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Garmin
Forerunner 255 Series
86% positive of 466 users
Long battery; but wrist HR tracking is inconsistent.
Galaxy Watch
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Sentiment score57% positive
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Last updated: Jul 8, 2026
Reddit Reviews
102 of 102 reviews
khid2kSamsung Galaxy Watch 2018. Still working fine.
Perth_R34Sleep tracking worked on my original Galaxy Watch back in 2019 than my Apple Watch 11 haha
Starfall119One thing I'll never understand as a user of the first Galaxy Watch Classic with its 7 day battery life is how for generations and generation of Samsung watch upgrades the battery life can only really last about a day. That crap is super annoying, especially when they want to charge such a massive premium when other companies are already using better battery technology and more efficient software to keep the watches going. This has been my frustration for years.
Various_Constant1069my galaxy watch 1 is still working fine since 2018. I'm planning to retire it this year.
9ermtb2014I can't comment on Garmin watches, but does he already have an iWatch or a Samsung Galaxy watch? I track all my rides with my Galaxy watch with the strava app on it. Just food for thought. When I was looking at Garmin I was lookin at the Fenix models.
Agujetas_SerioI am using Samsung Galaxy Watch that syncs with my Samsung Galaxy phone
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