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 center location, which means they’re not prone to accidental presses against your bent wrist as on other smartwatches. Saying 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. Device activation is only available after connecting to a smartphone that supports Google Mobile Services(GMS).

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It's more attractive, has brilliant battery life, and comes packing some neat new fitness-tracking abilities.device and related software are not intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions, or in the cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease.

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Measured blood pressure history can be reviewed within the Samsung Health Monitor app on a paired smartphone. If you have an iPhone, the best option for you is still an Apple Watch, of course, there are millions of Android users out there looking for an Apple Watch alternative, that's where the Galaxy Watch comes in. We found that the larger 46mm Galaxy Watch lasted a solid four days with normal use during our two months of testing. Your fingers won’t cover up the watch’s small, hard-to-accurately-target touchscreen (an issue with any smartwatch), and the rotating bezel: an idea exclusive to newer Samsung watches.If, like me, you're not a fan of the design, the Galaxy Watch has a tonne of redeeming features to win you over. Back home, just lay it on the compact magnetic wireless charger to bring it back to full, no charging jacks or wires required. Choose between analog or digital watch faces with a variety of backgrounds, fonts, and colors to match your tastes, the weather, or occasion. Sure, it's not the newest Galaxy Watch, thanks to its successor, the Galaxy Watch 3, or the one after that, the Galaxy Watch 4 (don't worry, you didn't miss anything – there was no Watch 2). SAMSUNG does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through SAMSUNG to edit or delete any content you have submitted.