Samsung Galaxy Watch 42mm Midnight Black

Name: Samsung Galaxy Watch 42mm Midnight Black
Brand: Samsung
SKU: 817222
Price: 174.99 EUR
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Rating: 8.9 (1113 reviews)

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Key specs

	Compatible with operating system	Android, iOS
	Recommended for wrist circumference	17 - 19 cm
	Type of heart rate measurement	Optical heart rate measurement
	Required iPhone model	iPhone 5 or later
	Independent music player
	Width	42 mm

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Pros and cons

According to our smartwatch expert

Thanks to the integrated microphone, you can use personal assistant Bixby and respond to messages using Voice Control.
Use the Galaxy App Store to download third-party apps to your smartwatch, such as Buienradar or NS Reisplanner.
Shows heart rate zones during training, so you can train specifically for endurance or burning fat, for example.
With intensive use, like constant GPS and heart rate measurement, the battery only lasts 1 to 2 days.

Description

The Samsung Galaxy Watch is a smartwatch that keeps you updated with information all day long. Use Bluetooth to connect the Galaxy Watch to your smartphone and in the morning, you can see which appointments you have that day and what the weather is like. Throughout the day, you can also see your number of steps taken, your calorie consumption, and incoming calls or messages. The smartwatch is waterproof, scratch-resistant, and has different sports profiles, which allows you to use it during your workout as well. Thanks to the different watch faces, you can personalize the Galaxy Watch to your own liking.

Note: an adapter isn't included. Do you want to charge the watch via a socket? Use the adapter of your phone charger or order a separate adapter.

This watch is suitable for a wrist circumference of 17 to 19 centimeters.

Tips for using this product

Included by default

Manual(2.49 MB)
USB-A charging cable (excluding adapter)
Watch strap (wrist circumference 13 - 19.5cm)

Reviews

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650

4 stars

431

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1 star

Rating per section

User friendliness

Review is 9,1 out of 10.

Battery life

Review is 8,4 out of 10.

Wearing comfort

Review is 8,3 out of 10.

Design

Review is 9,5 out of 10.

Options

Review is 7,8 out of 10.

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Review is 8,0 out of 10.

I think it's a smart clock that is beautifully designed

My wife immediately started working out
She immediately became more beautiful
Put a smile on her face
Cost me quite a bit

Truly a fantastic digital clock with which you can do everything. It is a clock with a proactive attitude and positive feedback. Nice design and integration with phone is great.

Review by:
Rogier Peters
Date:
30 July 2019
Translation:
Automatically translated from Dutch

Review is 8,8 out of 10.

Not a fitness tracker, but a super smartwatch!

Rotatable bezel for input!
Rapid
Pedometer works well enough for me and stair climbing is well registered
Heart rate measurement disappears when moving

It's a fantastic smart watch!

intro I haven't worn watches for 20 years because I didn't like them (I always liked having the time to hand). My wife wanted a fitbit and I quickly fell in love with the 46mm galaxy watch in the store. The rotating bezel is THE way to operate a smart watch. Samsung has patented this and we will not find a Google Wear OS watch that has such a bezel for the time being (which is of course a shame for the competition).

First use The watch is nice and the first thing I did was set up a watch face that shows my steps, stairs, heart rate and battery percentage (and then also something of date & time :o). This gave me a direct overview of my daily activity right from the start and because after 20 years I now have something continuous on my wrist again, I am also continuously working on my health (I have already lost a kilo after 2 weeks :D ).

Battery The battery lasts 4 days with the following settings:

Display brightness at half
Heart rate tracking always on
Sleep tracking always on
Bluetooth always on and connected to my Xiaomi Mi MIX 2
GPS is set to only turn on when I start an activity (cycling to work) or when the watch automatically detects an activity (such as walking).
WiFi is off
Notifications for whatsapp and mail are off (I know, but I prefer not to be disturbed, see next point)
Notification for receiving a call is on (since I always have my phone on silent, I sometimes miss a call)
Notifications from the samsung health app are on
Storm alarm notifications are on (super handy!)

I stretch the battery life to 6-7 days by putting it on the fantastic wireless charger for 15-20 minutes in the morning when I shower. Nice detail, the display is then nicely rotated 90 degrees to horizontal.

activity tracking Detection of an activity (cycling/walking/running) is automatic, but you need about 10 minutes with the activity for the watch to notice. Incidentally, this takes just as long on my wife's Fitbit charge 3.

Software The galaxy watch has many apps installed. I use a lot of that too. For example, the stress tracker is a great app to visually see the heart rate. But especially the Samsung health app on the watch is fantastic. Unlike the Fitbit Charge 3, you can see all the information on the display of the watch itself. Not only in numerical form, but also visually in line and bar graphs. For activities such as cycling, the watch even shows the route on a map! Installing other apps is done via your phone and this works fine.

The Samsung health app for the phone I would like to mention this app briefly as this watch can be used to a certain extent as a fitness tracker. Although a health tracker may be a better term, since during fitness or other physical activity the heart rate monitor drops off quite quickly (see next paragraph). The app gives a very nice overview and is easy to use. I personally like the Samsung app better than the other options available for this watch (I personally didn't like the Endomondo and record from Under Armor). However, the Samsung health app is slightly less pleasant than the Fitbit app when it comes to seeing the history (of, for example, my heart rate or sleep patterns). At Fitbit, these are all visually put together very clearly, with the Samsung health app I have to tap separately every day, which makes the insight into day-to-day patterns considerably more difficult. For the rest, the app is well put together and all reports are worded positively. Once I have failed to achieve a goal, I am not shown it guiltily, but more subtly and encouragingly.

Then the negatives The heart rate monitor is nice, but it doesn't come close to the one on my wife's Fitbit. You put it on your arm and the heartbeat is detected within 1-2 seconds and is then apparently immune to hand/arm movements and sweat. This is NOT the case with the galaxy watch. Especially since I wasn't used to wearing a watch anymore, the first week I was checking my watch very often to see my heart rate and then it often took 5-10 seconds for the heart icon to start pulsing. In addition, I have tried everything to improve this:

Wear watch tighter
Wear watch more loosely
Clean the sensor often (every morning with some dreft and water)
Wear the watch higher on the arm.

In none of the cases does the heart rate monitor really get better. During cycling it disappears almost immediately, unless it is smooth asphalt, then it takes 10 minutes. The best thing I've been able to do so far is wear the watch very high on my arm. While cycling, I now move my watch to about halfway up my forearm and wear it very tight. On top of that I let my left arm loose from the handlebars when the road surface gets a bit rough and this ensures that I have a heart rate measurement three quarters of the time.

The second downside is that "deep sleep" is never actually registered while sleeping. It has only happened twice in the past 3 weeks that according to the watch there was 9 & 12 minutes of "deep sleep". When wearing my wife's Fitbit Charge 3, this is much more. This is apparently because the "deep sleep" threshold is determined by a heart rate level set by Samsung at a level much lower than my heart rate (and then I still cycle to work and exercise 2x a week). ).

I hope that by reading this review you can make a slightly more informed choice. I am very happy with this smart watch myself. Although I would have liked it if the heart rate monitor had been a bit more robust, the enormous amount of features and the ease of use more than make up for it. In short, a fantastic smart watch!

Review by:
van Dam
Date:
4 December 2018
Translation:
Automatically translated from Dutch

Review is 6,8 out of 10.

setback

Beautiful design
Ease of use due to turntable
apps
Heart rate tracking is worthless

In addition to a smart watch, I also use the device as a sports watch, or at least that was the intention. Registration of the heart rate is regularly lost, so that the results are too different after exercising for a while. This is the biggest annoyance. The fact that Wi-Fi is unstable and the device does not connect despite itself indicating that the signal strength is strong is also a clear drawback. For me things that spoil the fun of the Galaxy and I'm even considering returning it.

Review by:
Robin
Date:
28 January 2019
Translation:
Automatically translated from Dutch

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Specialisten review: Samsung Galaxy Watch

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Specifications

Product

Product
	Product number	817222
	Manufacturer code	SM-R810NZKAPHN
	Brand	Samsung
	Processing of your defect	Via Coolblue
	Old product returned for free

Operating system

Operating system
	Compatible with operating system	Android, iOS
	Required iPhone model	iPhone 5 or later
	Operating system	Samsung Tizen
	Year introduced	2018
	Guaranteed support with updates	Unknown

Physical properties

Physical properties
	Watch case color	Black
	Watch case material	Stainless steel
	Watch case shape	Round
	Width	42 mm
	Depth	12,7 mm
	Weight	49 g
	Size watch case	Large
	Recommended for wrist circumference	17 - 19 cm
	Total storage capacity	4 GB

Band properties

Band properties
	Watch strap material	Plastic
	Watch strap color	Black
	Closure type	Buckle
	Watch strap connection width	20mm
	Interchangeable watch strap
	Compatibility watch strap	Universal

Screen properties

Screen properties
	Screen type	AMOLED
	Always-on display
	Data display	Digital
	Touchscreen
	Color screen
	Adjustable watch face
	Type of glass	Gorilla glass

Battery

Battery
	Battery/battery capacity	270 mAh
	Wireless charging

Connectivity

Connectivity
	Bluetooth
	ANT+
	Independent music player
	Music controls
	Built-in microphone
	Built-in speakers
	Call options	[Answer calls], [Call indepedently], [Call stores contacts]
	App installation possible
	Camera operation
	NFC
	Contactless payment

Daily activities

Daily activities
	Pedometer
	Speedometer
	Calorie counter
	Measures stairs climbed

Heart rate measurement

Heart rate measurement
	Heart rate measurement
	Heart rate zones
	Type of heart rate measurement	Optical heart rate measurement
	Heart rate measurement under water

Health properties

Health properties
	Oximeter
	Blood pressure monitor
	Average heart rate during sleep

Sports properties

Sports properties
	Recommended for sports	Biking, Fitness, Hiking, Mountaineering, Multisport, Outdoor, Running, Swimming, Tennis, Water sports, Winter sports
	Measure fitness age
	Recovery advice
	Interval training
	VO2 max measurement
	Measures average speed during activity
	Lap counter
	Race prognosis
	Measures step distance
	Measure running cadence
	Measures swimming distance
	Measures swimming speed
	Swimming lap counter

GPS

GPS
	Built-in GPS receiver
	Global satellite navigation system	GPS
	GPS application	Navigation, Route registration

Sensors

Sensors
	Compass
	Altimeter
	Barometer
	Thermometer

Other functionalities

Other functionalities
	Fall detection
	Alarm function
	Geofencing

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I think it's a smart clock that is beautifully designed

Not a fitness tracker, but a super smartwatch!

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Insure your smartwatch

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