Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Classic 43mm Smartwatch with Rotating Bezel, Fitness Tracker, Advanced Sleep Coaching, Heart Monitor - Black.
A SMART WATCH WITH CLASSIC STYLE: Galaxy Watch6 Classic features a timeless, iconic look and a bezel that just clicks with your style; It not only looks great, but it also rotates to give you easy access to all your apps
KEEP YOUR GOALS ON TRACK: Workout to your full potential with fitness tracking. Get insights on duration, distance, calories burned and more; Watch recognizes activities from running to swimming and tracks over 90 other exercises. GET IN THE ZONE: Zone in on the results you want with personalized heart rate zones. Watch scans your health data to provide HR zones tailored just for you; Target your preferred intensity to maintain the heart rate needed to achieve your goals
SLEEP COACH ON YOUR WRIST: Get the insights to develop better sleep habits with Advanced Sleep Coaching. Use Watch to plan your bedtime, detect snoring and understand and track your sleep stages (awake, light, deep, REM).ALWAYS-ON HEART MONITOR: Get ahead of your heart health with heart monitoring. Watch continually scans your heart rate to detect an irregular rhythm that might be A-fib — a heart-related abnormality that can lead to serious complications.
KNOW YOUR BODY INSIDE & OUT: Stay in the know about your body with the advanced BIA sensor. Use your Watch to get readings on body fat, skeletal muscle, body water, Body Mass Index (BMI) and more.KEEP CONNECTED ON THE GO: Your Watch syncs with your other Galaxy devices seamlessly so you can play your favorite music, control your smartphone camera, make calls, text and do more from anywhere.PUT YOUR STYLE ON DISPLAY: Our biggest display puts your style front and center; Plus, durable crystal glass keeps screen looking great and protected from bumps and scratchesCHANGE YOUR LOOK IN A SNAP: Match any mood or style with a wide variety of bands — now even easier to swap with one simple click.Then accent your look with an assortment of new and enhanced Watch faces.
Brand SAMSUNG
Model Name Galaxy Watch 6
Style Bluetooth
Color Black
Screen Size 43 Millimeters
Special Feature Durable
Shape Round
Target Audience Unisex adult
Age Range (Description) Adult
Compatible Devices Smartphone.
Product Description
Requires smartphone with Android 8.0 or later, 1.5GB or more RAM and Samsung Health app version 6.22 or later. Available only for running workouts. Requires initial set up of 10 minutes of outside running with GPS on; smartphone with Android 8.0 or later, 1.5GB or more RAM and Samsung Health app version 6.22 or later. Phone must be within 2 feet of user with snore detection enabled through Samsung Health app version 6.22 or later. Requires Samsung Galaxy Smartphone with Android 7.0 or later, and Samsung Health Monitor app (available only at the Samsung Galaxy app store). The ECG Monitor App intended for adults 22 years and older analyzes pulse rate data to identify episodes of irregular heart rhythms suggestive of AFib and provides a notification suggesting the user record an ECG to analyze the heart rhythm. The IHRN feature is not intended to provide a notification on every episode of irregular rhythm suggestive of AFib and the absence of a notification is not intended to indicate no disease process is present; rather the feature is intended to opportunistically acquire pulse rate data when the user is still and analyze the data when determined sufficient toward surfacing a notification. The ECG Monitor App is not intended to replace traditional methods of diagnosis or treatment. The ECG app is not intended for users with known arrhythmias other than AFib or users under 22 years old. Users should not interpret or take clinical action based on the device output without consultation of a qualified healthcare professional.The Samsung BIA is a body analyzer that uses bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) technology to track body composition based on weight, body fat, body mass index (BMI), skeletal muscle, body water, and basal metabolic rate (BMR) measurements. It is not intended to specifically diagnose or treat a medical condition. Compatibility for Galaxy wearable apps: Android 8.0 or later, 1.5GB of RAM. 47mm Galaxy Watch6 Classic model only. Select interchangeable watch bands sold separately.
I love this watch. I love it so much in fact, that I'm giving it 5 stars despite it's battery life. The battery dies very quickly, I don't have always display on and it's down to 30% within 24 hours. However, it charges fairly quickly. I either charge it overnight (which I prefer to wear it while I sleep) or when I take my morning shower. By the time I'm out of the shower and dressed it's back to a full charge.If battery life is important to you this is not your watch, but if you don't mind daily charging it's absolutely perfect! Very beautiful, easy to use, and incredibly useful.First off, the label next to my name says I’m a VINE VOICE reviewer. That is correct, however, please note that I paid for this watch myself with my own funds and the following are my unbiased and independent comments.I bought this watch brand new about 7 weeks ago. It is the standard 44mm Bluetooth Watch (not Classic, not LTE). This watch takes the best from Samsung (SS) and Google.
The features are excellent but please realize that to use them to their full potential, you must use a SS Android Phone that is compatible with the watch. My phone is a SS Galaxy S10+ phone.My experience over the past years with smart watches includes four $300-$400 watches from competitors and none have superseded or matched the performance of this device (excluding battery duration without needing a charge). In addition, I owned the SS Galaxy Watch 5. The Galaxy Watch 6 counters seem accurate when checked with other devices that are calibrated and they are easy to use. For example, I do a lot of walking both indoors and out. The outdoor distance counter and GPS has been right on. When I walk indoors, it’s on a measured track that is exactly one mile. The distance counter on the watch is generally within a couple of percent of the track, which, in my experience, is far superior to those other competitors. With cycling, I’ve found the Galaxy Watch 6 to be great in measuring distances, speeds, heart rate, etc. The SS Health App teams well with the Watch 6.The UI is very similar to, if not identical to the others in the latest SS Galaxy watch family. The apps that are available for this watch are many and I’d guess are all interchangeable.Why did I upgrade from my Galaxy Watch 5? It was primarily due to the Watch 6’s upgrade to the hardware, but to me, it was important to have the technology that will seamlessly connect the watch to a new SS phone when the time comes to upgrade the phone. I understand this feature is available on the Galaxy Watch 6. Earlier versions require you to re-profile the watch settings when you change to a new phone.Did I have any issues with the watch? To begin, as others have noted, battery life could be better, but I am getting 2+ days on a full charge. I’m good with this, even though it is not as good as other brands. As far as recharging the watch, when I first received the watch, it took 2 to 3 hours to recharge, I felt this was excessive.There is the “Samsung Members” app to trouble shoot the device, and in addition, SS can “remote” into the watch through the phone to troubleshoot further.
Don’t want to be repetitive, but you need a SS phone for SS Tech Support to do this. After some over the phone troubleshooting with SS and sending the watch back to them under warranty, they found that the charging cable was faulty and was the cause of the long recharge time. SS replaced the cable under warranty (after a 4 week long backorder delay), and now it takes an hour to recharge the watch from 20% to 100%. This is the expected time to recharge the watch. Kudos to SS Service, they were generally responsive in troubleshooting this issue and correcting it.I’m satisfied with this watch, it's appearance, and all it can do and can recommend it if you are in the market for a new smart watch.I have used two fitness trackers in the past: the Fitbit Charge 2 and the Fitbit Versa 2. I will compare the Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 to the Fitbit Versa 2, since it's the only other smartwatch I have used. I tried the watch with two different Samsung Galaxy smartphones: the S22 Ultra and the Z Flip 5.
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Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 has a beautiful, wide-enough display. It was the biggest reason I could never go for a Watch 4 or 5.
- 2 side buttons with different customizable shortcut options.
- It has both a microphone to dictate text messages, e-mails, commands, etc. AND a loud speaker. You can play back YouTube Music, for example, without bluetooth earbuds.
- It has Wi-Fi, so it can connect to your network instead of just your smartphone, which helps with downloading / streaming.
- Temperature sensors which can aid better cycle tracking (ovulation timing, etc.)
- The watch can consistently charge up an extra 55% in 30 minutes. Great for quick morning or evening routines.
- If you have a Samsung Galaxy smartphone with wireless power sharing features, you can place this watch on the back of your smartphone to charge up if you don't have the watch charger with you and need a top up. If you do have the watch charger, you can plug it into any USB-C smartphone or tablet and pull charge there.
- Unlike Fitbit Pay, there are more banking and credit card partners that work in both Google Wallet and Samsung Pay.
- You can control playback on your smartphone with the watch.
- GPS tracking for long walks and hiking provides a map, similar to Fitbit.
- While there is fast charging, the battery life is 24 hours at best. Fitbit Versa or Sense users--be prepared! I turned on the Sleep tracking feature and lost 15% overnight! I charged the watch up to 100% at 6:30 am and by 9:00 pm I was at 34% (Wi-Fi, Location, Bluetooth and NFC were turned on, and I used NFC to set up several credit cards in Samsung Pay). If I turned most of these off, where's the appeal in a smartwatch?
I initially set up the Galaxy Watch 6 on the S22 Ultra, and it was so confusing. First, I needed to set up the watch in an app called Galaxy Wearable, then I needed to install Samsung Health to get fitness and wellness tracking, but finally I needed Samsung Health Monitor to use the ECG feature of the watch! Of course, each of these apps has its own T&C, privacy policy and profile set ups required!
Samsung Health is presumably made by a Korean company which uses the metric measuring system, but I can only enter in glasses of water in U.S. 8 fluid ounce increments. I understand I purchased the watch in the U.S., but it's poorly thought out. They should turn on the ability to track food and water intake in metric units, like Fitbit.
The first time I did the ECG test, I had to place 2 fingers on the two different buttons. Three days later, I went to the ECG test again, and had to go through another policy agreement screen and then was told to only use 1 finger. No idea why this has changed. Some information about how it works vs. before would be interesting.
- The watch cannot sync your sound settings with your Galaxy smartphone. If I am in a quiet space and put my phone on Silent, the watch cannot sync that setting. I have to manually go into the watch's control panel and put it on silent. If you use the Modes and Routines function of Samsung's One UI 5, you'll know how convenient it is to use Location or Wi-Fi connections to stipulate if your phone should be on silent! Connected to library wi-fi? = phone silent. At home = phone vibrate+sound. If this watch could sync with the smartphone, it'd be truly "smart."
- I feel that the Galaxy Watch 6 overstates my level of activity. It feels like I get a trophy just for puttering about. I walk around the office here and there for 2 minutes and by the time I get back to my desk to leave at the end of the day, it says I've reached my level of activity for the day?? Fitbit is more drill sergeant in that regard--I need to actually be moving for a consecutive amount of time and energy level for it to register as "exercise/workout." No freeby trophies.
- I had to figure out through complex swipes how to stop my walking workout--it was not intuitive. The Fitbit uses a simple Flag as the goal icon to end the workout.
- Although not fitness related, one of the big draws for this watch was the ability to use Google Wallet since some of my banks do not allow Fitbit Pay. Although Google Wallet works with manager major U.S. credit card issuers, and although one credit card in particular (Discover) could show up in my smartphone's Google Wallet, it just will NOT allow itself to be sent to the watch's Google Wallet app.
This isn't Samsung's fault, I thought. So I decided to try out Samsung Pay. First, the app has to be installed and set up on the phone, which defaults to an annoying Quick Access gesture which is nearly identical to the swipe up to show all apps gesture. I tried multiple times to add the Discover card and several other credit cards, and finally was successful the 3rd time I tried to add. This is after getting multiple frozen screen prompts to Add to Samsung Pay.
- The apps that are on the Watch and accompany it on the Samsung Galaxy smartphones, as ever, have English spelling mistakes littered throughout that I have never seen in my Apple Wallet or with Apple Pay. Language Localization should not be so poorly done.
- Since I started with the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra but was transferring over to a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5, I decided to use the Watch > Settings > Transfer to New Phone. This app did not work. It would find the watch 6 when I had the Galaxy Wearable app open on the new Flip 5, then ask if I would agree to automatic updates (optional) - I selected NO - then next. Nothing happened. Blank white screen, and a failure notice on the watch. After 4 attempts and seeing 2 different Galaxy Watch 6 options appear in the new Flip 5's Galaxy Wearable app for syncing, I finally decided OK FINE I WILL DO THE OPTIONAL AUTOMATIC UPDATES -- still a blank white screen. I didn't want to erase and set up all over again, so I am still on the S22 Ultra. I do not know if this is a Google WearOS issue or a Samsung issue, but it was a sour experience.Another USB-C to USB-C device with no charger brick or USB-A adapter. At the very least, a C to A adapter would have been nice and of very little weight to help bridge the hurdle to an all USB-C world.
Beautiful, stylish smartwatch with a gorgeous screen is ruined by software quirks of Google WearOS and Samsung's fragmented health-related apps. Maybe progressive updates will fix this. Do you want to gamble $299 on a maybe?