With specific watch faces that feature a moving second hand, you’ll also hear the distinct ticking of the hand rotating – an oddly delightful discovery when I was lying down in bed one night.įlip the watch over and there’s an optical heart rate monitor that can take readings throughout the day. The other side is home to a small speaker that allows Bixby to read out information. The screen is flanked by a menu and back button with a microphone in-between. The sensation is a bit like cracking open a safe.
It’s a similar approach to the Apple Watch’s Digital Crown, but even more tactile thanks to the satisfying physical clicks of the magnets as it rotates. I’ve always found this to be an elegant solution to the problem of your fingers obstructing a small display when swiping around menus. The display is once again surrounded by the rotating bezel seen on all of Samsung’s latest circular smartwatches. The display remains sharp and bright, and it’s easily legible outdoors – even if Samsung doesn’t match the bold claims of 1000 nits on the new Apple Watch models. Related: Samsung Galaxy Watch Active review: Is this sportier version better? Both models feature the same 360 x 360 AMOLED display, so you’ll get fractionally lower pixel density in the larger model, but this isn’t at all obvious to the eye. The differing physical casing sizes result in differences in display size: 1.2-inch for the 42mm vs 1.3-inch for the 46mm. Related: Best smartwatch Samsung Galaxy Watch – Design and screenĪs mentioned, the Samsung Galaxy Watch is available in either 42mm (£279) or 46mm (£299) models. Samsung’s S Voice assistant has been replaced with Bixby, again pulling the Galaxy Watch in line with the Galaxy smartphones. The big changes are that the Galaxy Watch is now available in a choice of two sizes, accommodating different wrists and tastes.
Related: Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2: Release date, price, specs and latest leaks Packed inside you’ll find the specifications last seen in the Samsung Gear Sport, such as built-in GPS, a heart rate monitor for fitness tracking, and NFC for Samsung Pay. Many old favourite features return, including the rotating bezel – Samsung’s answer to the Apple Watch‘s Digital Crown. While it does away with the longstanding ‘Gear’ moniker, now bringing it more in line with the company’s smartphone branding, the Galaxy Watch doesn’t really offer a huge departure from previous models. The Galaxy Watch is the flagship wearable announced alongside the Samsung Galaxy Note 9.
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