If you open the workout widget on the watch and choose your workout from there instead of just selecting the run widget, you can see at the top of the screen that GPS and Heartrate are blinking. When they both are solid and you see your heart rate you are ready to press run or walk, etc. That way you know everything is locked in before you start your workout. I think Samsung planned it that way. If you want a quick run and not as accurate then just hit run and it will count down and lock on to GPS and Heartrate eventually. If you go to the workout widget first and wait then select your workout everything works pretty well and for me is pretty accurate.
Just to add on to the running glitches, after the latest software update my Galaxy Watch 4 has been having the same GPS and pace issues on my runs, after preivously being just fine. So I think it should be fixed with a software update since that seems to be what caused it, at least in my case.
Great video Mike! I use my Pro 5 for every day use only, not workouts. I love this smartwatch much better than the Watch 4 Classic I previously own. I got 4 days & 2 hours of battery life on the first fully charged. The 2nd time I fully charged and use my Pro 5 I got exactly 5 days of battery life before I had to recharge. So for everyday use I’m very happy with my purchase of my Samsung Watch Pro 5.
I get a day and a half on the 5 pro, and that's with wifi, gps, always on display, gestures, any kind of health monitoring, all turned off. I wonder if I got a dud, I'm really unimpressed with the battery.
@@Khaled-gy5vd I prefer to keep the Always On feature turned off. I see there’s a software update available for my Pro 5, but at this particular time I have not downloaded the latest update. I’m worried the software update will have a negative effect on the awesome battery life I’m getting at this time.
Regarding the GPS issue as you describe with Strava. I've seen this on the tic watch as well and what I found is that I needed to turn off my GPS on my phone prior to getting to my run location. When you have your watch paired with your phone it tends to use the GPS on your phone to conserve power, so when you start running and your watch loses connection with your phone, because you left your phone in the car, you will see inaccurate GPS readings. The inaccuracy is due to the time it takes your watch to gather your location again through its internal GPS. Once I started turning off my GPS on my phone before I started my run the accuracy of the watch was much better.
Just started using mine a couple of days ago so only a few workouts on it. Yesterday I did notice the pace was off quite a bit during my workout but the end result was fairly accurate. No issue with GPS yet. As far as size goes it is just about same size as my Fenix 6 46 mm Titanium but the Garmin is thicker then Watch 5 Pro LTE.
I love the raised bezel on the pro, I cracked my watch4 on the side not long after I got it. I've had the pro for a few weeks now, did a tough mudder with it today and everything worked great.
I've been using my 'Pro' while cycling. I've found the GPS to be fairly accurate with tracks and speed. But I haven't really dug in too much since I rely on my Wahoo for all numbers. I do like having the LTE on my watch so I don't have to carry my phone while riding. My first few days I had everything turned on and my battery didn't even last 1 day. Since I now turn on/off features as needed (location, NFC, etc). But I still wouldn't go more than a day without recharging. But again, I'm cycling 1-4 hours most days.
Your analysis is spot on as is your commentary. I think a few updates from now, the 5 Pro will be a much better device. A few things I would like to see; better AOD control. The AOD I think is too bright and is likely using too much power. The compass watch face as you noted, is a mess and needs fixing. The battery life is vastly improved over the Watch 4 but still needs optimizing. It still seems to drain too fast.
Feedbacks to the vid: 1. For the run w/o gps, there's a chance that you chose indoor run instead of outdoor run. This happened to me though w/ my garmin watch. During the run i thought i was fast. Just confirmed it after the run 2. Strava distance discrepancy - this is happening w/ my Active 2. After testing, I found out that Strava did not consider the pause i made on my watch. Strava will record the distance minus the pause time
I know that feeling! With the gear sport(Yes I said gear sport) I realized once and from that point on if my gps wasn’t solid green I wouldn’t move watch 3 and 4 there needs to be a continuous gps tracking. Great video!
Hey Mike, thanks for the review. When you were talking about the HR sensor at 4:55, your ECG looks really odd, and potentially abnormal. I'm no medical expert, but your T-Wave spikes are quite weak and wonky, I'd advise you get it checked.
I have the Galaxy 5 and I use it all the time because I have sleep problems. I couldn't figure out why it wasn't tracking my sleep. Found it was on power save which I don't remember setting. Lol. Mostly it works fine. Also got it for walking and it seems to be ok. Battery life is better than my Active2. So far. I'm loving it. I got the 44 even with a very small wrist and it doesn't look huge.
Meet your new sleep coach Develop better sleep habits with Advanced Sleep Coaching that helps you manage your overall sleep quality. For sleep pattern results, user must wear watch while they sleep for at least 7 nights and complete a survey. Sorry Samsung I have you beat it only takes one night with a cup of sleepy time tea and certaintly doesn't require We're in a hunk a metal around my wrist and a survey to boot LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!
And I'm sure you're Galaxy watch 5 saved the day and save the night for you and also corrected your sleep problems. LOL!!! Don't worry you can rely on Samsung's health sensors to replace You're practitioner. LOL And your watch helps you walk without it It's like a handicapped person without their wheelchair Walker or cane LOL Samsung convinced you that you need a watch to help you walk and sleep. 👏 brilliant
I agree. This has happened to me before to the point where I start my run and then I wait a sec before I get going. Also I never let the watch sense my workout - I start it manually each time.
I guarantee the GPS issue will not be solved via a software update. I have had the exact same issue with my Galaxy watch active 2 which I've had for over 2 years now. Three quarters of my runs record fine, the other quarter fail to connect GPS for at least the first mile if not more of a run. It's a known issue with Samsung's GPS, which is often overlooked in reviews as most tech reviewers aren't runners. I honestly thought it would be fixed by now especially considering, the 5 pro is 2 years newer, has a newer chipset, and is even on a completely different platform (Tizen-WearOS). I was looking to upgrade to the 5 pro, this issue being one of the main reasons, now I'm not so sure. How disappointing. Maybe it's time to look into an actual running watch rather than a smartwatch.
I love the watch, i can only get about 50 hours compared to the 4 days they boast. I have the LTE model but have it all turned off essentially making it “Bluetooth” only . Wondering if you’ve gotten the 3 to 4 days
@@iraqduhok6807 sounds right . Even with gps off and raise to wake i get 50 hours. So I’m guessing raise to wake isn’t gonna make a difference. But at this point the 2 solid days i can get I’m happy with it.
About the gps: it's not perfect in the 5 pro. I have been using it since its release and had exactly the same experience as Mike. It happened to me in two of my workouts: it didn't record the gps data but I understood how to avoid that: I'll wait for the watch to indicate that has a gps lock (so the gps icon stops blinking or even with strava app) and then start my activity, never the other way around. According to that, I use to change my location (I live between two distant cities) and every time I arrive to the new location, it takes a long time to get a gps lock. To improve that, I set the option that uses google data to improve gps accuracy and, very important, before going for a run, I do a gps lock with my watch connected to the phone, then disconnect and start my run. Just the first time that I go for a run in a new location. If I don't do it so, it will take several minutes. It was the same with garmin, thoug, but I have to admit I prefered the way that garmin manages the injection of gps data to their wathces: you sync them manually and the phone automatically sends gps information to the watch. In Samsung you need to lock the gps using an activity tracker to do it, wich is a bit more annoyant. At least that's how I understand it works from my experience these last weeks. I read somewhere that there is already a firmware update solving some gps stuff, so maybe they had already solved the issues that we are talking about. Despite all this, I am really in love with the 5 pro. Swimming with it is just perfect. My venu was ALWAYS skipping some pool lengths whiile the samsung has never failed. Furthermore, the Samsung gives me more information about the way I run, while the venu was very poor with that. Can't say the same about the sports platform, Samsung's can't be compared to Garmin's. Adding the fact it should record open water swimming far better that my venu did (I will have to wait for a few months to try that), and that you can'tcompare how smooth is everything in the 5 pro and how laggy is everything in the Venu, I can say that I am much more happy with this 5 pro than I was with the Venu. Overall is a nice gadget!
hello what do you mean by gps lock? i cannot find it anywhere neither the icon you mention also how did you manage to start navigation when walking? mine says it wong start without the phone. when i read the instruction it states i should disconnect the phone to use in build navigation... so confusing ( GW5 pro user) ? thank you for you answer
@@jasKSG Hi. With gps lock I mean that the watch has managed to know exactly where you are. You know that because the watch's gps icon stopped blinking. This icon is green and is located at the top of the screen, just on beside the heart that indicates that is getting (blinking) or has already gotten (not blinking) your heart rate. They both are small and you can see them at the top of activities tile. What I mean is: enter the sports tile, press the dots to go to the sports list and wait. You will see this icons. When the one for gps stopped blinking start your activity, never before. It can take seconds but some minutes if you havent used it at this location for a long time. I always disconnect my phone's bluetooth before going for a run to be sure that the watch is using its own gps. I hope I explained myself properly and helped you with that.
@@wakeles Thank you so much for your answer - i wouldnt find it :D. However it does blink for a minute then my screen blocks and when i unblock im back to the watch screen. it seems it just auto exits :( I mostly want to use this thing to locate/navitage myself when im on the bike and it seem navigation works only with the phone and onyl if the phone is unlocked wtf :( ill try the gpx thingie but im very dissapointed atm :/
@@jasKSG first, try to enable always on display. Second, try to do a gps lock when you are connected to your phone at the location you want to use your watch. Then feel free to disconnect the phone from the watch and try again. For me this makes the watch to get a gps lock really fast. Appart from that, try enabling google gps precission to improve gps performance. You can do it by pressing the gps button at the watch menu, keep it pressed and you will reach a new menu. You will find the option there. This might help if you have this disabled.
To put things in perspective: Let's compare the Galaxy watch 4 to the Galaxy watch 5 pro. The Galaxy watch 4 has the identical inner workings as the $450 pro version. Same CPU, ram and storage. 😁 Yea, watch 5 pro has a temperature sensor... but Let's be honest..that will never see the light of day just like the infamous blood pressure that Samaung touts LOL😁 Watch 5 pro battery life is better but watch 4 is more sleeker, slimmer. The pro 5 is bulkier and bigger. 😁 The back of the watch 5 pro is not titanium and the whole point to it is supposed to make you skin feel softer. 😁 And when you add one of those $20 plus watch cases it completely covers up the titanium so what's the point? Just to walk around and say "Hey I got titanium under my watch case and I'm proud" ? 😁 Oh and you argue that saphire glass is much more scratch resistant and stronger? Saphire glass is is much more susceptible to impacts due to its brittleness, and can shatter just dropping from a measly height of 3 feet. 😁 Sapphire screens are bad for outdoor viewing as it's more reflective than glass, which means it'll be difficult to see the screen in sunny or bright conditions and a saphire screen will reflect almost twice as much light as ordinary glass. 😁 But Samsung's marketing department convinced those to upgrade every year. It's pure genius. Now you're educated. You're welcome.
one more thing, I noticed when i go to toilet in the middle of sleeping, the sleep monitor stops as I am awake and finished sleeping!! why not give me standby time as five minutes to either stop sleeping mode or continue monitoring? i couldn't get good & exact readings for my sleeping because it stops monitoring when I go to toilet.
Zero email support, outlook is a joke bc it only gives you focused view not full inbox. Notification work maybe 50 percent of the time. Had three returned them all. Going to Garmin as their notifications work.
Agree re GPS and the Strava synch. Doesn't happen on every run, but enough to make me ensure the GPS lock is there before you set off. I let Samsung Health sync to Strava to let non-Samsung/S Health users follow my runs, but use the native Samsung app for the running information. The Strava conversion always is just 'under', whatever S Health says I ran. But tbh, it's been that way ever since a S Health/Strava sync was allowed.
@@HasanibnSabah the upper most edge of the watch when you go to the starting screen of all workouts instead of starting one directly eg. from the widget or watch face. I don't have my watch set up in English, so can't tell you of that is exactly the right name of the view but basically you can at least access it by going to Samsung health - show history - choose workout and on the left side of the letters "GPS" there is a green google maps logo -like pin blinking. It stops blinking once position is acquired.
I noticed that GPS issue with the S3 frontier while hiking. The GPS issue only seemed to impact the watch in the early days. I think this was fixed with subsequent updates.
Awesome review bro, helps me decide if I should go for it. One thing you could have included in the video is some information about the phone calls in the LTE model..
Great review. You are the first one (actually I think the only one) who is highlighting the GPS issue. It happens to me on the GW4 classic. At the beginning was working fine, stopped working after a restart, started working again after a couple of weeks, stopped working after a FW update started again, stopped after another update, it drives me crazy. I like the watch, I want to use it, but the GPS is one of the main features of a smart watch. Just had 2 long chats with support and they said to bring it in for repair. Almost sure it is not HW issue.
To put things in perspective: Let's compare the Galaxy watch 4 to the Galaxy watch 5 pro. The Galaxy watch 4 has the identical inner workings as the $450 pro version. Same CPU, ram and storage. 😁 Yea, watch 5 pro has a temperature sensor... but Let's be honest..that will never see the light of day just like the infamous blood pressure that Samaung touts LOL😁 Watch 5 pro battery life is better but watch 4 is more sleeker, slimmer. The pro 5 is bulkier and bigger. 😁 The back of the watch 5 pro is not titanium and the whole point to it is supposed to make you skin feel softer. 😁 And when you add one of those $20 plus watch cases it completely covers up the titanium so what's the point? Just to walk around and say "Hey I got titanium under my watch case and I'm proud" ? 😁 Oh and you argue that saphire glass is much more scratch resistant and stronger? Saphire glass is is much more susceptible to impacts due to its brittleness, and can shatter just dropping from a measly height of 3 feet. 😁 Sapphire screens are bad for outdoor viewing as it's more reflective than glass, which means it'll be difficult to see the screen in sunny or bright conditions and a saphire screen will reflect almost twice as much light as ordinary glass. 😁 But Samsung's marketing department convinced those to upgrade every year. It's pure genius. Now you're educated. You're welcome.
Exactly same issue here. I send it off for repair, I got it back with the comment: We reset the watch and installed the latest updates, everything is fine. It not usable for me when its working 50% of the time. Did you find any solution so far?
Samsung has been releasing GPS related updates for a number of their devices, including out of support ones. They will probably fix the GPS issue you've identified soon.
Do you have the LTE version? Just curious because I run a fixed distance almost every day, and have not had these issues with GPS. I also run with the watch only, so my phone is not assisting with location. It might be that it is isolated away from any other devices, and buildings... being a back country trail...or I am just lucky so far. Additional note: I have only tracked about 150 miles on the fixed route so far. So, it is still a limited data sample.
I actually wished the raised bezel worked as the touch edge. I always was trying to use that as the edge and I ended up returning it over that, the wireless charger issue, and I found the battery life was not as good as the tizen watch I had previously (watch 3)
A great video brother. I'm still wearing my Gear Sport and I definitely want to upgrade to the Watch 5 Pro. A Christmas gift after me and the wife get back from the Dominican Republic this December. Stay safe.
Great review! The compass issue (won't stay calibrated) is driving me nuts. Anyone have a solve for this? How long does it usually take Samsung to push a fix out/how can we flag for them?
Hey Mike. Huge fan for a number of years . And since youre in philly , you've become more awesome I love the tech stuff. I use the galaxy ecosystem and I run in the Philly area sometimes. I currently have a watch 4 lte and it is so hard for me to get a 6 mile run with just the watch and my bluetooth. I run an 11 minute so maybe I need to run faster ? No . Tech sloves all ! By the way are you doing the rocky run 13.1? If you are I may sign up for it !
I am still rocking the galaxy watch 4 classic due to the rotating bezel. Wish Samsung will bring it back on the next version. The only thing I don't like about the watch 4 classic is the poor battery life, which only lasts about 1 day.
@@shortboy0808 had the S3, went to the GW3 and have really been bummed about losing the rotating bezel, but the electronic bezel just might be enough for me
I'm wondering where yall are getting this multiple day battery life from. I've been having it almost 2 weeks and have yet to see more that 1 day n a half..
I picked up the Watch 5 44mm LTE version on day one. Fabulous smartwatch but God-awful GPS, just like what you described. I always started runs manually and made sure GPS and HR were locked in and ready to go before starting. Pace would vary wildly from 6 to 11 minutes per mile and that would be true for the entire run, so it didn't finally lock in after a while. I took it back within the grace period. Glad to know I'm not the only one. Hoping the Pixel Watch can meet my needs.
@@timmyb1957 Now why would they give that to you on the very 1st gen Galaxy watch 5 pro.? That will come with the Galaxy watch 6 pro so this way you'll spend hundreds to update. Sure they had room for it but that doesn't leave much room for Samsung making more money. Why would they give that to you now When they can give that to you later...Don't worry kid you'll have your duel GPS next time around. It's pure marketing genius from Samsung....wake up kid
It is not picky at all, specifically for a PRO watch. I have the same issue with the pace and the distance, which may differ from 1-2 mins in pace and more than 1 km for long runs!! That is way too much at least it should have a feature to correct the distance as it looks in the map like im running in zig zag
Love the video I have Verizon share brand new watch left phone home drove about 15 miles away. However it says it hasto connect to the phone. Now they will not send me another one tell the other one gets back to the warehouse. I was wondering if you are still having issues and which plan do you have. Do I need to have standalone service?
Thanks Mike! How many days are you getting? I only do something active like 30 min a day but hoping it'll beat my Galaxy Watch that STILL gets 4 days (at least) after 5 years! Great review!
Watch 5 pro LTE is overheating when using it to make calls when not attached to the phone, drop your calls and switches to airplane mode to cool off just after about 10 minute call. SMH!!!!!
To all experienced users. I am currently considering purchasing Galaxy Watch 5 pro for sport purposes ( I did running, and swimming). Does the galaxy watch 5 pro is a good choice for that? Thank you in advance.
I love your reviews, Mike and it was really nice to see your reference to DC Rainmaker. I love the respect between you all- we need more of that in the world and you set a great example. keep up the great work you do. all best
I have a Galaxy Watch and always had an issue with the Strava app as you mentioned. I switched to Samsung's App and did not have a problem. I found Strava Wonky.
I love the rotating bezel... Is the 4 classic much different to the 5 pro. I currently use watch 3 but I want wear OS as I'm a Google user for things like pay, maps and assistant
Honestly the Watch 3 is better looking than the Watch 4 and the watch 5 pro. That's just my opinion. I have all 3 of them. The Watch 5 pro is not really worth the price. Just save your money. Most people that say it is just want to justify the money they spend and don't want to feel stupid. So they hype the watch 5 pro. I definitely prefer the bezel over this monstrosity of watch. Even if it gives you "better" battery. I get 2 and a half out of the watch 4 and 3 days out of the watch 5 pro. So not really that much of a difference.
Battery isn't a massive issue for me as I don't sleep track and I charge my watch on the dock with phone overnight. My main thing I want at the minute is the wear OS on the Samsung watch which my 3 doenst have.
What watch would you recommend if one is focused on Notifications / Music control but does not care about all the sport/sleep stuff? Currently use the Galaxy Watch (1), and I like the look of the Watch 5 Pro. But I don't really need the sport features, so it seems a bit overkill.
@@tygariont7594 I went overkill (ordered the 5 pro, don't have it yet though). What I found is that when it gets smaller the focus is on sport and sleep and you loose out on the other stuff (I also didn't find any guide/review in that direction). With the 5 pro, I know I get the functions I want and I know it will work (also, my wife said, she wants the buds that come with it 😀).
I bought a 5 pro last week because of your reviews on it and I Love it. The battery life is definitely the best part of it. It lasts me at least 3 days easily even during calls, workouts, messages, everything. It was expensive but so worth it
i'm glad you made a video on this Mike I felt something was way off when I would run. Battery life is awesome on my end but the GPS is a bummer for now.
So best to use the Strava app? I've noticed that says "acquiring GPS" before allowing you to start. Also noticed that the native app will stop Strava app running if you start it after you've begun your run/ride.
what i think is that in the next gen of galaxy watch they should trim down the bezel significantly on the normal watch like it is on their phones and in the watch 6 pro the breadth of the raised part should be reduced a little which will led to good screen size
The Strava issue sounds like what it does with every other tracker that imports into Strava. I've used Garmin edge computers in the past and they show different numbers than what Strava does after its processed the data, this happens with my current bike computer too which isn't a Garmin.
I agree. I use my Garmin edge 1000 to track my bike rides and Strava frequently "adjusts" my data. It's my biggest beef with Strava other than E-bikes stealing the legitimate KOM's. I was pleasantly surprised how accurately my Galaxy watch 5 pro lines up with my Garmin edge on long rides.
Damn...it's been a month already. I have the watch 4 classic. I saw they took away the bezel. That was a huge red flag for me. No doubt it's great, but not worth upgrading. Plus it's just a watch lol. ⌚️ it'll last as long as it can and I'm counting on that. As far as the gps..GPS... the 4 classic has that issue with false detection workouts or not detecting the workouts when I'm running and doing other things. Hopefully they release an update soon. Also people stay complaining about battery life when it's already significantly better in terms of optimisation. My battery lasts about two days. Moreso 36-42 hours.
Your Galaxy 4 lasts 36 hours? I must have a dud with only lasting at best 18 hours and everything turned off. I noticed when the watch arrived it had zero battery
@@TheHummingBirdJaiye Did your battery performance improve with time after you received it? This one was crazy draining in a few hours that first day, but next day was much better. Just wondering if I can expect to see slight improvement over weeks of use. I have all updates installed
Hi thank you for your review of this watch, I'm very interested in buying one and I really trust what you say about it I've always enjoyed your reviews because you get to the point right away!!! Thank you so much!! 😃🙂😎👍
I have the 5 Pro, I've noticed the HR monitor freezes. I either have to restart the watch or manually take a reading and then it changes on the watch face. I haven't been for a run yet but I think I will be wearing my Garmin fenix 3hr on my other wrist.
thanks so much for the video. A question.. does the galaxy watch 5 PRO.. comes in silver colour, if it does , where do u buy it from online please, thank you?
I saw another video right around when you made this video. Somewhere in September they didn't update to make the GPS more accurate and it made a difference. Somewhere around September 9th or 10th.. Don't know if you have the new update when you made this video. I think there are even more updates after that.
Hey Mike. Thanks for your detailed review of the Watch 5 Pro. I’’ve had mine for about 6 months and primarily based my purchase decision on your input. One of the other reasons I chose the 5 Pro was the availability of ECG and BP, although I ended up having to rely on an excellent tutorial by Gemini Man to enable those features. Thanks again, and keep up the great work!
Have been with Samsung watches since Frontier to Galaxy watch 4. Problems with all Samsung watches are that they tend to get incrementally worse after each software update and never lasts more than 3 years. Some of their advertised functions do not seem to be available in certain countries. Sleep app is more a gimmick than anything else as it records me as sleeping when watching TV from a sofa.
@FunkinTaco And that's exactly their point with those so called aggressive trade in they are making billions and billions. You think Samsung is doing it out of the kindness of their heart? And they're sacrificing money? LOL!!!! They're marking department actually has you convinced that their trade ins are so aggressive that you can't say no. Brilliant 👏 Well Mr. FunkinTaco Now you've been hit with a dose of reality
That's exactly what they do they make software updates to render your watch useless so you'll have no other choice but to spend your money and upgrade and in return they're brainwashing and convincing you that they have such an aggressive trade in that you can't say no. Cat got your tongue Mr. Taco?
I just scored a watch 5 pro used off eBay for $202 last week. So far I do like it! However it's worth noting my previous smartwatch was the Sony smartwatch 3 back from like 2017 and the whole ecosystem has changed quite a bit since then. I haven't messed with the GPS yet so I can't comment on it but I did notice it's missing some apps on the playstore that are available on the galaxy watch 4 and I can't initiate phonecalls from my watch and pipe them to my Bluetooth headphones. I can only make calls *through* the watch itself acting as both the mic and speaker. Like you said I hope it gets more software updates to improve everything and wear OS unifies as a whole a bit better.
Mike I've got a watch 4 Classic. Following the latest software update the GPS has turned to sh1t. It now takes ages for it to acquire GPS on an activity. Could be a software issue on the 5 as the same OS.
That was done purposely by Samsung so now you'll have to turn around and buy a Galaxy watch 5 pro and spend your hard earned money. It's the brilliance and genius of Samsung's marketing department
I've heard you mention "precise location" a few times in regards to the GW4/5 devices. I remember a setting back on the Tizen watches (GW/GWA/GWA2) that you could enable called "High location accuracy" that was found in the specific workout settings. But, I cannot find anything on the Wear OS watches (GW4/5) for "precise location". Can you speak a little bit to what you mean by "precise location"? I'm guessing you mean just enabling location. Thank you very much love your videos!
If you keep pressed the gps icon, to enable or disable gps at the watch, you will enter a setup menu. Rigth there you will find the option. Goole precission accuracy or something like that. It has a text explaining that it will use wifi/3g networks to improve accuracy bellow it.
The GPS thing happen to me with a Samsung S21. Record parts of the track, but some parts (outdoor clears sky), get the data wrong or missing. What about in the not pro models?
I had the same issue with the GPS not mapping my runs but also at the same time my fitbit was doing exactly the same thing. It may be a coincidence but at least it wasn't just me that has this problem
So I have been using the 1st galaxy watch (2018 edition) and initially had the same shoddy data issue during runs. How I fixed that, start the run on the watch and then pause it, I use this time (15~20 mins) for my warm up and stretches before the run. This way when I start my run GPS has a good connection and there is no error in data recording....
I have had steady issues with every Samsung product for the past 7 years. Watches are included. The disconnecting from phone at random intervals, the ABYSMAL battery life, even after doing all the little tips and tricks people love to tell you will fix it. I don't know why they can't get it together. Feels like one problem after another. I would love them all over again if only they would FIX THE KNOWN ISSUES SO MANY HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING.
Great video. I'm looking my pro very much, although it started draining the battery crazy done I installed facer, it empty the battery on half day! Although i love de posibility of change cool faces. Any thoughts ?
Even with the Galaxy Watch (OG), I always simply waited for the GPS and HR indicators to stop blinking before starting out. So I never had GPS issues. However, the HR would very often stop recording my heart rate. This was quite irritating since The Whole reason for my daily outings was to get my HR into the appropriate zone and maintain it there. I only just got my watch5 pro a couple weeks ago so we’ll see how it does for the HR recordings. One thing that is a major disappointment for me though, is the lack of the blood pressure function in the US. If anyone knows how to hack this for the US market, please comment!
@TheCityPrince I'm liking it a lot. The battery is lasting far longer than my old Galaxy Watch, and it seems to be more consistent so far. I'll give it another month before making final judgements.
@@PrinceUnyqueTv some people need to monitor their BP daily, or even more often. Can’t just run to the doctor’s office everyday for the sake of monitoring BP.
My cardio workouts outdoors have all been pretty accurate,. My issue is when I use my treadmill...my watch 4 and 5 pro are consistently a half mile off.....weird! Hoping this is fixed with an update
If you open the workout widget on the watch and choose your workout from there instead of just selecting the run widget, you can see at the top of the screen that GPS and Heartrate are blinking. When they both are solid and you see your heart rate you are ready to press run or walk, etc. That way you know everything is locked in before you start your workout. I think Samsung planned it that way. If you want a quick run and not as accurate then just hit run and it will count down and lock on to GPS and Heartrate eventually. If you go to the workout widget first and wait then select your workout everything works pretty well and for me is pretty accurate.
I find this to be true.
Yup - the GPS icon even blinks til it locks on. Then it stops blinking and you're ready to go.
Need to try this before sending the watch for repair,thank you guys
Exactly! I had the same problem on my active 2, but after I let them stop blinking it works!
it's always been this way. Even with my Gear S3, I always waited for the GPS to lock in
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Samsung has already released an Software Update to resolve this problem and now works great
LOL OK as long as you believe that that is all that matters
Just to add on to the running glitches, after the latest software update my Galaxy Watch 4 has been having the same GPS and pace issues on my runs, after preivously being just fine. So I think it should be fixed with a software update since that seems to be what caused it, at least in my case.
Did it get fixed?
Great video Mike! I use my Pro 5 for every day use only, not workouts. I love this smartwatch much better than the Watch 4 Classic I previously own. I got 4 days & 2 hours of battery life on the first fully charged. The 2nd time I fully charged and use my Pro 5 I got exactly 5 days of battery life before I had to recharge. So for everyday use I’m very happy with my purchase of my Samsung Watch Pro 5.
what else is this better than watch 4 classic ?
Did you use always on display during battery test ?
I get a day and a half on the 5 pro, and that's with wifi, gps, always on display, gestures, any kind of health monitoring, all turned off. I wonder if I got a dud, I'm really unimpressed with the battery.
@@Khaled-gy5vd I prefer to keep the Always On feature turned off. I see there’s a software update available for my Pro 5, but at this particular time I have not downloaded the latest update. I’m worried the software update will have a negative effect on the awesome battery life I’m getting at this time.
@@maxximus91 that's my watch 4 classic's battery with lift to wake, wifi, gps and bluetooth all turned on. You probably got a dud
Regarding the GPS issue as you describe with Strava. I've seen this on the tic watch as well and what I found is that I needed to turn off my GPS on my phone prior to getting to my run location. When you have your watch paired with your phone it tends to use the GPS on your phone to conserve power, so when you start running and your watch loses connection with your phone, because you left your phone in the car, you will see inaccurate GPS readings. The inaccuracy is due to the time it takes your watch to gather your location again through its internal GPS. Once I started turning off my GPS on my phone before I started my run the accuracy of the watch was much better.
Just started using mine a couple of days ago so only a few workouts on it. Yesterday I did notice the pace was off quite a bit during my workout but the end result was fairly accurate. No issue with GPS yet. As far as size goes it is just about same size as my Fenix 6 46 mm Titanium but the Garmin is thicker then Watch 5 Pro LTE.
Which do you prefer to use out of the Samsung and the fenix if you could just have one?
I love the raised bezel on the pro, I cracked my watch4 on the side not long after I got it. I've had the pro for a few weeks now, did a tough mudder with it today and everything worked great.
I've been using my 'Pro' while cycling. I've found the GPS to be fairly accurate with tracks and speed. But I haven't really dug in too much since I rely on my Wahoo for all numbers. I do like having the LTE on my watch so I don't have to carry my phone while riding.
My first few days I had everything turned on and my battery didn't even last 1 day. Since I now turn on/off features as needed (location, NFC, etc). But I still wouldn't go more than a day without recharging. But again, I'm cycling 1-4 hours most days.
Thank you for this feedback. This is exactly why I'm looking into this watch. Leaving my bulky heavy phone behind while out on mtb trails.
Last update mentioned GPS improvement. Hopefully it addresses this issue. I haven't noticed this issue but is mostly do 2 mile runs and sprints.
Amazing video. Love the quality of the production in your videos mate. Your channel really deserves to grow up!
Your analysis is spot on as is your commentary. I think a few updates from now, the 5 Pro will be a much better device. A few things I would like to see; better AOD control. The AOD I think is too bright and is likely using too much power. The compass watch face as you noted, is a mess and needs fixing. The battery life is vastly improved over the Watch 4 but still needs optimizing. It still seems to drain too fast.
Feedbacks to the vid:
1. For the run w/o gps, there's a chance that you chose indoor run instead of outdoor run. This happened to me though w/ my garmin watch. During the run i thought i was fast. Just confirmed it after the run
2. Strava distance discrepancy - this is happening w/ my Active 2. After testing, I found out that Strava did not consider the pause i made on my watch. Strava will record the distance minus the pause time
I know that feeling! With the gear sport(Yes I said gear sport) I realized once and from that point on if my gps wasn’t solid green I wouldn’t move watch 3 and 4 there needs to be a continuous gps tracking. Great video!
Hey Mike, thanks for the review. When you were talking about the HR sensor at 4:55, your ECG looks really odd, and potentially abnormal. I'm no medical expert, but your T-Wave spikes are quite weak and wonky, I'd advise you get it checked.
I have the Galaxy 5 and I use it all the time because I have sleep problems. I couldn't figure out why it wasn't tracking my sleep. Found it was on power save which I don't remember setting. Lol. Mostly it works fine. Also got it for walking and it seems to be ok. Battery life is better than my Active2. So far. I'm loving it. I got the 44 even with a very small wrist and it doesn't look huge.
How long will the battery last for you?
@@gianmarcodeblasio500 depends on how many phone calls . I always charge it before bed and it's usually at about 60. I've never let it go really low.
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Sorry Samsung I have you beat it only takes one night with a cup of sleepy time tea and certaintly doesn't require We're in a hunk a metal around my wrist and a survey to boot LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!
And I'm sure you're Galaxy watch 5 saved the day and save the night for you and also corrected your sleep problems. LOL!!! Don't worry you can rely on Samsung's health sensors to replace You're practitioner. LOL
And your watch helps you walk without it It's like a handicapped person without their wheelchair Walker or cane LOL
Samsung convinced you that you need a watch to help you walk and sleep. 👏 brilliant
I agree. This has happened to me before to the point where I start my run and then I wait a sec before I get going. Also I never let the watch sense my workout - I start it manually each time.
I guarantee the GPS issue will not be solved via a software update. I have had the exact same issue with my Galaxy watch active 2 which I've had for over 2 years now. Three quarters of my runs record fine, the other quarter fail to connect GPS for at least the first mile if not more of a run. It's a known issue with Samsung's GPS, which is often overlooked in reviews as most tech reviewers aren't runners. I honestly thought it would be fixed by now especially considering, the 5 pro is 2 years newer, has a newer chipset, and is even on a completely different platform (Tizen-WearOS). I was looking to upgrade to the 5 pro, this issue being one of the main reasons, now I'm not so sure. How disappointing. Maybe it's time to look into an actual running watch rather than a smartwatch.
Did you get a chance to try galaxy watch five bro by any chance? If yes, do you recommend it? Thanks.
You are a very good videographer.👌🏻❤
I love the watch, i can only get about 50 hours compared to the 4 days they boast. I have the LTE model but have it all turned off essentially making it “Bluetooth” only . Wondering if you’ve gotten the 3 to 4 days
It lasts around 45 to 55 hours on average use.
If you use gps frequently then thr battery will drain much faster and won't last even a day.
@@iraqduhok6807 sounds right . Even with gps off and raise to wake i get 50 hours. So I’m guessing raise to wake isn’t gonna make a difference. But at this point the 2 solid days i can get I’m happy with it.
Thank you for your review. What Garmin watch do you use or recommend?
About the gps: it's not perfect in the 5 pro. I have been using it since its release and had exactly the same experience as Mike. It happened to me in two of my workouts: it didn't record the gps data but I understood how to avoid that: I'll wait for the watch to indicate that has a gps lock (so the gps icon stops blinking or even with strava app) and then start my activity, never the other way around. According to that, I use to change my location (I live between two distant cities) and every time I arrive to the new location, it takes a long time to get a gps lock. To improve that, I set the option that uses google data to improve gps accuracy and, very important, before going for a run, I do a gps lock with my watch connected to the phone, then disconnect and start my run. Just the first time that I go for a run in a new location. If I don't do it so, it will take several minutes. It was the same with garmin, thoug, but I have to admit I prefered the way that garmin manages the injection of gps data to their wathces: you sync them manually and the phone automatically sends gps information to the watch. In Samsung you need to lock the gps using an activity tracker to do it, wich is a bit more annoyant. At least that's how I understand it works from my experience these last weeks.
I read somewhere that there is already a firmware update solving some gps stuff, so maybe they had already solved the issues that we are talking about.
Despite all this, I am really in love with the 5 pro. Swimming with it is just perfect. My venu was ALWAYS skipping some pool lengths whiile the samsung has never failed. Furthermore, the Samsung gives me more information about the way I run, while the venu was very poor with that. Can't say the same about the sports platform, Samsung's can't be compared to Garmin's.
Adding the fact it should record open water swimming far better that my venu did (I will have to wait for a few months to try that), and that you can'tcompare how smooth is everything in the 5 pro and how laggy is everything in the Venu, I can say that I am much more happy with this 5 pro than I was with the Venu. Overall is a nice gadget!
hello what do you mean by gps lock? i cannot find it anywhere neither the icon you mention also how did you manage to start navigation when walking? mine says it wong start without the phone. when i read the instruction it states i should disconnect the phone to use in build navigation... so confusing ( GW5 pro user) ? thank you for you answer
@@jasKSG Hi. With gps lock I mean that the watch has managed to know exactly where you are. You know that because the watch's gps icon stopped blinking. This icon is green and is located at the top of the screen, just on beside the heart that indicates that is getting (blinking) or has already gotten (not blinking) your heart rate. They both are small and you can see them at the top of activities tile.
What I mean is: enter the sports tile, press the dots to go to the sports list and wait. You will see this icons. When the one for gps stopped blinking start your activity, never before. It can take seconds but some minutes if you havent used it at this location for a long time. I always disconnect my phone's bluetooth before going for a run to be sure that the watch is using its own gps. I hope I explained myself properly and helped you with that.
@@wakeles Thank you so much for your answer - i wouldnt find it :D. However it does blink for a minute then my screen blocks and when i unblock im back to the watch screen. it seems it just auto exits :(
I mostly want to use this thing to locate/navitage myself when im on the bike and it seem navigation works only with the phone and onyl if the phone is unlocked wtf :( ill try the gpx thingie but im very dissapointed atm :/
@@jasKSG first, try to enable always on display.
Second, try to do a gps lock when you are connected to your phone at the location you want to use your watch. Then feel free to disconnect the phone from the watch and try again. For me this makes the watch to get a gps lock really fast.
Appart from that, try enabling google gps precission to improve gps performance. You can do it by pressing the gps button at the watch menu, keep it pressed and you will reach a new menu. You will find the option there. This might help if you have this disabled.
To put things in perspective: Let's compare the Galaxy watch 4 to the Galaxy watch 5 pro.
The Galaxy watch 4 has the identical inner workings as the $450 pro version. Same CPU, ram and storage. 😁
Yea, watch 5 pro has a temperature sensor... but Let's be honest..that will never see the light of day just like the infamous blood pressure that Samaung touts LOL😁
Watch 5 pro battery life is better but watch 4 is more sleeker, slimmer. The pro 5 is bulkier and bigger. 😁
The back of the watch 5 pro is not titanium and the whole point to it is supposed to make you skin feel softer. 😁
And when you add one of those $20 plus watch cases it completely covers up the titanium so what's the point? Just to walk around and say "Hey I got titanium under my watch case and I'm proud" ? 😁
Oh and you argue that saphire glass is much more scratch resistant and stronger?
Saphire glass is is much more susceptible to impacts due to its brittleness, and can shatter just dropping from a measly height of 3 feet. 😁
Sapphire screens are bad for outdoor viewing as it's more reflective than glass, which means it'll be difficult to see the screen in sunny or bright conditions and a saphire screen will reflect almost twice as much light as ordinary glass. 😁
But Samsung's marketing department convinced those to upgrade every year. It's pure genius.
Now you're educated. You're welcome.
one more thing, I noticed when i go to toilet in the middle of sleeping, the sleep monitor stops as I am awake and finished sleeping!! why not give me standby time as five minutes to either stop sleeping mode or continue monitoring? i couldn't get good & exact readings for my sleeping because it stops monitoring when I go to toilet.
Very good video. As always.
Zero email support, outlook is a joke bc it only gives you focused view not full inbox. Notification work maybe 50 percent of the time. Had three returned them all. Going to Garmin as their notifications work.
Agree re GPS and the Strava synch. Doesn't happen on every run, but enough to make me ensure the GPS lock is there before you set off. I let Samsung Health sync to Strava to let non-Samsung/S Health users follow my runs, but use the native Samsung app for the running information. The Strava conversion always is just 'under', whatever S Health says I ran. But tbh, it's been that way ever since a S Health/Strava sync was allowed.
I always wait for GPS to be acquired (the location pin stops blinking) and have noticed it to take longer after going over to ONE UI 4.5.
Where do you see that location pin?
@@HasanibnSabah the upper most edge of the watch when you go to the starting screen of all workouts instead of starting one directly eg. from the widget or watch face. I don't have my watch set up in English, so can't tell you of that is exactly the right name of the view but basically you can at least access it by going to Samsung health - show history - choose workout and on the left side of the letters "GPS" there is a green google maps logo -like pin blinking. It stops blinking once position is acquired.
Absolutely a great video. Very informative. Nice job! 👍👌✌💪👏👏
I noticed that GPS issue with the S3 frontier while hiking. The GPS issue only seemed to impact the watch in the early days. I think this was fixed with subsequent updates.
Awesome review bro, helps me decide if I should go for it. One thing you could have included in the video is some information about the phone calls in the LTE model..
Great review. You are the first one (actually I think the only one) who is highlighting the GPS issue. It happens to me on the GW4 classic. At the beginning was working fine, stopped working after a restart, started working again after a couple of weeks, stopped working after a FW update started again, stopped after another update, it drives me crazy. I like the watch, I want to use it, but the GPS is one of the main features of a smart watch. Just had 2 long chats with support and they said to bring it in for repair. Almost sure it is not HW issue.
To put things in perspective: Let's compare the Galaxy watch 4 to the Galaxy watch 5 pro.
The Galaxy watch 4 has the identical inner workings as the $450 pro version. Same CPU, ram and storage. 😁
Yea, watch 5 pro has a temperature sensor... but Let's be honest..that will never see the light of day just like the infamous blood pressure that Samaung touts LOL😁
Watch 5 pro battery life is better but watch 4 is more sleeker, slimmer. The pro 5 is bulkier and bigger. 😁
The back of the watch 5 pro is not titanium and the whole point to it is supposed to make you skin feel softer. 😁
And when you add one of those $20 plus watch cases it completely covers up the titanium so what's the point? Just to walk around and say "Hey I got titanium under my watch case and I'm proud" ? 😁
Oh and you argue that saphire glass is much more scratch resistant and stronger?
Saphire glass is is much more susceptible to impacts due to its brittleness, and can shatter just dropping from a measly height of 3 feet. 😁
Sapphire screens are bad for outdoor viewing as it's more reflective than glass, which means it'll be difficult to see the screen in sunny or bright conditions and a saphire screen will reflect almost twice as much light as ordinary glass. 😁
But Samsung's marketing department convinced those to upgrade every year. It's pure genius.
Now you're educated. You're welcome.
But Samsung is happy to take your $450 it's not driving them crazy LOL!!!!!!!!
@@ytr3488 looks like in my case the watch was faulty. Samsung service replaced the main board, working fine since.
Exactly same issue here. I send it off for repair, I got it back with the comment: We reset the watch and installed the latest updates, everything is fine. It not usable for me when its working 50% of the time. Did you find any solution so far?
Samsung has been releasing GPS related updates for a number of their devices, including out of support ones. They will probably fix the GPS issue you've identified soon.
Quick question. Should I get a case for it or is it pretty durable?
Do you have the LTE version? Just curious because I run a fixed distance almost every day, and have not had these issues with GPS. I also run with the watch only, so my phone is not assisting with location. It might be that it is isolated away from any other devices, and buildings... being a back country trail...or I am just lucky so far.
Additional note: I have only tracked about 150 miles on the fixed route so far. So, it is still a limited data sample.
I actually wished the raised bezel worked as the touch edge. I always was trying to use that as the edge and I ended up returning it over that, the wireless charger issue, and I found the battery life was not as good as the tizen watch I had previously (watch 3)
A great video brother. I'm still wearing my Gear Sport and I definitely want to upgrade to the Watch 5 Pro. A Christmas gift after me and the wife get back from the Dominican Republic this December. Stay safe.
Great review! The compass issue (won't stay calibrated) is driving me nuts. Anyone have a solve for this? How long does it usually take Samsung to push a fix out/how can we flag for them?
The compass 🧭 thing is just for looks not for traveling
Hey Mike. Huge fan for a number of years . And since youre in philly , you've become more awesome I love the tech stuff. I use the galaxy ecosystem and I run in the Philly area sometimes. I currently have a watch 4 lte and it is so hard for me to get a 6 mile run with just the watch and my bluetooth. I run an 11 minute so maybe I need to run faster ? No . Tech sloves all ! By the way are you doing the rocky run 13.1? If you are I may sign up for it !
Hands down best TH-camr! Ty
I am still rocking the galaxy watch 4 classic due to the rotating bezel. Wish Samsung will bring it back on the next version. The only thing I don't like about the watch 4 classic is the poor battery life, which only lasts about 1 day.
Thank you Mike O'Brian, this is exactly the problems I'm having, although I have several fixes.
I got this watch after using the gear s3. Such a great upgrade.
Great review, great channel, thank you 👍
Hi would you recommend this for a first time smart watch
I went from an S2 to the Pro. Huge difference as you'd expect. And, no, I don't miss the rotating bezel 😉 Loving it!
Glad to hear! I just got mine and I'm coming from S3!
@@shortboy0808 had the S3, went to the GW3 and have really been bummed about losing the rotating bezel, but the electronic bezel just might be enough for me
I'm wondering where yall are getting this multiple day battery life from. I've been having it almost 2 weeks and have yet to see more that 1 day n a half..
I get 3 days with ease
Awesome! I love mine!
GPS software update today. Do you know if this new update fixed the GPS problem?
Also should add you do a great job with your videos. Extremely helpful when trying to decide what to actually purchase. Thank you for the work you do!
yo where did you get the strap for the watch? its really nice!
Hi Mike, how do you feel about the colors? Should I go for the grey one or for the black one? I can't decide!
I picked up the Watch 5 44mm LTE version on day one. Fabulous smartwatch but God-awful GPS, just like what you described. I always started runs manually and made sure GPS and HR were locked in and ready to go before starting. Pace would vary wildly from 6 to 11 minutes per mile and that would be true for the entire run, so it didn't finally lock in after a while. I took it back within the grace period. Glad to know I'm not the only one. Hoping the Pixel Watch can meet my needs.
They should have had dual band GPS at least on the GW5 Pro
@@sukant08 Can't argue with that. As large as it is, they surely had room for it!
@@timmyb1957 Now why would they give that to you on the very 1st gen Galaxy watch 5 pro.? That will come with the Galaxy watch 6 pro so this way you'll spend hundreds to update.
Sure they had room for it but that doesn't leave much room for Samsung making more money. Why would they give that to you now When they can give that to you later...Don't worry kid you'll have your duel GPS next time around. It's pure marketing genius from Samsung....wake up kid
@@timmyb1957 Besides nothing has ever gonna meet your needs. I hate to break it to you but you're way too picky kid.
It is not picky at all, specifically for a PRO watch. I have the same issue with the pace and the distance, which may differ from 1-2 mins in pace and more than 1 km for long runs!! That is way too much at least it should have a feature to correct the distance as it looks in the map like im running in zig zag
Love the video I have Verizon share brand new watch left phone home drove about 15 miles away. However it says it hasto connect to the phone. Now they will not send me another one tell the other one gets back to the warehouse. I was wondering if you are still having issues and which plan do you have. Do I need to have standalone service?
Thanks Mike! How many days are you getting? I only do something active like 30 min a day but hoping it'll beat my Galaxy Watch that STILL gets 4 days (at least) after 5 years! Great review!
Watch 5 pro LTE is overheating when using it to make calls when not attached to the phone, drop your calls and switches to airplane mode to cool off just after about 10 minute call. SMH!!!!!
To all experienced users. I am currently considering purchasing Galaxy Watch 5 pro for sport purposes ( I did running, and swimming). Does the galaxy watch 5 pro is a good choice for that?
Thank you in advance.
Thank you for this wonderful review and your honest opinion, I always enjoy coming back to your channel to enjoy some videos. 🌺
I love your reviews, Mike and it was really nice to see your reference to DC Rainmaker. I love the respect between you all- we need more of that in the world and you set a great example. keep up the great work you do. all best
Thank you for your kind words! DC Rainmaker makes some great content! I love his channel and his blog
I have a Galaxy Watch and always had an issue with the Strava app as you mentioned. I switched to Samsung's App and did not have a problem. I found Strava Wonky.
Whoa where did u get that magnetic strap? What’s the company
I love the rotating bezel... Is the 4 classic much different to the 5 pro. I currently use watch 3 but I want wear OS as I'm a Google user for things like pay, maps and assistant
Don't miss the rotating bezel. Much prefer the longer battery life.
Honestly the Watch 3 is better looking than the Watch 4 and the watch 5 pro. That's just my opinion. I have all 3 of them. The Watch 5 pro is not really worth the price. Just save your money. Most people that say it is just want to justify the money they spend and don't want to feel stupid. So they hype the watch 5 pro. I definitely prefer the bezel over this monstrosity of watch. Even if it gives you "better" battery. I get 2 and a half out of the watch 4 and 3 days out of the watch 5 pro. So not really that much of a difference.
Battery isn't a massive issue for me as I don't sleep track and I charge my watch on the dock with phone overnight. My main thing I want at the minute is the wear OS on the Samsung watch which my 3 doenst have.
The 5 pro battery should fit in the Watch 4Classic, I plan on testing this theory
What watch would you recommend if one is focused on Notifications / Music control but does not care about all the sport/sleep stuff?
Currently use the Galaxy Watch (1), and I like the look of the Watch 5 Pro. But I don't really need the sport features, so it seems a bit overkill.
Got the same question! Let me know what you pick or are thinking of buying
@@tygariont7594 I went overkill (ordered the 5 pro, don't have it yet though). What I found is that when it gets smaller the focus is on sport and sleep and you loose out on the other stuff (I also didn't find any guide/review in that direction). With the 5 pro, I know I get the functions I want and I know it will work (also, my wife said, she wants the buds that come with it 😀).
@@etherealicer oh that's great! I was planning to go for that as well! Can't find anything besides the Galaxy watch 5 right now!
Definitely a go tech reviewer for wearable. Great video!
I bought a 5 pro last week because of your reviews on it and I Love it. The battery life is definitely the best part of it. It lasts me at least 3 days easily even during calls, workouts, messages, everything. It was expensive but so worth it
do you have the always display on? to get 3 days?
Have you experienced any UI lag? Mine keeps lagging when swiping between tiles
i'm glad you made a video on this Mike I felt something was way off when I would run. Battery life is awesome on my end but the GPS is a bummer for now.
So best to use the Strava app? I've noticed that says "acquiring GPS" before allowing you to start. Also noticed that the native app will stop Strava app running if you start it after you've begun your run/ride.
love mine. thanks for the spot-on review, Sir.
what i think is that in the next gen of galaxy watch they should trim down the bezel significantly on the normal watch like it is on their phones and in the watch 6 pro the breadth of the raised part should be reduced a little which will led to good screen size
The Strava issue sounds like what it does with every other tracker that imports into Strava. I've used Garmin edge computers in the past and they show different numbers than what Strava does after its processed the data, this happens with my current bike computer too which isn't a Garmin.
I agree. I use my Garmin edge 1000 to track my bike rides and Strava frequently "adjusts" my data. It's my biggest beef with Strava other than E-bikes stealing the legitimate KOM's. I was pleasantly surprised how accurately my Galaxy watch 5 pro lines up with my Garmin edge on long rides.
Damn...it's been a month already. I have the watch 4 classic. I saw they took away the bezel. That was a huge red flag for me. No doubt it's great, but not worth upgrading. Plus it's just a watch lol. ⌚️ it'll last as long as it can and I'm counting on that. As far as the gps..GPS... the 4 classic has that issue with false detection workouts or not detecting the workouts when I'm running and doing other things. Hopefully they release an update soon.
Also people stay complaining about battery life when it's already significantly better in terms of optimisation. My battery lasts about two days. Moreso 36-42 hours.
Your Galaxy 4 lasts 36 hours? I must have a dud with only lasting at best 18 hours and everything turned off. I noticed when the watch arrived it had zero battery
@@kippywylie yeah mine is always connected to my phone and it lasts around two days now
@@TheHummingBirdJaiye Did your battery performance improve with time after you received it? This one was crazy draining in a few hours that first day, but next day was much better. Just wondering if I can expect to see slight improvement over weeks of use. I have all updates installed
@@kippywylie it did after a few days of getting it
Hi thank you for your review of this watch, I'm very interested in buying one and I really trust what you say about it I've always enjoyed your reviews because you get to the point right away!!! Thank you so much!! 😃🙂😎👍
I have the 5 Pro, I've noticed the HR monitor freezes. I either have to restart the watch or manually take a reading and then it changes on the watch face. I haven't been for a run yet but I think I will be wearing my Garmin fenix 3hr on my other wrist.
thanks so much for the video. A question.. does the galaxy watch 5 PRO.. comes in silver colour, if it does , where do u buy it from online please, thank you?
I saw another video right around when you made this video.
Somewhere in September they didn't update to make the GPS more accurate and it made a difference. Somewhere around September 9th or 10th.. Don't know if you have the new update when you made this video.
I think there are even more updates after that.
Is the always on heart rate monitor still having the latency problems of the 4Pro?
Is it a significant upgrade from gear frontier 3?
Hey Mike. Thanks for your detailed review of the Watch 5 Pro. I’’ve had mine for about 6 months and primarily based my purchase decision on your input. One of the other reasons I chose the 5 Pro was the availability of ECG and BP, although I ended up having to rely on an excellent tutorial by Gemini Man to enable those features. Thanks again, and keep up the great work!
My watch popped up with an additional update yesterday maybe that might fix it?
Have been with Samsung watches since Frontier to Galaxy watch 4.
Problems with all Samsung watches are that they tend to get incrementally worse after each software update and never lasts more than 3 years. Some of their advertised functions do not seem to be available in certain countries. Sleep app is more a gimmick than anything else as it records me as sleeping when watching TV from a sofa.
@FunkinTaco And that's exactly their point with those so called aggressive trade in they are making billions and billions. You think Samsung is doing it out of the kindness of their heart? And they're sacrificing money? LOL!!!!
They're marking department actually has you convinced that their trade ins are so aggressive that you can't say no. Brilliant 👏
Well Mr. FunkinTaco Now you've been hit with a dose of reality
That's exactly what they do they make software updates to render your watch useless so you'll have no other choice but to spend your money and upgrade and in return they're brainwashing and convincing you that they have such an aggressive trade in that you can't say no.
Cat got your tongue Mr. Taco?
is it possible to get the watch 5 band for the watch 4 classic?
and if so how can i buy the magnetic band
Samsung should have it in their online store.
I just scored a watch 5 pro used off eBay for $202 last week. So far I do like it! However it's worth noting my previous smartwatch was the Sony smartwatch 3 back from like 2017 and the whole ecosystem has changed quite a bit since then.
I haven't messed with the GPS yet so I can't comment on it but I did notice it's missing some apps on the playstore that are available on the galaxy watch 4 and I can't initiate phonecalls from my watch and pipe them to my Bluetooth headphones. I can only make calls *through* the watch itself acting as both the mic and speaker.
Like you said I hope it gets more software updates to improve everything and wear OS unifies as a whole a bit better.
Big like from România!
Mike I've got a watch 4 Classic. Following the latest software update the GPS has turned to sh1t. It now takes ages for it to acquire GPS on an activity. Could be a software issue on the 5 as the same OS.
That was done purposely by Samsung so now you'll have to turn around and buy a Galaxy watch 5 pro and spend your hard earned money. It's the brilliance and genius of Samsung's marketing department
I've heard you mention "precise location" a few times in regards to the GW4/5 devices. I remember a setting back on the Tizen watches (GW/GWA/GWA2) that you could enable called "High location accuracy" that was found in the specific workout settings. But, I cannot find anything on the Wear OS watches (GW4/5) for "precise location". Can you speak a little bit to what you mean by "precise location"? I'm guessing you mean just enabling location. Thank you very much love your videos!
If you keep pressed the gps icon, to enable or disable gps at the watch, you will enter a setup menu. Rigth there you will find the option. Goole precission accuracy or something like that. It has a text explaining that it will use wifi/3g networks to improve accuracy bellow it.
Perfect build for a sports watch.. ❤️ it love it love it
I'm looking at the pro vs watch 6 classic 47mm I'm torn between both any suggestions to go with one or other
Not sure if you've done a vid on the GW5 44mm, but what is the battery life on that compared with classic???
The GPS thing happen to me with a Samsung S21. Record parts of the track, but some parts (outdoor clears sky), get the data wrong or missing. What about in the not pro models?
I had the same issue with the GPS not mapping my runs but also at the same time my fitbit was doing exactly the same thing. It may be a coincidence but at least it wasn't just me that has this problem
As a another button, there should be a knob in between the buttons, so this way we can go through the widgets w/o touching the screen
So I have been using the 1st galaxy watch (2018 edition) and initially had the same shoddy data issue during runs. How I fixed that, start the run on the watch and then pause it, I use this time (15~20 mins) for my warm up and stretches before the run. This way when I start my run GPS has a good connection and there is no error in data recording....
Wich Garmin do you guys recommend?
I have had steady issues with every Samsung product for the past 7 years. Watches are included. The disconnecting from phone at random intervals, the ABYSMAL battery life, even after doing all the little tips and tricks people love to tell you will fix it. I don't know why they can't get it together. Feels like one problem after another. I would love them all over again if only they would FIX THE KNOWN ISSUES SO MANY HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING.
Great video. I'm looking my pro very much, although it started draining the battery crazy done I installed facer, it empty the battery on half day! Although i love de posibility of change cool faces.
Any thoughts ?
My pixel watch has adhesive shows where that screen connected to the bottom part is that normal
4:24 -Ironically watch 4 throws that pop-up when the gps is not stable. So they removed a feature?😂
Also had my watch 5 pro for a month now. When running it does sometime record the pace and distance inaccurately
how is the battey life in watch 5 pro vs watch4 ?
Even with the Galaxy Watch (OG), I always simply waited for the GPS and HR indicators to stop blinking before starting out. So I never had GPS issues. However, the HR would very often stop recording my heart rate. This was quite irritating since The Whole reason for my daily outings was to get my HR into the appropriate zone and maintain it there.
I only just got my watch5 pro a couple weeks ago so we’ll see how it does for the HR recordings.
One thing that is a major disappointment for me though, is the lack of the blood pressure function in the US. If anyone knows how to hack this for the US market, please comment!
For the blood pressure thing I just asked my doc fr 💯
So u wrote this 6days ago how's the watch been doing so far? I'm thinking about getting this bad baby for my GS22Ultra
@TheCityPrince I'm liking it a lot. The battery is lasting far longer than my old Galaxy Watch, and it seems to be more consistent so far. I'll give it another month before making final judgements.
@Natively Born American cool thanks that's what's up 👌
@@PrinceUnyqueTv some people need to monitor their BP daily, or even more often. Can’t just run to the doctor’s office everyday for the sake of monitoring BP.
My cardio workouts outdoors have all been pretty accurate,. My issue is when I use my treadmill...my watch 4 and 5 pro are consistently a half mile off.....weird! Hoping this is fixed with an update
Buy Galaxy watch 4 on offer and forget about anything else. Believe me :)
Is the Watch 4 Classic 42mm for €190 worth It? The new Watch 5 pro sells at €500 on the Samsung website 😓, way too much
@@SuperJuvexxx Yes, only slightly worse battery, go to the shop and compare.
@@SuperJuvexxx İ bought yesterday the Pro voor €375,- including Buds Live and Duo Fast charger. So İ think it is now worth it?