Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic 46mm LTE SM-R895

More a sidestep than upgrade from original watch

Have the original galaxy watch which uses Tizen software and now this one with the new wear OS. Wear OS does have more 3rd party apps due to play store, however I find navigating Tizen more intuitive. I love the hardware, it's classy and feels light on my wrist. Being able to measure body comp pretty cool also. Battery life is okay, neither better or worse than other smartwatches. The biggest disappointment for me which I hope gets rectified, is at this time Sep 14 2021, no internet browsers are compatible with this watch - hence I'm keeping my old one for the time being. I love being able to browse the net on my watch. Had I known this I would not have purchased. My recommendation is to wait until software platform matures a little if this feature is important to you.

More a sidestep than upgrade from original watch

Have the original galaxy watch which uses Tizen software and now this one with the new wear OS. Wear OS does have more 3rd party apps due to play store, however I find navigating Tizen more intuitive. I love the hardware, it's classy and feels light on my wrist. Being able to measure body comp pretty cool also. Battery life is okay, neither better or worse than other smartwatches. The biggest disappointment for me which I hope gets rectified, is at this time Sep 14 2021, no internet browsers are compatible with this watch - hence I'm keeping my old one for the time being. I love being able to browse the net on my watch. Had I known this I would not have purchased. My recommendation is to wait until software platform matures a little if this feature is important to you.

Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic Review: Almost the First Great Wear OS Watch

If we’re honest, Android has never had a great smartwatch option to rival the Apple Watch. In a bid to change that, Samsung and Google partnered up to create Wear OS 4 and, with it, the Galaxy Watch 4. And, in a few words? It’s a beautiful Frankenstein monster. And, the best Wear OS watch yet.

Overheats and rubbish battery life

DO NOT BUY THIS WATCH! Lot's of others reporting that, like me, the watch overheats when on LTE and chews through battery in a couple of hours. Fine when connected to phone. Useless on its own. Kind of the point of the LTE version that it works without your phone nearby. Buying from JB was an awesome experience but the Watch 4 LTE is junk. Maybe a firmware update will fix but for now avoid like the plague.

Overheats and rubbish battery life

DO NOT BUY THIS WATCH! Lot's of others reporting that, like me, the watch overheats when on LTE and chews through battery in a couple of hours. Fine when connected to phone. Useless on its own. Kind of the point of the LTE version that it works without your phone nearby. Buying from JB was an awesome experience but the Watch 4 LTE is junk. Maybe a firmware update will fix but for now avoid like the plague.

Constant overheating while doing nothing.. avoid!

device is constantly overheating... very inferior tech... LTE version... at least once, often several times a day the device buzzes to let me know its overheating, and limiting functionality.. then it switches into airplane mode.. and eventually it lets me know its finished its little hissy fit, and it will agree to work again... or, I get tired of waiting for it.... and just turn it off for a while. Very dissapointing.. new tech yes, but sooo buggy and poorly executed. I use the LTE version, and without a phone to bluetooth it too.. expect it to last 8 to 9 hours tops... I love Samsung phones, I had the galaxy watch 3 and loved it... but I have to say, avoid this one, sadly

More pertinent information for the first time user

So far so good, it would appear to do everything that it is advertised as doing. My only problem with the Samsung Watch 4 classic is the lack of direction to find assistance to a first time user. By trolling thru countless pages of the Internet I have been able to access most of the information I need, but as a first-time user, it would have been helpful to have directions with the product to go to a website/URL which (without having to scroll through countless advertising images) detailed a. what the knobs and the rotating bezel are for, how you can chart your physical activity, how to set up the screen to your own requirements etc, etc.

More pertinent information for the first time user

So far so good, it would appear to do everything that it is advertised as doing. My only problem with the Samsung Watch 4 classic is the lack of direction to find assistance to a first time user. By trolling thru countless pages of the Internet I have been able to access most of the information I need, but as a first-time user, it would have been helpful to have directions with the product to go to a website/URL which (without having to scroll through countless advertising images) detailed a. what the knobs and the rotating bezel are for, how you can chart your physical activity, how to set up the screen to your own requirements etc, etc.

Great product and service.

I've had this watch for a month or so now and am very happy with it. Thank you PB Tech for the great service you provide. Highly recommend

Great Watch Super Happy

I've had the earlier watch and thought that was brilliant but this one is unbelievable. I don't have a problem with over heating or too shorter battery life. Approx 2 days but then like, the last one I had, I would just simply put it on charge before I had a shower. Also great clarity heaps of apps. The buttons feel great. I bought the silver one and a set of black straps which I think makes it look better. Pity Samsung don't let you have that option when purchasing it as it makes a bit more expensive but I'm nit picking. The bezel turns nicely. Sound is clear both music, I like the music feature, and telephone. Did I say I love this watch.