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We wouldn’t call that great life for a smartwatch, and depending on how much exercise you do — depending on how often that screen lights up and you make use of the technology inside — you may only get a day out of the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active, forcing you to charge it nightly. That’s not a positive in our eyes, and if you get a lot of notifications, the battery life has a tendency to drop, too. Unsurprisingly, the Samsung Galaxy Active will tell you the time With several watchfaces, many of which are new to the Galaxy range. The screen is pretty, reflective, and the 1.1 inch circular screen is bright enough to make the Galaxy Active stand out. The controls just aren’t as streamlined or straightforward as Samsung’s other circular wearables, and it doesn’t come together as well. This leaves me in two minds about recommending the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active. For serious runners and cyclists, it doesn’t feel like the right choice: you’re better served by the superior battery life and apps of Garmin and Polar devices. If you’ve been following Samsung’s watches in the past few years, the company has featured a neat little controller built into the design, with a wheel that sits around the bezel allowing you to get from menu to menu simply with a twist of the dial.
with Qi compatible Samsung devices (compatibility with non-Samsung Qi devices not guaranteed); speed and power efficiency of charge varies by device. The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active includes a 1.1-inch display with a resolution of 360 by 360 pixels. The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 was introduced in September 2019 with a slightly larger display (either 1.4-inches or 1.2-inches with model numbers SM-R820 (44mm), SM-R825 (44mm/Cellular), SM-R830 (40mm), and SM-R835 (40mm/Cellular). The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active runs on a Tizen 4.0 operating system and an Exynos 9110 dual-core 1.15 GHz processor. The watch includes a 230 mAh battery that is advertised to last up to three days without recharging. It features an accelerometer, gyroscope, barometer, electro-optical sensor (for heart-rate monitoring), and a photodetector (for ambient light).This is another circular smartwatch from Samsung. Unlike on the Galaxy Watch, there's no rotating bezel here in what we believe is an attempt to make a sportier design for the wearable. But Samsung has also made better smartwatches that do that, and while the style has been improved, the controls and battery life can feel like a bit of a departure. Given what else is out there, we’d probably look at Samsung’s other models given the controls and battery improvements, or wait for an update that improves the battery life. Alternatively, there are other devices out there that do the fitness and smartwatch thing and last longer than two days, and they might be worth a look in the end, as well. Yet on the other, the battery life severely needs work, and we feel the controls could be better, too. Account log-in and data network connection (Wi-Fi or data network) required. User interface may change and differ by device. Compatible with select Bluetooth-capable smartphones. Galaxy Watch-supported features may vary by carrier and compatible device. For a list of compatible smartphones and features, please visit https://www.samsung.com/galaxywatch/device-compatibility. For best results, connect with compatible Samsung Galaxy smartphones.
Galaxy Watch Active has a water resistance rating of 50 meters under the ISO standard 22810:2010. It is not suitable for diving or high-pressure water activities. If the device or your hands are wet, they must be dried thoroughly prior to handling.You won’t need to take the Galaxy Watch Active off unless you need to charge it. What does it need? Sure, the Galaxy Active is a good looking smartwatch, but an ordinary good looking smartwatch all the same. The control wheel on the Galaxy Watch (left) makes the wearable easy to use. The Galaxy Watch Active (right) misses out on this, and is a little less easy to get used to. Is it worth your money?
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