Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic 42mm SM-R880

Hands on: Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic review

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic is a standard premium smartwatch, and it has both the perks and the drawbacks of such devices. It’s hardy and good-looking, with loads of useful features, and a rotating bezel that works especially well for navigating menus. However, it costs a lot, and won’t sit well on all wrists, even average-sized ones.

Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic review: A first-rate smartwatch

Does the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic have what it takes to top our list of the best Android smartwatches? After all, its predecessor, the Galaxy Watch 3, has done so since its release, meaning we have high expectations. Making the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic’s already hard job even tougher is that it also has to introduce us to a new operating system at the same time as wowing us with its hardware. Just by looking at the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic, it’s obvious Samsung has done its job on the design, but what about the new Wear OS 3 software? There’s a lot to go through here, but don’t worry, this is a feature-packed smartwatch worthy of both your attention and your money. At first glance, the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic doesn’t look that different from the Galaxy Watch 3, but examine it more closely and there are subtle refinements that give the new model a more cohesive, mature, and watch-like style. The stainless steel case itself comes in either 42mm or 46mm sizes, and I am wearing the 46mm m...

The Galaxy Watch 4 is Samsung’s best smartwatch to date, but annoying restrictions mean it’s less appealing than it should be

Samsung Galaxy Watch Series 4 Stainless R880 (42mm, Silver) - BRAND NEW review

The Galaxy Watch 4 is finally here, acting less as an update to last year’s Samsung wearable and more as the first in a long line of next-generation smartwatches. Very few tech products this year have garnered quite the same level of anticipation as the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4.

Samsung Galaxy Watch Series 4 Stainless R880 (42mm, Silver) - BRAND NEW review

Samsung Galaxy Watch Series 4 Stainless R880 (42mm, Black) - BRAND NEW review

I would love to rate this watch higher. Loverly watch, beautiful design and display. But the battery estimate is 1Day and 5Hours. And 1Day 12Hours with Powesave on. My old Samsung galaxy watch 1st gen lasted at least 2 days.

Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic review

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic sees most of the best bits of the Galaxy Watch 3 grafted onto Google’s Wear OS software. Pretty much all the best new bits are down to Samsung not Google, even in the redesigned software. It lasts less long than the Galaxy Watch 3 off a charge, although you may have a better experience if you buy the larger 46mm version. So, is it a downgrade? No, we need to take a wider view here. Samsung’s top watches use Wear OS, soon Fitbit’s ones will too. As much as we like Samsung’s old Tizen software, it was never an apps and features powerhouse. The Galaxy Watch 4 Classic already has access to more apps, and the future of the platform looks brighter than ever. And, hey, even if Wear OS does end up heading nowhere all that exciting in the next couple of years, Samsung has already done enough to make this the number Apple Watch alternative. Particularly for Samsung phone owners.

Samsung Galaxy Watch Series 4 Stainless R880 (42mm, Silver) - BRAND NEW review

There's no doubting that the Galaxy Watch 4 is another solid smartwatch from Samsung. It's slick, looks good and performs well in most departments. This is supposed to be a Samsung smartwatch, with Google software flowing through it, but right now it feels very familiar.

Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic review review

Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic review review