Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 41mm SM-R850

Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 R850 (41mm, Mystic Bronze) - BRAND NEW review

I had the first Galaxy watch and used it with my S9+. Now I have the Galaxy note 20 ultra and wanted The Galaxy Watch 3 to go with it. The watch has a lot of improvements. I went for the bronze 41mm so that it was not as bulky as the larger one.

technology is simply not there yet.

Very disappointing for several reasons: Poor battery life. Can't use Google pay, locked-in to samsung pay which supports none of my 3 UK banks. Laggy+clunky UI - either down to underperforming hardware or buggy OS HR monitor is laughably inaccurate compared to manual check and the watch's own ECG - showed almost double the rate on the continuous HR monitor compared to the ECG. sO2, Blood pressure, and ECG cannot be used on the move, meaning they're useless for any sort of training analysis. Spotify app is unusable, even when tracks are eventually downloaded, app constantly glitches, interrupting play. Returning for a full refund, might try a samsung watch again in a few years but for now it's simply not a good product. Exterior design is nice though, if a little chunky.

New Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 41mm R850 Mystic Bronze review

I was using a Galaxy Active and decided to upgrade to the Galaxy 3, but it feels like a downgrade. This watch is insanely bulky and way thicker than I ever expected. For how large it is I expected it to be a really smooth experience, but it's actually less responsive and laggier than my old Galaxy...