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Review on πŸ’ͺ Experience Advanced Health and Fitness Tracking with Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic 42mm Smartwatch - GPS, ECG Monitor, Sleep Cycles, Fall Detection, and Bluetooth - Black US Version by Anand Lal ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Good quality product, I rate this purchase excellent.

Review rewritten on 20-11-2022. After 2 months, the feeling of operation is rather positive, but some points are frustrating. The interface on Tizen was more interesting. The autonomy of 2 days suits me, but at the same time, if you actively train in them, then they live ~ 1d10h, and that's it. I am pleased with the accuracy of the tonometer, pedometer and generally debugging activity. Bioimpedance does not differ much from Xiaomi floor scales, although I have met someone who does not work well, this is very individual. I would not expect accuracy in bioimpedance from watches, the method itself is not for watches. Whether the ECG is accurate, I don't know. Previously, a long time ago, I owned a Gear Fit 2 bracelet, I was delighted with it, it worked fine for me until it was burned to me with a broken charging block in 2022. For almost 5 years I had no complaints about them at all, but it wasn’t like that right away, only six months after their release they were finished. I hope that this watch will also be finished with ates, just like it happens with all their equipment, everything starts to work well after 5-7 months. Do I recommend buying them? Not everyone. This watch combines wide functionality with fairly good performance, water protection, good tracking of training and activity, an intuitive interface and a nice appearance. Those who use Samsung smartphones will get their full functionality, the rest need to think more carefully. I used watches from other manufacturers, and here I can say that I am satisfied with the wide functionality. Watches from each manufacturer today require a phone from the same manufacturer so that you can enjoy all the functions, or you get restrictions from one side or another in terms of functionality. I think that a wearable device is a very personal choice, and here what works well for one person, it will not critically suit another. Before buying, I recommend thinking about what you need exactly, what functions are important, etc. Indeed, even in terms of autonomy, someone like me will be satisfied with 2 days of work, and for people who go hiking, etc. they don't fit at all.

Pros
  • 1. Design, strict concise, look and sit on the hand well. 2. The screen is bright, well readable in the sun if necessary. 3. High quality microphone and speaker. 4. A huge number of sensors, an accurate heart rate monitor, in my case, an accurate measurement of blood pressure and bioimpedance, which even surprised me. Accurate workout and location tracking. 5. Ergonomics and UI, in the broad sense of the word, there are interesting features, wide customization, thanks in many respects to One UI. Interface responsiveness. 6. The presence of a bezel greatly facilitates the management and interaction with the watch. 7. The possibility of replacing the strap. 8. The presence of a remote connection to the phone is a huge plus. 9. Flexible notification settings. 10. The watch in many ways has truly smart functions, in some moments it adapts to the user. For example, you can synchronize the activation of sleep mode with your phone, but the do not disturb mode will work according to a separate scenario and vice versa. If you don’t want to, you can turn off the mode synchronization with your smartphone. Usage scenario: Always On Display disabled, Auto-brightness disabled (brightness about 35%, see screenshots), wake-up by tap and turn of the ring disabled, reaction only to raising a hand, workout recognition on, Wi-Fi auto connection on, heart rate measurement on every 10 minutes, sleep oxygen saturation measurement on, snoring detection on, sounds on, vibration long and long, GPS on, NFC and Samsung Pay off. Turn on the screen when notifications are off, Notifications come only when the phone is not in use. From the 2 days of training, every day was walking with GPS tracking for about 60 minutes a day and 30 minutes of cycling.
Cons
  • 1. A disgusting complete strap, sticks into your hand, even if it is not tightened, for example, when you sleep in your watch. His hand sweats underneath. By the way, under the clock, too, the hand sweats, it's unpleasant. 2. No e-sim, it would be very handy, especially when it comes to remote connection to a smartphone. 3. Wear os - yes, the system is smart, the interface is responsive, and so on, but Tizen worked more stable, was run in, and autonomy was much better, work from a single charge . this is a separate issue. And there are lags and glitches, it especially infuriates when the interface stops responding to the bezel, but as soon as you turn off and on the screen, everything starts working. 4. Autonomy, battery, call it what you want. In my use case, after the last ate (10/28/21) it got better, but still not enough. The operating time from one and a half days, up to 2 days and 5 hours, still falls short of the previous records on Tizen, this is a fail. 5. There is a question about the accuracy of the pulse oximeter. Saturation often does not exceed 98%, although I do not smoke, do not get sick, etc. And medical devices at the doctor's appointment consistently show 99-100%. And drawdowns up to 85%, well, this is ridiculous, I should be suffocating with such indicators. Conclusion one, the sensor is inaccurate. 6. Long charge. The watch takes about 2 hours to charge, when charging, they sometimes turn on the screen (GLUCK), and the charging time increases, although it should be 1 hour 40 minutes. 7. Strong heating, the temperature was very unpleasant when ating, I also observe a high temperature when charging, I don’t think it’s good, it seems to me that they should be charged in the off state. 8. The bezel in my case turned out to be unreliable and became loose after a month of use, after 2 months of use there were questions about positioning, I will carry it in for repair. 9. There are no logs of any of the sHealth indicators on the watch, for some reason you have to look at everything on the phone, it's disgustingly inconvenient. 10. There is not enough more flexible button customization, I do not use payments and it would be more convenient for me to reassign a long button hold.

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