SAMSUNG Galaxy Watch Active (40MM, GPS, Bluetooth) Smart Watch with Fitness Tracking, and Sleep Analysis - Rose Gold (US Version)

I charge it while taking a nightly shower, and it's fully charged in 15 minutes. It will take 20 minutes. The stepping counter appears to be accurate. It automatically syncs with the app, which has always been a problem with Fitbit and Samsung phones. Another problem I had with Fitbit was that I frequently pushed my daughter in a stroller, and it wouldn't track my steps because my arm wasn't moving. By putting your phone in your pocket with this watch and a Samsung phone, you can easily solve that problem! Playing and running on the playground with my daughter can easily be recorded as an activity and tracked as a dynamic workout. Apps were almost non-existent in the past. I don't have a high priority for those features on this watch, so I can't comment on their functionality, but I can say that the speech to text feature works well for responding to text messages on the watch, which is very convenient. Bixby Assistant, on the other hand, is still a waste of time. It was less disappointing because this was not surprising to me. Pulling out my phone to use Google Assistant, on the other hand, isn't going to kill me. Overall, I am very pleased with this watch, and it far outperforms my previous Fitbit experience. Thank you, Samsung, for providing such a high-quality product!br>br>Update 5/6/19:
Still in love with my watch but I think it is worth mentioning that I downloaded an aftermarket watch face and saw a significant decrease in battery life. Using it drained it% I reverted to using the preinstalled breathe watch face and used only 25% of my total life in one day. So, if you buy this and notice that your battery is quickly draining, it's very likely that your downloaded watch face is to blame! Just thought I'd throw that out there! br>br>Update 1/4/2020: br>br> br>The timepiece is still in working order! I've completed all of my tasks while wearing this device. Once the water setting is turned on, it doesn't mind being submerged for swimming or dishes. The band is still in great form. I haven't noticed any reduction in battery life, and I'm still only using about 5% of the battery on a daily basis. My purchase has been very satisfying.

Payton Weaver

| Feb 12, 2021

Overall: Although it has more smart watch features than the Fitbit Versa and the Galaxy Watch, I believe that both the fitness and smartwatch aspects have been overly compromised. Settings: br>br>Battery life: br>br>Battery life: br>br>Battery life: HR monitoring is done frequently; display with a tilt; one of the previously mentioned watch faces that have been installed: I went to bed with 100% battery and slept tracked- It drained 20% of my battery twice in a week. Then I went for my morning run, which used 25% of the battery life (indoors, on a treadmill, so no GPS, no music) This was on a weekend with no work notifications, calls, or emails, so I doubt I'll be able to get a full day out of it. I occasionally have to travel for work, which necessitates finding time to charge this device before going to bed and/or during the day if work/notifications become particularly demanding. I have a first-generation Huawei that performs similarly to or better than this watch (more on that below), but it requires two daily charges. So why would I pay $ to have the same charging requirements as the Active?br>Battery charging time to date (on the magnetic charger- I still don't have a wireless charger)- It takes about 2 hours to charge from zero to full. No, you won't be able to charge it using a standard Samsung wireless charging pad. The new duo pad is a must. br>br>Steps to follow: Steps are not properly counted. I don't expect perfection, but the Active undercounted my steps by about 2000 steps, according to both my Versa and Huawei devices. As a result, I've undercounted calories, which is problematic because I'm a very active person who requires at least a half-decent estimate of calories burned. A sport watch should be able to do a lot better. HR: br>br>HR: br>br>HR: HR: HR: HR: HR: HR The HR monitor appears to be an improvement over the Galaxy 46mm-sized monitor. Despite this, I was unable to get the HR to track a simple dog walk. It tracked for the first ten minutes and then went dark. On my morning runs, I have to wear the watch very tightly on the inside of my wrist so that it can track my heart rate. br>br>Tracking your sleep: This has been helpful, and it does track my heart rate at night so that I can get a sense of my resting heart rate (via the Samsung health app's HR section). In the sleep section, HR isn't displayed. I'm used to using Sleep as Android, which provides this information, so this is very disappointing. It's very light and comfortable to wear to bed (which is a plus after using the Huawei for sleep tracking). However, when compared to FitBit's sleep data, Samsung Health falls short. It is more difficult to read the graphs. br>br>GPS tracking &amp When compared to the Huawei-made GPS tracker, it performed admirably. I was able to get a much more precise distance measurement as a result of this. The Active, on the other hand, reduced the calorie count of my walk by half. Huh? Notifications and screen size: br>br> Emails, texts, and notifications were all received in a timely fashion. The text is simple to follow. The small screen, on the other hand, makes responding to messages a bit of a pain. I don't have big fingers, so I'm always pressing the wrong 'button' on the screen. It's very annoying when I send the wrong autoreply or delete a notification by accident. Especially if my goal is to use it while I'm exercising and respond to notifications quickly. Other minor irritations: br>br> Several Samsung watch faces allow you to add the weather-related information. The weather on the watch face, on the other hand, does not automatically update. You must first open the weather app (Weather. com) and manually update it to see how the weather is right now. really? This seems fairly basic to me, as I have weather on several Huawei faces and none of them have this issue. Apps: br>br> There are fewer than on Wear OS, but I don't have many apps on my watches anyway. This already has a lot of what I'm looking for. I dislike the 'circle' of apps that do not have a rotating bezel. It is extremely difficult to navigate through each app- You have to tap twice on the app you want to open, and the screen is so small that it's difficult to avoid accidentally hitting the wrong one, especially if you're on the go. br>br>In the end, it's just OK. In terms of reading full emails on the watch and responding to them via text, voice, or autoreply, the smartwatch features outperform the Versa. In addition, Bixby will respond to basic questions and compose texts and reminders. Versa is far superior to Active in terms of fitness and sleep tracking, as well as stand-up reminders (get up and move instead of 'get up and do torso twists,' which it then fails to track and thus continues to remind you to do! )br>br>Responding to notifications on the Active is still better with Wear OS on a decent-sized watch face (first-gen Huawei), because your fingers don't accidentally smash the wrong 'button. 'br>The Active's lack of a loudspeaker is inconvenient, but I understand it was done to save space and weight, so I can live with it. ' This will most likely be returned. It's just not up to par.

Aubriella Villanueva

| Jun 27, 2021

I had to get it after seeing the big event Samsung held for it in February 2019. The aesthetic upgrade was my primary motivation (aside from the fact that the Gear Fit2 will eventually die). "Hey, I'm wearing a fitness watch!" said the Gear Fit2. The Samsung Galaxy Active says "Hey, I'm wearing a with its long, rectangular curve wrapping partially around the wrist," with its long, rectangular curve wrapping partially around the wrist. watch! "br>br>Coming from the Gear Fit2, I notice that all of its fitness-related features are available on the Gear Fit2. The new Galaxy Active has a lot of focused features, but it's also a better smart watch in general. The watch has a sleek and understated appearance, a beautiful screen, and high-quality materials. For me, the quality, fit, and feel are all perfect. It's easier and more intuitive to navigate and customize the watch once it's turned on. It's a significant improvement in every way. br>br>At first, I had a problem with the heart rate sensor not turning off, even when I set Auto HR Settings to "Never"- But I realized it was because of the new Stress app (the watch's default Auto Stress Settings are "Always"-- Turn it off for the sake of yourself and your battery). The heart rate sensor (the bright green light that flashes rapidly under the watch) now only activates every 10 minutes (the "Frequent" setting under Auto HR Settings). br>br>I'm hoping my opinion doesn't change over time because I have a strong "5 star" feeling:.

Finnegan Nicholson

| Dec 11, 2021