Thanks for review ! I bought classic 46 LTE . My needs is : -morning or evening run 11-13km , with online Spotify listening , without needs to download playlist , prefer to listen each time something new . -GPS + Hearth rate tracking. - possibility to call from watch directly if needed. -payment . Because after run I can go straight to shop :) Rest of the time I turned all features off and watch connected to phone just to receive notifications and that's all . In this scenarios hals of battery will be gone after run and rest is enough to end your day. Yes , buttery will die fast on hard load , but honestly ... For me this quality of watch itself , cover all cons . I have all what I need and when I need . I hope they will increase battery life and software issues in future , but all this possibilities as ECG , blood pressure , body composition I think at current state in all watches feels more like a toy :)U will not find watch - medical device for this needs currently , which will deliver 100% precise results , all more about marketing . So I can say that currently , this is the best Wear os watches , with in mind to be better soon as possible )))
The GPS is weird. I run 4x/week on basically the same route and the GPS on this watch screws the distance each time I run and my pace is all over the place. Not a watch for serious runners! Thanks for the great review and all the info!
I think Samsung may change things as WearOS 3 matures. I find review situation (not criticizing your review just general notion) is almost always hand's on just as it came out about month ago and product has a lot of things which will go away eventually (or they won't who knows) yet in history it will be left as it was when it came out. I have Samsung Gear Sport and it was not runners watch. It was not great fitness watch either. It was kind of all around watch. Very nice at that. GPS was fine HR was bit jumpy. I do look for combination of both day to day and good fitness capabilities and i ended up choosing Samsung as affordable all around solution. It was good up to half marathon use and probably could pull marathon. I really hope Samsung will figure things out. Great review!
Hi Chase, I use my watch to swim laps, walk, and play beach volleyball. My Galaxy watch 4 was been updated a number of times obviously since your review and has improved dramatically (you review 9/2021 today 9/2022). I don't notice the jerky GPS that you're seeing. My heart rate sensor has been pretty accurate also. The battery will drain faster with a lot of daily activities. For me swimming is the biggest drain. Swimming is my primary use. It tracks what stroke you swim each lap, your split times, heart rate, and lap counts. It's fairly accurate during swimming except if you're switching laps on the 25 yard/meter boundary. It's fine if you do 50s, but if you do like a 100 IM, which is Fly, backstroke, breast, than free, it will register some of your laps as 'mixed'. What ever that is. But if I do a 200IM which is 50 Fly, back, breast, and free, it gets that correct. So what happens to me is I don't get credit on about 50 to 100 yards of distance during a 1 mile swim. Which is fine, I know which part of my work outs won't trace properly and I sometimes change them so my watch is correct. Which is kinda stupid I know but well, I want my watch stats correct, LOL. The watch works great for walks. Beach volleyball you can only really track steps and heart rate, which is useful. I haven't noticed any significant issues with either of those exercises.
Like with many things it comes down to "your mileage may vary" it seems like you're getting decent results! For me, I can only share my experience. Thanks for watching!
Yesterday it said my distance was 4.5 same as free pedometer I used but it shows straight lines and not my trail. Today after it updated completely it shows 6 miles and is following the trail on the map now. So I think they fixed it. I'm happy with my $100 purchase
I've got the Suunto 7 and I regularly get 1.5 days out of a charge, including running for an hour or two most days. I thought the new collaboration with Google would allow the charge to be far better. Thanks for the great review. But I think I'll stick with my Suunto for now :-)
The GW4 battery claims are pretty ambitious. It seems that GPS and the other sensors drain it significantly faster than some other devices. If you just use it as a smartwatch 40 hours MIGHT be possible with low brightness settings. Otherwise, it's a daily charge.
@@ChaseTheSummit great video as always!! I hoped for a better review for this watch in terms of gps and heart rate accuracy but it is what it is I guess. Thank you for your insightful content Dave!
Does it announces the distance covered, speed, time elapsed and other statics, while running, since while running with week eye sight, and you can't see the dial. But if anounces ,like what we get in samsung phone.it shall be good foe week eye sight person like me. I have to keep S21 in pocket which announces the distance es cover like statistics. Pl make a video or put up to samsung
I was wondering if you going to review this one. I ordered one and then canceled my order because I really only use iPhones over here. Great review as always. 👏
Thanks for reviewing Galaxy Watch 4...you have certainly saved my Money 👍👍...Was planning to buy one....Will go for a Garmin watch...Galaxy watch 4 is like JACK of all the trades and MASTER of none☹...The Core Fundamentals of fitness features...GPS and Heart Rate Monitoring are not working properly...Its useless
I saw DC Rainmaker's video ...he also highlighted issues with GPS, Heart Rate monitoring...infact he stated while running heart rate monitoring just went blank...like a straight line and one has stop running for few seconds and then it starts monitoring again.It defeats the whole purpose of using it for fitness...for serious runners.He also mentioned about screen not responding if it's wet and used under Rain.I will check out Desfit's video as well...Thanks once again 🙂
You can actually couple multiple workouts together to form the transition you want. You can access it by swiping from left during an active workout tracking and add another.
You can actually do separate excersice and save the training as one, after you finish running you can press "pause" instead of "finish" and press "add" to add other type of excersice after finishg you just can press "finish" and it will count as on training
I'm waiting for mine to arrive, I got it "free" with my z flip 3. I think i will still use my garmin for run tracking after watching this. Thanks for putting this video together ❤
It's been updated with battery life. It'll charge faster if you turn off "show battery level" when you're charging. When measuring BF% you need to have your arms out and hands not touch. It's actually very accurate.
Thanks for sharing. That's exactly how I tested body composition and still got very inconsistent results. Seems like it's a "Your mileage may vary" kind of situation.
@@ChaseTheSummit The accuracy of the BMI test can vary if you have any metal object on your body like rings or necklaces as the test is done by sending electic pulses into your body
Love your reviews! I'm on a watch hunt so they're really helpful. I'm trying to find the perfect watch... that doesn't exist 😅 Have you used this watch while climbing? I'm into a little bit of everything. Cycling, cycling, running, hiking, swimming and diving. But I don't take any one of them too seriously. I was strongly considering the Galaxy Watch 4 but I want a watch that can track activities well and have heard conflicting reports on its performance and water resistance... so I'm thinking maybe the Garmin Fenix 6s or Venu 2s. Any preference?
Sadly "perfect" is subjective. The GW4 is a great watch in most regards I only had some issues with the HR data. As far as Climbing I'm not sure how it would hold up because of durability. Might be worth keeping clipped to your harness instead of on your wrist! The Fenix 6s and Venu 2 are very different. I have a whole video comparing them you might want to check out!
Great review thanks, I had a sport active as a first watch, I picked up a galaxy watch 4 46mm brand new in the box for $204, I am in the UK, I find Strava inaccurate, I am not a serious runner, I use under armour map my walk, I did set up the Blood pressure, which had to be calibrated with a stand alone machine, I have an old Galaxy S10+ phone that works ok with it, but twice the watch has disconnected from the phone and needed tech support to pair it again. The ECG is not available in some areas. I have COPD so monitoring my SPo2 levels is handy, but requires you to put your elbow on a table and elevate your hand near your heart (not really practical for on the move). I have also had problems stopping the under armour app with the watch. I love the Amoled display, I wear glasses but can see most data without it, I find the HR monitor pretty good tested alongside a finger oximeter, I use a nylon Velcro strap. Only my second smart watch, I definitely prefer them to ordinary watches. I have explored Garmin watches, but apparently some of the have issues pairing with android phones. The only appeal is the battery life, then out of the huge range it’s trying to find the right one for me irrespective of budget. So at the moment my galaxy 4 is used daily for mapping my run/walk, counting steps, heart rate, also in conjunction with the Samsung health app for historical data. Just a bit of feedback thanks, I am always on the lookout for another watch with at least the same features or better but a better battery life.
I have a galaxy watch 3 and if you are serious about running, it is not completely satisfactory, and it is the same with this new generation: no training load, no recovery index. The inaccuracy of the gps and HR monitor is true but you can get an app called gear tracker (I am not sure it exists on wear OS) that kind of emulates the gps and allows you to pair a BT HR strap. Without gear tracker I am always short of 200 to 300m on a 10k run, with gear tracker, I am very close to a forerunner 745. You also have to launch the run on both Samsung health and gear tracker otherwise you lose the advanced running metrics of Samsung Health like VO2 max, balance, ground time, etc. So I can use the GW3 as a good back-up for running but as you said, I bought the Coros pace 2 as my primary driver just for running.
thanks for your review, I've been training for a 10k/half challenge and (inconveniently) my fitbit has died, so I'm newly in the watch market. I want a great watch but feel overwhelmed by the choices. this was helpful in crossing out one of my top choices
When google announced wear os 3 they said they improved the battery life and standby time "watches with wear os 3 will get weeks in standby" But i don't see any employments at all . Great video as always
The battery life is definitely better than something like the Suunto 7 but it's still no where near the advertised 40 hours of use unless you turn the brightness to a minimum and do nothing with the watch other than having it on your wrist. I'd love to see these get to a week per charge!
Great review and you confirmed what I have experienced with the Galaxy 4 Classic Watch over the last three weeks measuring my fitness data. The sensors and GPS are not as accurate as they are on my Apple 6 watch. Since I like the data and I track the data, I went back to the Apple 6 watch for the reasons you mentioned during your review. For the basic functions of the Galaxy Watch 4, the watch is okay. And yes, I have both, the 12 Pro Max and the Galaxy S21 Ultra.
I´m actually researching and looking for a new smartwatch to replace my actual Samsung Galaxy Watch 1st gen. In comparison to the 1st gen the 4th gen look like a big step forward in many ways. But I´ve also noticed the lack of accurancy on HR and some other general accurancy on logging. So your video/comparison helped me a lot to step away to the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4. Mainly reason I´ve found your channel was the research about the Garmin Fenix 6 ( actual focus and near decision is up to the Fenix 6 Sapphire, which seems to have a good scratch resistance, the quick fit possibility, seems good into HRM genereally and accurancy [for streaming and broadcasting I´ve got the though to add an HRM chest band into the setup] and seems good in daily use ). The last bit for the final step into Fenix 6 Sapphire is to get one to check with my arm thickness if it would the normal Fenix 6 or 6S the better fit for my arms. ( on sports I´m playing tabletennis regularly and relatively rare run/jogging on training base but on those both I want to know where my HR is going up to and didn´t cross my top line to overwork myself on my way to get better/more fitness/endurance overall. ) Kinds regards and merry christmas from germany!
Glad the videos have been helpful! If it helps, I have 165mm circumference wrists and both the 6s and 6 fit me will. I prefer the 6s but the 6 isn't terribly large once you get used to it.
Thanks for the answer and get a little measure for me to compare how it look to me personally. I´ve take the measures of around below/hitting 170mm on wrist itself and 2 fingers away from wrist to have my full flexibility of the wrist theres around 175mm circumference. So it should be fit both for me. And I´ve researched the measures of the Fenix 6/6X and my actual Samsung Galaxy Watch 1st gen, the measures of Fenix 6/Galaxy Watch are nearly the same, the 6s is bit smaller, so it should really depends on personal looking/feeling on my wrist with the 6, if it will work out this time or should I go lower with 6s. ( Had one replacement of armband which was a bit too lose/flexible for my wrist and causes me a little constants painfeeling. Another malus for the Samsung Watch was their quick change bands that those little knobs was tend to break my bandholder twice on the original band and my actual one. As far I saw the quick change of Garmin, it seem developed way better than those from Samsung and other old kinds. )
@@supriyodas2218 yes. We have to accept to the terms and conditions for location tracking and activity tracking in the app. From then it is showing the route.
Hi Chase the summit, Just wondering was the use of your GW4 with or without your phone whilst running? does wearing a polar HR device allow to show HR zones whilst running? Cheers
This video helped me at the right time. The watch is coming out in a few days in Japan, and even though it looks good and for running it may be fine. But I will be looking at Suunto maybe and any new upcoming watch
Hi Chasing the Summit, I have this watch and love it. I want to get a Garmin for Runner 955 in a few months. I picked up a Garmin Forerunner 55 on amazon sale today. I know with Garmin it takes time to build your profile and then all the benefits of Garmin eco system. Do you think the Garmin For runner 55 replace my Samsung watch. I know I will lose the Samsung eco-system features, but can the health and workout features beat the Samsung galaxy S4 watch. I walk and swim mainly. Are the fitness features better on the Garmin then then Samsung watch.
It's hard to say because there's so many variables with these watches but I'd guess 7-8 hours. In some situations I'd lose 7% per hour while running, in another instance I lost nearly 20%.
Hi Sir, I am asking about Galaxy Watch 4 classic 46mm. How long time it will take to charge from 0 to 100%? Also, is it normal to get heat during changing
The charging is some variation of chi, but it does not accept all chargers. My wireless charger recognizes the watch but the watch chooses not to charge. And the assistant is until further notice Bixby. Quick app switching is also possible by changing what the lower button does to recent apps. Also, my battery drainage on an hour walk with LTE on and listening to downloaded music from Spotify was around 30%. Furthermore, I use my GW4 with a Xiaomi phone and not really missing the EKG or BP. Everything else works.
Thanks for sharing. Yeah, I'm not sure what the wireless charging is. I couldn't get it to charge on any of my wireless charge pads even though the pads identified something was there. I also tried it on a magsafe apple charger with no luck. Seems like the LTE really hits the battery life eh? Yikes! Thanks for watching!
Really nice video as always A friend said now I have a iPhone 13 I ought to get the Apple Watch 7 when it’s available for my watch channel vs my beloved fenix 6 and that got me thinking as I’ve got Samsung phone too I maybe ought to get this watch. Interesting about screen getting wet and unusable . That’s the beauty of the fenix I can’t see anything beating that…
Totally agree. The HR function is useless and the GPS wiggles all over the place. Of the two, the HR is worse as it has no relationship to reality while the GPS is in the ballpark. I also found the body composition to be inconsistent - and I have the feature in a scale that works reliably. The sleep tracking is also flaky, rarely reporting any "deep sleep". If the idea was to leverage Google's apps, there's no Gmail, Google Assistant either. My only hope is that software updates will remedy some of the shortcomings, but I'm not feeling Samsung is committed to SW quality or has an organization in place that will tune products once released. They seem to grab onto new areas and release products that are orphaned rather than owned and evolved. While I like some things about their products and Android in general, I may have to jump over to Apple after all this. Mostly a waste of time/money
Hi, that's a great review! Can you please clarify if the watch needs to be necessarily connected to the phone for fitness tracking? If not, does it automatically sync everything once I am back home through Wi-Fi? I can turn the watch's GPS on while running but do not care about the detailed reports until I get back. Also, the same question for sleep/snore tracking. Thanks in advance
Thanks! The watch does not need to be connected for fitness tracking only for services that require internet connectivity like Google Maps. For simply tracking a GPS track you're good to go without a phone.
Hi, great review. If we use samsung watch 4 bluetooth (without LTE) and running without bring our phone, can we get the track route after completed running? I need a smartwatch for recording my running track without bringing the phone anywhere, and that running track can be showed in Strava. So far I'm interested in this Samsung watch 4, thanks.
I liked my Apple Watch and I want this now that I have a Galaxy. The problem is that good smart watches aren't good fitness watches. I was really hoping this one would be close to balancing. I'm sure they'll update the software to improve GPS and heartrate later.
Great video :D .. Q: for a price of max 500$, what to buy ? Suunto 7 ? Garmin 745/945/Fenix ? any other watches ? Main activity: Gym/Crossfit + Running + Hiking.
I think the best value under $500 for those activities is probably the Forerunner 945, or the COROS Apex. Both have a ton of features and the 945 even has full blown topo mapping.
@@katarinaspies5206 i once liked Polar, i think they look more nice than garmin. But they were missing some features and accuracy (maybe i am wrong, but tha is what i read). If i decide to drop the maps feature, i think i'll get Venu 2.
@@ChaseTheSummit hello, thanks for the reply! Yeah, I want to know if I can A: get through a marathon with this watch and B: to a GPS run (like under an hour) and still get through a full day with battery to spare. Did you do always on display? Or tilt to wake? I wonder if I can do BOTH and still make it through a full day.
I run about 10km for 3 times a week but I am a lot into tech too. Atm I am thinking about the Galaxy Watch 4, Apple Watch 7, forerunner945 and the Garnen fenix. Its a hard decision After your Review 😅
Since my Garmin Fenix 3hr quit working last week, I have been using my recently purchased galaxy 4 classic for exercising. I like the metrics S Health shows, and it syncs with Strava. Right now my main issue is not having a manual lap function. Is there a way to do laps other then the watches auto mile lap counter?
About the BIA results, I reached out Samsung Support (in my country 🇻🇳) and they said that we need to mesure and input manually our weight everytime right before the test, and we also need to stand and raise our hands equally height with our chest to make the results consistently right.
Yep, I followed the directions. Weighed myself in the morning around the same time, and sat in the same position while executing the test. Unfortunately my results were all over the place.
It will always be the case with these types of fat and other measurements where an electric current is sent through your body and values are returned based on the resistance encountered by the current: it is not reliable. It is not only Samsung, I have a Garmin and Xiaomi scales and they both return inconsistent values because they get tricked by the amount of water you have in your body that is highly variable. Even the Dexa index’ although a bit more accurate is not that accurate.
Can you tell me what watch band specifically that you'd switched it with? I don't see that question yet but I apologize if you've already answered it. Thanks much.
Hello man, I like your review. Did you make sometimes any Altimeter review on any Galaxy Watchces? I have problems with Altimeter elevation... I did many times manual calibration too. Did you make or do you make some video about Altimeter in Galaxy Watch Altimeter? GPS route map in Samsung Health by running is working fine but elevation is 100 meter belove real elevation. Or maybe is better use Strava than Samsung Health. But maybe the problem is in Galaxy Watch generally. What kind of experiences generally with elevation by tracking activities do you have. If yes please give me a link for this. Thank you.
but the strava app interface in watch is not user friendly and sucks during a workout. The following are the issues I faced (These are not issues when I use my garmin watch. since it used it own data screens which were customizable) 1. it shows only distance, pace, time only. and that screen also very small to read during running 2. we cannot any any more parameters and customise watch strava app to get more productive info during a run 3. also after completing a workout watch app doesn't show history of activities or a summary on the watch and we can't get confirmation whether it is synced or not 4. also when the watch app screen toggles from strava app to another one, say music app, strava app which is minimized during the time won't log distance and does not use gps. 5 i must use watch starava app to get strava beacon started.
I can't figure out how to get it to show the distance I have covered whilst walking or cycling unless I press "Finish." Only then will it show the distance in miles. Have no idea how to fix that issue.
You can add multiple activities into one workout session by telling Bixby to “Hey Bixby, [insert whatever workout you want]” This would help with triathalon or multi-activities.
The GPS Sucks for me. Any tips? I wouldn't be opposed to wearing another external GPS device if I could pair it to my watch/phone if it increased the accuracy. I'm a Samsung phone user, and the interface is perfect for me. I just want a way to be WAY more accurate in the areas I care about.
ditched my Samsung watch even thou I am using Galaxy Note. Galaxy watch is just suck in regard of fitness. Going with Garmin now. Thanks for the review
Thanks for mentioning the compatibility issues, every other reviewer fails to mention it. I returned mine because of it, Samsung Health doesn't even support the use of their watches with their own Galaxy Tabs for some reason. I got a Garmin Venu 2 now and couldn't be happier.
Did you need connect the phone with the samsung watch while running? Because I can't use google maps on the watch when it is not connected to the phone with a turned on gps Can you use google maps on galaxy watch 4 without a smartphone near you?
Nope, there's an internal GPS chip inside. Google Maps won't work without a cellular connection though because it downloads its maps in real time using your phones connection.
There's still a lot of Galaxy Watch 2 users out there. So if history is any indication I think you can expect 4 or 5 years out of it unless a new version launches that makes you upgrade.
Galaxy watch 4 40mm is on sale here rn for 120 usd still want to go for pace 2. Does going for the galaxy watch 4 make for a good choice at its sale price?
Hi sir, Thanks for your your great review. I am planning to buy GW 4 classic 46mm and i will use it as follows: 1. AOD will be off so when i raises my hand then i can see the watch. 2. Just receive notification for whatsapp, emails without reading them and SMS. 3. Just accept or reject the calls . 4. One or two times to measure heart rate and spo2. 5. Use normal face unanimated. 6. Intensity automatically. 7. Just connected to wifi. 8. Remove it before sleep. In this case do you think i will get three days?
Hi Sir, I have question please. If i forgot my mobile in my home and i went to my friend home and my GW4 connected to the wifi in his home. In this case i, Will I be able to receive notifications and calls and make calls from the watch?
I have been using it for a month now. Very very bad GPS accuracy. Especially in loops, it goes ALL over the place. Its so bad that the data is actually useless. In other predominantly straight line runs, there is easily a mismatch in the distance covered of put 20%. With the GW4 under reading the distance covered. This becomes readily apparent when the data syncs to Strava, and the distance(and therefore the pace) shows up as much more. Even the running app is so poorly designed. I am sure whoever designed that app is definitely not a runner !! I am now planning to shift back to Garmin. Its a pity actually. As for most of the other day to day stuff, the watch is really great. Just cannot use it for running.
I run 3 times a week, so not casual and not hardcore - I have a Vivoactive 4 which I love for running itself, but it sucks as a smartwatch. So I am weighing up getting a Watch4 classic (with the rotating bezel) because it's such a better smartwatch... but I realise I'd take a hit with it as a dedicated running watch
@@NicholasEnslow I tried both on in local shop. Fenix is noticable at first but later no and its build is better than forerunner so for me it was a better option.
I have gw4 connected via BT with my pixel 6. can't manage to make the default Samsung health app on watch to use phone's GPS. the location icon starts on the phone side..at the top bar ..lasts for few seconds then disappear. maps or google fit manage to get the location from the phone because the location icon starts on the phone side and rest there as long as the watch app is running.
@@ChaseTheSummit seems that's the default setting. samsung health is set to use only the internal gps. third parties running apps, which uses or let one choose which gps to use... can't manage to get all gw4 sensors..bpm, spm etc.
I bought watch 4 about week ago, I use it usually for running, but I'm facing a problem currently where is the sound isn't clear, it is cutting off a lot, sometimes it goes back to normel where I can hear the music clearly. is anyone having this problem as me?
It supports VO2 Max but I'm not sure I'd trust it given the spotty HR data. It's very different compared to a Garmin Forerunner 55 as this is more of a smartwatch and the Forerunner 55 is more of a sports watch.
I am a galaxy owner and a runner but this watch doesn't really excite me. There are too many features which seems kind of half-baked and the battery life is a back breaker. I could see a scenario if I ran 2 or 3 times a week and spent more time cross training this would be interesting. If the half bake features (the body impedance stuff primarily) get sorted out, I could see a future where I would be interesting in iteration 5 or 6.
Yeah I wish the body composition feature was a bit more consistent because that's really what sets the GW4 apart from the rest of the crowd. It's also frustrating that Samsung decided to limit compatibility with non-samsung devices.Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Great video! I'm shopping for my first watch and been watching plenty of your reviews. As of now it might be between the Forerunner 55 and Venu SQ (for the more "budget-friendly" options)
Seems its much like the Galaxy Watch 3. I bought that thinking GPS tracking would be good enough but it just wasn't. To be fair it tracked my route really well but the pace etc was way out. Weirdly the first mile was way out but then got a lot more accurate for the rest of the run but the numbers were already skewed. I hoped the Google collaboration would have helped but there's something Samsung must be getting wrong with all their devices
Thanks for your review. Looks like the Galaxy watch 4 is not for me. The heart rate accuracy in my first Galaxy watch I bought was disappointing and I see Samsung hasn't really improved much on this
I'm really in trouble now. 😔😔 The Quantified Scientist, He said that Galaxy Watch 4 is not very good in fitness. But Galaxy Watch 3 is good for fitness. I also heard a other reviews that the Galaxy Watch 4 turned off at only 26/27 degrees Celsius. I see a lot of people giving such good and bad reviews about Galaxy watch 4. You, Said your experience about watch 4 is bad for fitness. But Desfit says, the Galaxy Watch 4 is better in fitness than the Galaxy Watch 3. Now, I have some Questions for you. If, You can answer my all questions i will be benefited. Q1: Galaxy watch 4(not a Classic) or Galaxy 3, Which watch will give me more better fitness accuracy like Hr, Spo2, Gps, ECG and Blood pressure in this time? Q2: Galaxy watch 3 and 4 those watch can stable in 35- 37/40 ℃ and 0/-10°C? Q3: Can i paird Any Heart Rate sensor in those Watch? Q4. If I use a HR sensor, which watch should I take Watch 3 or 4, and will it be ahead of the Garmin Watch Foreruner 245, Venue 2 or Instric? Q5: Also, will the Huawei GT2 Pro be more accurate in fitness than the Galaxy Watch 3 and 4? And can I paired any HR sensors to this watch too? Please Answer my all questions, please. (If anyone is using any of these watches. Then, please let us know your experience about that watch.)
It's interesting to see such polarizing reviews but we all have a different take. Q1. I can't comment as I don't have experience with the older Galaxy 3. Q2. I think they'll be OK as long as they're strapped to your wrist and close to body heat. Q3. With specific apps you can pair third party heart rate sensors like Strava, and SportyGo Q4. I'd still say a Garmin will be more accurate and more geared towards fitness. Q5. Cant comment on the GT2 as I don't have experience with it. Hope that helps.
I'm a casual runner, twice a week, maintaining 3-5km each run, Galaxy S21 Ultra user, pre-ordered. Thanks for the review.🙏
Sounds like a good fit!
@@ChaseTheSummit All thanks to you and countless other reviewers out there.😇
Thanks for review ! I bought classic 46 LTE . My needs is :
-morning or evening run 11-13km , with online Spotify listening , without needs to download playlist , prefer to listen each time something new .
-GPS + Hearth rate tracking.
- possibility to call from watch directly if needed.
-payment . Because after run I can go straight to shop :)
Rest of the time I turned all features off and watch connected to phone just to receive notifications and that's all .
In this scenarios hals of battery will be gone after run and rest is enough to end your day. Yes , buttery will die fast on hard load , but honestly ... For me this quality of watch itself , cover all cons . I have all what I need and when I need . I hope they will increase battery life and software issues in future , but all this possibilities as ECG , blood pressure , body composition I think at current state in all watches feels more like a toy :)U will not find watch - medical device for this needs currently , which will deliver 100% precise results , all more about marketing . So I can say that currently , this is the best Wear os watches , with in mind to be better soon as possible )))
Thanks for sharing!
Are u still using it, also how good is the accuracy for example if i ran 1 km how much difference is there with the watch 4?
Oh my goodness, this is such a great review. Better than any other review I’ve seen for fitness and running, extremely thorough
The GPS is weird. I run 4x/week on basically the same route and the GPS on this watch screws the distance each time I run and my pace is all over the place. Not a watch for serious runners!
Thanks for the great review and all the info!
I was hoping they might have improved it with updates but it doesn't seems like it.
I agree!!!
Yesterday it did a straight path for 4.5 miles. Today it actually followed the trail i was on for accurate 6 miles.
The only video that make sense in all video that I've watched
Glad it was helpful!
I think Samsung may change things as WearOS 3 matures. I find review situation (not criticizing your review just general notion) is almost always hand's on just as it came out about month ago and product has a lot of things which will go away eventually (or they won't who knows) yet in history it will be left as it was when it came out. I have Samsung Gear Sport and it was not runners watch. It was not great fitness watch either. It was kind of all around watch. Very nice at that. GPS was fine HR was bit jumpy. I do look for combination of both day to day and good fitness capabilities and i ended up choosing Samsung as affordable all around solution. It was good up to half marathon use and probably could pull marathon. I really hope Samsung will figure things out. Great review!
I hope they make some improvements! Thanks for watching!
I don’t want to disappoint you. But…. It’s Samsung….
I have Garmin but i have bought it as Wear Os seems to be promising
Hi Chase, I use my watch to swim laps, walk, and play beach volleyball. My Galaxy watch 4 was been updated a number of times obviously since your review and has improved dramatically (you review 9/2021 today 9/2022). I don't notice the jerky GPS that you're seeing. My heart rate sensor has been pretty accurate also. The battery will drain faster with a lot of daily activities. For me swimming is the biggest drain. Swimming is my primary use. It tracks what stroke you swim each lap, your split times, heart rate, and lap counts. It's fairly accurate during swimming except if you're switching laps on the 25 yard/meter boundary. It's fine if you do 50s, but if you do like a 100 IM, which is Fly, backstroke, breast, than free, it will register some of your laps as 'mixed'. What ever that is. But if I do a 200IM which is 50 Fly, back, breast, and free, it gets that correct. So what happens to me is I don't get credit on about 50 to 100 yards of distance during a 1 mile swim. Which is fine, I know which part of my work outs won't trace properly and I sometimes change them so my watch is correct. Which is kinda stupid I know but well, I want my watch stats correct, LOL. The watch works great for walks. Beach volleyball you can only really track steps and heart rate, which is useful. I haven't noticed any significant issues with either of those exercises.
Like with many things it comes down to "your mileage may vary" it seems like you're getting decent results! For me, I can only share my experience. Thanks for watching!
Is distance accurate? For example if i ran 1 km will it show 1km
Yesterday it said my distance was 4.5 same as free pedometer I used but it shows straight lines and not my trail. Today after it updated completely it shows 6 miles and is following the trail on the map now. So I think they fixed it. I'm happy with my $100 purchase
I've got the Suunto 7 and I regularly get 1.5 days out of a charge, including running for an hour or two most days. I thought the new collaboration with Google would allow the charge to be far better. Thanks for the great review. But I think I'll stick with my Suunto for now :-)
The GW4 battery claims are pretty ambitious. It seems that GPS and the other sensors drain it significantly faster than some other devices. If you just use it as a smartwatch 40 hours MIGHT be possible with low brightness settings. Otherwise, it's a daily charge.
Just bought one!! Awesome love it. Great price for so much. Works well in pool and open water swimming too.
Nice! Glad you're enjoying it.
Ah how I've longed for this particular review from this channel!! Finally it's heree
Hope you enjoy!
@@ChaseTheSummit great video as always!! I hoped for a better review for this watch in terms of gps and heart rate accuracy but it is what it is I guess.
Thank you for your insightful content Dave!
Does it announces the distance covered, speed, time elapsed and other statics, while running, since while running with week eye sight, and you can't see the dial. But if anounces ,like what we get in samsung phone.it shall be good foe week eye sight person like me. I have to keep S21 in pocket which announces the distance es cover like statistics. Pl make a video or put up to samsung
I don't believe so but there may be a third party app for that on the Wear OS platform.
I was wondering if you going to review this one. I ordered one and then canceled my order because I really only use iPhones over here. Great review as always. 👏
Haha nice, I had to buy an android for this one!
Please buy a Samsung phone and review this one man
You should be happy you did not keep it. My stopped working after 3 days.
@@piotrwolodkowicz Damn, that's disappointing. 😬
@@mlegrand I know. Taking it back today.
Thanks for reviewing Galaxy Watch 4...you have certainly saved my Money 👍👍...Was planning to buy one....Will go for a Garmin watch...Galaxy watch 4 is like JACK of all the trades and MASTER of none☹...The Core Fundamentals of fitness features...GPS and Heart Rate Monitoring are not working properly...Its useless
I can only share my experience with this watch. It seems others have had more positive results with heart rate data (like DesFit). For me, not great!
I saw DC Rainmaker's video ...he also highlighted issues with GPS, Heart Rate monitoring...infact he stated while running heart rate monitoring just went blank...like a straight line and one has stop running for few seconds and then it starts monitoring again.It defeats the whole purpose of using it for fitness...for serious runners.He also mentioned about screen not responding if it's wet and used under Rain.I will check out Desfit's video as well...Thanks once again 🙂
You can actually couple multiple workouts together to form the transition you want. You can access it by swiping from left during an active workout tracking and add another.
Oh cool, thanks for sharing.
You can actually do separate excersice and save the training as one, after you finish running you can press "pause" instead of "finish" and press "add" to add other type of excersice after finishg you just can press "finish" and it will count as on training
Thanks for sharing!
I'm waiting for mine to arrive, I got it "free" with my z flip 3. I think i will still use my garmin for run tracking after watching this. Thanks for putting this video together ❤
Can't beat that price!
It's been updated with battery life. It'll charge faster if you turn off "show battery level" when you're charging. When measuring BF% you need to have your arms out and hands not touch. It's actually very accurate.
Thanks for sharing. That's exactly how I tested body composition and still got very inconsistent results. Seems like it's a "Your mileage may vary" kind of situation.
@@ChaseTheSummit The accuracy of the BMI test can vary if you have any metal object on your body like rings or necklaces as the test is done by sending electic pulses into your body
Love your reviews! I'm on a watch hunt so they're really helpful. I'm trying to find the perfect watch... that doesn't exist 😅
Have you used this watch while climbing? I'm into a little bit of everything. Cycling, cycling, running, hiking, swimming and diving. But I don't take any one of them too seriously. I was strongly considering the Galaxy Watch 4 but I want a watch that can track activities well and have heard conflicting reports on its performance and water resistance... so I'm thinking maybe the Garmin Fenix 6s or Venu 2s. Any preference?
Sadly "perfect" is subjective. The GW4 is a great watch in most regards I only had some issues with the HR data. As far as Climbing I'm not sure how it would hold up because of durability. Might be worth keeping clipped to your harness instead of on your wrist! The Fenix 6s and Venu 2 are very different. I have a whole video comparing them you might want to check out!
Great review thanks, I had a sport active as a first watch, I picked up a galaxy watch 4 46mm brand new in the box for $204, I am in the UK, I find Strava inaccurate, I am not a serious runner, I use under armour map my walk, I did set up the Blood pressure, which had to be calibrated with a stand alone machine, I have an old Galaxy S10+ phone that works ok with it, but twice the watch has disconnected from the phone and needed tech support to pair it again. The ECG is not available in some areas. I have COPD so monitoring my SPo2 levels is handy, but requires you to put your elbow on a table and elevate your hand near your heart (not really practical for on the move). I have also had problems stopping the under armour app with the watch. I love the Amoled display, I wear glasses but can see most data without it, I find the HR monitor pretty good tested alongside a finger oximeter, I use a nylon Velcro strap. Only my second smart watch, I definitely prefer them to ordinary watches. I have explored Garmin watches, but apparently some of the have issues pairing with android phones. The only appeal is the battery life, then out of the huge range it’s trying to find the right one for me irrespective of budget. So at the moment my galaxy 4 is used daily for mapping my run/walk, counting steps, heart rate, also in conjunction with the Samsung health app for historical data.
Just a bit of feedback thanks, I am always on the lookout for another watch with at least the same features or better but a better battery life.
I have a galaxy watch 3 and if you are serious about running, it is not completely satisfactory, and it is the same with this new generation: no training load, no recovery index. The inaccuracy of the gps and HR monitor is true but you can get an app called gear tracker (I am not sure it exists on wear OS) that kind of emulates the gps and allows you to pair a BT HR strap. Without gear tracker I am always short of 200 to 300m on a 10k run, with gear tracker, I am very close to a forerunner 745. You also have to launch the run on both Samsung health and gear tracker otherwise you lose the advanced running metrics of Samsung Health like VO2 max, balance, ground time, etc. So I can use the GW3 as a good back-up for running but as you said, I bought the Coros pace 2 as my primary driver just for running.
Thanks for sharing! Yep, I think if you're mainly a runner seeking a training tool of a watch the COROS Pace 2 is hard to beat for $199!
Ya, I have Gear Tracker as well. Great program. I haven't heard if he is re-writing his code for Galaxy Watch 4 though since it is a new OS.
thanks for your review, I've been training for a 10k/half challenge and (inconveniently) my fitbit has died, so I'm newly in the watch market. I want a great watch but feel overwhelmed by the choices. this was helpful in crossing out one of my top choices
When google announced wear os 3 they said they improved the battery life and standby time "watches with wear os 3 will get weeks in standby"
But i don't see any employments at all .
Great video as always
The battery life is definitely better than something like the Suunto 7 but it's still no where near the advertised 40 hours of use unless you turn the brightness to a minimum and do nothing with the watch other than having it on your wrist. I'd love to see these get to a week per charge!
Great review and you confirmed what I have experienced with the Galaxy 4 Classic Watch over the last three weeks measuring my fitness data. The sensors and GPS are not as accurate as they are on my Apple 6 watch. Since I like the data and I track the data, I went back to the Apple 6 watch for the reasons you mentioned during your review. For the basic functions of the Galaxy Watch 4, the watch is okay. And yes, I have both, the 12 Pro Max and the Galaxy S21 Ultra.
Thanks for sharing. Having an apple watch to compare side by side with was probably pretty eye opening for you!
I´m actually researching and looking for a new smartwatch to replace my actual Samsung Galaxy Watch 1st gen. In comparison to the 1st gen the 4th gen look like a big step forward in many ways. But I´ve also noticed the lack of accurancy on HR and some other general accurancy on logging. So your video/comparison helped me a lot to step away to the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4.
Mainly reason I´ve found your channel was the research about the Garmin Fenix 6 ( actual focus and near decision is up to the Fenix 6 Sapphire, which seems to have a good scratch resistance, the quick fit possibility, seems good into HRM genereally and accurancy [for streaming and broadcasting I´ve got the though to add an HRM chest band into the setup] and seems good in daily use ).
The last bit for the final step into Fenix 6 Sapphire is to get one to check with my arm thickness if it would the normal Fenix 6 or 6S the better fit for my arms.
( on sports I´m playing tabletennis regularly and relatively rare run/jogging on training base but on those both I want to know where my HR is going up to and didn´t cross my top line to overwork myself on my way to get better/more fitness/endurance overall. )
Kinds regards and merry christmas from germany!
Glad the videos have been helpful! If it helps, I have 165mm circumference wrists and both the 6s and 6 fit me will. I prefer the 6s but the 6 isn't terribly large once you get used to it.
Thanks for the answer and get a little measure for me to compare how it look to me personally. I´ve take the measures of around below/hitting 170mm on wrist itself and 2 fingers away from wrist to have my full flexibility of the wrist theres around 175mm circumference. So it should be fit both for me.
And I´ve researched the measures of the Fenix 6/6X and my actual Samsung Galaxy Watch 1st gen, the measures of Fenix 6/Galaxy Watch are nearly the same, the 6s is bit smaller, so it should really depends on personal looking/feeling on my wrist with the 6, if it will work out this time or should I go lower with 6s.
( Had one replacement of armband which was a bit too lose/flexible for my wrist and causes me a little constants painfeeling. Another malus for the Samsung Watch was their quick change bands that those little knobs was tend to break my bandholder twice on the original band and my actual one. As far I saw the quick change of Garmin, it seem developed way better than those from Samsung and other old kinds. )
How to get gps route data natively from watch?
Are you using any third party app as mentioned in the video for tracing the route for walk/run?
Did you find any solution?
@@supriyodas2218 yes. We have to accept to the terms and conditions for location tracking and activity tracking in the app. From then it is showing the route.
@@saitejavarmarameti3139 where do we see the route? On the watch ? Because I can't see mine
Excellent video! I look forward to watching your videos. Keep up the good work!
Thanks!
Hello, is it possible to pair an external heart rate monitor with the Galaxy Watch 4 via Bluetooth or ANT+ while doing sports activities? Any idea?
Bluetooth yes, the watch doesn’t have Ant+ though. You’ll also need to download an app like SportyGo that supports external sensors.
Hi Chase the summit,
Just wondering was the use of your GW4 with or without your phone whilst running? does wearing a polar HR device allow to show HR zones whilst running?
Cheers
Great video, the best one I have seen until know thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it!
This video helped me at the right time. The watch is coming out in a few days in Japan, and even though it looks good and for running it may be fine. But I will be looking at Suunto maybe and any new upcoming watch
Thanks for sharing. Glad you found it helpful!
You can costumize the buttons
Agree, the GPS accuracy is horrible. Compared to my Garmin and Polar watches it's 5%-10% off in distance (and therefore pace).
Yep
Thanks! Waited for your review
Hope you found it useful!
So... did they ever update the GPS software??
I’m not sure. I haven’t revisited this one.
I just competed in a 55k race in which I ran 34.5 miles. My Galaxy 4 said I ran 39.5 miles, so this really fucked me up in my training.
Congrats on that 55K!
Great useful video, exactly what I was looking for. and my verdict is this watch is not for me
Hi Chasing the Summit, I have this watch and love it. I want to get a Garmin for Runner 955 in a few months. I picked up a Garmin Forerunner 55 on amazon sale today. I know with Garmin it takes time to build your profile and then all the benefits of Garmin eco system. Do you think the Garmin For runner 55 replace my Samsung watch. I know I will lose the Samsung eco-system features, but can the health and workout features beat the Samsung galaxy S4 watch. I walk and swim mainly. Are the fitness features better on the Garmin then then Samsung watch.
There is a "water" mode that when turned on it increases sensitivity of the water face and it works well in h20
Thanks for sharing.
I know you said it's hard to say but what would you say is the battery life is roughly for gps hours? Just standard tracking and no music. 6-10 hours?
It's hard to say because there's so many variables with these watches but I'd guess 7-8 hours. In some situations I'd lose 7% per hour while running, in another instance I lost nearly 20%.
@@ChaseTheSummit Ouch! I had tried out the previous version. But I didn't really use any of the smartwatch features. So I just never got into it.
Hi Sir,
I am asking about Galaxy Watch 4 classic 46mm.
How long time it will take to charge from 0 to 100%?
Also, is it normal to get heat during changing
It takes about 90 minutes for a full charge. Yes in some cases the watch will feel warm after charging.
The charging is some variation of chi, but it does not accept all chargers. My wireless charger recognizes the watch but the watch chooses not to charge. And the assistant is until further notice Bixby.
Quick app switching is also possible by changing what the lower button does to recent apps.
Also, my battery drainage on an hour walk with LTE on and listening to downloaded music from Spotify was around 30%.
Furthermore, I use my GW4 with a Xiaomi phone and not really missing the EKG or BP. Everything else works.
Thanks for sharing. Yeah, I'm not sure what the wireless charging is. I couldn't get it to charge on any of my wireless charge pads even though the pads identified something was there. I also tried it on a magsafe apple charger with no luck. Seems like the LTE really hits the battery life eh? Yikes! Thanks for watching!
Really nice video as always
A friend said now I have a iPhone 13 I ought to get the Apple Watch 7 when it’s available for my watch channel vs my beloved fenix 6 and that got me thinking as I’ve got Samsung phone too I maybe ought to get this watch. Interesting about screen getting wet and unusable . That’s the beauty of the fenix I can’t see anything beating that…
For sure, it's hard to beat buttons when it comes to sports/wet outdoor situations.
@@ChaseTheSummit have you used or seen the garmin Montana GPS unit with text features. Again it's touch screen which I hear isn't good in rain.
Totally agree. The HR function is useless and the GPS wiggles all over the place. Of the two, the HR is worse as it has no relationship to reality while the GPS is in the ballpark. I also found the body composition to be inconsistent - and I have the feature in a scale that works reliably. The sleep tracking is also flaky, rarely reporting any "deep sleep". If the idea was to leverage Google's apps, there's no Gmail, Google Assistant either. My only hope is that software updates will remedy some of the shortcomings, but I'm not feeling Samsung is committed to SW quality or has an organization in place that will tune products once released. They seem to grab onto new areas and release products that are orphaned rather than owned and evolved. While I like some things about their products and Android in general, I may have to jump over to Apple after all this. Mostly a waste of time/money
I think there's potential but I was hoping for an increase of accuracy over the previous model.
Hi, that's a great review! Can you please clarify if the watch needs to be necessarily connected to the phone for fitness tracking? If not, does it automatically sync everything once I am back home through Wi-Fi? I can turn the watch's GPS on while running but do not care about the detailed reports until I get back. Also, the same question for sleep/snore tracking. Thanks in advance
Thanks! The watch does not need to be connected for fitness tracking only for services that require internet connectivity like Google Maps. For simply tracking a GPS track you're good to go without a phone.
Hi, great review. If we use samsung watch 4 bluetooth (without LTE) and running without bring our phone, can we get the track route after completed running? I need a smartwatch for recording my running track without bringing the phone anywhere, and that running track can be showed in Strava.
So far I'm interested in this Samsung watch 4, thanks.
I liked my Apple Watch and I want this now that I have a Galaxy. The problem is that good smart watches aren't good fitness watches. I was really hoping this one would be close to balancing. I'm sure they'll update the software to improve GPS and heartrate later.
I sure hope so!
Great video :D ..
Q: for a price of max 500$, what to buy ? Suunto 7 ? Garmin 745/945/Fenix ?
any other watches ?
Main activity: Gym/Crossfit + Running + Hiking.
I think the best value under $500 for those activities is probably the Forerunner 945, or the COROS Apex. Both have a ton of features and the 945 even has full blown topo mapping.
Dont get a Fenix,theyre laggy in everything, I like Polar , at moment I love my Huawei Fit, I do a lot od Hitt and kayaking,
@@katarinaspies5206 i once liked Polar, i think they look more nice than garmin.
But they were missing some features and accuracy (maybe i am wrong, but tha is what i read).
If i decide to drop the maps feature, i think i'll get Venu 2.
@@NE110Mme
Great video.
Great video! How much battery drains during a run? Like, an hour run drains how much? Thanks!
It's hard to say for sure because there's so many variables with these watches but I'd say you could expect 7-8 hours of continuous GPS activity.
@@ChaseTheSummit hello, thanks for the reply! Yeah, I want to know if I can
A: get through a marathon with this watch
and
B: to a GPS run (like under an hour) and still get through a full day with battery to spare.
Did you do always on display? Or tilt to wake? I wonder if I can do BOTH and still make it through a full day.
I run about 10km for 3 times a week but I am a lot into tech too. Atm I am thinking about the Galaxy Watch 4, Apple Watch 7, forerunner945 and the Garnen fenix. Its a hard decision After your Review 😅
Tough call! I'm interested to see what the Apple Watch 7 brings to the table. I should have one this week! Stay tuned for a review.
I adore the box throwing!
Send it!
Nice video!
Thanks!
Its a great watch.using it in fitness.battery are almost 2 days
Thanks for sharing!
Hi thanks for the review
Anyone got experience using Galaxy watch 4 with Treadmill running?
Yep, it does an OK job.The built in app doesn't have calibration though which is a pain but you can download third party apps that do.
Since my Garmin Fenix 3hr quit working last week, I have been using my recently purchased galaxy 4 classic for exercising. I like the metrics S Health shows, and it syncs with Strava. Right now my main issue is not having a manual lap function. Is there a way to do laps other then the watches auto mile lap counter?
About the BIA results, I reached out Samsung Support (in my country 🇻🇳) and they said that we need to mesure and input manually our weight everytime right before the test, and we also need to stand and raise our hands equally height with our chest to make the results consistently right.
Yep, I followed the directions. Weighed myself in the morning around the same time, and sat in the same position while executing the test. Unfortunately my results were all over the place.
It will always be the case with these types of fat and other measurements where an electric current is sent through your body and values are returned based on the resistance encountered by the current: it is not reliable. It is not only Samsung, I have a Garmin and Xiaomi scales and they both return inconsistent values because they get tricked by the amount of water you have in your body that is highly variable. Even the Dexa index’ although a bit more accurate is not that accurate.
@@ChaseTheSummit stand bro. It makes a difference.
3:15 all 5:25 speaker 8:40 everydays
Can you tell me what watch band specifically that you'd switched it with? I don't see that question yet but I apologize if you've already answered it. Thanks much.
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Hello man, I like your review. Did you make sometimes any Altimeter review on any Galaxy Watchces? I have problems with Altimeter elevation... I did many times manual calibration too. Did you make or do you make some video about Altimeter in Galaxy Watch Altimeter? GPS route map in Samsung Health by running is working fine but elevation is 100 meter belove real elevation. Or maybe is better use Strava than Samsung Health. But maybe the problem is in Galaxy Watch generally. What kind of experiences generally with elevation by tracking activities do you have.
If yes please give me a link for this. Thank you.
I didn't compare the altimeter in this video but I'll keep that in mind in the future.
@@ChaseTheSummit thank you
Great review! It would be great if you can compare this watch and TicWatch Pro 3 from runner perspective.
I'll certainly see what I can do.
@@ChaseTheSummit would also be a interesting comparison against venu 2
but the strava app interface in watch is not user friendly and sucks during a workout. The following are the issues I faced
(These are not issues when I use my garmin watch. since it used it own data screens which were customizable)
1. it shows only distance, pace, time only. and that screen also very small to read during running
2. we cannot any any more parameters and customise watch strava app to get more productive info during a run
3. also after completing a workout watch app doesn't show history of activities or a summary on the watch and we can't get confirmation whether it is synced or not
4. also when the watch app screen toggles from strava app to another one, say music app, strava app which is minimized during the time won't log distance and does not use gps.
5 i must use watch starava app to get strava beacon started.
I like music and call and receive calls which watch should I buy with other good features ?
Probably this, or apple watch.
I can't figure out how to get it to show the distance I have covered whilst walking or cycling unless I press "Finish." Only then will it show the distance in miles. Have no idea how to fix that issue.
Good review. 👍
Thanks! 👍
You can add multiple activities into one workout session by telling Bixby to “Hey Bixby, [insert whatever workout you want]”
This would help with triathalon or multi-activities.
Thanks for sharing.
Did you turn on high accuracy on the watch for better GPS tracking?
Yep
Even the Galaxy watch 6 is not very accurate for GPS and HR monitoring. Samsung has a long way to go to catch up with for example Apple.
The GPS Sucks for me. Any tips? I wouldn't be opposed to wearing another external GPS device if I could pair it to my watch/phone if it increased the accuracy. I'm a Samsung phone user, and the interface is perfect for me. I just want a way to be WAY more accurate in the areas I care about.
Unfortunately as you can see in this video... I didn't have very good results either.
best channel for watch review. keep it up man!
Thanks!
ditched my Samsung watch even thou I am using Galaxy Note. Galaxy watch is just suck in regard of fitness. Going with Garmin now. Thanks for the review
Thanks for sharing. Enjoy the Garmin!
Thanks for mentioning the compatibility issues, every other reviewer fails to mention it. I returned mine because of it, Samsung Health doesn't even support the use of their watches with their own Galaxy Tabs for some reason. I got a Garmin Venu 2 now and couldn't be happier.
Oh thats strange that Galaxy Tab isn't compatible! Thanks for sharing, enjoy the Venu 2!
Did you need connect the phone with the samsung watch while running?
Because I can't use google maps on the watch when it is not connected to the phone with a turned on gps
Can you use google maps on galaxy watch 4 without a smartphone near you?
Nope, there's an internal GPS chip inside. Google Maps won't work without a cellular connection though because it downloads its maps in real time using your phones connection.
How many years I can expect that this Gal.4 will function? Or will it be junk when the battery is dead or Samsung does no longer gives out updates?
There's still a lot of Galaxy Watch 2 users out there. So if history is any indication I think you can expect 4 or 5 years out of it unless a new version launches that makes you upgrade.
Galaxy watch 4 40mm is on sale here rn for 120 usd still want to go for pace 2. Does going for the galaxy watch 4 make for a good choice at its sale price?
Did u get it?
Hi sir,
Thanks for your your great review.
I am planning to buy GW 4 classic 46mm and i will use it as follows:
1. AOD will be off so when i raises my hand then i can see the watch.
2. Just receive notification for whatsapp, emails without reading them and SMS.
3. Just accept or reject the calls .
4. One or two times to measure heart rate and spo2.
5. Use normal face unanimated.
6. Intensity automatically.
7. Just connected to wifi.
8. Remove it before sleep.
In this case do you think i will get three days?
Three days seems like a stretch. Maybe 2? Hard to say.
Nope. I am using it and 1 and half day will be the battery life
@@maheshkumarramakrishnan8231 what were the settings
@@safwatelnamnam4684 My use case is exactly similar to yours. And i never measured spo2 even once.
Maybe turn on the high touch sensitivity mode on sport exercise
That actually makes it worse! It's a very sensitive screen which is great for everyday use but really difficult to use if it gets wet.
Hi Sir,
I have question please.
If i forgot my mobile in my home and i went to my friend home and my GW4 connected to the wifi in his home.
In this case i, Will I be able to receive notifications and calls and make calls from the watch?
Not over wifi unless you have the cellular/LTE version of the Galaxy Watch 4.
I have been using it for a month now. Very very bad GPS accuracy. Especially in loops, it goes ALL over the place. Its so bad that the data is actually useless. In other predominantly straight line runs, there is easily a mismatch in the distance covered of put 20%. With the GW4 under reading the distance covered. This becomes readily apparent when the data syncs to Strava, and the distance(and therefore the pace) shows up as much more. Even the running app is so poorly designed. I am sure whoever designed that app is definitely not a runner !! I am now planning to shift back to Garmin. Its a pity actually. As for most of the other day to day stuff, the watch is really great. Just cannot use it for running.
Bummer! Thanks for sharing your experience!
I agree!
I run 3 times a week, so not casual and not hardcore - I have a Vivoactive 4 which I love for running itself, but it sucks as a smartwatch. So I am weighing up getting a Watch4 classic (with the rotating bezel) because it's such a better smartwatch... but I realise I'd take a hit with it as a dedicated running watch
As long as you understand the limitations it's not a bad watch. Thanks for watching!
@@ChaseTheSummit my pleasure, an excellent and in-depth review!
Did you change the settings on Samsung Health (device) to measure the heart rate continuously?
Yes
I had galaxy watch 4 classic but returned it. Lack of accuracy and low battery were the main factors. I bought garmin fenix 6 and it's perfect.
Thanks for sharing 👍
I'm thinking about doing the same... Toss up between the Forerunner 945 and the Fenix 6 Pro for me. How did you make your decision?
@@NicholasEnslow I tried both on in local shop. Fenix is noticable at first but later no and its build is better than forerunner so for me it was a better option.
@@NicholasEnslow I've got videos about that very topic! Check out my channel page.
Watch sucks
hi do you know any other app except sporty go to connect heart rate monitor?
thank you
Not off hand, I think Strava added this ability recently.
I have gw4 connected via BT with my pixel 6. can't manage to make the default Samsung health app on watch to use phone's GPS. the location icon starts on the phone side..at the top bar ..lasts for few seconds then disappear. maps or google fit manage to get the location from the phone because the location icon starts on the phone side and rest there as long as the watch app is running.
Hmm... I'm not sure what's going on there.
@@ChaseTheSummit seems that's the default setting. samsung health is set to use only the internal gps. third parties running apps, which uses or let one choose which gps to use... can't manage to get all gw4 sensors..bpm, spm etc.
So Google fit on the watch will use the phone gps?
Maybe you should review it for runners and keep all the other stuff for another review.
I tried to focus on running stuff while covering all of the basics. Thanks for sharing.
I bought watch 4 about week ago, I use it usually for running, but I'm facing a problem currently where is the sound isn't clear, it is cutting off a lot, sometimes it goes back to normel where I can hear the music clearly. is anyone having this problem as me?
Does this support VO2max ? How it is better than Garmin 55 ?
It supports VO2 Max but I'm not sure I'd trust it given the spotty HR data. It's very different compared to a Garmin Forerunner 55 as this is more of a smartwatch and the Forerunner 55 is more of a sports watch.
Is it possible to install Nike run club on this watch? This is the app I use on my Android Galaxy phone to track my runs.
Yes
I am a galaxy owner and a runner but this watch doesn't really excite me. There are too many features which seems kind of half-baked and the battery life is a back breaker. I could see a scenario if I ran 2 or 3 times a week and spent more time cross training this would be interesting. If the half bake features (the body impedance stuff primarily) get sorted out, I could see a future where I would be interesting in iteration 5 or 6.
Yeah I wish the body composition feature was a bit more consistent because that's really what sets the GW4 apart from the rest of the crowd. It's also frustrating that Samsung decided to limit compatibility with non-samsung devices.Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
There's also no way to set walk/run stride for running on a treadmill. I ran 2 miles and it registered 1.69 miles and I don't know how.
I'd suggest trying a third party app like Strava for treadmill running as they may offer a way to calibrate. Thanks for sharing!
Great video! I'm shopping for my first watch and been watching plenty of your reviews. As of now it might be between the Forerunner 55 and Venu SQ (for the more "budget-friendly" options)
If you're more into the sports side of things I'd say go for the Forerunner 55! Thanks for watching.
Seems its much like the Galaxy Watch 3. I bought that thinking GPS tracking would be good enough but it just wasn't. To be fair it tracked my route really well but the pace etc was way out. Weirdly the first mile was way out but then got a lot more accurate for the rest of the run but the numbers were already skewed. I hoped the Google collaboration would have helped but there's something Samsung must be getting wrong with all their devices
Thanks for sharing! Unfortunately accuracy still isn't the strong point on this one.
Hi is it possible to associate a heart rate chest with the watch 4? Thx
With certain apps yes but not with the built in activity app.
Any android running and daily use recommendation watch compatible with Esim or I'm asking for too much?
Tough to find one with e-sim. The best is probably the Galaxy Watch 4 but with the shortcomings mentioned in this video.
@@ChaseTheSummit wow, that was quick. Thanks for the video and quick reply. Awesome work man!
I have a samsung phone but not a samsung galaxy phone will it still work?
It will work but certain features will be disabled as mentioned in this video.
I have this watch, it's fun but, ido everything with it, but no running, for running I use my running watches
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for your review. Looks like the Galaxy watch 4 is not for me. The heart rate accuracy in my first Galaxy watch I bought was disappointing and I see Samsung hasn't really improved much on this
Thanks for sharing. Yep, HR accuracy still isn't perfect.
17:20 is the running app not running in background while navigating with google maps?
I believe it can be but you still need to fiddle with the watch to switch between the running applications.
Great review! Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Need a comparison with Ticwatch E3
I'll see what I can do.
@@ChaseTheSummit Thanks 😇
Does it track the distance you run?
Yes, it has an internal GPS antenna for distance.
@@ChaseTheSummithow can you see the route?
I'm really in trouble now. 😔😔
The Quantified Scientist, He said that Galaxy Watch 4 is not very good in fitness. But Galaxy Watch 3 is good for fitness. I also heard a other reviews that the Galaxy Watch 4 turned off at only 26/27 degrees Celsius. I see a lot of people giving such good and bad reviews about Galaxy watch 4.
You, Said your experience about watch 4 is bad for fitness.
But Desfit says, the Galaxy Watch 4 is better in fitness than the Galaxy Watch 3. Now, I have some Questions for you. If, You can answer my all questions i will be benefited.
Q1: Galaxy watch 4(not a Classic) or Galaxy 3, Which watch will give me more better fitness accuracy like Hr, Spo2, Gps, ECG and Blood pressure in this time?
Q2: Galaxy watch 3 and 4 those watch can stable in 35- 37/40 ℃ and 0/-10°C?
Q3: Can i paird Any Heart Rate sensor in those Watch?
Q4. If I use a HR sensor, which watch should I take Watch 3 or 4, and will it be ahead of the Garmin Watch Foreruner 245, Venue 2 or Instric?
Q5: Also, will the Huawei GT2 Pro be more accurate in fitness than the Galaxy Watch 3 and 4? And can I paired any HR sensors to this watch too?
Please Answer my all questions, please.
(If anyone is using any of these watches. Then, please let us know your experience about that watch.)
It's interesting to see such polarizing reviews but we all have a different take.
Q1. I can't comment as I don't have experience with the older Galaxy 3.
Q2. I think they'll be OK as long as they're strapped to your wrist and close to body heat.
Q3. With specific apps you can pair third party heart rate sensors like Strava, and SportyGo
Q4. I'd still say a Garmin will be more accurate and more geared towards fitness.
Q5. Cant comment on the GT2 as I don't have experience with it.
Hope that helps.
@@ChaseTheSummit Thank you so much for the answer, bro.❤️❤️❤️