to be that way. One of the updates this year kinda killed the 6WC's performance. At some point something changed so one has to wait longer than before for the credit card screen to load for tap to pay for instance. Almost like it's offloading something first. These hesitations didn't used to exist. Cache clearing doesn't help.

I own both the watch 7 (same internals as 8), and a watch 6 classic. Both are the 40/43mm versions, so same screen and battery sizes. Battery life is very very similar, so "especially battery life" is a bit of a overstatement to say the least

My last 4 watches have been Samsung Galaxy watches. Hasd the? Watch 6 classic but the lag was bothering me. Bought the watch 7 and pixel watch 3 at the same time and the watch 7 is going back as the pixel watch 7 screen , health tracking , battery life are all much better . Watch 7:battery only lasts a day if that. The pixel watch 3 is a two day watch . Now I do have a Samsung phone so the timer and do 🚫 t disturb don't sync with the the phone. The pixel OS is a lot more mature and smoother feeling to me.

The 6 Classic is actually quite a bit slower. The Watch 4 and 5 series used the same CPU (W920). It's showing it's age, and it's pretty slow. The Watch 6 (including the Classic) uses the W930, which is basically the same as the W920 but with slightly faster clockspeed. It's about 15-20% faster than the W920. The Watch 7 uses the W1000, which is a completely new design. **It's about 300% faster than the W930...** When you have the watches side by side, interacting with them, the difference in speed is staggering. With that said, if you're not actually interacting with the watch often, and instead mostly using it for basic notifications and passive health tracking, then you won't really be affected much by the slower CPU. The Watch 6 also has older sensors, the same as the ones used in the Watch 4. But they are "good enough". The new sensors in the Watch 7 are the same as those still used in the Watch 8 and Ultra variants.

The 6 Classic is actually quite a bit slower. The Watch 4 and 5 series used the same CPU (W920). It's showing it's age, and it's pretty slow. The Watch 6 (including the Classic) uses the W930, which is basically the same as the W920 but with slightly faster clockspeed. It's about 15-20% faster than the W920. The Watch 7 uses the W1000, which is a completely new design. **It's about 300% faster than the W930...** When you have the watches side by side, interacting with them, the difference in speed is staggering. With that said, if you're not actually interacting with the watch often, and instead mostly using it for basic notifications and passive health tracking, then you won't really be affected much by the slower CPU. The Watch 6 also has older sensors, the same as the ones used in the Watch 4. But they are "good enough". The new sensors in the Watch 7 are the same as those still used in the Watch 8 and Ultra variants.

Switched from Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Classic LTE to Pixel Watch 3 45mm bluetooth . Used to own a Galaxy Z Fold 4 pairing with the watch. Then switched to Google Pixel 9 Pro XL a year later after having an issue with the phone and claimed the warranty, then sold my galaxy watch to my friend and bought the Pixel Watch. Love the Pixel Watch battery life, 9 hours working drop from 100% to around 75%, sometimes 71% but still better than the Galaxy Watch, can't stay alive that long( battery saving On, LTE Off, AOD Off). Pixel Watch is set to AOD On, battery saving off, gesture tilt to wake off. Also the smoothest is also better, than sometimes the Galaxy Watch doing some lagging on the animations. But the classic looks on the Galaxy Watch 6 Classic is amazing and of course I love the rotation bezel. But the Pixel Watch has the rotating crown and it is just beautiful.

I had Galaxy watch 6 classic and pixel watch 2 both which I was using with pixel 8 pro before moving to pixel 10 pro. I kept switching between these two for some time and then ended up wearing more of the Galaxy watch 6 classic . My reason would be a better look and feel of classic, not willing to pay for the Fitbit premium. Now moved to Galaxy watch 8 classic. No doubt pixel 4 is much better than what pixel watch 2 but I see still behind Galaxy watch also need to pay for Fitbit if need to unlock all features. From software you will need to install at least Galaxy wear and Samsung health. Though there is issue with Galaxy watch 8 paring with pixel 10 right now .

I had a 6C and it was "meh" at sleep tracking. Now I have an 8C and it seems way more accurate. Plus that battery life increase also helps.

I'm on my third galaxy watch (gwc6) and I've found it's mediocre for weight training but quite good for cardio.

Hard to say, Classic 6 was a nice model, much nicer than the ultra 7. The classic 8 won't be as nice but I just don't like the 7 ultimate and I can't wait to get rid of it. Managed to get such a good deal that it is no trainer. Change if you like a new toy every now and then. You can always send it back and keep the classic 6

You forgot to mention design. While I would love to have newer stuff, the squircle is just ugly as hell and the number 1 reason I am selling my GW6C and moving to another brand. Not paying a bunch of money for an iterative upgrade in a package I cannot stand the look of. I recommend people wait and get deals later in the year, if they for some reason like the ugly squircle crap. Lagging sales for the Ultra last year caused them to cut the price in half by Black Friday and had better trade in deals. So wait it out a couple months.

You'll face stuttering with 6 Classic, sometimes even with basic animations and transitions. If that'll bother you, don't buy it. Currently using Watch 7 and it has no stutter. I am missing the rotating bezel but Watch 7 is smooth.

Upgraded (with trade-in) from Galaxy Classic 6 to 8 for 250€. Do you think it's worthy? Canceled the first offer to get a new one (with promo code) at 198.10€ !

Samsung haven't really got a competitor on android so they're updates are underwhelming both with phones and watches. You really need to skip 3-4 models before you see anything that makes you go WOW. I'll be keeping my GW6 classic for a while until I see something that looks nicer and has specs far superior.

I am about as hard on a watch as anyone would be, doing manual labor for 8 hours a day (wide variety, farm chores, sawmilling, tree climbing, trenching, pruning, crawling around gravel under machines, reaching into engine bays that tear up my hands, roofing, framing, irrigation, stone work, concrete work, painting, staining, and more).  I have 1 little chippy scratch on my galaxy 6 classic that I can notice when the screen is off.  The bezel still works fine.  Battery life is as new.  I've had it for 2 years now.  My co worker has an apple watch and his holds up just as well.   On another note, I have been considering joining the dark side and giving up my previous s-pen, and your frustrations echo my reservations.  

Galaxy watches heart rate algorithm is notoriously slow. It works fine for day to day wear or steady state workouts but takes forever to catch up to heart rate increases on intervals or sprints. The daily energy score is also not the greatest especially since it dings you for rest days but the score can be ignored if you're not interested in it. The last big thing is hrv. For whatever reason, Galaxy watches always give a hrv value much higher. DC rainmakers review shows this as well. I had a 5 pro, 6 classic, and ultra. Unfortunately none fixed these issues. Galaxy watch does have better GPS (on the ultra anyways). I'm hoping the pixel watch 4 fixes it now that its dual band

Now that Samsung has officially announced the new Galaxy Watch lineup, here’s my honest take on it: If you're still using the Galaxy Watch 6 Classic or anything older, this year’s models are actually a *huge* upgrade — performance, sensors, hardware, software, and especially battery life (thanks to the new chip) all see solid improvements. So yeah, definitely worth considering an upgrade if you're coming from one of the older generations. But if you're currently on the **Galaxy Watch 7**, moving to the **Watch 8** just isn’t that exciting. The upgrades are *very* minor: * A bit more storage * Wear OS 6 (but Watch 7 will get this too) * A few new health metrics like the antioxidant index Unless you *really* want things like the physical rotating bezel, or just need that extra storage, it's probably better to hold off. As for the **Galaxy Watch Ultra**… honestly, I’d say skip it. Compared to the Ultra 2024, it’s basically the same watch: * Same design * Same sensors * Same functionality * The only “new” stuff? A blue color option, extra storage, and Wear OS 6 pre-installed — all of which the 2024 model will get too (minus the blue, which you can fix with a 3rd-party strap anyway). So yeah… feels like you're just paying more for almost the same thing. 😂 Just my two cents — curious what others think!

worth so much if you're coming from watch 4. yes can use LTE

I can't say exactly watch 4 > watch 7/8, but I had a watch 4 40mm then a 6 classic 43mm and now the 8 classic and I can say the jump between each was pretty big in terms of snappiness and battery life. Id imagine going from a watch 4 that's several years old, your battery is likely super worn and the new watch would be a huge upgrade maybe double to triple, plus the screen is now sapphire. My watch 4 was scratched pretty bad, but my watch 6 looks literally brand new. I just went to the beach and had my watch in the sand on accident, not a single scuff on the screen (sapphire is very hard compared to sand and dirt and quartz :) ) id say do it man. Better health tracking, better battery, smoother experience, and much more durable screen.

Get a GW6 classic. Nothing beats the rotating bezel

But the battery size is the same as GW6C and less than the GW5P. They even claim the same battery times with the 6c themselves. How do you make such a statement when it contradicts their own? Other than that, smaller screen and ugly design (watch people's reaction and reviews) with no support for normal straps. Only good is the dual gps and maybe the new sensor but the features they provide sound minimal at best. This release is going to be a failure. Watch them go in complete denial and claim that people don't want the classic lineup before they discontinue it.

GW6C, my friend. The best made by Samsung. 2 and a half days, everything activated, except Wi-Fi, only when necessary, although I don't use it much anyway. It has a rotating crown and a very deep screen back that guarantees screen protection. It's not slow, it will only be slow if you leave the apps open obviously, but just close it and it's brand new and fast. Not to mention that there will be an update soon that will improve and have almost everything that the 7 and 8 have. Go without fear.

Feel the exact same way. Got a new job and a new phone and decided to give Samsung a try. Bought a second hand Watch 6 Classic to stay in the same eco-system. Was hoping for a good health/running experience, but it is just mediocre at best. Thinking about buying a Instinct 2(x) as well and selling the GW6C.

I have a 6 Classic and a 7. While the 7 is faster, I don't find the 6 to be that slow. Watches can slow down if you install too many apps, have poorly optimized watch faces from the Play Store, or leave too many apps open. If that's the case, you can close some of them and clear the watch's cache if necessary. Choose the 7 if you want snappier software, more accurate health tracking and GPS. Choose the 6 Classic if you prioritize a more refined design, more durable and less scratch-prone materials, and if you want a rotating bezel.

Honest thought, they messed up the 8 classic by only offering a small screen and the battery increase from the 6 classic is tiny. Unfortunately unless proper reviews show that the biosensor has drastically improved, it's not going to be that different from the 7 series, or 6 series. They do have new measurements/ features, but if they are software locked behind a need to have a Samsung phone then they are useless to non Samsung phone users. The chipset not being updated from the 7 series is also disappointing, and it doesn't actually perform that much better in real life usage vs the 6 classic chipset (I think all of the more recent OS updates on the 6 have improved it's performance).

It has the previous chipset gen. My wife has the watch 7, which has the same chipset as the 8 series, no real snappiness difference in scrolling or waking up (still sluggish on the 7) compared to the 6c. The newer chipset should be more power efficient, haven't tested that.

Big meh, I had one - had the Galaxy 6 classic before that. The battery life was not great (<2 days) with AOD on. Yes apple watch is worse, but I replaced the 7 with a One Plus watch 3 and get just over 5 days which makes a huge difference. Besides that, it does everything I need or want it to for a smart watch (other than ECG not being activated in Canada). I also use a Samsung, and the One Plus integrates perfectly with it.

Yea I'm not sure what it was about the GW5Pro. The battery was not that much bigger. 590mah.. but got significantly better battery life than watch 4 and watch 6 I was excited for watch 6 classic. But it only got a day and a bit of battery.. so disappointing.

i've got the 6 classic LTE, and honestly, i cannot find value in upgrading to the 8 classic lte for $250 (trading in the 6 classic). Its not worth the huge cost to upgrade, for a watch with a smaller screen and no significant features I would use.

I have a GW6C and a PW1. The PW feels faster... It is just smoother. Flicking notifications, swiping to tiles, opening apps all these just seem to happen faster on PW - disappointing as I really like the look of the GW. It is probably subjective to me, but that is how it feels to me. The battery on the GW6C lasts for approx 2 days so there is that. As others have said, it feels more durable, but I guess that is contingent on how you wear your smartwatches. I have had the PW1 since the beginning and haven't got any damage on it. The PW series has FitBit whereas Samsung has Samsung Health, not much in it there IMO. SH has always felt a bit gamified to me, but Fitbit is going that way. Some features of Fitbit are behind a paywall, but to be honest, nothing you can't live without. Having said that, I am wearing the GW6C, so the difference really doesn't impact usability. I have a PW3 coming, so we shall see.

I have both galaxy watch 6 classic 43mm and Garmin vivoactive 5. I also cannot decide which watch to use. But the body battery usually give me a low score compared to energy score and state that the amt of stress during sleep contributed to the lower body battery. Eg, it could be sth like a 60-70 range for body battery but 80-90 range for energy score. I run the same route 3x a week with various device. So distance looked accurate enough for me, with Garmin usually slightly longer even compared with Apple watch. Stats are also similar. I guess it really boils down to battery and user interface that's up to preference.

I was thinking of upgrading my 6 classic because I got a pretty good deal from my work, but after seeing more of the 8 classic they royally messed up the design and why would I want a smaller screen? Nah man, back to the drawing board with that one, keep the 6 classic design but just make it better.

Yeah watch 7 is faster but that doesn't mean that 6 classic is slow, I was going through the same confusion but bought 6 classic because of the looks, it's working smoothly haven't faced any issue till now

My big issue with watch 6 classic was battery life. I am not planning on upgrading for a long time. Unless the battery life increases by 10 folds or they have better sensors.

I don't know how it is on the Ultra but I had a Galaxy watch 6 and the damn thing couldn't track my heartrate during a workout. Most of the watch was nice but the fact it couldn't do something a $100 Fitbit could do was a deal breaker

Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 works good for me

"Honestly there are SO many expensive options out there that do NOTHING, go for mid tier options like these 2 since stuff like this strikes a balance between price and features. 1) [The Amazfit one](https://quancoconline.com/dp-B0DHZDCF6WI) this one’s my top pick if you want REALLY GOOD battery life (27+ days), reliable fitness tracking, proper waterproofing, offline maps, and even AI voice control. Like, it does everything you actually need without turning into a second phone but it does not have google play store or third-party apps so if you’re into installing spotify or messaging apps on your watch, this ain’t it. 2) Galaxy watch6 is sleek, very smooth if you’re on a samsung phone, and probably the best looking out of the bunch. The fitness tracking’s good, and notifications are seamless but battery life isn’t great usually around 1–1.5 days tops, so you’ll need to charge it almost daily."

Yeah, the battery on the FE is definitely the shittiest of the current lineup. The FE is actually a rebranded Watch 4, which had a slightly smaller battery and a worse screen than the Watch 6 or Watch 7. Honestly, if you can, it might be worth swapping yours out for a Watch 6 or Watch 7 for the slightly better battery life. I mean, battery is still going to be kind of shit, but at least you should be able to get a single full day out of the 6 or 7. Also, sorry about the haters! I think your nails are fun!

GW 7 and Ultra made a huuuuuuge leap forward in lag. My GW6 was straight up laggy and juddery at times, the GWUltra i have is about as fluid as Apple Watch 8, which is totally fine. I actually prefer many of the GWU health features.

I also have a Samsung watch6, and it has trouble with the heart monitor because of my tattoos, so I have to wear it like you do when run for the same reasons. I recently got the forerunner 570, and that does a lot better on the outside, but it has to be positioned right.

I have tried Fossil. Skagen, Galaxy 4 and 6, Ticwatches, Oneplus, Amazfit watches. The ticwatches I tried had terrible vibration. I recently was surprised and found the galaxy 5 and the Galaxy 5 pro watches and they both have great vibrations. The 5 pro is thicker and its vibration is the best I have felt in years. Reminds me of the Pebble time and time steel which had a similar vibration. I would also like to point out the Galaxy watch 5 is 44 and the 5 Pro 45mm. The 40mm usually have less vibration strength.

You mention you want to use your watch for hiking I believe you are better with the Galaxy watch. The step count on the galaxy watches is right on the step count on the Oneplus watches is off. I have read this for the Oneplus 2, I experienced it on my Oneplus 2R and the Oneplus 3 has the same processors so I would be concerned. The galaxy watches get the updates the Ticwatches do not. My galaxy watches already have wear 5.0. The other problem with the Oneplus watch is the sleep monitoring. If you take a nap it will link in with your sleep score and you can not remove it. The galaxy watches have a much better sleep monitoring and if you take a nap it is registered separately so you can remove it or keep it. The stress monitoring on the Oneplus watch simply does not work. Galaxy watches win here again. If vibration strength is important to you the Galaxy 5 and 5 pro have the strongest vibration. I could go on and on.

I have a galaxy watch 6 and buds 2, but plan to buy a OP13 anyway and pair them. I'm trusting that this being android, I still have the power of choice

Havent seen it suggested but the Gard health watches are good, lower entry to market.. pretty smartwatchy.,. it kept records of all thing things it could track all day everyday, and you could set how long time interval between checking.. I ended up tradinign it for a galaxy watch 6 because I wanted the ECG feature, the only feature the gard watch I bought was missing

I have a smasung watch 6. They actually look like a watch unlike apples ungodly square eyesore, and they track literally everything. Steps, calories, heart rate plus zones and recovery, o2, ekg, etc

I couldn't connect my fitbit versa with my Samsung Galaxy A53S phone. Then I bought a watch 6 and it's dusting away, because after 1,5 days its battery is dead and I'm too lazy to charge it every day. What watch did you buy eventually? I'm thinking of buying the Fit 3 just because of the price and fitness tracking.

I'm sure it's great watch but I don't think it's better than the Galaxy watches. I have the pixel watch 3 in a Galaxy watch six seven and eight.

I tried a Garmin Forerunner but couldn't figure out how to customize it (and I'm pretty tech savvy). Sold it to a triathlete. I'm a Samsung gal and I love my Samsung Galaxy 6. I easily customized it so that getting to the swim app is just one face swipe and a click. It auto detects my strokes pretty reliably and even though I don't do flip turns it knows when I switch direction and gets the distance right.

I charge my Samsung Watch 6 *every night*, so, no sleep analysis possible.

Id reccomend a galaxy 6 with a rugged case. I use on the department and in my fiberglass job. Thinking barely has a scratch on it.

I recently saw it was out of stock on Amazon. Honestly, I really wanted it, but I feel that $199 is too steep. I saw a review, and the proprietary OS covers the basics, but so do their older watches, which are better priced. At least my Galaxy Watch 6 works great with my Moto.

Hey, so I bought it on Amazon Prime day for $99. It's a good basic watch with great battery life. Definitely better than my Galaxy Watch 6. No date info shows, just the Day of the week. Watch face selection is pretty basic but then again so is my wife's Galaxy Fit 3. I've decided to keep it since I got it at a decent price.

I completely agree with @Centralredditfan. The chipset found in the W6 model is identical to the one in the W4, and unfortunately, it presents significant challenges for everyday use, including noticeable lag that can exceed six seconds at times, frequent freezes, and overheating. This makes it quite difficult to use. Furthermore, the W6C model seems to exacerbate these issues, as the bezel actions appear to take a few seconds to register within the software, or at least that is the impression. For me, the chipset upgrade in the W7 model is the most compelling reason to consider upgrading from the older generation. The second significant improvement is the upgraded sensor, as the W4 and W6 models share the same sensors. The only distinction lies in the temperature sensor and an infrared LED, which was introduced in the W6 generation to eliminate the need for green light on sleep monitoring...

Hello all, Received my Bike+ a month or so ago. I currently use a Galaxy watch 6 and it allows me to sync my heart rate whilst doing rides. However I am wanting to move away from a smartwatch. Can anyone recommend other wearbales they use that let's you sync heart rate? Preferably rings or even Whoop if that works well? Thanks for any advice

This is great to know thank you I wasn't sure if the rings could really handle more than basics fitness. The galaxy watch is great at having apps etc which is helpful but screens everywhere are starting to take their toll.

had a samsung watch 6 for awhile works pretty well

I'm a toddler parent and went from Galaxy Watch 6 to a Venu 3. The Venu is way worse at detecting wake ups. Like I'm up at night to put my kid(s) back to sleep and it'll take 40 min and the Garmin would still insist I slept well and was only awake for 10 mins during the night. Just based on aligning with how I felt, the Galaxy Watch 6 was much better.

I came from a Galaxy Watch 6 to a Venu 3 so maybe I can give you some perspective? The GW6 is a smartwatch, the Venu 3 is a sportswatch. I don't care how much Garmin tries to sell it as a smartwatch. The difference between a real smartwatch and a Garmin watch is night and day. I think really the only thing Garmin has going for it is the battery time. It's great compared to all the real smartwatches but it of course comes with a price. The UI on the watch looks like it's from the early 10s, the animations are nowhere near WearOS or Apple Watch OS. The notifications are very poor in comparison, the integration with an assistant (Gemini) is slow and weird. The UX in general is kind of garbage. I also found the sleep tracking on the GW6 to be much more reliable. I have small kids so I wake up every now and then during the night and on the Garmin - it's so frustrating to be told in the morning that I had a great night of sleep with only 10 mins of time awake when I spent 40 mins trying to get my 2yo to fall back asleep. What I miss from the GW6 is that \* The notifications were so much better. I could act on notifications \* The visual elements looked much nicer \* The assistant was actually useful (I used to start timers from my wrist by voice) \* Steps tracked across phone/watch. With a Garmin, you have to wear the watch to get your steps counted (so no steps on days where you might not wear your watch for an event or something), and you also need to not... push a stroller around for example which I do a lot. Not an issue on GW6 since it would use a combination of phone+watch steps but Garmin does only watch so the step data is completely useless for me \* Apps. I have never had an Apple Watch so I don't know about the app offering there but on WearOS, it was okay-ish. I could install Google Calendar on my GW6. I also installed FotMob so that I could get football results on my wrist. The GW6 allowed me to put the phone away more reliably because I could add a calendar event, I could check the football scores, etc. on my watch. I spent a lot of money on a Venu 3 and I still have no idea what I paid for even though I am several months in. Garmin decided against putting running features into it so it's very limited for my running. At the same time I don't feel like I got anything else instead. So I am definitely disappointed in this purchase and wouldn't recommend the Venu 3. Now the Venu 4 seems to be more rich in features and comparable to the FR 570. But I think the point still stands that AW and wearOS watches are smartwatches. Garmin watches are still sportswatches which can do some smart things (but in a wonky way)

Used a samsung watch 6 previously. In the H365 app under samsung health, you need to pick a specific device. So let's say you have your samsung phone, samsung watch, samsung ring. You can only pick 1 device which they will sync from. If you pick your samsung phone, even when your watch and ring data syncs into your phone, it will NOT sync all in totality. It will only syncs the data from your phone itself. So gotta pick the right device. Switched to garmin and never looked back lol.

I have a Galaxy Watch 6 and I use it for working out and walking. The problem I run into that most Gyms and the Health Insurance co. are stuck on Fitbit and Garmin. I don't know anyone who has a Fitbit now, and only one person who has a Garmin. Everyone else I know has an Apple watch or a Samsung Galaxy. The Gyms workout app won't take any info from my watch. So, I don't use their app. I keep it all on my watch, which I do enjoy using.

Great points. I have my Samsung Galaxy watch 6 and will be upgrading to the Garmin Venu 4. If the battery life on the Samsung Galaxy watch 6 was more than 5 days it would not be any need of me changing. I am just tired of charging every day. 

Me too waiting for sale but in the meantime I will be suffering with my Samsung Galaxy watch 6 that I have to charge everyday.

I will wait for the sale like Black Friday but in the meantime I will set aside $100 from each paycheck and pray the watch will go on sale during black friday. So I estimate I will have $400 saved up by Black Friday and praying there will be $100 off from the watch. 

Every 2 days, me I have to charge everyday with my Samsung Galaxy Watch 6. Waiting for Black Friday to get the Garmin Venu 4.

Have you tried using it with a bluetooth headset? Wondering how long the battery works while playing music on spotify or something. Currently my Galaxy Watch 6 can only do about 1.5 hours

I use samsung watch 6 for my iphone. Haba ng batt life. I also have an apple watch se pero grabe sobrang bilis malowbat.

It's an ok watch but it's kinda slow and overpriced (it's just a galaxy watch 4 which has been rebranded). It also lacks some sensors and has less accurate single frequency GPS vs the dual frequency in the watch6 or 7. Get a watch7 or watch6 instead.

Yeah, especially because it supports the qwerty KB - probably the one thing I'll miss coming from my galaxy watch

I just can't stand the circle on square design. It is awful. I have the Galaxy 6, and I love it, but I will move to the PW4 next.

Just moved from a Galaxy Watch 6 to a FR255, absolutely no regrets.

I’ve owned the Galaxy Watch 6 series, the Pixel Watch 3 series, and now am back to an Apple Watch Ultra 2. As a regular fitness enthusiast (running, cycling, hiking) I can’t recommend the first two for outdoors activities based on GPS. They just really don’t track well, although the heart based measurements are typically spot on and industry leading. See examples below of two of my latest runs. One is a 5 mile run using the Pixel Watch 3 45mm LTE version, which shows terrible tracking and thus not that accurate data afterwards. The other is a 5 mile run using the Apple Watch Ultra 2. This is but one example of where I wish Google really gave a damn about improving the fitness software and hardware on its devices. Also, choose one and make it great: Fitbit, Google Fit, or Health Connect. Images captured from Strava to make it apples to apples comparison [Pixel Watch Run](https://imgur.com/a/vOcwtjJ) [Apple Watch Run](https://imgur.com/a/25rpmsE) If I had to choose between the Pixel Watch and a Galaxy Watch, I’d choose the Galaxy Watch if you’re using a Samsung based device. I still might even choose it if you’re using a Pixel, but some features make be limited. The Pixel Watch has some seriously good sleep tracking data and quite accurate with detecting naps as well.

I have a galaxy watch 6, I wear it for every climb and there's zero issues.

Samsung Galaxy watch classic models or ultra with a band style you like

Yup, tried all galaxy watches since GW6C and nothing has beaten it. I now rock a Huawei watch ultimate same price but better in every area + looks beautiful. Paired with the fold 7 too.

I had a samsung galaxy watch and my bestie had an apple watch. We both switched to garmin. I have the forerunner 165, and she has the vivoactive. One of best features of the garmin watches is battery life - one charge lasts about a week with daily workout tracking

Same! Galaxy has a peloton app on it, activated automatically. Highly recommend.

For battery life I would go Ticwatch or OnePlus 3. I have the latest Galaxy Watch and while the watch itself is slimmer than my Ticwatch 5, its battery life isn't great. I would have 70% battery left after listening to podcasts all day on my Ticwatch, while I have less than 50% with my Galaxy Watch.

I wore my galaxy watch for 3 years climbing with no protection on it and while it got some scratches, it never really got anything on the screen and nothing cracked, it's a pretty durable piece of hardware. The only time it really got in the way of climbing was on the occasional very large sloper where you get an arm on the hold and on crack climbs. I don't wear it anymore because I no longer enjoy smart watches in general, but it was a pretty solid piece of tech in terms of durability.

I use my galaxy watch because I like to listen to music while I climb without having my phone near by. I use a protective screen on the watch. I run through em quickly.

NRC does not require Apple products. Works just fine with my Samsung Galaxy Watch.

My experience with ticwatch was with the original pro and then the 3 pro. The original pro was laggy to the point of being unusable, and the 3 pro, when it eventually did get one of the few system updates, had the battery completely die not long after. I got fed up with ticwatch, and you can't trust them for anything to be honest. I've used the galaxy watch since the active 2 and up through the 7 (44mm). Working fine for me, but I don't particularly care for samsung's choice of notification cards (whole-screen horizontally-scrolled cards as opposed to a vertical list like most other watches). But it isn't a dealbreaker. Most everything else, I think samsung has the best overall experience. You could also look into a pixel watch 3. I used the pixel watch 2 and 3 (the 3 is no different from the 2 experience except for the larger size option; the SOC is the same and the software is the same). I think google's software features and fit-and-finish is lacking for their watch (for example, there is no option on a pixel watch to just automatically turn on the screen when a notification comes in to view the notification; you have to manually interact with it by either tapping the screen within a few seconds or lift-to-wake the watch, which is very unreliable--that actually was a dealbreaker for me).

I wear a galaxy watch and it's protected by my glove.

I have a Galaxy watch that I sometimes use. I only really find the heart rate useful and have been looking for an alternative. Refs are inconsistent in my (Sunday) league around the use of watches even if they're covered.

I have Samsung as well. A 4+ yr old galaxy watch and the app on my lg phone lol

I just got the OnePlus Watch 3 and I'm loving it. It's doing everything you mentioned and lasting me something like 4ish days, long enough that I'm kinda losing track. Usually I throw it on the charger when I shower and don't need to actually set aside any other time to charge it. I use it for sleep tracking, workout tracking, Google Wallet payments, all the normal stuff and looks pretty great IMO. I'd definitely recommend it. Like it way better than my Samsung Galaxy Watch that I had before this.... the 6 I think? Maybe 5.

People have been claiming that Google was going to end fitbut over 2 years ago. It's still fine. I tried a galaxy watch, but you have to charge it every day, just like the apple watch. My fitbit goes for days. I just charge it every other day while I shower. I've never run out of battery.

It’s not a fair comparison to an Apple or galaxy watch. It’s great for those of us who wear traditional watches but want something that can help track stats. One big benefit you missed is the sleep tracking. It’s way better than anything Apple watch can offer, and who wants to wear a watch while sleeping?

There's nothing wrong with climbing with a watch on. I do it almost exclusively with my Galaxy watch that I like and tracks pretty much everything you mention. Throw a wristband over it to keep it from getting scratched up and you're good to go. Just make sure to loosen it a notch before your session to allow for muscle contractions.

I have a Galaxy watch now, but it's crap as a fitness tracker. When I want accurate data, I wear my old Garmin. I think it's a Forerunner 235? That may not be in production anymore, but any of the entry-level Garmins would work.

You lost me at #1. I've had the last 4 galaxy watches and the pixel 3 watch blows them all away.... By far.

If you will use the new functions that the watch allows you, it is totally worth the change. If it is only decorative, there are smartwatches with longer battery life at the same price. I went from the Huawei GT Line to the Galaxy, and it was totally worth it. If you have an LTE and you are worried about not being able to call in emergencies, use the "Watch Only" mode, you get up to a week of life and you use it when you need it.

Built in speaker and microphone is compelling I won't lie.

That's fair. I've used my Galaxy Watch to answer calls before though so I'll choose this model for that feature.

Just a tidbit, a test with just 1 person as the source is never going to be a "scientific" test. My personal testing had both mess up the health tracking but the step count was better on galaxy.

Yup. I've never scratched a watch in my life but my Pixel Watch 2 scratched all the time, even rubbing against my sheets when I slept. Luckily I was able to get it replaced later on under warranty but ever since I've used screen protectors to prevent scratching. I've owned three generations of Galaxy Watch and never scratched a single one so it's definitely not me but the Pixel Watch itself.

My three year old galaxy watch lasts 4 days. I use it for GPS tracking every day too. Less than 2 day battery life is terrible, idk why people find it acceptable. Garmin watches are similar or better than my galaxy watch too.

Galaxy watches don't play nice with Strava. I used a Galaxy watch previously & liked it, except that I lost data several times & it would stop talking to Strava and I'd have to reset it. I'm not the only one. I eventually gave up and got a Garmin.

just joined from galaxy watch, and MAN I feel the exact same 😭

It's like Apples to Oranges. Galaxy Watch has better watch faces and more customization but the apple watch has more third party apps and the heart rate tracking was always better for me on the Apple Watch. Also Samsung health gives you far more insights than apple health app

I've got both. I'd say they're about the same but Samsung health is better than Fitbit. The pixel watch keeps my heart rate more accurate than the galaxy watch though but not by much

I trashed one Galaxy Watch by wearing it in a dry sauna for 20 minutes and then immediately swimming laps in a cold pool. Since then, I don't chance it with my new watch. It's sits safely in a locker with my phone and ear buds, while I'm in the sauna.

I've used them all, not sure I agree that the aw is better, galaxy has some really important (for me) things that aw doesn't. Also, I like round for watches, the aw is basically a tiny iPad! If you are really into watches though, Garmin is miles ahead of both. Expensive but worth it, if you're an enthusiast.

As someone with a coros pace pro, Fenix 8 and Galaxy watch. Just stick to your apple watch unless you want to sacrifice a lot of smart features for battery life. If battery life is what you want go for the coros pace pro. Garmins are unnecessarily expensive.

Bad exp ko sa Galaxy watch mabagal and madali malowbat after a year. Limited na din support sa iOS. :(

Just to piggyback on this a bit, any trackers work well for steps for sqaush? My Galaxy watch really struggles. 

Galaxy Watch probably has the most of what a WearOS watch can offer but a fair bit of features are Samsung exclusive. Pixel Watches I believe offer mostly the same with a little less bells and whistles than a galaxy watch but with better health features with fitbit integration that isn't locked to pixels. Also looks more fashionable IMO. Blends with my outfits when using a stylish watch band. Just looks like a watch instead of a smart watch. One plus I don't know too much about other than it has actual battery life that lasts days. I feel like it would be the defacto best one but I haven't heard many people speak on it.

Don't get Samsung Galaxy watch if you want to connect with H365. I just got it recently. The step sync with H365 is always less by atleast ~1000 steps. Doesn't sync sleep hrs and MVPA at all. I'm losing the points because of this. I tried to change some settings from online reviews and also tried reconnecting with app/watch etc. Still same. Checked with both Samsung and H365 customer service. Both useless and don't have a solution for this. Both sides blaming the other for this issue. I can't return the watch because the 14 day return period is over. I don't like it but still using because no choice. My previous apple watch and Garmin was great. Everything sync perfectly.

What is it like on workout detection? My Samsung Galaxy does a far better job than my Ticwatch pro 5, but the battery on the galaxy watch is terrible in comparison so I end up swapping watches depending on what I'm doing. Even on a treadmill with both watches on, the galaxy tracks better despite the treadmill being made by Mobvoi! It would be nice to have a watch that does both.

I'm in the two watch gang, Galaxy Watch on the right as a tracker and my watch du jour on the left.

Bought my mother (83 yo) a FR265 to monitor her heart rate while cycling and to use the live track feature in case she has an accident while out riding. Garmin decided to put live track behind a subscription, so there's no way I'd recommend it anymore. Samsung galaxy watch has some useful health tracking data, but battery isn't as good as Garmin's. When they do, I'm off Garmin.

Samsung Galaxy watch and arccos

For the first part, no, galaxy watches are kind of shit for health and fitness tracking tbh. They gave the sensing hardware, but their algorithms and health app are crap.

I use my samsung Galaxy Watch together with my iphone, I can use music controls, get notifications and keeps track of my steps, how lazy i have been and even how much sleep i get.. Yes i am a lazy person :p

I just went into the app store and installed the samsung galaxy watch (Gear S) (i dont have the gear s but in the app u can choose the right wearable) I just hate the square apple watches cuz square, galaxy watch gives me the feeling i am wearing a watch

Aside from navigation, a dedicated bike computer will give all information you need on your handlebar. Like what the OP asked, real cyclists need to see the information when they need to as looking at your wrist while biking isn't ideal. Also, my experience with using my Galaxy watch which biking isn't that great as it drains the battery really quickly.

You will be back to Garmin lol. I've tried apple watch ultra, Samsung Galaxy watches and ultra, and pixel watch 3. Nothing compares to the metrics Garmin provides. Plus the battery life is incredible. Don't have to think about charging at all. Everything is built into Garmin. You don't have to pay for other apps to get similar functionality. I'm a golfer and it's so nice to have the golf features built into the watch versus having to pay extra for them. Morning report is amazing. Body battery. Now evening report too. Plus the watch is very reliable. I can't go back. I love my Fenix 8 too much. And the flashlight is chefs kiss.

Its very dependent on your budget, what phone you have, battery life you want, and actual features you want it to have. If you have a samsung phone, you can get either a Galaxy Watch (high on features, but only 2 day battery) or a Galaxy fit (very limited features but 7 day battery life) If you have an iPhone, obviously the Apple Watch works best, but battery life is abysmal. If youre ok with a 3rd party watch that has its own app to sync, the Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro is pretty hard to beat. 10-15 day battery life. Has built in GPS, dive computer, and looks sleek as hell.

Yeah--that is helpful. However, the Afib check is what I liked from my Galaxy watch.

I love pixel watch faces, but for full features, I would choose galaxy watch

I used my Samsung Galaxy watch with it all the time and it's fine.

I never realized I should be worried about my watch battery dying on longer runs. I have a Galaxy watch and have to charge it twice as often as my partner with their apple watch. However, I use a lot of my smartwatch features, I wonder if eventually be worth it to just have 2 watches. I hate having to use battery saving on my watch, it makes it frustrating to use.

What phone do you have? You'll be happier if you stay in that ecosystem. I am in the Pixel ecosystem and love it. My sister is in the Galaxy ecosystem and she loves it. The Pixel Watch is great and works best with Pixel phones. The Galaxy watch is also great and works best with Galaxy phones. They each have features that are exclusive to their ecosystem, and you may miss out if you get a Galaxy watch but have a Pixel phone and vice versa.

How's there Samsung handle replying to text messages? I had a galaxy watch years ago and that could be hit or miss. My pw3 was hit or miss last year but seems like updates fixed it and it's reliable

Love my Galaxy watch. I would say consider what phone you're going to pair it with, if it's a Samsung considered Galaxy if it's a pixel consider pixel watch Etc

I did. And 2 days later went back to galaxy watch lol

My galaxy watch got really bad during the end of its life. Couldn't rely on any of its data and battery only lasted 2 days max. My charge6 is less than a year old, so I'm planning on letting this one ride for a couple to a few years and see how the chips fall

Considering that it tracks steps/heart rate, I dont think it can really provide any useful information when doing curls or benching or etc. Do other watches provide any unique metrics there?

Ahh, I usually only track cardio with the watch. It looks like you can actually add custom workouts on the Samsung Health app. It can track specified data like Sets/Rest or calories burned. You can select free weights/machine etc Looks like you can also create routines. Shit, I might use this

But you can track a row machine on the galaxy watch...

Currently, Galaxy Watches and Pixel Watches

Samsung nerfs its watches if you don't use them with Galaxy phones? I didn't know that.

I put my Galaxy watch on my ankle and it tracks it brilliantly!

You can obviously use swimming activity outdoors but it's more designed to be used indoors where you can set the length of the pool you're in. Galaxy watches eg. Have "Outdoor swimming" exercise which tracks your GPS and calculates rates based on that

Mate, I was pretty frustrated with my old Samsung Galaxy watch for swimming. It had inaccurate lap counting and then attempting to stop using a touch screen with wet hands. 😅 No watch used for swimming should have a touch screen! My Garmin 255 music is great. Accurate and has never messed up with laps and...no touch screen, just buttons that work.