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Samsung Watch Active 2
Highlights
Automatically Track Workouts
Running Coach Gives Real-Time Advice
Heart Rate Monitor with 8 Photodiodes
Stress & Sleep Tracking
IP68 Rated & Water-Resistant to 50m
Day-Long Battery Life
Match Watch Face to Your Outfit
Super AMOLED Display with Touch Bezel
Bluetooth 5.0 & Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
GPS & GLONASS Location Technology
I've been looking at buying one of these, but just can't commit to doing it... I feel like I'll be underwhelmed after purchasing it.
What do I do!
I love my gen 1 Samsung Active smart watch. By far the best smartwatch I have owned. I wear it every day. My favorite feature is sleep tracking. Tells me how much sleep I got, including sleep efficiency, rem, etc. Also love the continuous heart rate tracking, which can later be graphed using the samsung health app. Another feature I use a lot is the vibration alarm. Better than a loud alarm clock that wakes up your spouse. And then it has the usual walk/run tracking. Battery life is decent, and since I have Samsung's wireless charging pads scattered around the house, it is easy to charge it.
None of this is vital to my existence, of course, but it has definitely made a positive impact on my life to the point that I have this watch on my wrist 24/7.
I'm not sure what new features the gen 2 offers, but I assume it is an improvement over the already great gen 1.
I love my gen 1 Samsung Active smart watch. By far the best smartwatch I have owned. I wear it every day. My favorite feature is sleep tracking. Tells me how much sleep I got, including sleep efficiency, rem, etc. Also love the continuous heart rate tracking, which can later be graphed using the samsung health app. Another feature I use a lot is the vibration alarm. Better than a loud alarm clock that wakes up your spouse. And then it has the usual walk/run tracking. Battery life is decent, and since I have Samsung's wireless charging pads scattered around the house, it is easy to charge it.
None of this is vital to my existence, of course, but it has definitely made a positive impact on my life to the point that I have this watch on my wrist 24/7.
I'm not sure what new features the gen 2 offers, but I assume it is an improvement over the already great gen 1.
one of the cons for 1st gen active watch was heart rate tracking they improved it on gen 2 but still not upto the mark like how other regular gps multi-sport watches like garmin perform
one of the cons for 1st gen active watch was heart rate tracking they improved it on gen 2 but still not upto the mark like how other regular gps multi-sport watches like garmin perform
I haven't had any issues with the heart rate tracking on my gen 1, but I'm also not running triathlons...just basic treadmill use.
Do you know this for sure? I'm on the fence still but this will be a Deal breaker
Samsung Pay will most likely not work out of the box. If you are willing to put in a little effort, there is a guide on XDA for converting the watch to the US version.
I've been looking at buying one of these, but just can't commit to doing it... I feel like I'll be underwhelmed after purchasing it.
What do I do!
The watches feature: mics for recording audio, sync with phone's texts, fitness/health tracking, GPS, SPay, apps like calc, longer battery than WearOS + Apple watches, etc. I wouldn't buy any smart watch for 200, but that's just me. Would rather wait for a price mistake or something. That's how I got 4.
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Samsung Watch Active 2
Highlights
Automatically Track Workouts
Running Coach Gives Real-Time Advice
Heart Rate Monitor with 8 Photodiodes
Stress & Sleep Tracking
IP68 Rated & Water-Resistant to 50m
Day-Long Battery Life
Match Watch Face to Your Outfit
Super AMOLED Display with Touch Bezel
Bluetooth 5.0 & Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
GPS & GLONASS Location Technology
What do I do!
What do I do!
I love my gen 1 Samsung Active smart watch. By far the best smartwatch I have owned. I wear it every day. My favorite feature is sleep tracking. Tells me how much sleep I got, including sleep efficiency, rem, etc. Also love the continuous heart rate tracking, which can later be graphed using the samsung health app. Another feature I use a lot is the vibration alarm. Better than a loud alarm clock that wakes up your spouse. And then it has the usual walk/run tracking. Battery life is decent, and since I have Samsung's wireless charging pads scattered around the house, it is easy to charge it.
None of this is vital to my existence, of course, but it has definitely made a positive impact on my life to the point that I have this watch on my wrist 24/7.
I'm not sure what new features the gen 2 offers, but I assume it is an improvement over the already great gen 1.
None of this is vital to my existence, of course, but it has definitely made a positive impact on my life to the point that I have this watch on my wrist 24/7.
I'm not sure what new features the gen 2 offers, but I assume it is an improvement over the already great gen 1.
I haven't had any issues with the heart rate tracking on my gen 1, but I'm also not running triathlons...just basic treadmill use.
Sleep tracking light/sensor is super bright on these!
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/smartwatch/galaxy-watch/sm-r805f-csc-change-howto-esim-rsp-v2-x-t3848292
I haven't tried it
What do I do!