Samsung - Galaxy Watch7

Although it's much smaller, I prefer my venu 3s over my galaxy watch 7, will probably upgrade to the venu 3 sooner or later, but for now this is perfect

Garmin. I have both. Heart tracking on GW is a joke

From an older Galaxy Watch? Yeah the Pixel Watch will be more accurate. From a Galaxy Watch 7 or 8? It will be roughly the same. GPS was an area of difference but the GW7 has been improved with updates and the GW8 is pretty much par with PW. For most cases any of the major smart watches like the GW, PW or even AW are close. So I wouldn't make your decision on that basis. Comparing the Galaxy Watch and Pixel Watch I'd look at what device you're pairing it with and the unique features each offers.

Worked fine on my GW7. Guy who made it put out a video walk through recently with the latest way to do this. https://youtu.be/xSjURFKQB2A?si=ZrinWNT3nhN3yLDG

I've been eaten alive for saying this, but I'll say it again. Most information available comparing smart watch accuracy find them pretty close to each other. If you want something to generally track this information then Galaxy Watch is a perfectly fine pick. If you're doing more extreme sports then someone more rugged like a Garmin smart watch might be a better pick. If you want the absolute most accurate measurements then get a medical device that measures that. Smart watches are not designed or claim to medical devices. Just accurate enough to be useful overall. You may have times where it misses something or has blips but the overall result is accurate to be actionable. And Galaxy AI can offer suggestions that may be helpful in improving your health or exercise routine.

I got a refurb from Amazon for 150 US, and saw it for 140 a week later. Looks and works like new FWIW.

Hello, friends, I am writing this post to express my frustration, disappointment, and regret for buying Galaxy Watch 7 as a runner. I am a long time runner by now, and fairly advanced. Before, I used to use Garmin Fenix 5S which lasted me almost five years before it gave out. Buying a new Garmin was scary expensive, so I decided to give Galaxy Watch a go as the tight integration with the smartphone was a big selling point for me. Regret was almost instant. While I won't argue that if you are a very casual runner or a beginner runner, you might have your needs met, if you are a serious runner you won't do well with this watch. Let's begin with the fact that there's little to no workout customisation. On Garmin, you can very easily create runs and customise them as you want: not only set desired pace, distance, or time goals, but also to easily segment your runs using those parameters and have your watch guide you. The Galaxy Watch offers little to no customisation in this regard. It has a very simple interval training function, and a very disappointing "Coach", which has artificial and absurd limitations that I struggle to understand why are they even in place. For example, you can only select pre-set run types, most of them force a warm up and cool down. For example, my personal best for 3KM is 11:15. I wanted to train to keep around that or beat the time. With Garmin, it's ridiculously easy. With Samsung Health, the watch won't let you set a guided run for 3KM that'd be faster than 20 minutes? WHY? Furthermore, the GPS is bad. Strava is almost anecdotally known at this point to always steal 10-20 meters for your runs, but with Galaxy Watch I'd end up actually have 100-200 meters ADDED to my run. The reason is that Strava actually uses the real-life data they have on distances and compare it with your track, and then adjust accordingly. This shows just how inaccurate Galaxy Watch tracking is. And the biggest issue of all: Watch UI 8 is supposedly going to bring a Garmin-like adaptive running coach to the watch. Yet, it's being purposefully withheld from Watch 7 (which is literally the latest model before Watch 8) in an attempt to force people into buying Watch 8 because Samsung isn't meeting their sales expectations. While they released a beta for select countries, there is absolutely no reason to put this only redeeming feature for runners behind a lock as all of the calculations are done by the app and not watch software. And even so, those who got access to the feature say it's still heavily based on beginners and completely useless for serious runners. I ended up selling the Watch 7 at a loss and bought Garmin Instinct 2. Instantly rediscovered the joy of proper running features. Mind you, these watches cost around the same price as a Galaxy Watch. So do think twice. The disappointment and regret is immeasurable.

I appreciate your reply. I do agree that as SMART-watch, it was amazing. But as a fitness watch, for me, it was horrible. I am just upset that they made a watch that otherwise could be a great all around device with its only drawback being battery life, but they completely neglect their running features

Heya, do you have more comparisons to the venu 3? I just got a GW7 and wondering if I should return and get a Venu 3...I primarily care about sleep, hrv, energy, battery score (and tracking workouts is nice). I love the interface and smart watch features of the GW7 but a little wary its garbage for fitness/health

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!

I have the 7 and track everynight with it. Works great, I had the pixel prior, but google try hard to sell you the FITBIT thing, it annoyed me.

galaxy watch 7 has more features and options than pixel watch. If you are into exercising, for example, you cannot edit for how long you run in a threadmill in the pixel, but you can easily do in the samsung! there are many things in the pixel that you cannot change. The HEALTH APP in samsung has WAY MORE details and its FREE

Most recently had had galaxy watch 6 classic 43mm, watch 7 44mm, and watch 8 40mm, all great watches . Wanted to go back to pixel watch since all the improvements so I sold my watch 7 and got the pixel watch 4 45mm.. it's my favorite of them all now. Great display and battery life is the best out of them all.

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 already shows a number value (ie. 120/80) for BP using the optical sensor only. That watch requires you to “calibrate” it once a month by measuring your BP with a regular cuff (not included) and providing the value as it tests your BP at the same time. How accurate it is I don’t know.

I'm assuming the level of accuracy is poor enough Apple remains unwilling to do it... Samsung having an inaccurate watch isn't news but if Apple sells tens or hundreds of millions of watches that are inaccurate it becomes a huge news story in the press.

You can see [here](https://old.reddit.com/r/smartwatch/comments/1db9i4s/quick_minireview_of_huawei_watch_fit_3_vs_huawei/) and [here](https://old.reddit.com/r/smartwatch/comments/1e8kcg3/quick_minireview_of_the_garmin_venu_3_compared/) some of my previous mini-reviews. This time I was rather busy when the Huawei arrived so the review is actually after about 3 months of real use and in the meantime I also got some time to compare against the other models in the title. The features that are (still) most important to me: - very comfortable to wear and very clear to read, preferably nice-looking without being “too much” - reliable and preferably with long battery life - reasonably safe/private with my info/data - ideally not locked in a closed ecosystem - right now I find essential the ability to read notifications and answer calls from it - good data quality coming from watch and good presentation of it (on watch but even more so in the app); that has to include good sleep and nap detection - acceptable value for money - ideally some form of safe payment. Comfort – for me from the shortlist in the title the best is Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro (HWF4P), then Venu 3 and then around the same point FR255 and GW7 – but in fact the “normal” Huawei Watch Fit 4/3 is smaller (and more comfortable) and Watch Fit 2 even more so. Display – here things get more complex, on paper HWF4P should have the brightest display but even after the most recent firmware update (which mentioned things regarding max brightness) that does not seem to be the case, in super-sunny places it is somehow bright but Samsung GW7 sometimes looks the brightest and Venu 3 comes close 2nd - so for the moment HWF4P only gets 3rd place. Even that one is somehow debatable, since in fact under super-super-bright sunlight the most readable is by far the trans-reflective (MIP) display from the FR255. From all I still like most Venu 3 where I have a more reliable and fast power-up of the face from AoD (also I like the [face](https://imgur.com/G7HHIG8) itself the most). Here I must also mention that Huawei is the only one that does not have a way to have larger fonts and that IMHO most of the faces available for HWF4P are not designed too clean / elegant / highly visible. EDIT: one other thing that is worth mentioning is the general size vs display size vs "feel size" - the 3 round watches seem similar in size (as they somehow are) but feel a little different, GW7 "feels" the largest even if in fact is the smallest overall (44.6mm = 1.75in) yet has by far the largest display (38.1mm = 1.5in) while Venu 3 somehow feels much smaller even if it is larger (45mm = 1.78in) but with a smaller display (36mm = 1.4in). FR255 is even larger (46mm = 1.79in) yet the screen is even smaller (33mm = 1.3in). Huawei is rectangular 44.5mm x 40mm with an effective display around 35mm x 30mm. Usability on the beach or swimming in the pool in bright sunlight – FR255 is actually the best since on top of the MIP display it also has the 5-button navigation (and no touchscreen), on the other models you need first to lock the touchscreen or make it lock automatically when you start a workout. Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro now has a diving mode - but I did not personally test that – which would make it a competitor for Apple Watch Ultra and Fenix 8 models. I used HWF4P a lot for swimming and the new “Drain” function (similar to Apple Watch) was very handy. Battery life – FR255 is again the best but HWF4P now comes 2nd (and 1st from the AMOLED displays, I suspect that “wake to AoD” instead of “wake to full face” has some role in this) and the 3rd reasonably close is Venu 3, while GW7 is a very distant last (in the same level as Apple Watch models). Depending on how many workouts I do I can easily get 5-6 days from FR255 and about 4 with HWF4P, and Venu 3 is coming just a little behind (all with AoD, extra brightness from Venu 3 clearly takes a larger toll than the one in HWF4P). For me personally the Huawei models are still better for sleep detection, clearly better than the Garmin / Samsung / Apple – one reason is the comfort on wearing it and another is the fact that is not so crazy about fixed sleep hours as Garmin (and Apple) are. I still consider the Huawei ecosystem reasonably private, possibly at the same level as Garmin. Samsung is worse, Apple is for the moment a tad better and Google is probably the worst. For the moment my sleep data stays with Huawei, my workout data with Garmin (and partially Apple which gets some basic info on each workout in the Fitness app). From the shortlist in the title only the FR255 does not have a mic/speaker so it can’t take calls, all other can, but you can still reject/accept on FR255 and then talk on the phone – I mention this since it has the best way to do it using buttons while for the other depends on touchscreen (and for instance on Venu 3 it is sometimes weird/laggy) – probably models like Fenix / FR570 / FR970 are best for calls from Garmin. Initially Huawei modes were the loudest for calls but Venu 3 also got an update and is now almost as loud, Huawei and Samsung GW7 still seem to be better for calls when in a noisy environment. Data quality – GPS – in my tests it looks like FR255 is the best, GW7 most often 2nd, then Venu 3 and HWF4P almost equal – Huawei did a serious progress here from the poor GPS on Watch Fit 2 and only average on Fit 3. EDIT2: On the HWF4P you can load the region/country/continent maps on your watch and then start any GPS activity (like hiking or outdoor running or similar) and then you can scroll up from the main activity screen and get a map of where you are and you can "walk back" to the point where you started (or any other markers that you set), but is not clear if already possible to do full "turn by turn navigation" (as on FR9xx or Fenix/Epix and so on). Data quality – HR – my feeling is that Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro is first, then Venu 3 and GW7 but with latest firmware FR255 does not seem far behind. Huawei has added NFC to Fit 4 Pro (and ONLY ONE other model of the rest of Fit4!) so all of the watches in the title now have it, however HWF4P only has payments in 2-3 countries in Europe at this point (I believe Germany, Austria and maybe 1-2 more). Samsung is probably best with Google Pay, main downside for Garmin seems to be that is locking the payment with PIN much too easy if you keep your watch a little bit less tight on your hand but is perfectly usable if you are left in the swimming pool even for the FR255 (which does not have touch, but in fact in the water the touchscreen is not a plus). Value for money – I got all of those on some very good deals so right now it might be a little hard if you want to pick just one – I find that I use the least GW7 (short battery life), I use the FR255 (by far the least expensive) for all workouts and pool/beach stuff and Venu 3 gets most used for daily wear while Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro is most used for sleep. Alternatives at this point – not really many with better value for money, for rectangular watches Amazfit Bip 6 is probably one but is less comfortable and IMHO software is inferior to Huawei. In fact, for non-sports use Huawei Watch Fit 4 (or 3 if you find it half-price) could be an alternative for many people. On the other direction in value for money Garmin Venu X1 is almost certainly better than HWF4P but for at least 3x the price, and latest Apple Watch Ultra at 4x, and HWF4P is more comfortable than Venu X1 and much more comfortable than AWU. For round screens if money is not that much of an issue Garmin FR570 (42mm or 47mm) or FR970 have brighter screen and better GPS (plus sapphire screen with DLC bezel, advanced maps and separate flashlight on FR970).

I've gone between them, most recent were pixel 3 and Galaxy watch 7. I use for regular cardio workouts and outdoor hiking/bike riding. I've not noticed meaningful differences between them. I've stick with Galaxy watches because the pixel watch still lacks features like automatically turning on the display with a new notification (on pixel watch you need to tap or lift to wake within a couple seconds of the notification to see it), on the pixel watch you can't re-order the apps in the app tray, and I didn't like that the rotating button long-press couldn't be changed from activating Google wallet. What aspects do you feel might not be accurate in tends of health and fitness tracking? The pixel watch tends to be more accurate for heart rate. Fitbit is now accurate for sleep tracking, but I never cared as much about sleep tracking because there's nothing I can do about a previous night sleep. What I like more about the pixel watch: The UI feels smoother and more responsive. I think it looks more aesthetically pleasing and less clunky. I like the rotating button for scrolling etc. (I never cared for Samsung's rotating crown dial). And I really love that notifications show as a vertical scrolling list as opposed to the (horrible) full-screen horizonal-scrolling cards on Samsung watches.

What are your desires and expectations? Must-have or don't-care features? Do you want it to have LTE capability? Regarding Samsung there are only a few things that aren't supported without a Samsung phone and, personally, none of these things are all that important and I'm not sure you'd get those features on any other watch brand anyway, so it's not like you're losing anything by getting a galaxy watch. I've used a pixel watch 2 and, most recently, galaxy watch 7. The pixel watch 3 is essentially a 2 but with an optional larger size; the soc and everything other than the display is the same. If you're considering the smaller size options and considering a pixel watch, you should just get the pixel watch 2 instead of the same size pixel watch 3 of you want to save some money. I stopped using my pw2 because it does not show new notifications as they come in without some sort of manual action, so unless you tap the screen or lift your wrist when you get the vibration, you don't get to see anything and 75% of the time my pw2 wouldn't recognize a wrist-raise gesture, so I'd miss whatever the new notification was. Contrast with the Galaxy watch that has this option to just show the notification card with content automatically. If you want a wearos watch with better time between charges without too much sacrifice of features the oneplus watches are good. They aren't great with fitness tracking and the vibration motor isn't very good. People mention Garmin here but I want to point out that they are not smartwatches and even the smartest ones they make are not smart and lack many features of an actual smart watch. I used a venu 2+ for a while and while I appreciated the fitness aspects, the lack of smarts (and generally bad UI design of both the watch OS and the companion app) turned me off after a while.

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 feel like they didn't change anything except the case. The battery bump is as minor as it was from year to year with the round ones. And it didn't really get any new features that require new hardware. Glucose is still missing (despite the patent) If this doesn't change by next year, I'm jumping ship to OnePlus. (I try to upgrade every 2-3 years.) (Currently on the 7.)

I wear a Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 (I chose it because it made sense for me since I use a Samsung Galaxy phone and Samsung Galaxy earbuds). I got used to it fast, it just became a part of what I wear every day, and I love it. I use it primarily to track my workouts at the gym, steps, and my sleep schedule. To me it's comfortable and useful, I really like it and def recommend you to try 😊

The new design of the galaxy watch 8 is beautiful. I don't know where the hate comes from. In person is looks much better than the galaxy watch 7 in my opinion 

I have the galaxy watch 7 and live it except... It drains battery like a bitch. I've got only the battery minimum stuff on it and it eats battery away like it's nothing. Compare it to my apple watch and it's night and day difference bad. But I still like it just please make it work better with non Samsung phones 😂

just picked up a Galaxy Watch 7 at a great price. coming from an apple watch 6. I am really liking it so far.

Have a watch 7, ordered 44mm Watch 8. Just looks better than the classic imho, sits flatter and I have to monitor my heart due to a health condition, so I pretty much wear mine all day and charge it whilst getting ready of a morning. Nothing will compare to the battery of watch 5 pro tbf.

The watch 7 is great but has far worse sound quality than the buds pro You're asking us to recommend apples or oranges. We can't help here.

Watches arent designed to be upgraded every year - there's very little difference from the model 5 years ago to the latest one. If you're going from FE to Ultra then yeah, but you'll notice a bigger difference going from say a watch 7 FE to a watch 7 ultra than you will going from a watch 5 FE to a watch 7 FE (if it exists, but you get my gist) Samsung used to have a "comparison" page where you could compare one model to another. See if that's still there, and see if there's anything you REALLY care about that justifies the cost. The main difference with watch generations is "how long is it supported" , but again, unlike phones, that rarely means you'll get new features. If your watch works, then keep it. You'll likely be dissapointed with the improvements compared to the cost difference. I went from a Gear Watch 3 classic to a watch4 classic and felt like there was zero difference, then from a watch4 to a watch7 ultra and the only difference I notice is the screen size. Its a watch. I dont spend hours looking at it. I dont run high-load apps on it. Its a watch. If I had made either of those upgrades at retail cost I woukd be gutted and feel ripped off. Headphones , however, can be noticeably different. Depending on your appreciation of music, what you listen to, how you listen to it, etc. If you havent got a tuned-ear, only listen to highly-processed pop or country, and use Spotify- then buds pro are probably also not worth the upgrade. But still more worth it than a minor watch upgrade.

That was my question too. I might still place a PT2 order between now and ship date, but I switch from iPhone to the Galaxy Fold 7 and ended up finding an open box Galaxy Watch 7 at best buy for a steal $70 so using that now. I do miss my Apple Watch though, would be nice if they'd open compatibility to Android but that'll probably never happen. I regularly feel nostalgic for the Pebble but haven't had my old PT in years.

Only thing Garmin has over the galaxy watch 7 is battery life.. The Garmin ui is hideous, so out dated, and now they wanna charge a subscription for newer features and more detailed info, but as far as smart features wear os is light years ahead of Garmin, also galaxy watch has sleep apnea, AGEs index, you can reply to messages with voice, if you're a runner Garmin does have better in depth info for you Thoe

I would try to check several times a day, and see where the discrepancy appears. That is to pinpoint if it is specific stuff that one incorrectly miss or count. I mean it could be either some arm-movements your Versa incorrectly counts as steps, or it could be some steps the GW7 misses.

I have a Samsung Galaxy S23U and GW 7. Watches are the only sector where other companies have lagged behind Apple. The responsiveness and Smoothness of Apple watch are unmatched. Also the sensors are much more accurate than the competition. So YES. Its definitely a downgrade from Apple watch to Galaxy watch. Samsung needs to step up its game like it did with its phones. Btw its the same processor in the upcoming GW8. So things won't change it seems. They need to integrate well.

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

I'm on a watch 7

go with watch 7 mate, i am an S24U user too, the only issue that i am facing currently is the shitty whatsapp, and thats too not the watch fault, the app is fucked.

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.

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.

You don't have to use the full brightness or just use adaptive brightness, so the battery upgrade is still good. The battery on the watch 7 44mm is good enough already anyways even if you do full brightness all the time. 

I have a gw4 ,gw7 and one plusw3. Problem with the w3 is the screen does not activate with notifications. You get the tone or the vibration, then you have to react to it by pushing the crown or touching the screen, you cannot just look down and see the notification. This is a serious oversight with the software.

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.

If you're very serious about fitness and working out, Garmin, no question. I like the GW for day to day, but I put a Garmin on my wrist for the gym and runs.

I had the Galaxy watch 7 for almost 3 months. I returned it cuz the battery life is trash and it would only activate when I looked at my wrist like 6/10 of the time and when it did activate it took a split second longer than I would hope for. I returned it and then got the vivoactive 5. Best decision I made in a long time.

I use my Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 and it's pretty dope for tracking swims. Like others, anything that tracks calories won't be super accurate, so I prefer to just stick to distances ie 1600m swim.

I love the light weight of the helio and 24/7 health tracking. I had a galaxy 7 watch, utter failure. So far after one week it tracks my sleep well, even naps. First device I've used that actually benefits me by telling me how rested I am, and being accurate about it. Still only the end of my first week but have not experienced any glitches and am pleasantly surprised by the features. I think I'm keeping it.

I use the Samsung Watch 7. Its sensors are very accurate, and I also link it to the Hevy app. In that app, I have my workout routines, and I can control them from the watch while it tracks my heart rate during the session. The integrations with other apps are excellent, but I mainly use it for that, as well as for jumping rope and walking. No watch is necessary for exercising—it can be a useful complement, but you don’t really need it.

Normally you need to use the watch for a bit so he can learn the way you use it and optimize the battery my watch 7 40mm was getting 18h when it was new and now I'm getting close to 2 days. But using the GPS and tracking could be more demanding.

I use a Galaxy Watch 7. If it's totally charged, it'll have about 55-65% left after an hour swim. I have a Firesara fabric swim cap that I'm liking right now.

Pixel Watch is essentially Fitbit health tracking, and they kept the app interface. I really liked it. My last Fitbit was a Versa (i had 4 different tmodels over many years). I now have a Samsung 7 Watch with a Samsung phone. The interface on the phone is clunky, and you really have to use 3 different apps Samsung Health, Samsung Fit, and Samsung Health Monitor. The interface on the watch itself is decent and customizable. I haven't used the Pixel Watch, so I don't know how easy it is to use. As for accuracy, I don't see much difference between my watch and my old Versa, but I'm an old part and not a competitive athlete and it's fine for my purposes as was the Versa. If I were a competitive athlete, there might be something better than either the Pixel or Samsung.

I like my watch 7. I get about 28 hours on a charge, but charging is pretty quick. Since I always carry my phone due to a CGM sensor, I didn't get the watch with the independent phone capabilities. The CGM values also appear on my watch, which is very helpful. I have an allergy to some ingredients in most silicone bands, including the Samsung band. I easily replaced it with a black metal mesh band, Lots of choices of watch faces and complications. I have a number of them, but I find that I pretty much stick with one that is easy to read

I have the Watch 7. It hasn't got the last OneUI 8 Watch update yet. That answers one of your questions at least.

I have the 44mm LTE. It lasts about 1.5-2 days.

Just ordered a watch 7 for 150 on Amazon to upgrade a watch 5

i've used the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 and now the Watch 7. Both have been pretty accurate. i don't like Samsung Health's display of swim stats (it's just long list of 25's with no indication of when i rested), so i use [swim.com](http://swim.com) instead of the native app. [Swim.com](http://Swim.com) does not track kickboard laps at all and drilling and/or sculling, for reasons that should be self-evident, is hit or miss. You can, however, go into "Drill mode" in the middle of a swim and manually tell it how many kicking/drilling laps you will do.

i've used the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 and now the Watch 7 and been happy with both. i don't like how the Samsung Health app reports a swim as a series of 25s with no indication of when i rested, so i use the swim.com app. i have read that Samsung will not stand behind the warranty for water damage, but i, and many others, take that risk and i've had no problems thus far.

I've had all kinds of watches including Galaxy Watch and now a Garmin. If becoming more active/healthy is a priority then Garmin will for sure be the right choice. If 3rd party apps are more important then pick the Galaxy Watch. With your budget I'd recommend checking out the Garmin Forerunner 165. It's not bulky, has an AMOLED touch screen and better battery life. The GW7 is a good smartwatch though not saying it's bad at all, both are good choices.

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.

I've got both the GW7 and the PW3. * The stock watch faces for each brand will refresh auto brightness on the display once per second in ambient mode, whereas 3rd party watch faces only update once per minute, or in active mode. This is a feature for me since I would consider using the PW3 stock faces, but I would not use any of the Samsung stock faces. * The PW3 complications (heart rate/steps/etc) on the stock watchfaces also update once per second in ambient mode whereas the GW7 do not. * GW7 has sapphire glass which is a lot more scratch resistant. I've scratched my PW3 already (after a week). * The PW3 'wears smaller' compared to the GW7 in that the lug to lug distance of the band designs are smaller (roughly 3mm on 44/45mm set). This helps if your wrist is smaller. * You miss out on the pixel camera controller....which is not a big deal. * If you care about health tracking data, it's portable from samsung health to fitbit via health connect, but some things you can't port back (like steps). You also lose certain details like time stamps of activities. * Battery life is roughly the same between the 44mm GW7 and 45mm PW3 * Notifications on the GW7 will wake the screen to the notification (e.g. a text to google messages will open the app and display the notification) whereas the PW3 will vibrate and activate a brief tilt to wake period that will display a short form notification with an option to open the app. * Layouts for the app drawer/quick tiles are not user customizable on the PW3. Overall I think the GW7 is more robust, but I really prefer the aesthetics of the PW3.

👍...I have both! The 7 looks and feels like a classic watch, the 8 is a Apple whatabe that I got for a discount when I traded in my GW6!

My galaxy watch 7 give almost 2 days of battery life while apple watch 10 usually used to die by end of day or by night

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...

My PW3 screen is broken, I went back to the GW7 due to the sapphire.

Galaxy Watch 7 here. No AOD, everything else enabled. Currently at 86% from 8am to now (7:47pm)

I'm not sure anything really compared to the Apple watch yet. I currently have the Galaxy watch 7 and I'm happy with it but it doesn't have the app support that the Apple watch does. From what I've used though, I think it's the best Android option. Pixel may be better if youre using a Pixel phone.

Same here, owner for a week. Was afraid after switching back from Amazfit Balance and its 14 days battery, but these two days are acceptable. https://preview.redd.it/5432x6aj84vf1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6d8819f47eee0b2db4f1295c357d9befbc46ab83

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!

I use the Galaxy watch 7 and am really happy with it

Never choose Garmin. They are overly complicated to set up. It's almost impossible to figure out how to use the damn thing. The battery life is good but it in no way makes up for the poorer user interface. Buy a Samsung. They actually have an actual operating system on their watch, not just firmware with a couple fancy features like the stupid garmins.

My Samsung Galaxy 7 watch works quite well to track workouts in a pinch. Otherwise Polar Verity Sense is the tracker I use with the bike.

I have both watches now and am testing them both out. I have found the heart rate tracking is the same on both on my treadmill today. Sleep stages a very close and sleep timing are both the same. Galaxy watch does stress tracking during the day but not at night like Garmin does. It's unfortunate because that is how I tell if what I ate, drank or late exercise affects my sleep. I don't need to answer the phone or messages on my wrist so I don't care much about that. The energy score does not change all day on the Galaxy but does on Garmin body battery which is nice. The sleep apnea function only uses 2 nights and the shuts itself off. It does not monitor every night. I didn't know this when I purchased the watch. I'm gonna try an outdoor walk and a strength training session this evening. The Garmin app is stronger in that you can get better coaching plans, find an event and have the watch suggest training for it as the event draws near. There are also suggested running plans each day based on your metrics.

Yes they do just give it a minute and it will sync up when you switch watches. I switch from my Ultra 2 to my s7 when I go to the gym because I don’t want to bring my good one into the sauna lol. Works perfectly!

hi, I had a GW 7 but now I have a GW ultra and I am most satisfied, GPS and all measurements are better on both the Garmin venu 3 and GW 7

If you are considering a Garmin, the Venu 3 is probably your best option. However, I believe you will be happier with a Galaxy Watch 7. I hesitate to recommend the GW7 Ultra, because it’s significantly larger than the watch you currently own. Also, it’s a first generation device that has not yet been well refined. The standard GW7 may be a good choice for you because it’s similar to what you currently own and is comfortable to wear. The battery life on the GW is going to be nowhere near that of the Venu, but the smart features of the Venu is outshined by the GW. I will point out that my Venu 3 seems to be more accurate than my GW6 classic (when compared to an Apple Watch Ultra 2). Sorry I can’t be more helpful with the other watches on your list.

The most accurate Galaxy Watch for health and GPS right now is the 7, but I think money is a constraint for you. If you could get even the small 40mm one in sales it will be better,

The most accurate Galaxy Watch for health and GPS right now is the 7, but I think money is a constraint for you. If you could get even the small 40mm one in sales it will be better,

Its been 6 days of use but getting 20hrs battery life only , even it didn't show learning user pattern

AW is better IMO purely from my experience with my GW 7 that disconnects from my S25 Ultra, every few months and I have to reset my GW and pair it again. Health tracking for me has been in favor of the GW 7, as it tracks more areas of your sleep and provides better reporting analytics. Consistency goes to AW.

I had a charge 6 from fitbit and it would register my pushes as steps when I was out and about. It was great for health monitoring but I decided to get the galaxy watch 7 before I realized that smart drive compatibility only goes to 6 and also it doesn't count my pushes as effectively. I still like it for being able to smart watch and control my music, make calls and texts without having my phone out. But ya.

Galaxy watch 7 user here. None. Go for Garmin. The Galaxy watches have exercise features but they're there to fulfill the Watch standards only (In other words, very basic workout). What's attractive of these is the connection to the Samsung Ecosystem.

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.

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

Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 or 8, it's budget friendly and track exercises very well. Battery lasts around 2 days. I've used it for pool and open water swimming.

You need to go into setting and turn on automatic low power mode for workouts. This won’t effect any of your data, only noticeable difference is turns off always on display and is then lift wrist to wake. I would also suggest for better accuracy of data and battery savings to get the Polar H10 Bluetooth chest Heart rate strap. Additionally taking your phone with you will offload GPS work to the phone. To be honest you are probably fine for a marathon just enabling the low power mode on the S10. For context I have S7. Without my phone i lose about 30% per hour also listening to music via AirPods with no phone. If I bring my phone, then it uses about 10% per hour, so I only bring it on training runs/ races of 30km or more.

I've had mine since summer 2022. It still works great. I charge mine about once a week, depending on what accessories I use when I work out I can go a little longer. Ironically I just got a Galaxy Watch 7 LTE and have played around with workouts, running, pool swimming, and cycling. The Garmin is a much superior companion to the Galaxy Watch 7. I'm probably really biased but pick up a Garmin heart rate monitor as well.

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).

Yes. As I mentioned will be interesting to see some proper review of the new biosensor in the 8 series and the gps performance. The 7 gps performance is just as bad as the 6 series, I think only the ultra has improved gps performance as it uses an upgraded gps module.

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.

I bet there will be some poor synchronization of basic things like the alarm. Either use the alarm on the phone or the watch, or duplicate both. They don't work together, they are not synchronized.The same goes for the timer. The second thing that annoyed me in OPW2 was the truncation of messages on the watch. You couldn't read the whole message and had to take out your phone. I don't know how it will be in OPW3 but I think not much has changed. I used OPW2 + SGS24U. Finally I changed the watch to GW7. One ecosystem does a good job though. I'm not complaining.

GW7 is the best option for Samsung phones. Check out oneplus watch 2 and 2R

Smartwatch always have less battery. Oneplus watch has slightly better battery than GW7 due to dual OS. GW7 for 14k INR is a better deal. If you don't want to charge daily, you can look at fitness oriented watches from Amazfit.

Whoop and galaxy watch 7

Hell yeah, I was also looking at the ultra before I saw that the 7 was only 170€ and does basically the same thing but is round instead of square

I just got it last week and I'm really liking it so far. Upgraded from an Active 2, so the battery life is already impressive to me, lol. I charge it about every 2 days with AOD on.

You should think of the Galaxy Watch (and other smart watches) as more like additional gadgets for your smart phone. They do other stuff too, and usually really well, but if you are getting a smart watch it's usually because you want to be a part of an ecosystem. Not saying your arguments are wrong. If I were a runner of your level I would absolutely get a proper running watch (and then maybe a non-smart watch for causual fit). I also run, cycle, play sports and a daily basis and the GW7 has been good for me. I run at my pace, I mainly look at the data from the watch after my training to see how I did. Also auto-tracking is pretty neat, and ability to see my workouts on a calendar is useful.

I switched from the Galaxy watch 7 to OnePlus 3 watch and love it - battery life is SO MUCH BETTER.

Fulfills all the functions my Galaxy 7 watch did and lasts 3x as long

been using the watch 7 40mm for almost a month now. 30hrs of usage max. AoD always off, HR 10mins, all gestures on, 1 hour of workout mode with all sensor on everyday. i got a rountine that turns on power saving in sleep mode. all of that to just last up to 30hrs maximum until the clock only mode kicks in. i'm quite sastified with that but still hope it could get better.

Used to love fitbit, but now their stuff don't even last. I just got a mi band 9, and I'm loving it and just got the galaxy watch 7 because I got a promotion with tmobile, and that watch is way better than my galaxy watch 4. I was going to order the amazfit bip 6, heard good reviews on that one too. You just have to do your homework, go to YouTube, see reviews on the latest trackers and find out which would work out for you based on your lifestyle and budget wise 🙂

Look up open box watches from Best Buy. They had Samsung Galaxy Watch7 just like new for $70-ish last month when I picked one up.

I loved the TicWatch initially and am on my second one, but I won't be buying from them anymore despite having the nice separate LCD screen to help with battery. I'll be ordering the Samsung Galaxy Watch7 in a day or so.

I also dont know if I will stick with Galaxy Watch series (currently watch 4) or go with Garmin 165. I dont really mind the shorter battery life of Galaxy Watch, i just want it more customizable, appealing and very functional for just a recreational runner like me, a not so serious runner and remain in the samsung ecosystem🤣 But I think I'll still go for galaxy watch 7, watch 8 is also lovely but dont wanna spend a lot. A Samsung s24u btw. https://preview.redd.it/frw0kpv65hyf1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5c4bf833efb792c7539f91352fc90770d25f79a6

I had the watch 7 (now I have the 8 classic and ultra). I had to charge it everyday. Because it wouldn't last me a full 48 hours. Itll last maybe about 36 hours. Which is not bad at all. But I use the watch heavily and use tracking features heavily so overall didnt complain much. I use all the health tracking features, including sleep. I also use it for different kinds of exercises and runs. And I think the what's app issue is an app issue and not a watch issue. Maybe incompatible? Because the 8 classic and ultra have issues too. I also have the original buds pro and buds3pro. I like the features of the buds3pro and the "ergonomics". But i feel like the sound is better on the buds pro which i use for backup. I find that both earbuds dont do too well for running. They feel like they want to slip off and I have to readjust so it messes with my form and time. In fact, one earbud fall out of my ear during a Spartan Race. So i am looking at dedicated running earbuds or find some kind of attachment for the budspro for running Battery last longer on the buds pro because I use all features of the buds 3 pro

I'm OK with the training plans and that sort of stuff on the 7. If not the built-in Samsung stuff then a 3rd party app. But the GPS is a real issue. It's not even consistently off, to where I can just account for it being 10% over or something. It's just whatever number it happens to feel like. Cloudy day? Sorry, no, can't have tracking today. I still have to carry my phone on runs.

I wouldn't after the platform died. I still use it now because I have my 3rd watch left and working. I moved on to Samsung Watch 7. The community is why I made it to 3! Once this one die, I won't buy another one. I do like my Charge 5, I had 2 other Charges as well. It's worth saying it works just fine for me. I lost 30 lbs in 3 months using it combined with Myfitnesspal. I am using it now but I wouldn't buy another one. It broke every 2 years. That's way too often. But the community was more valuable and now I can use my Samsung via some connections on fitbit or anywhere else. 🤷🏾‍♀️

I had Apple Watch S8 and switched to Galaxy Watch 7 and it's just as responsive. No lagging anywhere except booting up is slow just as the Apple Watch was right after booting. Watch 7 prices are very low right now and there isn't probably anything new hardware-wise on the 8 (it's uglier and bigger!) so I would buy the 7 now instead of wait.

Loving using my Galaxy Watch 7 with my 9Pro. Been using different versions of galaxy watches paired with various pixels over the past 5 years - no complaints!

A year ago I bought a refurbed Galaxy watch (version 7?) for $120 thinking it would cover all three sports. Now, it's really only useful for running. Swimming - it's inaccurate for distance and a glorified stopwatch (I count my laps with a clicker). Cycling - I have a GPS Cateye. I keep a training diary in a Moleskine calendar. It works for me.

If I were you I wouldn't change my watch. The choice of device does not in any way affect the goal you have set for yourself. Then if you want to change it just on a whim... take the one you like most, everyone has strengths but also flaws ✌️ Owner of: apple watch ultra 2(just sold), garmin fenix 8, amazfit balance2, samsung galaxy watch 7

This is interesting. I had abandoned the Galaxy Watch 7 for swimming because its GPS was really inaccurate. Now, I've returned to Samsung with the Watch Ultra 2025 because I'm tired of training with two watches (Galaxy Watch 7 for LTE and Garmin Fenix ​​8/Amazfit Trex3Pro for GPS) and I would like to use it as the only watch. Of course Garmin and Amazfit guarantee me enormous battery life but also the boredom of having two watches. I hope I feel good

The Watch 7 is a great watch. By using it a lot you recharge it every other day

Get watch 7. Has much better cpu and performance

Difference between the SoC on GW6 and earlier and the GW7 and later is massive. I went from a 5 to a 7 and it's a game changer. Buttery smooth like an Apple Watch for the first time.

Currently have a Galaxy watch 7 and it works just fine with swim.com app.

Watch 8 with a few bits turned off getting easy 2 days and pushing into the 3rd Notifications on AOD off. Health tracking to a minimum Watch 8 is far superior to the 7 in terms of performance. I had the 7 and noticed a bit of lagging. The 8 is seamless

Have followed many of your comments here, u/cdegallo, over the years and appreciate your insights as always. And not surprisingly, I agree 100% with your comparison here. Every time I'm tempted to go back to my GW7 44mm, I appreciate some feature (typically \*slightly\* better fitness tracking and more responsive UI) of my PW3 45mm. I also wear my PW3 to track sleep-related metrics, and always felt it did a better job, providing more meaningful stats, than Samsung Health did.

Agreed...always felt like my PW3 has done a better job with HR compared to my GW7.

I have both of these watches, and this is an accurate overview of differences. Now that I've switched over to PW3 45mm, the only thing that I feel I'm "missing" is the sapphire display and body composition measuring on GW7 44mm, the latter of which I used several times weekly on that watch. Not a dealbreaker though, and honestly...I much prefer Google's implementation of WearOS 5 over Samsung's OneUI-infused version.

I almost bought the FE coming from 4classic. I borrow one from my friend for a week the battery well... suck and it feels just the same as gw4 series. so i ended up with gw7 feel like an upgrade.

The main difference besides design is the brighter display on the 8. 2000 nits on the 7, and 3000 nits on the 8. The slightly upgraded battery on the 8 is offset by its brighter screen. So the 8 retains the same battery life, while adding a brighter display.

I have used the watches apple watch ultra 1 and 2, Garmin instinct 1 and 2, Samsung Galaxy watch 5 pro, Galaxy watch 7, Galaxy watch ultra, and Garmin Fenix 6x, and Garmin Fenix 8. They all have their pros and cons. I can answer questions if you'd like just ask. But I would say either get a Garmin or polar fitness watch or if you want something with more of a smart watch features get the watch that matches your phones OS. The standard apple watches can be prone to scratching and cracking unless you get one with a sapphire face. The curved screen is hard to put a screen protector on but they do make them.

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 think gw5 pro is a of the battery for the galaxy watch. Traded in for gw7 ultra and similar battery performance as the gw5. Just got me Fenix 8 51 mm.. not much of an athlete, but used mostly for notifications, steps, HR and sleep tracking. I have charged it fully for 14 days ago, and the battery life is at 68%... It's not bragging or comparing, but I used to charge Samsung every 3rd day before the shower.

Nope. You have to sign up for the Beta test version to get it for the 2024 Ultra. So no difference there.

Because large companies are bad at making things go smoothly and small details like text in an app can get overlooked? I signed up for the beta test, I just haven't downloaded it yet. It is available for only a select few mobile carriers in the US. I dont know what else to tell you. Edit: further clarification. You can only get the Beta test if you have an LTE version of the Ultra with a line through T-Mobile. The regular Watch 7 does not need an LTE plan to be eligible for the Beta Test. This information is direct from Samsung.

In the Samsung Members app.

S25 ultra is a phone. Im referring to the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2024 (Galaxy Watch 7).

I have the Samsung 7 Ultra and love it. I use it with my Pixel 9Pro XL

I have a Samsung 7 Ultra with my Pixel 9Pro XL. I had to install 2 apps. The Samsung Smart watch app and the Samsung health app. The Health app is optional if you don't want the health data / monitoring.

I switched from Galaxy 7 ultra, had the 5 pro for two years before that, to the Forerunner 265 and couldn't be happier. I probably wasn't using the Galaxy to its full potential I used the default apps, the only thing I miss is using Google assistant to add things to my shopping list, or set reminders real quick. Other then that I honestly didn't use anything else but Samsung health and the run features. The Garmin blows the Galaxy away in the health side of things, sleep is about the same but the run metrics, body battery, morning report I also like the UI better though it took a few days to get used to. I still have alarm and notifications with no issues. Oh and battery life went from charging every two days to every 15 days.

Yeah, I will not suggest you any of the Ticwatch watches here. My recommendations: - Galaxy Watch 7 or Ultra: Pros Pros | Cons --- | --- Strong Ecosystem | Bloated UI Great amount of features right off the bat | Abysmal and inconsistent battery life Great performance with their new processor (finally) | Some features are exclusive with Samsung Phones Only X | Health Sensors are not bad but not great - OnePlus Watch 2/2R/3 Pros | Cons --- | --- Unbloated skin of WearOS | Ohealth app could be better Snappy performance with its dual-architecture internals | Health sensors could be better Excellent battery life (The OPW3 is the best out of every WearOS watch at this time of writing | Lacking LTE The best battery life saving mode (Makes your watch still functional, while increasing the battery life up to 2 weeks or so) | Software Support experience needs improvement - Pixel Watch 2 or 3 Pros | Cons --- | --- Unbloated skin of WearOS | Battery Life could be better Snappy performance | Easy to scratch/shatter with its design Arguably the best Heart Rate sensor out of all WearOS watches | GPS while outdoor workout is T-E-R-R-I-B-L-E Stellar Software support | X Personally, I'd pick the OnePlus Watch 3, but that's because I am wearing one atm and I frankly love it.

If you call Samsung up and ask for a deal they can set you up for the 7 ultra for around $320. I just bought mine a few days ago. With that said I can almost guarantee I'm going to trade it in on a classic 8 when they come out... this square/circle thing is really not my style but I do enjoy the battery life

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.

For most a garmin a more than enough and that battery is a huge win. I went from galaxy watch to fenix and would not go back. Sounds like we are aligned :-)

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.

Get galaxy watch or galaxy band they're really accurate Get a galaxy watch if you also want to check body composition

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

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.

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 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.

Galaxy Watch in drawer. Traditional watch on wrist. Amazfit Helio Strap on bicep. No regrets.

I use my Galaxy Watch for exercise and sleep tracking. But otherwise something else.

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 😭

If I was a competitive athlete or pro in running or biking I would get a Garmin, and use it just for workouts. For the rest of us the Galaxy is more than adequate. I swim, bike, run, play sports and work out at the gym. It hasn't let me down. And you get all the smartwatch features on top of that, which Garmin doesn't have.

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

Entirely word of mouth but- the first thing I heard from someone about Oura rings is that the employees they were friends with didn't want the product of the company they worked for. Like, even with the presumed discounts etc that an employee gets, they were rejecting them? Uncommon. A bit concerning. Definitely convinced me not to consider them. On the other hand, can't go wrong with a fitbit or galaxy watch

I've had a samsung galaxy watch for 5 years now and I really thought i'd get bored of it but I honestly love it. It helps me ring my phone when it's on silent and i've lost it in the house for rhe 7000th time that day lol it also helps with monitoring my sleep and i set a reminder to drink water because i always forget. I've made it so I only get notifications for calls and whatsapps/texts (aka possibility of genuine emergency/something important) and dont get notifications from any other app. It helps me realise when i've been too sedentary, also, and is a great tool for when i'm weightlifting/exercising in general. I don't find it distracting as i've had it for so long now.

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.

My thoughts. The Galaxy watches are nice but a 2 day battery life is a deal breaker. Steer clear of Garmins. They are fitness watches and not for dinner. Amazfit GTR 4 or GTS 4 are have beautiful screens, Alexa and can make phone calls; exercise tracking and maybe even GPS. Also 10-15 days battery. I like the Versa 2 but not sure the reason only 6 faces can be stored on the watch. Also Alexa. So, it's a tough decision. The Pebble watches have always on screen easily readable in full sunlight. That's incredible and still get great battery life. On my new 2 Duo had 75% at 10:pm last nite and as of 8:40 tonite it's at 72%. That's not bad. I can actually see these watches with a speaker/microphone making phone calls at some point. My old P2s could initiate texts so sure these new watches will be able to too. Thousands of faces and apps. Don't know the Pebble's exercise tracking. As far as steps, my phone is super accurate with that. For me, I'm ready to ditch my Galaxy & Versa 2 for the 2 Duo and Time 2 color screen. Love the Pebble's animations and geekiness. But still like the GTR 4 style and screen. That would be a keeper too. Then, it's the Versa 2. Decisions, decisions.

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.

1. Download all your Fitbit data now. Then do it again later after you make your final decision. 2. Make an excel spreadsheet for steps, calories, weight, miles, sleep scores, rem sleep and deep sleep and any other data points you like. Then manually add in the values for the beginning, midpoint and end of each month. Tis will give you a pretty good historical snapshot. Make another data table of monthly roll up values for all categories. Same thing -- good history. 3. Buy the cheapest Fitbit you can find online and continue with it. And try another device on the alternate wrist (Galaxy Watch, Garmin, etc...). 4. Wear both until Feb 26 when you have to decide to give them a gmail account or buy something else. 5. You may want to stay Fitbit or keep both. I did the above. I wear Fitbit on my right wrist and Galaxy Watch on my left. I have Fitbit data tracked on a spreadsheet. I will decide in Feb 26 if I am going to give them a gmail account to continue with them. It will be a specific gmail account for fitbit only. If I do not, I will get a garmin.

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 still have my Garmins and Galaxy Watch, but I do not wear devices with screens in my free time. Only the Loop. What made me come back is the way Polar measures activity holistically and the way cardio load progression is displayed. Plus SleepWise has now been good, motivates me to go to bed on time.

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.

I do treadmill on the treadmill, and circuit training for rowing and floor. If it's a switch or run row, then I just leave it in the circuit training. I have the Galaxy Watch

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!

I thought I just got unlucky with my first fitbit (versa 2), which lasted me about 5 years, but msot of that time was plagued with nonstop syncing issues with the app. I eventually switched to a Galaxy watch about a year ago, then about 2 weeks ago bought a Fitbit Sense 2 out of curiosity.... got sync problems within 3 days and returned it right away... never touching Fitbit again lol.

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.