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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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€ !

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

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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

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.

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 have both a garmin Epix Pro and Samsung Watch 6. Body battery is very accurate. Sometimes I wear both watches to bed and for a hike or run to compare. The Garmin is more accurate and has a way better battery life. But it is also heavier and 5x the cost. After a beer and wings night or a late night hockey game you can see the effect on your body battery, and it matches how I feel the next day. Basically it's good for telling you when you need to give your body (and mind) a rest. I also like that Garmin has a website to review Data, but do prefer the look and layout of the Samsung Health App. long story short, if you got the 1k, the Garmin is the better choice.

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

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 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

You’re absolutely right to look past the glossy marketing and ask for real-life feedback, because fall detection is one of those features you really want to know is going to work when it matters. I’ve set up a few different smartwatches with fall detection for older family members, and also wear one myself when hiking solo, so I can definitely give some boots-on-the-ground perspective. The Apple Watch (Series 4 and up) still sets the gold standard when it comes to fall detection. I’ve seen it trigger a few times, once for my mom when she tripped on her porch, and another time when I slipped on icy steps. In both cases, it gave a haptic alert, started the countdown, and if no action was taken, it followed through and sent the emergency call as expected. It also pinged the emergency contacts with location info. That peace of mind is hard to beat. The main catch: you need an iPhone to pair it, and the cost isn’t cheap, especially if you’re getting the cellular model so it can operate independently. For Android users, Samsung Galaxy Watch (especially the Watch 5 and 6) is one of the stronger alternatives. It does have fall detection and can send alerts to emergency contacts, but the setup isn’t quite as intuitive, and the sensitivity seems to vary more than with Apple. My uncle had one and it worked okay, but we had to fine-tune the settings so it didn’t false alarm when he dropped to tie his shoes too fast. That said, the newer Galaxy models have improved that a lot and are generally pretty sleek and comfortable for daily wear. Garmin makes some models with incident detection too, especially for active users. If your concern is fall detection during exercise like cycling, running, or hiking, it’s great. But it’s less ideal for general daily wear or older adults, since the interface isn’t the most senior-friendly and the detection is more tied to activity than general falls. If you're looking for something lightweight, reliable, and not wildly expensive, Samsung is a solid middle ground. But if your priority is emergency handling that just works, Apple Watch still leads the pack. Just make sure the person wearing it understands how the alerts work and how to cancel them if they go off by mistake. That small bit of prep can make a huge difference.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

I have a Garmin vivoactive 5 and mostly love it. I use to have a Samsung Galaxy watch. Pros: Long battery life. 7+ days without GPS turned on. The outdoor rowing app is super nice and I love being able to see the output of my row after I get off the water. I'm not going to lie - this is the whole reason behind this new watch purchase. Lighter than the Samsung. Cons: Can't actually create individual text responses. HR monitor isn't as accurate as a chest monitor (I compared it once) but still better than my Samsung. I'm not an iPhone user so I can't offer a comparison. But I have no regrets with my Garmin watch purchase. Edited - added another Pro.

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've owned a samsung galaxy watch and currently rock a garmin vivoactive. The garmin's battery is 10x better. The UI isn't as good, though - but that's small potatoes.

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.

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