I hope you're all doing great! I'm pretty sure issue #3 is a "me" thing, and likely not an issue with the watch. I'm sure it would be out there everywhere if it was a widespread issue. I did try taking another ECG 5 more times, and I got the same "Poor Reading" message every time. I'll play around with it some more, and will provide an update when I get it working. Thanks for stopping by. Update 8/13/2023: @Nitro2K11 recommended I do a complete Reset on the GW 6 classic to help with issue #3, and that completely resolved it! The heart rate monitor tile now looks completely different and works, and ECG readouts are working fine after doing the Reset. Thanks a million @Nitro2K11, hopefully this helps you out if you find yours isn't working either. I'm sure an update would have eventually sorted it out.
@@techierg1862 That would be awesome. But I love OLED screens, it would be hard to give that up. Great recommendation though, have heard nothing but great things about them.
@@RADERTECH the garmin epic and epic pro have oled displays can run 6 days with always on or longer with gesture based display meaning twist your wrist I have a fenix 6 and 7x watches love them they have built in maps with the bigger x version with sapphire displays and 32gigs of storage and I can go on they are built like tanks I also have the Samsung 6 classic
Imainge not having a Samsung phone, then these health functions do not work at all No ECG and no Blood oxygen level. This seems like a silly move by Samsung, i dont have a samsung phone and this is what's keeping me from actually buying a samsung watch.
I've had the watch 6 classic LTE 47mm for nearly a week. Battery has been ok, google services currently on 4.7%. My heart rate monitor works perfectly. Loving the watch so far. I had the gw4 LTE before and battery life is similar. Samsung usually fix everything with updates...
I was able to get the third issue fixed by resetting and not restoring from backup. When I tried restoring from backup, it still failed. Seems like a weird one-off thing for my watch only. Hopefully we get a fix for the battery drain issue soon, it seems to be related to Wear OS. Thanks for stopping by and sharing your experience with GW6 so far.
i am finding the battery lasting nearly 2 days on average, and that is with 1 hour indoor workout per day and no LTE, GPS usage on the watch. no compliants and people have commented about how good the watch looks..
What about YEARS of inaccurate heart rate tracking, exercise and sleep algorithm ? th-cam.com/video/63sD-fvQJSI/w-d-xo.html Still think they will update
Yes indeed. I'm hoping we get a fix for the battery drain issue soon, and I was able to resolve the last issue by doing a full reset. Well, it took 2 full resets, the second one I chose to not restore from a backup, and that did the trick. Thanks for stopping by!
I'm with you on the battery life. I've got the watch5 Pro and I am going back and forth on whether or not to keep the watch 6. I love the return of the bezel but battery life is more important.
I'm right there with you, even still right now. I'm probably going to keep the 6 for my channel's sake, but honestly, if I didn't have this channel it would be a real tough decision. I wouldn't be suprised if I just held on to the 5 pro in that case. A lot of folks are saying "I'm getting 2 day's battery, it's great...", and they don't realize what you and I are coming from - a solkd 4 days battery life. It's something you miss very fast, lol. Thanks for stopping by, appreciate you.
The watch 6 classic is a direct upgrade to the watch 4 classic not the 5 pro which is a different product line. It has a much smaller battery and 2 days is pretty good.
Amazfit GTR 4, a temp owner chiming in! My GTR 4 boasts an Amoled display packed with health tracking, step counting, notifications, call handling, music playback, and customizable watch faces - all akin to Galaxy watches but with a larger screen. What's the kicker? It lasts way longer than 2 days without needing a charge. Costing around $279 here, it's cheaper than the Galaxy 6 watches. Something just doesn't add up or make sense. It's possible to create a smartwatch that lasts longer and matches Samsung's capabilities, but at a fraction of the price.
I went through the same thing with my S23 Ultra, when I first received it. These products go through a battery training process and once they are finish, they give much better battery life. My 6 Classic has very good battery life. But the first few days to a week, it wasn't nearly as good. So be patient and let the watch train.
Have it for a month and battery lasts 3 days. I'd suggest to switch hearth rate measuring to manual, turn of temperature sensor and oxygen in blood measuring. Go to developer mode and switch animations to 0.5 and that should be it. Note: At night i don't use watch so i turn it off when going to sleep around midnight and turn in on again at 7am. Doing that gives me 3 full days
@@fitnesschefen As i said i set some options to manual mode and like body temperature and oxygen i turned off because i don't care about that stuff. Watch can last 2 months if set to watch only mode. I use it for texting and calls so i don't have to carry phone everywhere with me
Not at the price of battery life that the one con sometime for others can't live without with other companies are able to do it at less of the cost and still making it look well built.
and far as charging pretty simple to do 2 days 4 days 1 day means nothing to set your watch down on a charging it just matters if you like what the watch has to offer or not or yours don't work properly this is my 1st smart watch and so far so good
Congrats on this being your first smartwatch, that's awesome. I bet you're playing around with it it big time, takes me back to when I first got the Active 2. I remember messing with it constantly, it was so much fun. This GW6 is awesome, the screen is just amazing. Thanks for stopping by, and congrats again on getting it!
Thanks for the warning 👍 I really had plans to get one after buying an S23 Ultra, but after this and many other similar videos, I'm really considering not bothering. It's going on 2024 and we're still dicking around with battery life issues and other amateurish issues that shouldve been dealt with during testing!!
Thanks for stopping by, and my apologies for the slow reply. I've been away for 2 cataract eye surgeries. I feel you. This watch is almost there, it really is nice and all, but it just lacks that "wow" factor that I was hoping for. It's grown on me a lot since putting out this video, but I'd honestly wait if you can until the next iteration, especailly if battery life is of concern. I don't think it's a big deal for most people, but I'm coming from the Watch 5 Pro, that thing had a solid 4 days battery life. I'd snag one of those on the cheap if you can, it's darn the same watch otherwise, except the 5 Pro is Titanium, so the build is even better.
@RADERTECH 👍 You know, at this stage of the game, it seems like enhanced batteries are that magical 30 years away. Watch7, Watch8 etc etc. will all be duds interms of battery life. Not until we, as a race, ALL experience a new energy breakthrough, they'll just be yanking their you know what's with these amateurish incremental advancements. It's 2024 and we're STILL complaining about gas prices instead of asking, WHY ARE WE STILL ON THE PETRO-DOLLAR anyway!!!!???? Even nuclear diamond tech was a potential.
I just got my GW6 Classic 47mm, and I'm not seeing this large battery drain. Also, I'm hoping people understand that the battery size of the GW5 Pro is MUCH larger than the GW6 Classic since you didn't mention that fact in this video.
Hi, thanks for stopping by and sharing your experience! The battery on mine has been improving a lot since I first got, it's now pushing close to 2.5 days, up from just 1.8 days when I first got it. That's a huge improvement. You're totally right about me not mentioning the battery size difference in this video, I'm sorry about that, I certainly should have. I did in the unboxing and a couple videos leading up to the GW6 launch, but forgot to mention it in this one. It's turning out to be a pretty darn good watch. I was honestly having doubts about the upgrade at first, but no longer. I'm happy with it, I'm glad you are too.
I'd factory reset the watch and see if it fixes the heart rate and ECG. If not, seems like you have a defective unit and you should probably do a return and get a new unit.
You are a rock star! Doing a complete Reset fixed issue # 3 in it's entirety, thank you so much! I thought I was gonig to have to start the return process. It's weird, the heart rate tile looks completely different now, much like it did on the 5 pro, and now it and the ECG readout are both working fine. I can't thank you enough! Gving you props in the description and pinned comment!.
I have the GW 5 44MM ⌚️ and yes i have to charge it because iam on my feet at work for 16 hours its will be 100% but by the time i gets off work its wil be down to between 70% or 60% but i never have its on the hole day or two-days on my wrist. Now what I attend to notice is when you put the watch band on and take it off its shows the band line and the bottom of the face on your wrist and what I believe is with you sir on the GW 6 classic 47mm that not reading right is you need to tighten it down more so it can hug your wrist ⌚️🤜🏻 . But iam going to buy the GW 6 classic 47mm and the GW 7 i hop its a more bigger face like a 50mm because my wrist is big i don't like smell faces on a watch ⌚ thats just my opinion Thanks 👍🏾💯%🏆
Hey, thanks for stopping by! I ended up resolving that issue shortly after putting out this video, it works great now. No issues with the heart tracking features at all now. I do need to get the small/regular size band instead of the medium/large. I'm right at that point where this larger one is just a tad too big.
We don't have watch 6 classic but our watch 6 are working. The ecg works and when running it gives me the heart rate. I'm still playing with it because I can't find what I want. Thanks.
Comparing battery life with the 5Pro seems like apples and oranges, since the 5Pro was a different model from the Watch 5. Comparing with the Watch 5 would be more appropriate. For the HRM, have you checked to see if there's a plastic film you forgot to remove on the back of the watch?
Thanks for stopping by! Very true, a comparison between the regular 5 and 6 classic would be more fare in regards to battery. My girl has the regular watch 5, she gets about 2D 22H battery life, so a little better than what I'm getting on the 6 classic. I wish they have kept using titanium instead of switching back to alumunium. That would have saved a bunch of weight, and they could have opted for a slightly bigger battery. Or even better, a watch 6 Classic Pro to complete with the 5 Pro's battery life. I ended up doing a couple full resets on the watch to get the heart rate stuff working. I had to do fresh install, restoring from a backup hosed it up every time. Thankfully that part's sorted out now. Now if only google play services would stop killing the battery, I'd be a happy camper with it. The longer it's off the charger, the more % the play services keep using. Mine's up 38.8% usage right now as I type this, that's nuts. They need to fix that, ASAP. Thanks for stopping by, appreciate you!
So long as I can do whatever I need through the day without worrying about battery, then charging every night is no problem for me. I charge my phone every day also, so it's normal. But I would worry if the battery was draining when, say, using google maps navigation and it was looking like the battery wasn't going to last through the day. Is that a risk?
You'll be totally fine then, it gets a solid 2 days battery life. I noticed you mentioned the 43mm option in your other comment, you'll be fine for over 1 day with it too, for sure.
Thanks for stopping by. Yeah, it goes get a little bit better after a week or so. A little, but not much. I don't have the 6 Classic anymore, but I do recall the battery life improving some over time, likely due to updates. I ended up really enjoying it in the long run, and I miss the rotating bezel for controlling the volume of the spotify app.
Nice! It doesn't bother me much anymore. I got in the habit of turning on power saving mode at night, and now I get about 2.5 days solid with it. It's a nice watch, I love the screen. Thanks for stopping by.
Now that you mention it, you're right, it's not quite as loud. I notice it most for notifications and calls ringing, media seems about the same though. So strange. Thanks for stopping by!
I got it to, battery life is kind of bad indeed, but for the rest it's just a beautiful piece of tech to have on you. I like how you can connect it to a speaker and go to youtube in the browser to listen music and then control the sound with the bezel. Thats great
It really is a nice looking watch, it's my favorite in the looks department so far. Thankfully, you should notice the battery life improve some after you've had it for a while. I'm getting a little over 2 days solid now, so that's not too bad. Hopefully it works out that way for you too. Thanks for stopping by!
dope! even more reason to get the classic model! when i'm wearing headphones, it will be more easier to use the physical dial instead of taking out my whole phone to change the volume that way
If you're referring to the heart rate monitor, do a full reset and chose to not restore from a backup. That fixed it on mine. The battery drain issue seems to be a bug with Wear OS 4, so it might be a bit before we gat a fix for that. Thanks for stopping by!
Thanks for stopping by again! This one is called Analog dashboard, and it's one of the free faces included with the watch. My favorite "feature" of this face is how clean it is, and that it supports the voice recorder complication.
Everything works just the same as my 5 pro. I am concerned about the battery life as well. I am still in the use leaning phase, so I hope it gets better
I was able to get last issue fixed by doing a full reset, without restoring from backup. When I tried restoring from a backup, it was still hosed. The battery is concerning, mainly Google Play services really. If they can get that sorted out, we should get very close to a full 3 days without AOD on. Not the same 4 days solid as the 5 pro, but at least that would get us close. I'm basing that off the mah difference between the 2 batteries, and the fact that the updated SoC might churn through the battery a little fast too, since it's overclocked, but bascially the same chip otherwise. Thanks for stopping, I appreciate you!
Thanks for making a video like this. Most TH-camrs only make a "great and awesome" video about products ... glad to see you keeping it real. Also glad I didn't trade in my Watch 5 Pro for the Classic. I'm sure Samsung will send an update to fix most of these issues
Thanks for stopping by, appreciate you! I was able to get the third issue by doing a complete Reset and starting over. It loaded up a completely different tile for the heart rate monitor this time, and worked fine. I don't know what the deal was, but I've never had to do that before. This new watch is cool, I like the look and feel of it, but if you value battery life the 5 pro is hard to beat. I'm really torn on which one I should keep. For the sake of youtube, I should probably always keep the newest model. But the realist in me wants to send it back and keep the 5 pro for the battery life alone. I will miss it, already am.
@@RADERTECH I know people are always looking for videos on the newest tech. Hopefully the fixes come sooner than later for you. I'll keep rocking the Watch 5 Pro until they introduce a direct replacement for it. Pro Ultra? Lol
The watch band problem is really ridiculous, I mean come on, you can change the band in a second 😂 The battery life on the other hand IS a real issue, I wish you could change it like with the bands 😂
I'm just throwing out a few complaints based on my experience with the 5 pro. Of course it's an easy swap, but if folks don't know there's a difference between this year's and last year's, they'll have no idea on what they're missing. The google play services eating away the battery life is a real bummer. It's up to almost 40% on mine right, highest it's ever been. The longer it's off the charger, the higher that number keeps growing. Thanks for stopping by!
When i got my 5 pro, it took almost 4/5 hours to fully charge.I thought there was something wrong with it but i turned out just perfect and haven't had any issues since.I'm eagerly waiting on my 6 classic to arrive tomorrow and points you mentioned isn't such a big issue at all. Thanks for sharing tho🙏
That's awesome, I'm glad the charging thing didn't turn out to be an issue. The GW6 is nice, it's grown on me a lot since putting out this video. Sorry for the slow reply, I've been away for back to back eye surgeries.
so far no problem with my watch 6 classic. Battery life is not an issue for me because i don't like sleeping with the watch on I put it on a charger each night.. super glad to have the rotating bezel back I have not seen the google battery usage, however the always on display will eat it up if your trying for days of battery life
I charge most of my other stuff every night but for a watch - the health aspect of it monitoring your sleep patterns, heartbeep/rem etc is worth wearing it in my sleep so I'd have to charge it at a different time. Worth noting that these watches aren't using the newest snapdragon 5 pro chips (or what could have been some similar more advances samsung gen). The new snapdragon chips are more powerful + have dual processors that are more efficient and would save a lot of battery life. Samsung watches are using the same chip from last year I think so they are not up to speed on that really. This radartech review also mentioned reports of somewhat worse battery life hours from some people - but different people view the screen for different amounts of time a day, and use different color backgrounds (white uses more light than black for example), use music players for different # of hours, etc. You'd have to put the watches on a specific app/background and drain them fully to get a real idea of the actual baseline. There are too many variables but it's obvious it's not great compared to some watches. Two days is plenty for me personally though.
@@elvnmagi9048 two days would be plenty for me also. Anything with a battery is going to need charging. the user just has to figure when the optimal time to charge is based on their individual usage
i like the physical ring of the classic, swiping with my current watch 4 when i'm on the go and it doesn't respond is a pain, this is something i'm looking foreword to
for my 47mm LTE the battery life is decent,im coming from a watch 4 classic 46mm bluetooth. When i check my battery status the most thats eating up my battery is 50% Google Assistant, and then AOD,and then google play is like .5%. Right now im looking at my watch it says i have 81% battery left and it will last about 24Hours. As for the heart rate monitor mine is working fine,I learned that wearing your watch closer up your wrist right behind the bone instead of closer to your hand gets better readings,so try wearing further up your wrist.But you cant compare the classic6 to a 5 pro. The pro5 is meant for longer battery life and ruggedness like the apple watch ultra,this watch 6 classic should be compared to the 4classic and regular 5.
Wow, that's nuts that Google Assistant is draining that much. AOD is not surprising though, that sounds about right. Thanks for stopping by and sharing your experience.
I think people are going to have issues with the heart rate monitor depending on the size of your wrist. I have a very large wrist and I have to use the last pin whole on the strap. The large watch was not comfortable and wouldn't sit right on my wrist. I got the smaller version that was almost identical in size to my Active 2 that I'm replacing. Everything works perfect and is the perfect size for my large wrist. The larger watch seems to me of more of like a fashion accessory. It looks nice, but with the heavier weight, bulkiness, and the desing of the strap / connecting point. Make it really uncomfortable and doesn't lay flat on your wrist. Our wrists aee curved and the watch is not. The large size makes it much harder to sit flat and probably get an accurate reading with your heart rate.
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your experience! I was able to get it working by doing a full reset of the watch and not restoring from backup, so a fresh install. It was the only thing that worked, but glad it did. I totally agree on the fashion statement, it really is. They had it right with old S series watch, do you remember that bad boy? It had this cool curve to it, and it looked way ahead of it's time for the time. I don't think folks knew what to think of it, but I sure liked it! I loved the Active 2 by the way. I skipped the GW3 to rock the Active 2 for an extra year. That was my favorite smart watch of all time actually. Well, the 5 pro is up there too, but just becuase of the killer battery life, that's the only real reason.
@@RADERTECH I loathed getting rid of my Active 2, but it will lose support soon and I couldn't pass up the $150 trade in. There are certain features that are missing that nobody really mentions. You can hide apps on the Active 2 using the Gear Wearable app. I can't do that on the 6 Classic. I hide the messages app for privacy reasons and would only get notifications if I wore it. You can access the messages app at all times on the Classic 6. Unless I haven't figured it out yet. I would like more privacy when my watch isn't being worn. As some of my messages and work relies on sensitive information. It needs better security or have some of those features brought back.
Eh, I"m not so sure. It honestly seems about the same. I suppose it might be a tad brighter, but not by much. It's a little sharper looking, but I don't think it's really any brighter. They might claim it is, but I'm not really seeing it in day to day use. Maybe it's only when the sun beats down directly on it, we've had nothing but overcast skies laterly where I'm at, so I haven't been able to test that out yet. Thanks for stopping by!
Does the Watch 5 Pro have the rotating bezel? Thats probably the biggest, best, and most used function with my GW4 Classic. Without it, i wouldnt want a smart watch. Maybe its a personal preference, but for me its essential
What would you recommend between the LTE and bluetooth 47mm models with regard to battery life? I am thinking of getting the LTE version but I will go for bluetooth versiln if the battery is worse on LTE. Thanks so much
Hi, thanks for watching. If LTE is something you really want, I'd go with that model. The LTE radio will suck up a little more battery, but you can always turn it off when you have your phone with you. This way only bluetooth will be on, that's all you really need anyways when the phone is close to you.
This one is called Analog Dashboard, it's one of the default watch faces that come pre-installed on it. I like it a lot too, there's a ton of complications that it supports as well, including the voice recorder. Thanks for stopping by!
Thanks for another visit my friend! On the surface without knowing what's important to you, I would go for the watch 6 classic. It looks a little better in person (not by much, just a tad), and you get the rotating bezel. I think it really comes down to how important battery life is for you. I used to get roughly 4 days on a single charge with my 5 pro, and just over 2 days with the 6 classic. Though I'm not sure if the 5 pro will actually last that long now, considering all of the updates that have come out. I would still lean on the 6 Classic though.
Thanks for stopping by. It really depends on which model you're coming from. If you have the 4 classic or 5 pro, I'd honestly just stick with what you have, unless your 4 classic battery is starting to drain faster since it's getting older now. The gwt6 classic is amazing, no doubt, but the battery life is def a downgrade from the 5 pro. So is the material used. This year we get aluminum, and the watch 5 pro is made out titanium. It's nice though... it's a bit faster, and the screen really is something, I do like it more than anything that's come out so far. I can only speak for the 47mm version though, I haven't seen the smaller one yet.
I don't think so, I haven't heard anything about it being saltwater proof. You can defintely dive with it though, it's water resistant and can handle being submerged, that's not an issue at all. I personally wouldn't wear any of these watches, including the apple watch ulra, in sketchy water. Corrision is no fun, and not worth the risk. Thanks for stopping by!
My LTE watch 6 47mm after about 11-13 hrs of use still has around 87% sometimes will dip to around 82% ive never had it fall below 80% and thats with wearing it to bed, AoD on, HR monitoring set to every 10 minutes, and i always voice text on watch instead of picking my s22 ultra up to text. The bands this year do suck ill agree with you on that, i plan to buy the clasp band with new pronged setup. Didnt have the sensor issue luckily that you did
Thank you, appreciate you stopping by. Yes, everything on this watch is working great now. I'm getting about 2.5 days battery (without AOD on), and all other issues are long gone. It's a real nice watch, the screen is fantastic.
My 2 gripes with this watch is at the end of my workout heart zones are no longer labeled like the watch 5 pro. Just color indicator. Also while in work-out mode you can no longer just slide right and change music tracks. You have to select device which is irritating. Also not an issue on the 5 pro. Those to things werent broken not aure why they complicated it.
Thanks for sharing your experience. I haven't got that far with this watch yet, it sucks to know that those things aren't working right like on the 5 Pro. That's a bummer.
My 6 lte battery gives me about 2 days, also the ban you have is the 1st set of watches, the set after yours are different. The 6 I have is a Stitch ban with a metal buckle. And my heart monitor works fine. Be blessed
Oh darn, that sucks. Mine's been working fine. I did go into the Settings and turned Snore Detection On, then in the Samsung Health App, I had to answer a few more questions than usual, then some Sleeping Coach stuff became active. After doing those steps, it seems to be working pretty good. Perhaps a reset of the watch will help, but make to not restore from a backup when it asks, do a fresh install. I had to figure this out the hard way in order to get the heart rate montitor stuff working. Thanks for stopping by, I hope it starts working for you.
My Google play services hits 23%. Temp fix is to reboot watch. It takes hours to get back up to that percent. I only installed Google keeps and assistant. Battery is about the same. Heart beat monitor works every time.
I was able to fix the heart rate monitor issue by doing a full reset and not restoring from backup, thank goodness. The stats for it will show a lower percentage after you reboot, but it's still using the same amount of battery. The only way to slow it down that I've noticed is to put your phone in to Airplane mode, which isn't a very viable solution. I'm sure an update will come out soon, seems to be a Wear OS 4 issue.
Thanks for stopping by again! Sort of. You can opt out of it during the intial setup, but then you're losing out on a lot of other functionallity. You can also make sure that Google Voice assistant is active (though I like it, so I'm keeping it!) and that will help some too.
Yeah, the battery life is a little underwhelming, but still a great watch. I was able to get the third issue by doing a complete reset and not restoring from a watch backup. Thanks for stopping by!
my heart rate works good the blood oxygen works good am tested all the time and run between 97 to 99 and i get those readings on watch i have weak heart and many other heart issues i see that most of these things on all smart watches mean nothing being turned on all the time i just check ecg heart rate after pushing myself and then see how quick i can drop the numbers by relaxing so far this watch is great i know it sucks if some got lemons
I ended up doing a full reset on it and that ended up fixing the heart rate monitor stuff. it was weird, it literally chaned the tile look and feel to be like what I had on the 5 pro, and it started working fine. It's a great watch, I love the new screen. Thanks for stopping by and sharing your experience!
... i see all these people complaining about battery life. i unfortunately have a 2018 galaxy watch yall have no room to complain. i would prefer anything longer than like 5-7 hours (mild usage throughout the day) and even less than that doing anything other than looking at the time and replying to messages.
Oh wow, 5 to 7 hours is rough. So after having this watch for a while, all of the issues have been sorted out. I don't use AOD, but am getting a solid 48 hours of battery life now, and 2.5 days if I turn Power Save on at night. It's a nice watch, the display is incredible. Thanks for stopping by.
I wish it was easy to pull off, but it's actually tough for them to do. For anything above 5 atmoshperes of water pressure requires quite a bit different engineering, from the inside out. They'd probably have to make quite a bit bigger, and the sealing would drive up the cost some. it would be nice if they offered it as a more expensive option though, perhaps someday. Thanks for stopping by, and my apologies for the reply. I've been away for a couple cataract eye surgeries.
Saw a vid that said to disregard the battery life in the first 3 days-ish. Its set to "learn your habits" mode, or whatever they call it, and it chews up battery. Once thats done, it should settle down.
It's got a lot better, that's for sure. I was at 1D 8H when I first got it, and now it's averaging about 2D 8H, that's a huge improvement. I didn't mention the whole "learning your battery usage" thing in this video because honestly, it didn't make a lick of difference on last year's model. The 5 pro had 4 day battery life right at launch. I remember the first day I had it on, I was like "what the heck, is this battery gauge even right?". It drained at 1% per hour since day 1. But on this year's model, you're totally right, having a few days usage on it is making a huge difference. Thanks for stopping by!
Not true about the LTE version I have the black G6 classic LTE and the LTE only comes on when I'm not with my phone. Which is hardly ever but it's nice to know I can still get service if I ever need it. I get about 2 days on my LTE G6 Classic and it's fine
2 days on the LTE version is great battery life, thanks for sharing and for stopping by! Many folks are reporting bad battery life though with the LTE version, thus why I reported it. Glad it's not impacting your watch.
Yeah I mean if you go into the settings of the watch and set the mobile to "always on" then yeah it's going to eat through your battery quickly...same on my apple watch 8, if I just use Mobil data all day I'll get like a little over a day if that. The mobile feature is really just for leaving your phone while going on a jog or walk it's not built for all day use...no watches mobile data is built for all day use as a stand alone device.... technology is good but it's just not there yet.
I think you're going to like the watch 5 pro a lot, especially from a battery life perspective. The battery life amazed the heck out of me, right from day 1. It was so refreshing for 5 hours to go by, and only 4% of the battery would be used. I'm already missing it. Thanks for stopping by again, and congrats on getting the 5 Pro. I think you made a real good choice.
I'm so glad you're enjoying it, that's awesome! It's grown on me, and I sorted out the heart rate issue thing, so no worries with that anymore. The screen is so nice, love it. Thanks for stopping by.
Hopefully they get this sorted out soon, sorry your having it on your 5 pro running beta as well. I expect some bugs early on, certainly not the end of the world as long as it gets resolved. If they let it slide or say it's normal now, then I think a lot of folks will get really upset.
@RADERTECH my watch 6 classic comes tomorrow. I wanted the rotating bezel to begin with, plus the watch 6 looks so much more like a regular watch. I know I will loose bat life, but that bezel will be worth it
I customized the "Anolog Dashboard" watch face, that's the one shown in this video. On the thumbnail, that's the default watch face that the GW6 loads up after you set it up for the first time. Thanks for watching!
I've noticed since having them all since the Active 2, except for the watch 3 (skipped it, loved the active 2 too much), the band thickness makes a huge difference. The 4 and 6 are very similar, while the 5 pro is a bit thicker. The thinner one is more comfortable IMO, but the thicker one has always been easier to take on and off, at least for me personally. Thanks for another visit, appreicate you!
I've been seeing that too. Mine's tracking it, but I'm not sure of the accuracy. Says I only got 11 minutes of deep sleep last night, while I got 7 hours of total sleep. I know it's supposed to be a low number compared to the REM and light stages, but this seems a little too low. Thanks for stopping by and sharing your experience.
I know what you mean, the dust build up is a thing on the newer 6 classic. I miss the 5 Pro honestly, it's all about that 4 day battery life. I'm hoping I get to experience that again soon, I sure miss it. Thanks for stopping by.
Hi. First you only have to send the Watch back not the band from your previous watched and keep the charger as well... I have ordered the classic 43mm with LTE and coming from à Galaxy Watch 4 classic 4 46mm seems i am in for a réal treat with battery life lol. I ll send i back if i does not last 2 days Take care.
0.8% doesn't seem to bad, still higher than on previous models though. It sounds like it may be an issue with wear os 4, so hopefully an update can fix it soon. 1D 8H isn't bad, but not good compared to last year's either. As long as you don't mind charging it, there's no issue. It's an aweome watch, the screen is amazing. Thanks for stopping by!
That's great to know, thanks for sharing this. My apologies for the slow reply as well, a bunch of comments just now showed up in my YT Studio app, I'm not sure what happened.
I'll give that a try after I get done re-setting everyting up. I just did a factory reset on it, and it helped fix issue 3 in this video, thank goodness. It will def take up some battery though, that's for sure.
I really don't see the big deal with the battery life, charging this is a very normal part of using devices. Charge your watch while you eat some breakfast, while you take a shower, while you sit at your desk, etc etc.
I know what you mean, but it's a bit of a pain coming from the watch 5 pro. You get spoiled with that 4 day battery life, so going back to 2 days or so was kind of a bummer. But it's not bad, I love this watch otherwise, it's been real nice.
Thanks for stopping by, appreciate you and all the hard work you do for the tech community. Very inspiring for a little channel like me my friend, good stuff!
It varies a lot, and builds up after time. It's not so much the Play Store background service, it's the base google android service that starts to get up there.
That sounds about right, that's inline with what I'm getting as well. Compared to the 4, I'm totally cool with that, it seems just fine. It's just hard comparing to the 5 Pro I've been using, at least in regards to battery life. That thing would just keep going and going. But I do like this new watch more though, it feels more polished. Thanks for stopping by!
Well, this was my early impressions. It's actually grown on me quite a bit since posting this video, I like it now. I do miss the battery life that my watch 5 pro had, but the new screen is really nice. I was able to resolve the heartrate tile issue shortly after posting this, and the battery life has been decent over the past few months. Thanks for stopping by.
Some guy tried to sell me on smartwatches. I don't get why people are so obsessed with these watches. I mean if you can't tell if you are exhausted or not so you need a watch to tell you what it thinks. I really don't get it. At this price it should be a second hand phone. Not for me.
I get what you mean, but they are nice to have, especially when in the same ecosystem as your phone and tablet. I personally like that when I'm playing music on my phone or tablet, I can just rotate the bezel on my watch without even turning its screen on to adjust the volume. Then with one tap, I'm changing tracks without touching my phone. I like fielding texts and emails with it too. Some emails and texts are just bot junk and the usual automated messages we all get nowadays, and I can quickly tell if it's worth reaching for my phone without having to. There's a lot of "quality of life" things like that going on with it. I don't use it to monitor exercise, and haven't checked on the sleep tracking in ages. Oh, last thing I really like is getting a quick glimpse of the date and time without reaching for my pocket to get my phone. I know, that one's obvious, but it sure is nice. Thanks for stopping by.
Oh my life! Charging every 2 days 😂 ask Apple watch user about that 😂 I simply set mine in the charger when I shower daily, and sometimes when I eat dinner, job done
It all depends on perspective my friend. You have to keep in mind that I came from the Watch 5 pro, so I went from a solid 4 days battery life down to 2, so it was a bit jarring at first. But after some time, I got used to it and it's not a big deal. I like this watch a lot, it has a nice screen. Looking forward getting the watch 7 ultra in July.
I know exactly what’s wrong with your watch bud. It is defective. I had to take mine back and get a new one. It really bites but that is an issue. Got my new one and it works like a charm.
Thanks for stopping by, and my apologies for the slow reply. I was able to actually fix the main issue with the heart rate monitoring. I had to do a full reset, and not restore from a backup. When I tried restoring from the initial backup it made, it still didn't work. It was so weird, it was applying the blood ox sensor tile for both the heart rate montitor and ox. It was one of the strangest things I've seen on a Samsung device in a long time. I was thinking I'd have to return it too, I was sweating it there for a minute. Thanks for stopping by, and I"m sorry you ended up with a defective one.
Not really a review my friend, just a couple of concerns. Thankfully I was able to resolve the last issue with a full reset, thank goodness. Though for sure I might have to a return there for a little bit. Thanks for stopping by, appreciate you!
One think I don't like is when you said... I don't want to make a really big deal about it... BUT YOU ARE if it is a big con and you are talking about it so much. I don't mind you seeing it as a big deal since you are going to swap out the band but then don't claim it's NOT a big deal.
Fair enough, thanks for stopping by! It's a great watch, I need put out a "pros" video for it to show it in a better light, so to speak. It's become my favorite galaxy watch of all time, and that's saying a lot consider the number of these watches I've owned over the years.
Don't worry my friend, this watch is much nicer that what I make it seem out to be in this video. The battery life has improved some, and the heart rate tile issues stuff was an easy fix. I just had to do a factory reset while not restoring from a backup, then it started just fine. You'll like it a lot, the screen is really nice!
That's great to hear! I'm getting a little over 2 days with it, not too bad. Coming from the pro 5 though, it's a bit of a let down (that had 4 days battery life), but it's still great compared to most other smartwatches.
I hope you're all doing great! I'm pretty sure issue #3 is a "me" thing, and likely not an issue with the watch. I'm sure it would be out there everywhere if it was a widespread issue. I did try taking another ECG 5 more times, and I got the same "Poor Reading" message every time.
I'll play around with it some more, and will provide an update when I get it working. Thanks for stopping by.
Update 8/13/2023: @Nitro2K11 recommended I do a complete Reset on the GW 6 classic to help with issue #3, and that completely resolved it! The heart rate monitor tile now looks completely different and works, and ECG readouts are working fine after doing the Reset. Thanks a million @Nitro2K11, hopefully this helps you out if you find yours isn't working either. I'm sure an update would have eventually sorted it out.
Try garmin 30 days of battery
@@techierg1862 That would be awesome. But I love OLED screens, it would be hard to give that up. Great recommendation though, have heard nothing but great things about them.
@@RADERTECH the garmin epic and epic pro have oled displays can run 6 days with always on or longer with gesture based display meaning twist your wrist I have a fenix 6 and 7x watches love them they have built in maps with the bigger x version with sapphire displays and 32gigs of storage and I can go on they are built like tanks I also have the Samsung 6 classic
You can do a diagnostic true Samsung members app.
Imainge not having a Samsung phone, then these health functions do not work at all
No ECG and no Blood oxygen level.
This seems like a silly move by Samsung, i dont have a samsung phone and this is what's keeping me from actually buying a samsung watch.
I've had the watch 6 classic LTE 47mm for nearly a week. Battery has been ok, google services currently on 4.7%. My heart rate monitor works perfectly. Loving the watch so far. I had the gw4 LTE before and battery life is similar. Samsung usually fix everything with updates...
I was able to get the third issue fixed by resetting and not restoring from backup. When I tried restoring from backup, it still failed. Seems like a weird one-off thing for my watch only.
Hopefully we get a fix for the battery drain issue soon, it seems to be related to Wear OS. Thanks for stopping by and sharing your experience with GW6 so far.
i am finding the battery lasting nearly 2 days on average, and that is with 1 hour indoor workout per day and no LTE, GPS usage on the watch. no compliants and people have commented about how good the watch looks..
These are generally things that can be fixed with patches and updates.
And the bands can easily be replaced and there's so so many to choose from as these watches support, what was it, 22mm bands?
What about YEARS of inaccurate heart rate tracking, exercise and sleep algorithm ? th-cam.com/video/63sD-fvQJSI/w-d-xo.html Still think they will update
20mm my friend, plenty of options out there. I heard I can just keep my 5 pro bands, so I'm going to do that. Thanks for stopping by!
Yes indeed. I'm hoping we get a fix for the battery drain issue soon, and I was able to resolve the last issue by doing a full reset. Well, it took 2 full resets, the second one I chose to not restore from a backup, and that did the trick. Thanks for stopping by!
That’s why I was thinking
I'm with you on the battery life. I've got the watch5 Pro and I am going back and forth on whether or not to keep the watch 6. I love the return of the bezel but battery life is more important.
I'm right there with you, even still right now. I'm probably going to keep the 6 for my channel's sake, but honestly, if I didn't have this channel it would be a real tough decision. I wouldn't be suprised if I just held on to the 5 pro in that case. A lot of folks are saying "I'm getting 2 day's battery, it's great...", and they don't realize what you and I are coming from - a solkd 4 days battery life. It's something you miss very fast, lol. Thanks for stopping by, appreciate you.
The watch 6 classic is a direct upgrade to the watch 4 classic not the 5 pro which is a different product line. It has a much smaller battery and 2 days is pretty good.
Very good point, thanks for stopping by!
Amazfit GTR 4, a temp owner chiming in! My GTR 4 boasts an Amoled display packed with health tracking, step counting, notifications, call handling, music playback, and customizable watch faces - all akin to Galaxy watches but with a larger screen. What's the kicker? It lasts way longer than 2 days without needing a charge. Costing around $279 here, it's cheaper than the Galaxy 6 watches. Something just doesn't add up or make sense.
It's possible to create a smartwatch that lasts longer and matches Samsung's capabilities, but at a fraction of the price.
I went through the same thing with my S23 Ultra, when I first received it. These products go through a battery training process and once they are finish, they give much better battery life. My 6 Classic has very good battery life. But the first few days to a week, it wasn't nearly as good. So be patient and let the watch train.
It has got a lot better, for sure. Thanks for sharing your experience and for stopping by!
According to Samsung info on trade ins.. We don't have to include the bands with our watch that we send in.. I'll be keeping my watch 5 pro band
Thanks for the heads-up, I'll be doing the same then!
Have it for a month and battery lasts 3 days. I'd suggest to switch hearth rate measuring to manual, turn of temperature sensor and oxygen in blood measuring. Go to developer mode and switch animations to 0.5 and that should be it.
Note: At night i don't use watch so i turn it off when going to sleep around midnight and turn in on again at 7am. Doing that gives me 3 full days
Thanks for sharing!
Why have a watch if you turn everything OFF lol 🤣
@@fitnesschefen As i said i set some options to manual mode and like body temperature and oxygen i turned off because i don't care about that stuff. Watch can last 2 months if set to watch only mode. I use it for texting and calls so i don't have to carry phone everywhere with me
The screen is a massive improvement. Makes up for any of your cons.
It really is nice, I like it a lot too! The screen to body ratio is awesome too, gives it such a clean look. Thanks for stopping by!
Not at the price of battery life that the one con sometime for others can't live without with other companies are able to do it at less of the cost and still making it look well built.
especially with my eyes at my age, i love the large size
and far as charging pretty simple to do 2 days 4 days 1 day means nothing to set your watch down on a charging it just matters if you like what the watch has to offer or not or yours don't work properly this is my 1st smart watch and so far so good
Congrats on this being your first smartwatch, that's awesome. I bet you're playing around with it it big time, takes me back to when I first got the Active 2. I remember messing with it constantly, it was so much fun. This GW6 is awesome, the screen is just amazing. Thanks for stopping by, and congrats again on getting it!
Thanks for the warning 👍 I really had plans to get one after buying an S23 Ultra, but after this and many other similar videos, I'm really considering not bothering.
It's going on 2024 and we're still dicking around with battery life issues and other amateurish issues that shouldve been dealt with during testing!!
Thanks for stopping by, and my apologies for the slow reply. I've been away for 2 cataract eye surgeries. I feel you. This watch is almost there, it really is nice and all, but it just lacks that "wow" factor that I was hoping for. It's grown on me a lot since putting out this video, but I'd honestly wait if you can until the next iteration, especailly if battery life is of concern. I don't think it's a big deal for most people, but I'm coming from the Watch 5 Pro, that thing had a solid 4 days battery life. I'd snag one of those on the cheap if you can, it's darn the same watch otherwise, except the 5 Pro is Titanium, so the build is even better.
@RADERTECH 👍 You know, at this stage of the game, it seems like enhanced batteries are that magical 30 years away.
Watch7, Watch8 etc etc. will all be duds interms of battery life. Not until we, as a race, ALL experience a new energy breakthrough, they'll just be yanking their you know what's with these amateurish incremental advancements. It's 2024 and we're STILL complaining about gas prices instead of asking, WHY ARE WE STILL ON THE PETRO-DOLLAR anyway!!!!????
Even nuclear diamond tech was a potential.
I just got my GW6 Classic 47mm, and I'm not seeing this large battery drain. Also, I'm hoping people understand that the battery size of the GW5 Pro is MUCH larger than the GW6 Classic since you didn't mention that fact in this video.
Hi, thanks for stopping by and sharing your experience! The battery on mine has been improving a lot since I first got, it's now pushing close to 2.5 days, up from just 1.8 days when I first got it. That's a huge improvement. You're totally right about me not mentioning the battery size difference in this video, I'm sorry about that, I certainly should have. I did in the unboxing and a couple videos leading up to the GW6 launch, but forgot to mention it in this one.
It's turning out to be a pretty darn good watch. I was honestly having doubts about the upgrade at first, but no longer. I'm happy with it, I'm glad you are too.
I'd factory reset the watch and see if it fixes the heart rate and ECG. If not, seems like you have a defective unit and you should probably do a return and get a new unit.
That's a really great idea, thank you!
You are a rock star! Doing a complete Reset fixed issue # 3 in it's entirety, thank you so much! I thought I was gonig to have to start the return process. It's weird, the heart rate tile looks completely different now, much like it did on the 5 pro, and now it and the ECG readout are both working fine. I can't thank you enough! Gving you props in the description and pinned comment!.
it probably would have reset next fw update too but idk how often samsung rolls out fw updates for its watches
I have the GW 5 44MM ⌚️ and yes i have to charge it because iam on my feet at work for 16 hours its will be 100% but by the time i gets off work its wil be down to between 70% or 60% but i never have its on the hole day or two-days on my wrist. Now what I attend to notice is when you put the watch band on and take it off its shows the band line and the bottom of the face on your wrist and what I believe is with you sir on the GW 6 classic 47mm that not reading right is you need to tighten it down more so it can hug your wrist ⌚️🤜🏻 . But iam going to buy the GW 6 classic 47mm and the GW 7 i hop its a more bigger face like a 50mm because my wrist is big i don't like smell faces on a watch ⌚ thats just my opinion Thanks 👍🏾💯%🏆
Hey, thanks for stopping by! I ended up resolving that issue shortly after putting out this video, it works great now. No issues with the heart tracking features at all now. I do need to get the small/regular size band instead of the medium/large. I'm right at that point where this larger one is just a tad too big.
We don't have watch 6 classic but our watch 6 are working. The ecg works and when running it gives me the heart rate. I'm still playing with it because I can't find what I want. Thanks.
Thanks for sharing that its working fine on you gw6, that's great to hear. I'll fiddle around with mine some more. Thanks for stopping by!
Comparing battery life with the 5Pro seems like apples and oranges, since the 5Pro was a different model from the Watch 5. Comparing with the Watch 5 would be more appropriate. For the HRM, have you checked to see if there's a plastic film you forgot to remove on the back of the watch?
Thanks for stopping by! Very true, a comparison between the regular 5 and 6 classic would be more fare in regards to battery. My girl has the regular watch 5, she gets about 2D 22H battery life, so a little better than what I'm getting on the 6 classic. I wish they have kept using titanium instead of switching back to alumunium. That would have saved a bunch of weight, and they could have opted for a slightly bigger battery. Or even better, a watch 6 Classic Pro to complete with the 5 Pro's battery life.
I ended up doing a couple full resets on the watch to get the heart rate stuff working. I had to do fresh install, restoring from a backup hosed it up every time. Thankfully that part's sorted out now. Now if only google play services would stop killing the battery, I'd be a happy camper with it. The longer it's off the charger, the more % the play services keep using. Mine's up 38.8% usage right now as I type this, that's nuts. They need to fix that, ASAP.
Thanks for stopping by, appreciate you!
So long as I can do whatever I need through the day without worrying about battery, then charging every night is no problem for me. I charge my phone every day also, so it's normal. But I would worry if the battery was draining when, say, using google maps navigation and it was looking like the battery wasn't going to last through the day. Is that a risk?
You'll be totally fine then, it gets a solid 2 days battery life. I noticed you mentioned the 43mm option in your other comment, you'll be fine for over 1 day with it too, for sure.
Some other guy was saying you have to give the battery a few days to figure out your usage and it then settles in nicely.
Thanks for stopping by. Yeah, it goes get a little bit better after a week or so. A little, but not much. I don't have the 6 Classic anymore, but I do recall the battery life improving some over time, likely due to updates. I ended up really enjoying it in the long run, and I miss the rotating bezel for controlling the volume of the spotify app.
NOT SURE IF CHARGING EVERY OTHER DAY IS A PROBLEM.. I TAKE MINE OFF ERVY NIGHT AND CHARGE IT ANYWAYS
Nice! It doesn't bother me much anymore. I got in the habit of turning on power saving mode at night, and now I get about 2.5 days solid with it. It's a nice watch, I love the screen. Thanks for stopping by.
Best fukn answer ive heard lol. If i can tip you i would.
One thing I noticed is the Watch 6/Classic speaker isn't as loud as the Watch 5.
Now that you mention it, you're right, it's not quite as loud. I notice it most for notifications and calls ringing, media seems about the same though. So strange. Thanks for stopping by!
I got it to, battery life is kind of bad indeed, but for the rest it's just a beautiful piece of tech to have on you.
I like how you can connect it to a speaker and go to youtube in the browser to listen music and then control the sound with the bezel. Thats great
It really is a nice looking watch, it's my favorite in the looks department so far. Thankfully, you should notice the battery life improve some after you've had it for a while. I'm getting a little over 2 days solid now, so that's not too bad. Hopefully it works out that way for you too. Thanks for stopping by!
dope! even more reason to get the classic model! when i'm wearing headphones, it will be more easier to use the physical dial instead of taking out my whole phone to change the volume that way
Same issue with my galaxy watch 6 classic. Just picked my pre order up today.
If you're referring to the heart rate monitor, do a full reset and chose to not restore from a backup. That fixed it on mine. The battery drain issue seems to be a bug with Wear OS 4, so it might be a bit before we gat a fix for that. Thanks for stopping by!
Great video. May I know where u get the watch face? it looks so clean and sharp❤
Thanks for stopping by again! This one is called Analog dashboard, and it's one of the free faces included with the watch. My favorite "feature" of this face is how clean it is, and that it supports the voice recorder complication.
@@RADERTECH thanks man, will check that out on my watch 6 classic
Everything works just the same as my 5 pro. I am concerned about the battery life as well. I am still in the use leaning phase, so I hope it gets better
I was able to get last issue fixed by doing a full reset, without restoring from backup. When I tried restoring from a backup, it was still hosed. The battery is concerning, mainly Google Play services really. If they can get that sorted out, we should get very close to a full 3 days without AOD on. Not the same 4 days solid as the 5 pro, but at least that would get us close. I'm basing that off the mah difference between the 2 batteries, and the fact that the updated SoC might churn through the battery a little fast too, since it's overclocked, but bascially the same chip otherwise. Thanks for stopping, I appreciate you!
Thanks for making a video like this. Most TH-camrs only make a "great and awesome" video about products ... glad to see you keeping it real. Also glad I didn't trade in my Watch 5 Pro for the Classic. I'm sure Samsung will send an update to fix most of these issues
Thanks for stopping by, appreciate you! I was able to get the third issue by doing a complete Reset and starting over. It loaded up a completely different tile for the heart rate monitor this time, and worked fine. I don't know what the deal was, but I've never had to do that before.
This new watch is cool, I like the look and feel of it, but if you value battery life the 5 pro is hard to beat. I'm really torn on which one I should keep. For the sake of youtube, I should probably always keep the newest model. But the realist in me wants to send it back and keep the 5 pro for the battery life alone. I will miss it, already am.
@@RADERTECH I know people are always looking for videos on the newest tech. Hopefully the fixes come sooner than later for you. I'll keep rocking the Watch 5 Pro until they introduce a direct replacement for it. Pro Ultra? Lol
The watch band problem is really ridiculous, I mean come on, you can change the band in a second 😂
The battery life on the other hand IS a real issue, I wish you could change it like with the bands 😂
I'm just throwing out a few complaints based on my experience with the 5 pro. Of course it's an easy swap, but if folks don't know there's a difference between this year's and last year's, they'll have no idea on what they're missing.
The google play services eating away the battery life is a real bummer. It's up to almost 40% on mine right, highest it's ever been. The longer it's off the charger, the higher that number keeps growing.
Thanks for stopping by!
hi, do you have thorough review & demo for Galaxy Watch 6 Fall Detection & SOS function? thanks.
Not yet, but that sure is a great video idea! Thank you!
When i got my 5 pro, it took almost 4/5 hours to fully charge.I thought there was something wrong with it but i turned out just perfect and haven't had any issues since.I'm eagerly waiting on my 6 classic to arrive tomorrow and points you mentioned isn't such a big issue at all. Thanks for sharing tho🙏
That's awesome, I'm glad the charging thing didn't turn out to be an issue. The GW6 is nice, it's grown on me a lot since putting out this video. Sorry for the slow reply, I've been away for back to back eye surgeries.
so far no problem with my watch 6 classic. Battery life is not an issue for me because i don't like sleeping with the watch on I put it on a charger each night.. super glad to have the rotating bezel back I have not seen the google battery usage, however the always on display will eat it up if your trying for days of battery life
The rotating bezel sure is nice, I like it a lot too. Glad the battery life isn't an issue for you, that's awesome.
I charge most of my other stuff every night but for a watch - the health aspect of it monitoring your sleep patterns, heartbeep/rem etc is worth wearing it in my sleep so I'd have to charge it at a different time. Worth noting that these watches aren't using the newest snapdragon 5 pro chips (or what could have been some similar more advances samsung gen). The new snapdragon chips are more powerful + have dual processors that are more efficient and would save a lot of battery life. Samsung watches are using the same chip from last year I think so they are not up to speed on that really. This radartech review also mentioned reports of somewhat worse battery life hours from some people - but different people view the screen for different amounts of time a day, and use different color backgrounds (white uses more light than black for example), use music players for different # of hours, etc. You'd have to put the watches on a specific app/background and drain them fully to get a real idea of the actual baseline. There are too many variables but it's obvious it's not great compared to some watches. Two days is plenty for me personally though.
@@elvnmagi9048 two days would be plenty for me also. Anything with a battery is going to need charging. the user just has to figure when the optimal time to charge is based on their individual usage
i like the physical ring of the classic, swiping with my current watch 4 when i'm on the go and it doesn't respond is a pain, this is something i'm looking foreword to
The rotating bezel is really nice! Thanks for stopping by.
for my 47mm LTE the battery life is decent,im coming from a watch 4 classic 46mm bluetooth. When i check my battery status the most thats eating up my battery is 50% Google Assistant, and then AOD,and then google play is like .5%. Right now im looking at my watch it says i have 81% battery left and it will last about 24Hours. As for the heart rate monitor mine is working fine,I learned that wearing your watch closer up your wrist right behind the bone instead of closer to your hand gets better readings,so try wearing further up your wrist.But you cant compare the classic6 to a 5 pro. The pro5 is meant for longer battery life and ruggedness like the apple watch ultra,this watch 6 classic should be compared to the 4classic and regular 5.
Wow, that's nuts that Google Assistant is draining that much. AOD is not surprising though, that sounds about right. Thanks for stopping by and sharing your experience.
Samsung S6 smartwatch 44mm is best
I think people are going to have issues with the heart rate monitor depending on the size of your wrist. I have a very large wrist and I have to use the last pin whole on the strap. The large watch was not comfortable and wouldn't sit right on my wrist. I got the smaller version that was almost identical in size to my Active 2 that I'm replacing. Everything works perfect and is the perfect size for my large wrist. The larger watch seems to me of more of like a fashion accessory. It looks nice, but with the heavier weight, bulkiness, and the desing of the strap / connecting point. Make it really uncomfortable and doesn't lay flat on your wrist. Our wrists aee curved and the watch is not. The large size makes it much harder to sit flat and probably get an accurate reading with your heart rate.
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your experience! I was able to get it working by doing a full reset of the watch and not restoring from backup, so a fresh install. It was the only thing that worked, but glad it did.
I totally agree on the fashion statement, it really is. They had it right with old S series watch, do you remember that bad boy? It had this cool curve to it, and it looked way ahead of it's time for the time. I don't think folks knew what to think of it, but I sure liked it!
I loved the Active 2 by the way. I skipped the GW3 to rock the Active 2 for an extra year. That was my favorite smart watch of all time actually. Well, the 5 pro is up there too, but just becuase of the killer battery life, that's the only real reason.
@@RADERTECH I loathed getting rid of my Active 2, but it will lose support soon and I couldn't pass up the $150 trade in. There are certain features that are missing that nobody really mentions. You can hide apps on the Active 2 using the Gear Wearable app. I can't do that on the 6 Classic. I hide the messages app for privacy reasons and would only get notifications if I wore it. You can access the messages app at all times on the Classic 6.
Unless I haven't figured it out yet. I would like more privacy when my watch isn't being worn. As some of my messages and work relies on sensitive information. It needs better security or have some of those features brought back.
Is the screen really any brighter than last year?
Eh, I"m not so sure. It honestly seems about the same. I suppose it might be a tad brighter, but not by much. It's a little sharper looking, but I don't think it's really any brighter. They might claim it is, but I'm not really seeing it in day to day use. Maybe it's only when the sun beats down directly on it, we've had nothing but overcast skies laterly where I'm at, so I haven't been able to test that out yet. Thanks for stopping by!
Does the Watch 5 Pro have the rotating bezel? Thats probably the biggest, best, and most used function with my GW4 Classic. Without it, i wouldnt want a smart watch. Maybe its a personal preference, but for me its essential
No, it does not. Thanks for watching!
I have the 5pro when checking ecg need to keep the finger on the button. Is it different now on the 6 ??
It's still the same. You have to rest it on the button for 30 seconds still. Thanks for stopping by.
What would you recommend between the LTE and bluetooth 47mm models with regard to battery life?
I am thinking of getting the LTE version but I will go for bluetooth versiln if the battery is worse on LTE.
Thanks so much
Hi, thanks for watching. If LTE is something you really want, I'd go with that model. The LTE radio will suck up a little more battery, but you can always turn it off when you have your phone with you. This way only bluetooth will be on, that's all you really need anyways when the phone is close to you.
Can you give me what watchface are you using? it looks super simple and efficient.
This one is called Analog Dashboard, it's one of the default watch faces that come pre-installed on it. I like it a lot too, there's a ton of complications that it supports as well, including the voice recorder. Thanks for stopping by!
@@RADERTECH Thanks!
Im looking at a watch 5 pro for $100 vs a watch 6 classic 47mm for $130. Thoughts on which one you recommend?
Thanks for another visit my friend! On the surface without knowing what's important to you, I would go for the watch 6 classic. It looks a little better in person (not by much, just a tad), and you get the rotating bezel.
I think it really comes down to how important battery life is for you. I used to get roughly 4 days on a single charge with my 5 pro, and just over 2 days with the 6 classic. Though I'm not sure if the 5 pro will actually last that long now, considering all of the updates that have come out.
I would still lean on the 6 Classic though.
I have a question for you. I have to ask for classic smart watch. You think I should upgrade to the S6 classic smart watch?
Thanks for stopping by. It really depends on which model you're coming from. If you have the 4 classic or 5 pro, I'd honestly just stick with what you have, unless your 4 classic battery is starting to drain faster since it's getting older now. The gwt6 classic is amazing, no doubt, but the battery life is def a downgrade from the 5 pro. So is the material used. This year we get aluminum, and the watch 5 pro is made out titanium. It's nice though... it's a bit faster, and the screen really is something, I do like it more than anything that's come out so far. I can only speak for the 47mm version though, I haven't seen the smaller one yet.
I figure have that heart rate issues 🤔 I did notice the battery drain. I also traded in my galaxy watch 5 Pro and I sent it in without the band 😅
Thanks for sharing this, much appreciated!
Turn off the "send diagnostics" option. That will help with battery drain also. Did the same with watch 5 pro
That's a great tip, thank you!
Can you dive and sumerge it in the sea like the dive certified apple watch ultra 49mm ?
I don't think so, I haven't heard anything about it being saltwater proof. You can defintely dive with it though, it's water resistant and can handle being submerged, that's not an issue at all. I personally wouldn't wear any of these watches, including the apple watch ulra, in sketchy water. Corrision is no fun, and not worth the risk. Thanks for stopping by!
I bought my watch Five very early on and had similar problems; a couple updates in and they were gone.
Nice! Thanks for sharing!
I'm thinking of getting a 43mm 6 Classic. Is the battery life similar to the 47mm?
I'm sorry, I'm not really sure. My apologies for the super slow reply.
My LTE watch 6 47mm after about 11-13 hrs of use still has around 87% sometimes will dip to around 82% ive never had it fall below 80% and thats with wearing it to bed, AoD on, HR monitoring set to every 10 minutes, and i always voice text on watch instead of picking my s22 ultra up to text. The bands this year do suck ill agree with you on that, i plan to buy the clasp band with new pronged setup. Didnt have the sensor issue luckily that you did
That's INCREDIBLE battery life, nice!
Awesome video! Have they fixed the problems and should I get it?
Thank you, appreciate you stopping by. Yes, everything on this watch is working great now. I'm getting about 2.5 days battery (without AOD on), and all other issues are long gone. It's a real nice watch, the screen is fantastic.
@@RADERTECH I ordered mine. Good to hear they fixed the problems.
My 2 gripes with this watch is at the end of my workout heart zones are no longer labeled like the watch 5 pro. Just color indicator. Also while in work-out mode you can no longer just slide right and change music tracks. You have to select device which is irritating. Also not an issue on the 5 pro. Those to things werent broken not aure why they complicated it.
Thanks for sharing your experience. I haven't got that far with this watch yet, it sucks to know that those things aren't working right like on the 5 Pro. That's a bummer.
Not sure what you are doing but I get a solid 3 1/2 days on mine with LTE off.
That's the best battery life I've ever heard of on thsi watch, that's amazing! I'm getting a little over 2 days right now.
My 6 lte battery gives me about 2 days, also the ban you have is the 1st set of watches, the set after yours are different. The 6 I have is a Stitch ban with a metal buckle. And my heart monitor works fine. Be blessed
Thanks for sharing your experience and the update about the bands, that's awesome they've continuing to improve them.
Sleep tracking on my 6 classic is not recording. Yours?
Oh darn, that sucks. Mine's been working fine. I did go into the Settings and turned Snore Detection On, then in the Samsung Health App, I had to answer a few more questions than usual, then some Sleeping Coach stuff became active. After doing those steps, it seems to be working pretty good.
Perhaps a reset of the watch will help, but make to not restore from a backup when it asks, do a fresh install. I had to figure this out the hard way in order to get the heart rate montitor stuff working.
Thanks for stopping by, I hope it starts working for you.
This watch also have a mic issue, mine stop working after one month!
I have a big wrist, is the band 9 1/2 inches long?
Thanks for stopping by! The total length, including the watch itself, is 10.25 inches, about 3/4 of an inch more than what you're looking for.
@@RADERTECH awesome, thanks
My Google play services hits 23%. Temp fix is to reboot watch. It takes hours to get back up to that percent. I only installed Google keeps and assistant. Battery is about the same. Heart beat monitor works every time.
I was able to fix the heart rate monitor issue by doing a full reset and not restoring from backup, thank goodness. The stats for it will show a lower percentage after you reboot, but it's still using the same amount of battery. The only way to slow it down that I've noticed is to put your phone in to Airplane mode, which isn't a very viable solution. I'm sure an update will come out soon, seems to be a Wear OS 4 issue.
Can't the Google Play service be throttled in app settings?
Thanks for stopping by again! Sort of. You can opt out of it during the intial setup, but then you're losing out on a lot of other functionallity. You can also make sure that Google Voice assistant is active (though I like it, so I'm keeping it!) and that will help some too.
I agree on the battery issue, but have no issues with your other 2 items
Yeah, the battery life is a little underwhelming, but still a great watch. I was able to get the third issue by doing a complete reset and not restoring from a watch backup. Thanks for stopping by!
Thanks for the video bro!
Thanks for stopping by bro, appreciate you!
my heart rate works good the blood oxygen works good am tested all the time and run between 97 to 99 and i get those readings on watch i have weak heart and many other heart issues i see that most of these things on all smart watches mean nothing being turned on all the time i just check ecg heart rate after pushing myself and then see how quick i can drop the numbers by relaxing
so far this watch is great i know it sucks if some got lemons
I ended up doing a full reset on it and that ended up fixing the heart rate monitor stuff. it was weird, it literally chaned the tile look and feel to be like what I had on the 5 pro, and it started working fine. It's a great watch, I love the new screen. Thanks for stopping by and sharing your experience!
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Mine lags on the time when I press the button it will say another time then it corrects its self with the right time
I notice that too from time to time, especially if I haven't interacted with it for a while. Thanks for stopping by!
... i see all these people complaining about battery life. i unfortunately have a 2018 galaxy watch yall have no room to complain. i would prefer anything longer than like 5-7 hours (mild usage throughout the day) and even less than that doing anything other than looking at the time and replying to messages.
Oh wow, 5 to 7 hours is rough. So after having this watch for a while, all of the issues have been sorted out. I don't use AOD, but am getting a solid 48 hours of battery life now, and 2.5 days if I turn Power Save on at night. It's a nice watch, the display is incredible. Thanks for stopping by.
Why would they not make it 100m WR so it can go in the surf...i'd love to be able to take calls out back. Or make a plastic gshock version.
I wish it was easy to pull off, but it's actually tough for them to do. For anything above 5 atmoshperes of water pressure requires quite a bit different engineering, from the inside out. They'd probably have to make quite a bit bigger, and the sealing would drive up the cost some. it would be nice if they offered it as a more expensive option though, perhaps someday. Thanks for stopping by, and my apologies for the reply. I've been away for a couple cataract eye surgeries.
Saw a vid that said to disregard the battery life in the first 3 days-ish. Its set to "learn your habits" mode, or whatever they call it, and it chews up battery. Once thats done, it should settle down.
It's got a lot better, that's for sure. I was at 1D 8H when I first got it, and now it's averaging about 2D 8H, that's a huge improvement. I didn't mention the whole "learning your battery usage" thing in this video because honestly, it didn't make a lick of difference on last year's model. The 5 pro had 4 day battery life right at launch. I remember the first day I had it on, I was like "what the heck, is this battery gauge even right?". It drained at 1% per hour since day 1.
But on this year's model, you're totally right, having a few days usage on it is making a huge difference.
Thanks for stopping by!
Qual tamanho do seu pulso em circunferência?
6,5 pulgadas, 17 cm. Gracias por ver.
Not true about the LTE version I have the black G6 classic LTE and the LTE only comes on when I'm not with my phone. Which is hardly ever but it's nice to know I can still get service if I ever need it. I get about 2 days on my LTE G6 Classic and it's fine
2 days on the LTE version is great battery life, thanks for sharing and for stopping by! Many folks are reporting bad battery life though with the LTE version, thus why I reported it. Glad it's not impacting your watch.
Yeah I mean if you go into the settings of the watch and set the mobile to "always on" then yeah it's going to eat through your battery quickly...same on my apple watch 8, if I just use Mobil data all day I'll get like a little over a day if that. The mobile feature is really just for leaving your phone while going on a jog or walk it's not built for all day use...no watches mobile data is built for all day use as a stand alone device.... technology is good but it's just not there yet.
Just traded Watch 4 Classic for Watch 5 Pro ...my Watch 4 didnt give me 24 hrs...so hope this is way better
Cost me about $180
I think you're going to like the watch 5 pro a lot, especially from a battery life perspective. The battery life amazed the heck out of me, right from day 1. It was so refreshing for 5 hours to go by, and only 4% of the battery would be used. I'm already missing it. Thanks for stopping by again, and congrats on getting the 5 Pro. I think you made a real good choice.
@RADERTECH yeah didn't have AOD on Watch 4 and was less than 24 !! Watch band is wierd and charger is kinda different
As someone for me who is ok chsrging it every night amd doesnt use any heart rate stuff this earch is perfect ❤
I'm so glad you're enjoying it, that's awesome! It's grown on me, and I sorted out the heart rate issue thing, so no worries with that anymore. The screen is so nice, love it. Thanks for stopping by.
My watch 5 pro has the google play services issue, but I am on beta
Hopefully they get this sorted out soon, sorry your having it on your 5 pro running beta as well. I expect some bugs early on, certainly not the end of the world as long as it gets resolved. If they let it slide or say it's normal now, then I think a lot of folks will get really upset.
@RADERTECH my watch 6 classic comes tomorrow. I wanted the rotating bezel to begin with, plus the watch 6 looks so much more like a regular watch. I know I will loose bat life, but that bezel will be worth it
Which watch face is this? Thanks
I customized the "Anolog Dashboard" watch face, that's the one shown in this video. On the thumbnail, that's the default watch face that the GW6 loads up after you set it up for the first time. Thanks for watching!
@@RADERTECH thank you
On Watch 5 was wierd that I had to put band between watch and wrist cause band is wierd
I've noticed since having them all since the Active 2, except for the watch 3 (skipped it, loved the active 2 too much), the band thickness makes a huge difference. The 4 and 6 are very similar, while the 5 pro is a bit thicker. The thinner one is more comfortable IMO, but the thicker one has always been easier to take on and off, at least for me personally. Thanks for another visit, appreicate you!
@RADERTECH well 4 wasn't a problem but after I hit buckle the remainder had to slide under watch and wrist...watch 4 and 5 band is stiffer
Mines not keeping track of deep sleep. I heard many others online having the same issue.
I've been seeing that too. Mine's tracking it, but I'm not sure of the accuracy. Says I only got 11 minutes of deep sleep last night, while I got 7 hours of total sleep. I know it's supposed to be a low number compared to the REM and light stages, but this seems a little too low. Thanks for stopping by and sharing your experience.
I heard for the heart rate, to get a legitimate read; use the heart rate monitor and it'll connect to your watch 6 classic
That's probably the best to way to go about it. Thanks for these inputs and for watching, appreciate you!
I hope they make a 6 Pro with no bezels just like the 5 Pro. I love my simplistic 5 Pro Design no extra nooks for dust and crunchy dirt
I know what you mean, the dust build up is a thing on the newer 6 classic. I miss the 5 Pro honestly, it's all about that 4 day battery life. I'm hoping I get to experience that again soon, I sure miss it. Thanks for stopping by.
Every other day charging? I'm lucky if I get 8 hours out of my watch 6. I've got brightness on minimum, WiFi turned off and still terrible battery
Oh wow, that's really terrible battery life, I'm sorry to hear that. That's way low.
I had the watch for literally one day. I can attest that the battery life sucks. But, it's easy to charge wirelessly with my S24 Ultra.
It gets a little better over time, I'm getting about 2.5 days if I keep it in power saving mode overnight. Thanks for stopping by.
And you don’t have to send in your previous band with a trade in. They literally only want the watch itself
Thanks for letting me know, that's great to hear!
Hi. First you only have to send the Watch back not the band from your previous watched and keep the charger as well...
I have ordered the classic 43mm with LTE and coming from à Galaxy Watch 4 classic 4 46mm seems i am in for a réal treat with battery life lol.
I ll send i back if i does not last 2 days
Take care.
I sure hope it lasts at least that long for you. It's an amazing watch otherwise, I really do like it a lot. Thanks for stopping by.
Weird my watch says 0.8% usage on Google play services but my battery takes around 1D 8H to die so far everything works good even tho it's LTE
0.8% doesn't seem to bad, still higher than on previous models though. It sounds like it may be an issue with wear os 4, so hopefully an update can fix it soon. 1D 8H isn't bad, but not good compared to last year's either. As long as you don't mind charging it, there's no issue. It's an aweome watch, the screen is amazing. Thanks for stopping by!
@RADERTECH true one thing I noticed is samsung health is always running in the background nonstop and that sucks battery down like crazy
what is the size of your wrist?
My wrists are small - 6.5 inches / 17 cm. Thanks for stopping by!
my wrist is 6.45 inch do you prefer 47 or 43 for me ?
Actually, Samsung asks that you not include the band when trading in watches.
That's great to know, thanks for sharing this. My apologies for the slow reply as well, a bunch of comments just now showed up in my YT Studio app, I'm not sure what happened.
My watch works fine. No issues with measurements.
Thanks for sharing this, that's awesome! A full reset and not restoring from backup fixed it on mine, thank goodness. Thanks for stopping by!
I got the Galaxy watch 6 classic LTE 47 mm in silver and I'm getting two days three hours out of mine
That's pretty good, that's about what I'm getting now after turning on power saving mode over night. Tha'ts been helping some. Thanks for stopping by!
Can you turn on the listen for “hey google” on the assistant and see if it’s still a battery hog?
I'll give that a try after I get done re-setting everyting up. I just did a factory reset on it, and it helped fix issue 3 in this video, thank goodness. It will def take up some battery though, that's for sure.
I really don't see the big deal with the battery life, charging this is a very normal part of using devices. Charge your watch while you eat some breakfast, while you take a shower, while you sit at your desk, etc etc.
I know what you mean, but it's a bit of a pain coming from the watch 5 pro. You get spoiled with that 4 day battery life, so going back to 2 days or so was kind of a bummer. But it's not bad, I love this watch otherwise, it's been real nice.
Coming from an older model, charging every 2 days is luxury to me
Awesome ❤ 🙏
Thanks for stopping by, appreciate you and all the hard work you do for the tech community. Very inspiring for a little channel like me my friend, good stuff!
Google play store for me is at .03% atm.
It varies a lot, and builds up after time. It's not so much the Play Store background service, it's the base google android service that starts to get up there.
i have watch 6 classic 47mm lte i get 45 to 48 hours over 30 hours display always on
That sounds about right, that's inline with what I'm getting as well. Compared to the 4, I'm totally cool with that, it seems just fine. It's just hard comparing to the 5 Pro I've been using, at least in regards to battery life. That thing would just keep going and going. But I do like this new watch more though, it feels more polished. Thanks for stopping by!
@@RADERTECH yah i might of got lucky with mine i got the silver 1 hopefully yours cones to life
😅 thanks for the review on this watch , I won't upgrade to the 6 classic.
Well, this was my early impressions. It's actually grown on me quite a bit since posting this video, I like it now. I do miss the battery life that my watch 5 pro had, but the new screen is really nice. I was able to resolve the heartrate tile issue shortly after posting this, and the battery life has been decent over the past few months. Thanks for stopping by.
😢My biggest problem with it is the poor accuracy of the health features 😢
I've been hearing that a lot laterly, it is unfortunate. Thanks for stopping by, and my apologies for the slow reply.
Well the screen is bigger, and brighter, what do you expect
They should just take your watch face and let you keep the band anyway that's what they do with me every time I upgrade
Another viewer mentioned the same, I'll keep that in mind when I box up the 5 here in a couple of days. Thanks for letting me know, I appreciate you.
5 pro never 4 days battery life.
I didn't have two days max with mine.
I'm sorry to hear that, I used to get great battery life with the 5 pro when I had it.
Some guy tried to sell me on smartwatches. I don't get why people are so obsessed with these watches. I mean if you can't tell if you are exhausted or not so you need a watch to tell you what it thinks. I really don't get it. At this price it should be a second hand phone. Not for me.
I get what you mean, but they are nice to have, especially when in the same ecosystem as your phone and tablet. I personally like that when I'm playing music on my phone or tablet, I can just rotate the bezel on my watch without even turning its screen on to adjust the volume. Then with one tap, I'm changing tracks without touching my phone. I like fielding texts and emails with it too. Some emails and texts are just bot junk and the usual automated messages we all get nowadays, and I can quickly tell if it's worth reaching for my phone without having to. There's a lot of "quality of life" things like that going on with it. I don't use it to monitor exercise, and haven't checked on the sleep tracking in ages. Oh, last thing I really like is getting a quick glimpse of the date and time without reaching for my pocket to get my phone. I know, that one's obvious, but it sure is nice. Thanks for stopping by.
Oh my life! Charging every 2 days 😂 ask Apple watch user about that 😂 I simply set mine in the charger when I shower daily, and sometimes when I eat dinner, job done
It all depends on perspective my friend. You have to keep in mind that I came from the Watch 5 pro, so I went from a solid 4 days battery life down to 2, so it was a bit jarring at first. But after some time, I got used to it and it's not a big deal. I like this watch a lot, it has a nice screen. Looking forward getting the watch 7 ultra in July.
I know exactly what’s wrong with your watch bud. It is defective. I had to take mine back and get a new one. It really bites but that is an issue. Got my new one and it works like a charm.
Thanks for stopping by, and my apologies for the slow reply. I was able to actually fix the main issue with the heart rate monitoring. I had to do a full reset, and not restore from a backup. When I tried restoring from the initial backup it made, it still didn't work. It was so weird, it was applying the blood ox sensor tile for both the heart rate montitor and ox. It was one of the strangest things I've seen on a Samsung device in a long time. I was thinking I'd have to return it too, I was sweating it there for a minute.
Thanks for stopping by, and I"m sorry you ended up with a defective one.
I'm getting 1 day and a couple of hours with the galaxy 6.
Ug, that's not great battery life at all, I"m sorry to hear that. Thanks for stopping by and sharing your experience.
This video is a no news Galaxy Watch 6 Classic video review!
Not really a review my friend, just a couple of concerns. Thankfully I was able to resolve the last issue with a full reset, thank goodness. Though for sure I might have to a return there for a little bit. Thanks for stopping by, appreciate you!
I agree with you 💯
Thanks for watching
One think I don't like is when you said... I don't want to make a really big deal about it... BUT YOU ARE if it is a big con and you are talking about it so much. I don't mind you seeing it as a big deal since you are going to swap out the band but then don't claim it's NOT a big deal.
Fair enough, thanks for stopping by! It's a great watch, I need put out a "pros" video for it to show it in a better light, so to speak. It's become my favorite galaxy watch of all time, and that's saying a lot consider the number of these watches I've owned over the years.
Well, this certainly bodes well for the 43 mm I just ordered. Oh well, at least it'll fit under my jacket while it dies on me.
Don't worry my friend, this watch is much nicer that what I make it seem out to be in this video. The battery life has improved some, and the heart rate tile issues stuff was an easy fix. I just had to do a factory reset while not restoring from a backup, then it started just fine.
You'll like it a lot, the screen is really nice!
My battery life has been fantastic it's smoked my previous smart watches
That's great to hear! I'm getting a little over 2 days with it, not too bad. Coming from the pro 5 though, it's a bit of a let down (that had 4 days battery life), but it's still great compared to most other smartwatches.
2 days battery on this beauty 🔋, i can live with that, still makes a show of the fruit watch battery life.
Ha ha, well put!!!