Top positive review
5.0 out of 5 starsNo regrets but....
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2018
This is coming from the perspective of someone from South Africa.
TL:DR its a great watch but there are some minor issues.
Exercise: Its pretty good and it can help keep track of your reps provided you follow the watch's instructions. If you care about your fitness then you won't be disappointed but if Fitness is your daily bread then you might be better off with a professional fitness tracker.
Tracking and sensors: These are pretty good, apart from the usual BP monitor and step counter, the watch can count the amount of floors climbed, altitude and it has a barometer.
Being a Watch: Surprisingly this is where the watch lacks since you're advised not to use the always-on display (check my battery review). This means you need to lift your wrist which may seem disrespectful when you just want to check the time while talking to an obnoxious colleague. You need to install the Timer and Stopwatch apps from the app store since they don't come on the watch out of the box.
Battery: Since the 46mm has the largest battery ever fitted on a smart watch it shows since the watch has an impressive battery life. HOWEVER, you need to leave the default settings alone if you want to get the best battery life. Once you turn on constant HR monitor and always-on display the battery life will jump out of the window.
Samsung Pay: Now here is the tricky part. You need to check if your region supports Samsung Pay for the Galaxy Watch specifically. Since the Watch is the International Version you will need to change the CSC to either your country (if Samsung Pay is available) or to the UK. However you can perform this at your own risk because you could brick your device.
