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Thanks to the ECG heart rate monitor and the blood pressure monitor, you get accurate insight into your health via the Samsung Health Monitor app.
You can easily scroll through the menu with the touch edge.
With the integrated music player, you can listen to your favorite music while running without bringing your phone.
To make a blood pressure measurement with the watch, you must first calibrate the watch with a separate blood pressure monitor.
The Samsung Health Monitor app is only compatible with smartphones with Android 7.0 or higher and not with iOS smartphones yet.
Description
The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2 Rose Gold 40mm Stainless Steel stands out thanks to its minimalist and refined design. The watch is primarily an extension of your phone. You can use it for phone calls, as it's connected to your phone via Bluetooth. You can receive messages and answer them from your wrist. With the touch edge, you can easily scroll through all the apps or get more in the Galaxy Store. You can add Uber, Google Maps, or Strava, for example. Thanks to the independent music player, you can store music on the watch. Pair headphones via Bluetooth and listen to music for extra motivation during a workout. With the ECG heart rate monitor and the blood pressure monitor, you also get accurate insight into your health. You can easily check your health data in the Samsung Health Monitor app.
Note: the Active2 doesn't always work well with iPhones. Depending on the model and IOS version, you might not be able to respond to messages or use the Samsung Health app.
Note: a charger adapter isn't included. Do you want to charge the watch via a socket? Use the adapter of your phone charger or order a charger adapter separately.
This watch is suitable for a wrist circumference of 15 to 17cm.
The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2 Rose Gold 40mm Stainless Steel stands out thanks to its minimalist and refined design. The watch is primarily an extension of your phone. You can use it for phone calls, as it's connected to your phone via Bluetooth. You can receive messages and answer them from your wrist. With the touch edge, you can easily scroll through all the apps or get more in the Galaxy Store. You can add Uber, Google Maps, or Strava, for example. Thanks to the independent music player, you can store music on the watch. Pair headphones via Bluetooth and listen to music for extra motivation during a workout. With the ECG heart rate monitor and the blood pressure monitor, you also get accurate insight into your health. You can easily check your health data in the Samsung Health Monitor app.
Note: the Active2 doesn't always work well with iPhones. Depending on the model and IOS version, you might not be able to respond to messages or use the Samsung Health app.
Note: a charger adapter isn't included. Do you want to charge the watch via a socket? Use the adapter of your phone charger or order a charger adapter separately.
This watch is suitable for a wrist circumference of 15 to 17cm.
Beautiful watch that can become even more valuable with soft
notifications
Battery
design
Software misses
The Active 2 is my first smartwatch. My expectations were high given its price and (the expertise of) the brand. This review is therefore somewhat critical, but don't get me wrong, I am definitely satisfied with the watch!
In general
The design is great and the wearing comfort is good. The display is also fine. Bright enough, beautiful colors and the touchscreen works accurately. Although a higher resolution would certainly be noticeable, but perhaps not very necessary given the purposes of the watch. In addition, you now save some battery with the current resolution. And regarding this battery: I see in many reviews that the watch only lasts a day, but in my case this is a lot more. I have the feeling that I use the watch quite intensively (regular always-on display and continuous heart rate measurement turned on) and consume about 40% battery per day. I only charge the watch during a shower and sometimes also during breakfast, depending on how far the watch is charged (which also goes smoothly).
Functionalities
The main question for me was how useful the functionalities would really be and how well/accurately they would work. My conclusion is that everything works fine in general, but there is still a lot to be achieved by means of. software improvements. Receiving messages is nice, but not replying. I bought an app that converts Dutch speech into text. The app works very accurately, but unfortunately you can't use punctuation, which means you always have to answer in 1 long sentence. So if I want to answer, I grab my phone earlier because it works easier. WhatsApp media cannot be opened on the watch. So photos can't, and voice memos can't be listened to either, while the watch does have a speaker. I also tested a navigation app but it didn't work. While I think this would be a nice addition. Suppose you want to use your navigation on your bike, it is inconvenient (and forbidden) to look at your phone. Using earphones in Google Maps on speech doesn't work very well either, I know from experience… A well-functioning navigation on your watch would be a perfect solution in my opinion. Also for walking. Then YouTube, which works well but I never use it because the display is impractically small. I don't use Spotify because my bluetooth earphones connect faster to my phone and the operation can be done with the earphones. A similar app like Shazam is also available, but the reviews were very bad. Because you have to pay for the app, I have not tried this.
personalize
It may sound negative, but I am very happy with the watch. Especially because the watch can be extensively tailored to your preferences. The notifications are simply super handy and you can set which notifications you want to receive. I also decorated the settings panel completely personally. This way I can easily switch on the theater mode (= vibration off, screen no longer lights up automatically), sleep mode (= vibration off, except alarm) and always-on display. I use this a lot. The calendar reminders are also nice, the timer (I use it more often than I thought) and the overview of the weather forecast, which I also have on my 'watch face'. You can easily set up the watch face on the Galaxy Wearable app, which is also very user-friendly.
monitoring
Then about the 'Active' part of the watch. I find this super easy to keep track of. Steps, stairs, heart rate, sleep and all the notifications you get about it. For example push notifications or achievement notifications. The pedometer works very accurately, as does the heart rate measurement (which was also my least expected). However, it is a mistake that when you continuously measure your heart rate, this is displayed in the Samsung Health app. You cannot zoom in, so you can never easily see the course of your heart rate during, for example, a sports session of an hour. After all, the timeline is always 24 hours. In addition, when I start exercising, I have to set in advance that my heart rate is measured continuously, because otherwise my 'active time' will not be measured accurately. My sleep is also monitored. Nice to see, but unfortunately works less accurately than hoped. Every night gives roughly the same results in terms of deep/light sleep while some times I sleep much better than others. In addition, the time that you lie in bed from the moment you just woke up is also counted as sleep. Only when the sleep mode is switched off or when you get out of bed, the sleep is ended.
In summary, the watch is fun and certainly useful, but steps can still be taken in the field of software. Contactless payment, open WhatsApp media received, Shazam, navigation, a clearer Samsung Health app, sleep monitor improvement and possibly Google assistant (since Bixby still works uncomfortably) could make the watch more valuable.
Despite the critical review, I would recommend the watch for interested parties, since I cannot name a watch with more functions than the Active 2. In addition, I am convinced that the watch will last for years, given the hardware. And let's hope for the software improvements!
Jelle hess
18 November 2019
Automatically translated from Dutch
8,7/10
Top Smartwatch with many functions, almost perfect!
Nice design, fits perfectly on the wrist
Bright screen
Handy touch turning ring
Battery drains quickly
The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2 is a nice upgrade compared to the first version. The handy rotating ring ensures that you can quickly find apps (keep in mind that this must be turned on in the settings).
What is especially striking is the brightness of the AMOLED display, so that you can see the image clearly in almost all lighting conditions. The water resistance with a rating of IP68 ensures that you can walk or run through the rain without worry, so you don't have to take it off. The heart rate sensor feels very accurate and gives clear measurements at rest, during activity, but also while sleeping.
There are also many watch faces available and with additional apps such as Facer countless possibilities. The disadvantage of many watch faces is that some watch faces use a lot of battery, but that is the choice you have to make. After all, a simple watch face results in a longer battery life than a more elaborate watch face.
The battery life is unfortunately a bit disappointing, at the moment I get 1 day. I read on the internet that a number of users get 2 days, but I think you only get this if you turn off many notifications and also turn off the always on function.
Conclusion:
I would definitely recommend this watch, it has many functions, an easy-to-touch rotating ring, a bright screen and a clear interface. If you prefer a long battery life, then I would choose another smartwatch. Charging every day or every other day is a must.
Teun slagter
2 October 2019
Automatically translated from Dutch
9,3/10
Best smartwatch for android on the market
Battery lasts about 3 days without Always On Display
High customization
build quality
Display gets scratched easily
Great watch, everything works perfectly with or without phone.
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