SamsungGalaxy Watch 7 40mm Bluetooth AI Smartwatch w/Energy Score, Wellness Tips, Heart Rate Tracking, Sleep Monitor, Fitness Tracker, 2024, Cream [US Version, 1Yr Manufacturer Warranty]

Amazing watch that has been impressive and fun to use. I always swore I would never go digital and in some events I would wear a classic analog watch just for the look. But for everyday use, this watch is great. I have the 44mm watch because I am a tall fella with big wrists. I didn't want a tiny watch. The screen is beautiful. Setup is simple with the app, and I have had no disconnection issues with it unless I have gone too far away from my phone. I bought the one with LTE capability just in case I decide to need it. But I am seldom away from my phone. I was worried the default band would be too small for my large wrists, but it has many options for large or smaller wrists, and there are tons of options on Amazon for replacement bands. My only complaint would be the default color of the band. The olive green is awful. I have other bands coming tomorrow through Amazon though. I wish they would have just done a black default band. All of the folks complaining about the watch battery life is because they are most likely trying to use it like a phone. When setting up, you have the option to choose which apps you want on the watch. I only installed the apps I wanted notifications from. On top of that, you must disable the screen always on option in the settings so it only shows up when you lift your wrist to your face. There is no need to have it online all the time. With how I have it configured and with moderate use, my watch generally lasts me 2 and a half days on a full charge. It charges pretty quickly on the included base that came with it. I normally charge it while I am working at my computer since my phone is with me and a clock is on the computer, it isn't missed and gives my wrist a break. Using a keyboard with a watch on isn't very fun. It is a beautiful watch, great to use, and the health features for fitness, heart monitoring and such are great to have as well. I got mine on the day they announced the 8 which looks like it is going to be a very nice upgrade.

Great product! Easy to use with multiple options. Have to charge it every other day as the battery life isn't as long as my Fitbit watch. So many add on options for bands and watch protector colors/styles which keeps it fun. Good find/value during Prime days.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:I had a Garmin before for five year. Eventually, like all electronics, it was dying. So I wanted to get something different that I could connect better with my Samsung phone. I picked this watch for the features. Plus the Garmin would not connect with my health app for my healthcare provider where the Samsung Health app would. The face is larger, plus all the amazing things you can do with it, is out of this world. Far more than the Garmin, well for my lifestyle. I am not a runner or swimmer or triathlon person, I am a martial artist and this watch counts all my moves. Plus it looks at my stress levels, O2, energy, ECG, heart rate, sleep, water, AGE index, body composition...gosh I can go on. Some of these are on the Garmin, some are not. As I said earlier, this watch just fits my lifestyle better than the Garmin did and I am very happy with it. Color:I ordered the gray. I was not particular on the color more on the price on Prime Days. Fit:The fit is perfect!Durability:So far the durability is great. Value for money:I waited until Prime Days to get this watch to fit it into my budget. Very happy I did. Functionality:Love the functionality of this watch. Much better quality than the Garmin.

Whether or not you like this watch depends on your needs. For me, it captures a lot of data, ranging from step counts (even when I don’t have my phone with me) to sleep data to heart rate to exercise data with automatic detection. It’s nice because some things that I used to do with spot checks can now be monitored regularly. It also has things such as fall detection or EKG that I couldn't do before I had the watch.It makes some things more convenient. I’m fine using my phone’s much larger display for most things. But for some things such as Samsung Pay/Google pay, or using a voice assistant, it’s more convenient to leave my phone in my pocket. Many things online, including Samsung’s own website, say that you can’t use Alexa easily, but you don’t need to do anything special to use Alexa instead of Bixby, or Google Pay instead of Samsung Pay, nor do you lose convenience with one vs the other.For me, having a normal sized watch bezel is more important than having additional functionality that I might not need. The 40mm serves me perfectly. For looking at things such as a graph of sleep stages, I’d rather look at a phone screen anyway. If you expect to use your watch face more than I do, consider whether something larger will help. Seeing the watch in person might be necessary if you aren't sure. But if you want something that looks more like a casual watch than an obtrusive piece of tech, the 40mm 7 fits the bill.Battery life has been generally good, but in my case, the watch is mostly monitoring things. On the road, I might occasionally use it to pay for things, which is easier than getting out the phone, or I might use a voice assistant. But if I’m in my car or at home, I can ask the car or a smart speaker without pressing a button. So I’m not using those sorts of things heavily. If you use the watch for lots of other things, your battery life might not be so good.I can charge it three out of five days (morning, next evening, skip, next afternoon, skip) with light to moderate use, or two out of three days (evening, skip, afternoon) with moderate to above average use. I did have an occasion when it drained overnight for no apparent reason, and after a few erratic days, I did a reset, and it cleared the problem up.Resetting the watch is relatively easy, since it backs most things up. But you will have to set up credit cards again in Samsung Pay or Google Pay, for security reasons, possibly meaning that you’ll have to call each bank for each card and each service. I also had to remap the buttons because it won’t let you set a button for Alexa unless you first get into Alexa, set things up, tie it to your account, etc. If you get the order wrong, the tldr is to assign Alexa to another button and then undo it and choose the button you want. For me, a double press of the main button gives me Pay, and a long press gives me voice assistant.A negative for me is the swipe pattern. I wouldn’t mind using it when needed, which is after a restart, after taking it off your wrist and putting it back on, such as after charging. But it doesn’t prompt for the swipe pattern at those times. It will even let you pull up the watch face. It isn’t until you swipe away from the watch face that you are prompted for a pattern. So you might think that your watch is up and running, only to find out that it wasn’t collecting data all day, or not collecting sleep data, because the watch face was the only thing working. Or you might be ready to pay for something, only to have to hold up the line. If I need a swipe pattern to get things working, it should ask for it. I understand why it’s needed, but not asking for it and showing the watch face without it is actually a negative.Overall, it’s the right watch for me. I would suggest reading up on the Watch 8 to see if there are features that you really want. If you are fine without them, buy the 7. Samsung Health will offer to show you the types of data that only the 8 captures, rather than tailoring itself to the watch you are using, so you’ll have to hide unneeded features on your own. If you are interested, look at Samsung Health before you buy a watch.There are also lots of cheaper watches out there that do a lot less. You can find a smart watch for $20, only to find out that you overpaid by about $20 compared to what it’s worth. This watch does enough to actually be useful, without getting into things that might be interesting but not needed in your daily life.