Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2 Bluetooth Aluminium 44 mm -Sleep Monitor, Aqua Black (UK Version)

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After the 30-second reading where you'll need to place your finger over the top physical button on the watch and it will generate a reading. The information is synced to the Samsung Health Monitor app where you can view readings by classification and view trends. Battery Capacity (mAh, typical): Typical value tested under third-party laboratory condition. Typical value is the estimated average value considering the deviation in battery capacity among the battery samples tested under IEC 61960 standard. Actual battery life may vary depending on network environment, usage patterns, and other factors. There's a good collection of watch faces on board here, too, letting you keep things simple or fill your time-telling screen with your fitness data or the current weather conditions. If you want more, you'll need to head to the Galaxy Store, which doesn't live on the watch like it does on the Apple Watch or Google's Wear watches. It might not have the same number of apps or software to call upon, but it works so much better. If you're an Android phone user, you're getting a better experience paired to a Samsung smartwatch than a Wear OS one. That's no bad thing though as browsing watch faces and apps is easier to do on a bigger screen. Speaking of apps, it's still a bit of a mixed bag in terms of what you get here. And a fair amount of the apps cost money. We get it, the developers need to make that dough, but it seems like there are more paid for apps here than on other platforms.And since the launch, Samsung has brought over features it introduced on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3. Heart rate zones were generally consistent, but, like a lot of heart rate monitors in watches, it's not going to give you the supremely accurate story of your most intense workouts. The calibration process is pretty straightforward, but it's worth putting some time aside to get everything up and running. After that's done, you can launch the Samsung Health Monitor app on your watch and take reading a bit like you'd take an on the spot heart rate reading. It's still got a top notch 1.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen display, which is still one of the best displays you'll find on a smartwatch. It's a touchscreen, but that's aided by the signature rotating bezel, which is used to scroll through menus without having to stab at the small screen with your finger. It was returned to the Active 2 after being omitted from the original Active, and we're big fans. Other exciting enhancements revolve around advanced health and fitness features that compete with Apple and Fitbit models. Wellness enthusiasts and runners will enjoy the new VO2 max feature, running analysis, and ECG monitoring support, and all users can claim peace of mind with fall detection. Though iOS users with an iPhone 5 and newer will find compatibility, it’s more limited than Android or Galaxy users.

While the Active2 is compatible with both iOS and Android, after connecting the watch to both operating systems, I experienced a smoother and more complete experience on Android. Android users benefit from a much faster and seamless pairing process with the Gear app, which has a built-in watch faces library for easy customization.

Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2

The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2 is an impressive followup to the original Galaxy Watch Active, which also boasted a lightweight and sleek build meant for 24/7 wear by active users. The Active2, though slightly larger and heavier than the prior model, is an exceedingly comfortable and easy-to-use wearable with a strong multi-day battery and connectivity features you expect from the best smartwatches, including receiving and sending calls and texts and standalone use with LTE connectivity. The Active 2’s 360 x 360 resolution Super AMOLED screen is slightly (as in, 0.1 inches) expanded to 1.2-inches over its predecessor for the smaller 40mm model - meaning less bezel this time around - while the larger 44mm option has a 1.4-inch screen of the same resolution.