Wow, this Galaxy Watch Ultra review is seriously impressive! You put in the work with 76 workouts, 22 nights of sleep, and 20 bike rides - that's dedication! Comparing it to an ECG chest strap and a zMax EEG headband really shows us how accurate it is for heart rate, sleep, and GPS. Your detailed breakdown is super helpful for the community, especially highlighting how it rocks at outdoor cycling but struggles with intense indoor cycling and weightlifting. Thanks for this awesome review, it's exactly what we need to decide if the Galaxy Watch Ultra is right for us!
I feel like we're approaching a point of diminishing returns for new smartwatches. New features and hardware aren't very impressive, mostly minor updates, while the prices keep going up.
Wore mine for about two weeks before heading back to the Apple Watch. Numbers were way off for running and stairclimbing when compared to the Apple Watch and my Garmin. Don’t know what Samsung is doing with their sensors. Of course you got the “updates will fix this” people who still believe this could be saved lol
@@harryvlogs7833 literally used and have both lol definitely say Apple Watch is still a year ahead of this watch. You’ve never used an Apple Watch so how would you know? Let me guess, “you’ve tried it out at a store” or “your friend had one”
The new sensor isn't as optimized compared to the older sensor. which makes sense why older generations preform better, but I do think over time samsung will "update" and fix the issue, but probably not any time soon, which is disappointing when you pay for a smartwatch for a price of a phone
I was going to buy the Ultra but after I watched your first review, I decided to wait. I'm so glad I did. I'm a data nerd. I need to get accurate results. I am going to stick to my chest strap and my Garmin for now and eventually get a Huawei.
This week I had to go to the medical examination for my driving license D and I immediately had the Samsung watch 7 Ultra tested. Heart rate had an deviation of 5. Blood pressure read 141-95 while the doctor's blood pressure monitor showed 123-85. Blood oxygen showed 91% on the watch while the doctor measured 97%. The watch measured steps of 1 meter while my steps are 70 cm. According to the watch my fat content was 31%, while my fat content is 22%. My sleep measurements do not correspond with my sleep apnea box that monitors my sleep, and the Sleep cycle app also provides different data than the watch (while the watch and the app are connected. In short, just bad, just like any Samsung watch.. Also after the battery update my battery went from 2 days and 5 hours to 3 days and 10 hours but now two/three weeks later the battery dropped again under the 2 days.. WTF Samsung lol..
The watch will never be able to measure your step length. When you run with the watch you use gps to track distance. Mine are fine regarding HR, but i have seen blood pressure which is wrong. But remember you have to use the exact same setting to measure your blood pressure as when you tested the watch.
This isn’t new for Samsung, throw a bunch of features at people and maybe they’ll work, maybe they won’t. I can’t wait to see the results for Garmin, considering they’re charging even more for their watches, despite them previously not having the best results.
errors on lower hearth rate in Samsung is so classic. I remember when 5pro not once not twice made my hr x2 during walks, when normally i had 80, it made it 160. I don't understand. For so many years they cannot made a good watch with good HR sensor and at the same time connecting external HR is soooo cumbersome/impossible. WTF Samsung? Get out from under the rock you guys
I absolutely would use the blood pressure feature. Easier to calibrate with a bp monitorat home but then on the go use the watch to check. Easier to carry/wear the watch than keep the bp monitor on me
@@andream5690 you ignorant? A lot of people say jesus christ when they are pissed off... or jesus when they see or hear something so incredibly stupid, like using "meh".
I think you should try the W7 and Ultra with a different strap. I am very curious about the results. Because when I used a fabric strap instead of the original silicone strap, my cycling measurements started to be more consistent. I used the silicone strap today to try it out and since my wrist was constantly moving due to sweat, there were always skips in between. So I don't know why Samsung hasn't been able to solve this for years or if these new sensors need a software update. It would be great if you could test it again when the new software update comes out and also test it with a different cord and take a video. At least we can see if it gets fixed or not. Because as users, we can't see if anything has improved during the update process. Also, the new sensors seem to be a little more affected by sweat. I also tried the watch in the pool, and believe me, it was much more compatible with my heart rate when it was constantly wet. But in normal workouts, my arm was very sweaty and it sometimes felt like it was acting ridiculous. And..... I got SS's from your first video. While ULtra and W7 offer 0.97 accuracy in the graphs. In the current graph, W7 appears around 0.75. What is the reason for this decrease? Such small deviations are acceptable, but can we say that the reason for such deviation is either the watch is broken or the value cannot be read from the hand? Is it possible to reach other high accuracy watches right now, I don't know if we can test the top of the list again, but for new watches I think it would be healthier to conduct tests with different people.
You all forget HR is highly variable because we all wear a watch differently. The GPS on the ultra is very precise and HR for running is also very good. That's what i use it for.
Perhaps you have a messed up unit or could be wearing it a bit off? I say this because i compared mine against that very same polar chest strap and the watch was quite accurate for indoor & outdoor cycling everytime. For lifting, it was quite off. Only thing i'm unable to test is sleep tracking as i don't have a reliable device to compare it too.
I've been wearing mine and comparing to the treadmills heart rate monitors various times during workout & it's been 1 or 2 bpm variance so for me seems to be pretty good
I agree. My personal numbers and experience is not what his is. I've also watched chase the summit, DC Rainmaker and desfit and none of them are talking about the experience that he has. I almost feel like he's got a bad unit.
I mean he’s had the same result for the Galaxy Watch 5 and 6 series, so have I. If it was just this watch then sure chalk it up to a bad unit but it seems to be just the watch in general. The Apple Watches seem to work just fine.
Love your work - really thorough analysis and a consistent approach to testing the claims of the industry.. Looking forward to see the review of the mi band 9 because it’s so cheap that in some ways you are able to accept its shortcomings - I can’t say the same for Samsungs products.. When spending that much money you might as well get an Apple Watch.. in my opinion..
Hi, can you make a review of all the budget smartwatches like kospet tank, mibro, realme etc. It is known that cheap watches are not good but it would be good to know which one is the best among the budget range.
Samsung Health isn't even a qualified health tracker in the US. Garmin, Apple Health and fitbit are the top 3. I had to turn off most samsung health and use fit bit track system in my work health challenge 😩. I will be pairing my Samsung phone with Pixel watch 3 soon, im going to predict this will me a match made in heaven 💍..great reviews always. thanks.
If Samsung would add native connectivity tot a external HRM it would be a huge difference. I use my apple watch for years now to detect my workouts. For my runs I always connect to an external HRM. To get the most accurate Hr. But for hiking and badminton I just use the internal HRM. And like I learnt here I know the results are pretty spot on. For cycling I have a karoo on my bike, connected with my chest HRM. The battery life is maybe a downside. But I even ran a marathon with an 2 years old watch 3. (and not a fast one. Almost 5 hours. Still had 20% left). I charge my watch wen i'm in front of the TV. So to me there's no problem. I also have a galaxy watch 5. And I used that for many months. But there was a clear trend. My Hr reading were always lower then what my apple watch would give.
Very different from my experience. I regularly use my GW ultra simultaneously with my H10 and theyre usually not off by more than a few beats, if at all. Haven't had the chance to test gps yet.
@@simdencard He himself says that even with all his knowledge he's only one person and his is only one opinion, and yet all the suckers here come like this is the end all, be all of it. There are many other running, cycling, hiking, etc youtubers who had great results with this watch, yet they chose the negative review to talk crap. As you said, results may vary and this guy is smart enough to understand it.
Thank you for your review! Are the results more accurate if you use both the Galaxy Watch Ultra and the Galaxy Ring? Is there anyway you could do an abbreviated two - or three day test to see if adding the ring into the mix makes the data better or worse? Thanks again, as always.
Can you test HR on another person? Can you additionally test HR accuracy in everyday use (non sport) and during sleep? Maybe a separate video showing how different watches are performing on HR accuracy when not doing sports?
I am speculating - but I think the problem is not in sensors - but instead in the software that handles them. (including the quality of the QA team responsible for testing the software).
Dunno why kinda expecting this result ? Never trust any of those "First Impression" Video. Its commonly know for Samsung or other company to instructed youtuber to release "First impression Video" that prohibite them to review the detail of their product during pre order period. Thats why more and more youtuber are releasing so call "First Impression" and "In deep Review" But since u claimed you are not sponsor the comment section when I asked about it. I would assume it that way.
Excellent long term review! I'm finding that there is a big difference between a Smartwatch and a dedicated health meter. Smartwatches are really loosing their appeal with me. Thanks for all of your correlation and calculation efforts.
I've been one of Samsung's biggest critics for activity tracking but the GPS was much better with the Galaxy Watch 6 and now on my Galaxy Watch Ultra GPS tracking has been absolutely on point. Way more accurate than my Apple Watch Ultra and even my Fenix 7. Can't really say much about HR accuracy as I only ever take that with a pinch of salt personally on any device
nice video. I wai ting for the video to the pixel watch 3 and pixel watch 3 XL.. I would be interested to know what is measured in a stress EKG and in a sleep laboratory. Could you do this for future videos to get even more precise results. I think your videos are very good.
I have had it for a couple of days and am returning it now. On both nights I used it, I slept horrible, waking up a couple of times a night and just 7 hours of sleep. Samsung health showed me 87 for the first day and the second day of abysmal sleep it said 94 great sleep... Instantly asked to return the watch.
i had fitbit inspire 3, and find it has a very poor HR following during hIIT type of sports, it misses the peak, and also would stop detecting my HR, sometimes, I feel really out of breath, but it only shows 90 on the device. trust this channel , and bought a Galaxy watch 2, couldnt be happier, the HR is so good, best for android devices, now i can tell whenever I feel out of breath, it is howing 180 on my watch!
Amazing review, thanks for all the hard work, I have the galaxy watch 4 and things don't have seemed to improved much in terms of accuracy Very disappointing considering how accurate the apple watches are.
Did you by any chance use all the Samsung devices connected to one phone? Because if you used the ring and the watch together..... Samsung dropped an update that makes it so that they change what device they are taking the readings from depending on the battery, heart rate, and all sorts of stuff. Like it can take the heart rate from the ring but get the blood oxygen and pressure from the watch So the app might not be telling the full story ...
Hello Rob, are you 100% sure about comparing all products to just one reference Polar H10? Is it accurate enough? Is your model working fine? How well would end a comparison of your reference band to other competitive products? Is it possible that Samsung uses other devices (with other results than Polar H10) as a reference?
I have the GW7U and HR is definitely hit or miss. You need to have the Heart Rate measuring app active for an accurate reading. Glancing at the HR complication data shows HR that's way too high for me. The moment I open the HR app It drops to an accurate reading (compared to a Polar H10 chest strap)
During training, continuous pulse measurement is already active, why open anything else? If it is true so it is necessary to fire the developers of Samsung software
Mine is precise. Also when running. Cycling has shown some issues with slow update of HR and 10 beats off in both directions. I once had 30 beats off but it was because i didn't have the watch tight enough on my arm.
Literally, the first thing I did after I saw your video was go to Best Buy and get the Ultra. I had to accept that even with all the information and reviews I saw, I was going to get it anyway. I was just hoping the watch would be a bit better, but the reality is that I'm getting it because I like the design, and I'm not sure how to feel about this. But I have to say, it does look really good and feels nice to have it on.
Truly exceptional review. None of the other reviews from popular channels on TH-cam even come close. I've been enjoying the Galaxy Watch Ultra. From my own tests against the Apple Watch Ultra 2 - Heart rate for both devices match up quite well for exercises that are not super intense like walking and treadmill. Other exercises where heart rate can dip and rise quickly, I found Galaxy Watch Ultra lagging a bit detecting those (similar to findings here) - I've been quite happy with GPS performance using precision start. Total distance match up very closely with Apple Ultra 2 - For sleep I've found the total time asleep time are quite similar between the 2 watches. The sleep stages are definitely off - With the same data on both watches, calorie burn numbers are quite a bit different. I don't know which one i should trust more.. 😅
I almost feel like you may want to test another unit. I'm not saying your info testing is not on. I have trsted your for awhile and i know how indept they are. As someone who has one i feel like my personal experience coming from a 5 Pro is way way better than your results. Especially when you consider you got better stats outside riding then inside riding. That may actually indicate something's not right with your unit. I just honestly feel like a lot of what you said is not my experience and I've watched DC Rainmaker I've watched chase the summit and I've watched desfit and none of them have had the experience you're talking about
I mean he’s had about three other previous units and they are about on par with this trend. I can understand one watch generation but this is about four generations, that starts a trend. I’ve had Galaxy watches since 5 and it’s been about the same for me, always behind my Apple Watches.
You make awesome videos, but sometimes I don't care that much about a watch you reviewed and want to skip right to conclusion, but they just don't give me enough information. So then I have to watch some parts of the video to get some more sense about a watch. Please at the conclusion rate the watches, give a short rating of GPS and sensor data. You make really good videos but sometimes people are not in the mood to watch a 30 min video.
@@jimengab no, dude makes one of the best videos about smartwatches, just at the end of the video (which it's called conclusion) he does not give a good summary
Watching your review makes me more confuse tho. So.....What's the point for samsung making this smartwatch? If this device perform quiet the same with their other regular version. Im so excited when i get notified from youtube when you upload this, and i save it for my best time on this monday to watch, hoping this test result is worth the wait, but guess what? I just watch the same video twice. Only the watch appearance of the watch is different this time.
Greetings from Finland! I love your channel, great work 👍 Could you do update video for huawei gt 3 pro sleep tracking cause it had special update in June. Your reference device is changed but still would like to see if that model sleep tracking have improved. I ordered that watch few days ago based on your tests and I'm only conserned about sleep tracking performance .
Rob, I've had a lot of strange readings from my Polar H10 heart monitor over the last two months (after it working fine(?) for the last year). Have you had this issue? Note: I wear a Fitbit at the same time and it remains steady when the H10 gives odd readings. I've replaced the chestband twice but still am having problems.
Thank you for the review. I kept waiting for it holding off the purchase of Galaxy Watch Ultra since I am hooked on Samsung echosystem. Now having seen the review, I am not going to buy this one as it is mediocre at best in terms of fitness tracking. I still have old HUAWEI watch that I purchased in 2020 for 150 EUR - and it still keeps 10 days of battery and apparently has better heartrate tracking than 699 EUR Galaxy Watch Ultra in 2024.
Thanks for your in depth review. You could also mentioned the firmware in your watch. Seems disappointing with the health metrics. Can’t understand as to how a better and upgraded sensor fails to improve upon the accuracies. I strongly doubt that Samsung algorithms are gross shit and needs proper code rectification to set right the results. Thank God they haven’t priced it at par with Apple Ultra. 😢
Il n'est pas difficile de fausser des résultats, si vous portez la montre comme Samsung le préconise (cela n'a pas l'air d'être votre cas). Cette montre est très précise ! Je fais de la randonnée et de la course à pied, j'ai comparé les résultats à une ceinture Polar H10 et j'obtiens au maximum deux battements de différence. Vous vantez tellement les montres Appel, pourriez-vous me dire pourquoi tant de propriétaires revendent la leur si elle sont si bonne ?
Samsung has been pretty disappointing this year imo The phones are good but not worth buying over last gen. The watches aren't up to mark yet. The only good product they released this year was Galaxy buds 3 series
You said that for sleep tracking the algorithm is more important than the sensor. I wonder how the results would change when you use a Watch with for example "Sleep as android" to calculate the stages. I use my Mi Band 6 like this but don't have w reference device.
This man saves my money but not wanting to buy any smart watch after watching his tests . I still use huawei GT(1).
can't wait to see your review about the Xiaomi Band 9 :))) thanks for all your videos.
Thanks!
@@TheQuantifiedScientistare you currently doing a video about miband 9?
Wow, this Galaxy Watch Ultra review is seriously impressive! You put in the work with 76 workouts, 22 nights of sleep, and 20 bike rides - that's dedication! Comparing it to an ECG chest strap and a zMax EEG headband really shows us how accurate it is for heart rate, sleep, and GPS.
Your detailed breakdown is super helpful for the community, especially highlighting how it rocks at outdoor cycling but struggles with intense indoor cycling and weightlifting. Thanks for this awesome review, it's exactly what we need to decide if the Galaxy Watch Ultra is right for us!
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I feel like we're approaching a point of diminishing returns for new smartwatches. New features and hardware aren't very impressive, mostly minor updates, while the prices keep going up.
exactly... same dog with a new, more expensive collar
That's why they're moving towards the smart ring gimmick
It looks cool but it's performance is not acceptable for this sort of budget
Just like the smartphones
This days... You're all fine with an apple watch series 6.
I wish you could analyse AGEs also!
People are confused with that all around the world!!!
Thanks in advance man!
Wore mine for about two weeks before heading back to the Apple Watch. Numbers were way off for running and stairclimbing when compared to the Apple Watch and my Garmin. Don’t know what Samsung is doing with their sensors. Of course you got the “updates will fix this” people who still believe this could be saved lol
Wow, thanks for sharing!
Your 100% right, same results here. I'm going to buy the Fenix 8..
Wouldn't go for an apple watch dreadful battery and not as good as watch will be improved through firmware and GPS is accurate
@@harryvlogs7833 literally used and have both lol definitely say Apple Watch is still a year ahead of this watch. You’ve never used an Apple Watch so how would you know? Let me guess, “you’ve tried it out at a store” or “your friend had one”
The new sensor isn't as optimized compared to the older sensor. which makes sense why older generations preform better, but I do think over time samsung will "update" and fix the issue, but probably not any time soon, which is disappointing when you pay for a smartwatch for a price of a phone
I was going to buy the Ultra but after I watched your first review, I decided to wait. I'm so glad I did. I'm a data nerd. I need to get accurate results. I am going to stick to my chest strap and my Garmin for now and eventually get a Huawei.
It's an awesome watch for running. Gps and HR is fine and precise for running. Its fast and last two days.
Garmin are not the most accurate either except GPS
@@jeffersonmp4I assume that's why they mentioned using a chest strap, some Garmin models allow connecting to external sensors such as a chest strap.
This week I had to go to the medical examination for my driving license D and I immediately had the Samsung watch 7 Ultra tested. Heart rate had an deviation of 5. Blood pressure read 141-95 while the doctor's blood pressure monitor showed 123-85. Blood oxygen showed 91% on the watch while the doctor measured 97%. The watch measured steps of 1 meter while my steps are 70 cm. According to the watch my fat content was 31%, while my fat content is 22%. My sleep measurements do not correspond with my sleep apnea box that monitors my sleep, and the Sleep cycle app also provides different data than the watch (while the watch and the app are connected. In short, just bad, just like any Samsung watch.. Also after the battery update my battery went from 2 days and 5 hours to 3 days and 10 hours but now two/three weeks later the battery dropped again under the 2 days.. WTF Samsung lol..
The watch will never be able to measure your step length. When you run with the watch you use gps to track distance. Mine are fine regarding HR, but i have seen blood pressure which is wrong. But remember you have to use the exact same setting to measure your blood pressure as when you tested the watch.
Whenever I have my readings taken at the doctor's especially blood pressure etc, they do it several times, as each reading is different.
This isn’t new for Samsung, throw a bunch of features at people and maybe they’ll work, maybe they won’t. I can’t wait to see the results for Garmin, considering they’re charging even more for their watches, despite them previously not having the best results.
errors on lower hearth rate in Samsung is so classic. I remember when 5pro not once not twice made my hr x2 during walks, when normally i had 80, it made it 160.
I don't understand. For so many years they cannot made a good watch with good HR sensor and at the same time connecting external HR is soooo cumbersome/impossible. WTF Samsung? Get out from under the rock you guys
yeah, the feature request of adding an external HR monitor has been requested for years, Samsung just responds with a GFY corporate response.
I absolutely would use the blood pressure feature. Easier to calibrate with a bp monitorat home but then on the go use the watch to check. Easier to carry/wear the watch than keep the bp monitor on me
Wow, this is the worse review I've seen of the Galaxy Ultra. I know one thing, you're definitely not sponsored by them.
@@dav1dw lol, definitely not. I still think it's a great watch if HR is not your biggest concern.
Yes, other big reviewers were happy with HR.
worst, not worse.
@@aaakmm1785 bcs they dont do long statistic measurements to know if its good or not, they just use it few days and do video about it..
@@DrsHWolfensteinwhy would anyone pay $649 for a smartwatch that doesn't do one of its main functions properly?
"Meh" is not nearly enough for a smartwatch as expensive as this. Great video.
people are still saying "meh". jesus.
And you're still saying "Jesus", dude the guy has been dead since 2000 years ago lmfao you oughta have coped by now
@@andream5690 Jesus lives! 🙏🏻
@@andream5690 you ignorant? A lot of people say jesus christ when they are pissed off... or jesus when they see or hear something so incredibly stupid, like using "meh".
i hope you could review Garmin Enduro 3 and T-Rex 3
I think you should try the W7 and Ultra with a different strap. I am very curious about the results. Because when I used a fabric strap instead of the original silicone strap, my cycling measurements started to be more consistent. I used the silicone strap today to try it out and since my wrist was constantly moving due to sweat, there were always skips in between.
So I don't know why Samsung hasn't been able to solve this for years or if these new sensors need a software update. It would be great if you could test it again when the new software update comes out and also test it with a different cord and take a video.
At least we can see if it gets fixed or not. Because as users, we can't see if anything has improved during the update process.
Also, the new sensors seem to be a little more affected by sweat. I also tried the watch in the pool, and believe me, it was much more compatible with my heart rate when it was constantly wet. But in normal workouts, my arm was very sweaty and it sometimes felt like it was acting ridiculous.
And..... I got SS's from your first video. While ULtra and W7 offer 0.97 accuracy in the graphs. In the current graph, W7 appears around 0.75.
What is the reason for this decrease? Such small deviations are acceptable, but can we say that the reason for such deviation is either the watch is broken or the value cannot be read from the hand?
Is it possible to reach other high accuracy watches right now, I don't know if we can test the top of the list again, but for new watches
I think it would be healthier to conduct tests with different people.
Guess I'll keep my Epix 2 with HRM pro plus for a couple of years. Looking forward to your scientific review of Garmin Fenix 8!
You all forget HR is highly variable because we all wear a watch differently. The GPS on the ultra is very precise and HR for running is also very good. That's what i use it for.
Please can you test the amazfit trex 3. Looks really good on paper!
Please do a video on the new Mi band 9!
Perhaps you have a messed up unit or could be wearing it a bit off? I say this because i compared mine against that very same polar chest strap and the watch was quite accurate for indoor & outdoor cycling everytime. For lifting, it was quite off. Only thing i'm unable to test is sleep tracking as i don't have a reliable device to compare it too.
I've been wearing mine and comparing to the treadmills heart rate monitors various times during workout & it's been 1 or 2 bpm variance so for me seems to be pretty good
I agree. My personal numbers and experience is not what his is. I've also watched chase the summit, DC Rainmaker and desfit and none of them are talking about the experience that he has. I almost feel like he's got a bad unit.
I mean he’s had the same result for the Galaxy Watch 5 and 6 series, so have I. If it was just this watch then sure chalk it up to a bad unit but it seems to be just the watch in general. The Apple Watches seem to work just fine.
thank you, guy. Will you do a review of the Suunto Race S?
Love your work - really thorough analysis and a consistent approach to testing the claims of the industry.. Looking forward to see the review of the mi band 9 because it’s so cheap that in some ways you are able to accept its shortcomings - I can’t say the same for Samsungs products.. When spending that much money you might as well get an Apple Watch.. in my opinion..
Eagerly waiting for your mi band 9 review. Confused in between mi band 9 and Huawei band 9.
Hi! I got them, but still need to find time to set them up. Still recovering from a COVID-19 infection, so things are a bit behind...
@@TheQuantifiedScientist Health comes first. Get well soon!
@@TheQuantifiedScientist get well soon! thank you for everything you do. learning a lot from you.
Yeah, same! Waiting my next paycheck (and video) to pull the trigger on either of those, everything else is too damn overpriced for what they offer.
@@TheQuantifiedScientistOh get well soon.
Hi, can you make a review of all the budget smartwatches like kospet tank, mibro, realme etc. It is known that cheap watches are not good but it would be good to know which one is the best among the budget range.
Samsung Health isn't even a qualified health tracker in the US. Garmin, Apple Health and fitbit are the top 3. I had to turn off most samsung health and use fit bit track system in my work health challenge 😩. I will be pairing my Samsung phone with Pixel watch 3 soon, im going to predict this will me a match made in heaven 💍..great reviews always. thanks.
If Samsung would add native connectivity tot a external HRM it would be a huge difference. I use my apple watch for years now to detect my workouts. For my runs I always connect to an external HRM. To get the most accurate Hr. But for hiking and badminton I just use the internal HRM. And like I learnt here I know the results are pretty spot on. For cycling I have a karoo on my bike, connected with my chest HRM. The battery life is maybe a downside. But I even ran a marathon with an 2 years old watch 3. (and not a fast one. Almost 5 hours. Still had 20% left). I charge my watch wen i'm in front of the TV. So to me there's no problem. I also have a galaxy watch 5. And I used that for many months. But there was a clear trend. My Hr reading were always lower then what my apple watch would give.
Very different from my experience. I regularly use my GW ultra simultaneously with my H10 and theyre usually not off by more than a few beats, if at all.
Haven't had the chance to test gps yet.
Maybe the watch isn't a good fit for him or too big. 🤔 Different results for different folks.
@@simdencard He himself says that even with all his knowledge he's only one person and his is only one opinion, and yet all the suckers here come like this is the end all, be all of it. There are many other running, cycling, hiking, etc youtubers who had great results with this watch, yet they chose the negative review to talk crap. As you said, results may vary and this guy is smart enough to understand it.
@@jimengab💯
Be interesting to see how the lighter less bulky Galaxy watch 7 would do?
Ringconn Gen 2 review please!
Great video as always. I'm still hopeful that you can eventually include information on the accuracy of the calorie burn estimates for each device.
Thank you for your review! Are the results more accurate if you use both the Galaxy Watch Ultra and the Galaxy Ring? Is there anyway you could do an abbreviated two - or three day test to see if adding the ring into the mix makes the data better or worse?
Thanks again, as always.
Can you test HR on another person? Can you additionally test HR accuracy in everyday use (non sport) and during sleep? Maybe a separate video showing how different watches are performing on HR accuracy when not doing sports?
He promised to do it on another person in a previous video but it seems that promise was broken.
The mainstream watches anyway get their due attention. Would love if you could get your hands on Suunto Devices. Especially Suunto Race S.
Samsung makes so good and innovative products why they can’t make good sensors I can’t understand that
I am speculating - but I think the problem is not in sensors - but instead in the software that handles them. (including the quality of the QA team responsible for testing the software).
@@uamade you are right. Samsung software is pure garbage
Dunno why kinda expecting this result ?
Never trust any of those "First Impression" Video. Its commonly know for Samsung or other company to instructed youtuber to release "First impression Video" that prohibite them to review the detail of their product during pre order period. Thats why more and more youtuber are releasing so call "First Impression" and "In deep Review"
But since u claimed you are not sponsor the comment section when I asked about it. I would assume it that way.
Always gotta watch your reviews before purchasing a smartwatch!
Fenix 8 incoming ? 🙏 only you can make me pull the trigger 😅
Garmin doesn't have samples available for me at the moment yet unfortunately
Small colaboration with DCR?
I purchased for the look and aesthetics. I don't trust any watch or fitness tracker. I trust the way I feel.
Excellent long term review! I'm finding that there is a big difference between a Smartwatch and a dedicated health meter. Smartwatches are really loosing their appeal with me. Thanks for all of your correlation and calculation efforts.
When Samsung market this as an Ultra but fails to live up to the health metrics accuracy
I've been one of Samsung's biggest critics for activity tracking but the GPS was much better with the Galaxy Watch 6 and now on my Galaxy Watch Ultra GPS tracking has been absolutely on point. Way more accurate than my Apple Watch Ultra and even my Fenix 7. Can't really say much about HR accuracy as I only ever take that with a pinch of salt personally on any device
nice video. I wai
ting for the video to the pixel watch 3 and pixel watch 3 XL..
I would be interested to know what is measured in a stress EKG and in a sleep laboratory. Could you do this for future videos to get even more precise results. I think your videos are very good.
I have had it for a couple of days and am returning it now. On both nights I used it, I slept horrible, waking up a couple of times a night and just 7 hours of sleep. Samsung health showed me 87 for the first day and the second day of abysmal sleep it said 94 great sleep... Instantly asked to return the watch.
Definitely is not a good tracker for the price, thanks for sharing, is amazing what you do. Congratulations this channel is the best 👌🏻
Waiting for your review on Suunto race s
WOW this is really eye opening and incredibly disappointing! Back to my Huawei Fit 3. As always THANK YOU for another great review
i had fitbit inspire 3, and find it has a very poor HR following during hIIT type of sports, it misses the peak, and also would stop detecting my HR, sometimes, I feel really out of breath, but it only shows 90 on the device. trust this channel , and bought a Galaxy watch 2, couldnt be happier, the HR is so good, best for android devices, now i can tell whenever I feel out of breath, it is howing 180 on my watch!
Thenx for doing this for us ,you the best
Thanks a Lot! I've been waiting for your detailed review and, as usual, it was a very good one.
Amazing review, thanks for all the hard work, I have the galaxy watch 4 and things don't have seemed to improved much in terms of accuracy Very disappointing considering how accurate the apple watches are.
Thanks for sharing
I ordered a Hauwei watch fit 3 with velcro strap...definitely I will wait for Galaxy watch 8 or 9
Thumbs up for Garmin Fenix 8 review 🔥
Can you explain why that polar device you use is so good? Is it possible to add another one to the mix for more reference?
There are multiple studies that compare that polar sensor with medical devices that show them to be extremely accurate.
so basically I have a Casio on my wrist, great
Did you by any chance use all the Samsung devices connected to one phone?
Because if you used the ring and the watch together..... Samsung dropped an update that makes it so that they change what device they are taking the readings from depending on the battery, heart rate, and all sorts of stuff. Like it can take the heart rate from the ring but get the blood oxygen and pressure from the watch So the app might not be telling the full story
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Pixel 3 review soon ? Love your content as always, best youtuber for smartwatches
What's the point of the adding inaccurate features that give a false sense of someone's fitness/health. Samsung is pure marketing with no substance.
The galaxy ring is no different, the few things it track are proven so inaccurate it feels like fraud that Samsung is even selling it
love your work. wish more reviews were like this!
Hello Rob, are you 100% sure about comparing all products to just one reference Polar H10? Is it accurate enough? Is your model working fine? How well would end a comparison of your reference band to other competitive products? Is it possible that Samsung uses other devices (with other results than Polar H10) as a reference?
I have the GW7U and HR is definitely hit or miss. You need to have the Heart Rate measuring app active for an accurate reading. Glancing at the HR complication data shows HR that's way too high for me. The moment I open the HR app It drops to an accurate reading (compared to a Polar H10 chest strap)
Thanks for the info!
During training, continuous pulse measurement is already active, why open anything else? If it is true so it is necessary to fire the developers of Samsung software
Mine is precise. Also when running. Cycling has shown some issues with slow update of HR and 10 beats off in both directions. I once had 30 beats off but it was because i didn't have the watch tight enough on my arm.
Excellent review. Would love for you to review the new Suunto Ocean or the Race S.
PLEASE CONSIDER TESTING THE RINGCONN GEN 2 (I'm really interested in knowing if the sleep, heart, steps and apnea is accurate)
Could you please review the new mi band 9, especially for sleep? Thanks for the great videos!
Are there any plans for a review regarding the Garmin Fenix 8?
Yes! I contacted Garmin, and they would send a watch as as soon as one is available (it isn't right now)
Literally, the first thing I did after I saw your video was go to Best Buy and get the Ultra. I had to accept that even with all the information and reviews I saw, I was going to get it anyway. I was just hoping the watch would be a bit better, but the reality is that I'm getting it because I like the design, and I'm not sure how to feel about this. But I have to say, it does look really good and feels nice to have it on.
Thanks for the review, keep up the great content. Perhaps a conclusion chapter at the end would be quite handy though :)
Truly exceptional review. None of the other reviews from popular channels on TH-cam even come close.
I've been enjoying the Galaxy Watch Ultra. From my own tests against the Apple Watch Ultra 2
- Heart rate for both devices match up quite well for exercises that are not super intense like walking and treadmill. Other exercises where heart rate can dip and rise quickly, I found Galaxy Watch Ultra lagging a bit detecting those (similar to findings here)
- I've been quite happy with GPS performance using precision start. Total distance match up very closely with Apple Ultra 2
- For sleep I've found the total time asleep time are quite similar between the 2 watches. The sleep stages are definitely off
- With the same data on both watches, calorie burn numbers are quite a bit different. I don't know which one i should trust more.. 😅
Thanks for those detailed insights!
The Apple watch 2 is definitely more accurate. Stick with it and you can be sure to have the best results.
Cant wait for the mi band 9 review!!
Garmin fenix 8 review ❤
Amazfit bip 5 and Xiaomi band 9, pls
I almost feel like you may want to test another unit. I'm not saying your info testing is not on. I have trsted your for awhile and i know how indept they are. As someone who has one i feel like my personal experience coming from a 5 Pro is way way better than your results. Especially when you consider you got better stats outside riding then inside riding. That may actually indicate something's not right with your unit. I just honestly feel like a lot of what you said is not my experience and I've watched DC Rainmaker I've watched chase the summit and I've watched desfit and none of them have had the experience you're talking about
I mean he’s had about three other previous units and they are about on par with this trend. I can understand one watch generation but this is about four generations, that starts a trend. I’ve had Galaxy watches since 5 and it’s been about the same for me, always behind my Apple Watches.
What about huawei watch ultimate?!
Looking forward to your review of the Garmin Fenix 8 :)
Your watch may be defective. Mine is very close to polar.
Are you actually re testing devices after significant updates? I really hope its mostly software issues which improve with coming updates.
Mi Band 9?!
Trying to fit it in the testing schedule :-)
What about huawei watch ultimate?
Can you test the new Fitbit firmware?
Ik heb net de Apple Watch Ultra 2 gekocht, erg blij mee! Ik hoop dat de gegevens een beetje accuraat zijn.
You make awesome videos, but sometimes I don't care that much about a watch you reviewed and want to skip right to conclusion, but they just don't give me enough information. So then I have to watch some parts of the video to get some more sense about a watch. Please at the conclusion rate the watches, give a short rating of GPS and sensor data. You make really good videos but sometimes people are not in the mood to watch a 30 min video.
So you want him to make the video but not make it at the same time. Gotcha.
@@jimengab no, dude makes one of the best videos about smartwatches, just at the end of the video (which it's called conclusion) he does not give a good summary
Watching your review makes me more confuse tho. So.....What's the point for samsung making this smartwatch? If this device perform quiet the same with their other regular version.
Im so excited when i get notified from youtube when you upload this, and i save it for my best time on this monday to watch, hoping this test result is worth the wait, but guess what? I just watch the same video twice. Only the watch appearance of the watch is different this time.
I'd love to see your review on the Suunto Race or Race S watches.
Please review mi band 9🙏
Greetings from Finland!
I love your channel, great work 👍
Could you do update video for huawei gt 3 pro sleep tracking cause it had special update in June.
Your reference device is changed but still would like to see if that model sleep tracking have improved. I ordered that watch few days ago based on your tests and I'm only conserned about sleep tracking performance .
Garmin Fenix 8 pls
Thx for the review
No problem!
Rob, I've had a lot of strange readings from my Polar H10 heart monitor over the last two months (after it working fine(?) for the last year). Have you had this issue? Note: I wear a Fitbit at the same time and it remains steady when the H10 gives odd readings. I've replaced the chestband twice but still am having problems.
Thx for the Video! Ps: will your review the garmin fenix 8?
Its been long. We want MI band 9 review. I have already purchased it. Lets hope your review makes best out of it.
Thank you for the review. I kept waiting for it holding off the purchase of Galaxy Watch Ultra since I am hooked on Samsung echosystem. Now having seen the review, I am not going to buy this one as it is mediocre at best in terms of fitness tracking. I still have old HUAWEI watch that I purchased in 2020 for 150 EUR - and it still keeps 10 days of battery and apparently has better heartrate tracking than 699 EUR Galaxy Watch Ultra in 2024.
Can you review the body mass accuracy index for it
Thanks for your in depth review. You could also mentioned the firmware in your watch. Seems disappointing with the health metrics. Can’t understand as to how a better and upgraded sensor fails to improve upon the accuracies. I strongly doubt that Samsung algorithms are gross shit and needs proper code rectification to set right the results. Thank God they haven’t priced it at par with Apple Ultra. 😢
when will u test on the t rex 3!!!!!!! excited to see
Il n'est pas difficile de fausser des résultats, si vous portez la montre comme Samsung le préconise (cela n'a pas l'air d'être votre cas). Cette montre est très précise ! Je fais de la randonnée et de la course à pied, j'ai comparé les résultats à une ceinture Polar H10 et j'obtiens au maximum deux battements de différence. Vous vantez tellement les montres Appel, pourriez-vous me dire pourquoi tant de propriétaires revendent la leur si elle sont si bonne ?
great review as always.
could you please do a review of xiaomi watch s3?
Can you analyze the Fenix 8? Love your work
Samsung has been pretty disappointing this year imo
The phones are good but not worth buying over last gen. The watches aren't up to mark yet. The only good product they released this year was Galaxy buds 3 series
Could u test the oneplus watch 2R, i just want to know if it performs the same or better than the 2.
You said that for sleep tracking the algorithm is more important than the sensor. I wonder how the results would change when you use a Watch with for example "Sleep as android" to calculate the stages. I use my Mi Band 6 like this but don't have w reference device.
Can you set up a schematic to test out which watch/band scores on the CrossFit WOD?