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TechRadar Verdict

The Galaxy Lookout is Samsung'south most refined smartwatch due to its helpful fitness tracking and iv-day bombardment life – if you opt for the larger 46mm size that we liked and recommend. All of this is packaged inside a sophisticated-looking round silver-and-black smartwatch that has a rotating bezel for effortless menu navigation. Be warned, third-party apps are lacking and its iOS back up is limited if you're using an iPhone. This is best for Samsung fans.

Pros

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Impressive four-day battery life
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Bang-up core smartwatch software
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Rotating bezel cycles through UI

Cons

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Proprietary wireless charger
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Bixby proven to be terrible once more
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No Google Maps, WhatsApp, FB Messenger

The Samsung Galaxy Watch is however one of the most refined smartwatches you tin can purchase today thank you to its attractive design, cohesive user interface and, chiefly, four-day battery life.

Sure, information technology'south not the newest Milky way Watch, thanks to its successor, the Galaxy Watch 3, or the one later that, the Milky way Watch four (don't worry, you didn't miss anything – there was no Picket two). This new gadget brings upgrades in a range of areas and if you're looking for a new Samsung lookout it's worth checking out our review of it and then you lot tin can see any improvements.

Proverb that, the Samsung Galaxy Watch is still a competitive wristwatch, one which rivals Apple Watches in a few key ways, so it's still worth considering. Its price has dropped since information technology was superseded by the Milky way Picket three, simply information technology remains a adept choice in 2021.

The Samsung Galaxy Watch will probably be even more affordable with Amazon Prime number Day 2021 deals – and given the discounts we saw last year on Samsung wearables, we wait its big smartwatch to have a price drop when the deals holiday starts on June 21.

The Galaxy Watch looks and feels similar a high-end wristwatch, with a circular stainless steel case and stylized bezel. It's both stylish and functional because, like the previous Gear S3, the bezel rotates to cycle through its various on-screen menus.

This is the well-nigh satisfying way to navigate a smartwatch. Your fingers won't embrace up the picket'due south modest, hard-to-accurately-target touchscreen (an issue with any smartwatch), and the rotating bezel: an idea exclusive to newer Samsung watches.

The older Samsung Galaxy Watch Active is cheaper than the Galaxy Watch, just it doesn't feature that rotating bezel. Thankfully, the newer Samsung Milky way Active Sentry 2 has a rotating digital bezel, with haptic buzzing to simulate a 'tactile' feel when spinning through menus. It is, nonetheless, more than expensive than its at present-discounted predecessor.

And nosotros're expecting even more price drops for the Galaxy Scout during the upcoming deals season leading up to Black Fri on Nov 27 and Cyber Monday thereafter. Nosotros've seen discounts on the Galaxy Watch in years past, and expect even more savings now that its successor has been released.

You lot also won't find rotating bezels supported by Google'southward Habiliment OS, while Apple's watchOS uses a less intuitive rotating digital crown button on the side. This is one of two reasons why the Galaxy Watch runs Samsung's Tizen software, non Wear OS.

To encounter the Samsung Galaxy Sentry in activity, watch our hands-on video below:

The other reason for the Tizen operating organization is battery life. We establish that the larger 46mm Galaxy Lookout man lasted a solid four days with normal utilise during our two months of testing. We checked messages, fetched constant notifications, tracked workouts, played Spotify, and talked to Bixby, Samsung'due south more often than not terrible AI. Samsung says the smaller 42mm Milky way Sentry lasts three days.

The big difference between the Milky way Watch and the Gear S3, besides an extra day of battery, is that it's more fitness-focused, thanks to boosted sensors and a revamped Samsung Wellness app. It motorcar-detects six of (an expanded) 39 exercises – and however helpfully nudges y'all when you're too sedentary, and information technology has a fairly accurate sleep tracker. It's likewise now waterproof down to 50 meters, matching the Gear S3 Sport 5ATM rating in a more than adult design.

The Galaxy Spotter does inherit problems from previous Gear watches, however – and what's bad is well-nigh all software-related. Samsung'south core apps are polished, certain, simply the Galaxy Apps store lacks critical third-party apps, notably Google Maps, Facebook Messenger, and WhatsApp. The Bixby phonation assistant is here, but it's no better than S Voice at understanding u.s., and Samsung Pay doesn't use Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST) despite the fact the Gear S3 did.

The Samsung Milky way Lookout man is very much the Samsung Gear S4 that never was. It's an iterative update, one that adds fitness software, new sensors, and actress waterproofing to everything we liked in the Gear Sport and the Gear S3 before that.

Samsung Galaxy Lookout man release date and price

Out now in the Us, Uk and Commonwealth of australia
42mm Rose Gold or Midnight Black lookout man started at $329 / £279
46mm Silver watch price $349 / £299, less than Gear S3 at launch
LTE version exists, merely exclusive EE in Uk with more than options in the US

The Galaxy Sentinel launched in the US in August 2018, the same solar day the Galaxy Note nine came out, and in the UK in September. Those in Australia had to expect a chip longer, but information technology's bachelor there besides.

At launch, the Galaxy Spotter started at $329 / £279 / AU$499 for the 42mm version, and $349 / £299 / AU$549 for the larger 46mm size. When it first came out the Gear S3 cost $349 / £349 (around AU$475), and merely came in 1 size.

We've seen prices fluctuate a little also with information technology hitting $50 less than the above in the US and around the £250 mark in the United kingdom.

The LTE version of the Milky way Watch toll a scrap more than at launch: $379 / AU$599 (most £290) for the 42mm model and $399/ AU$649 for the 46mm version. In the US it began life as an exclusive to T-Mobile, just now you lot can get it on Verizon, AT&T and Dart too.

In Australia it'southward only bachelor with Telstra. In the UK, you can now buy the LTE version of the watch but it's sectional to EE. It costs £20 per month over the course of 24 months with unlimited information as well as 1GB extra internet for the your smartphone data allowance.

The newer Samsung Milky way Watch 3 starts at $399 / £399 / AU$649 for the smaller 41mm model for its lowest selection and simply goes up from at that place, so if you're on a budget, perhaps this older smartwatch will accommodate you lot better.

Sizes and design

Looks like a real wrist watch compared to the Apple tree Watch
Larger 46mm size looks fine on our medium-sized wrists
Circular screen and rotating bezel make it stylish, functional and durable
Screen takes a half a second to refresh the time and stats when woken up each fourth dimension

The Galaxy Watch comes in two sizes: the larger 46mm size in a two-toned silver-and-blackness color scheme, and the smaller 42mm size in either straight-up Midnight Blackness or Rose Gold. We tried on both sizes, and recommend the 46mm version for its larger battery and bigger touchscreen – information technology looks just fine on medium-sized wrists if you don't mind a slightly bigger watch.

Special for you: Samsung Milky way Sentinel 46mm sizing pic.twitter.com/KCxncXUPAqAugust 22, 2018

It's more than of a fashion statement than the understated Apple Spotter – even with the more than screen-focused Apple Picket iv. Samsung's timepiece is big, round, and meant to wait like a wrist scout. We got compliments on its design when wearing it out; there was a lot of surprise that this was a smartwatch in a sea of people wearing the Apple Sentinel. It stands out.

Information technology's more of a fashion statement than the understated Apple Lookout man.

At that place's less variety when information technology comes to the case colors and included straps. The silver-and-blackness 46mm watch has 3 22mm strap options: Onyx Blackness, Deep Ocean Blue, and Basalt Grey. The smaller black or rose golden 42mm watch has more 20mm strap variety: Onyx Black, Lunar Grayness, Terra cotta Red, Lime Xanthous, Cosmo Imperial, Pink Beige, Cloud Grey, and Natural Brown. Samsung sells extra straps, and any interchangeable 22mm or 20mm will work if you want to change upward the style from solar day to day.

The i.three-inch Super AMOLED screen (1.ii-inch on the 42mm sentry) is bright and colour-rich, as we've come to expect from Samsung's stellar display engineering science. It's easy to see everything, even during an outdoor run, thanks to adaptive brightness settings. And its smart utilise of blacks, especially in the background, burns fewer pixels on the 320 x 320 resolution. The one downside is that the screen is slow to update when it's woken – the time and steps show old figures for half a second. Information technology'south like you're literally waking the watch upwardly from a nap and it'south taking a moment to come to its senses.

The ornate and functional rotating bezel has a third characteristic: it makes the Samsung Galaxy Lookout durable. Take it from united states – nosotros've broken the exposed Apple tree Watch glass screen more than than once. There'south protection here for the screen, with armed forces-grade immovability and Corning Gorilla Glass DX+ that prevents the display from getting scratched, co-ordinate to Samsung.

Two physical buttons adorn the Galaxy Watch, and while they're on the right side of the case, Samsung has wisely offset them from the usual centre location, which means they're not prone to accidental presses against your bent wrist as on other smartwatches. This is a well-engineered watch – at least during the day.

You'll desire to habiliment this watch to bed for its helpful sleep-tracking capabilities, merely be warned: it's large and cumbersome to leave strapped to your wrist the unabridged night. The 46mm version is an e'er-present 63g, and it can experience like a rock tethered to your wrist. This is the one (and only) expanse in which you'll exist in better shape with the 42mm version, which weighs 49g.

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Matt Swider is Founder and Editor-in-Master of The Shortcut.com. Formerly TechRadar's US Editor-in-Primary, he began his tech journalism career all the fashion back in 1999 at the age of 14. He'southward tested over 1,000 phones, tablets and wearables and commands a Twitter account of 1m+ followers. Matt received his journalism degree from Penn Country University.