Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 LTE 40mm SM-R865

Beware!

Most of my purchases recently have been Samsung eg: Galaxy S21 Ultra TVs etc and I love them. I purchased this Galaxy watch 4 enthusiastically, with the promise of two days or more battery life. My watch is limited to basic functions only and today, I got 8 hours of battery. Very disappointed and about to visit JB for a fix.

Beware!

Most of my purchases recently have been Samsung eg: Galaxy S21 Ultra TVs etc and I love them. I purchased this Galaxy watch 4 enthusiastically, with the promise of two days or more battery life. My watch is limited to basic functions only and today, I got 8 hours of battery. Very disappointed and about to visit JB for a fix.

Very poor battery

Nice watch, lightweight design but the battery is absolutely shocking, doesn't last a day as a smart watch. I have everything turned off to get 24 hrs out of it. Had to turn oxygen detection of in sleep mode or it would be dead flat in the morning. Very disappointed, so now it is virtually a watch and step tracker, using anything else drains the battery.

Very poor battery

Nice watch, lightweight design but the battery is absolutely shocking, doesn't last a day as a smart watch. I have everything turned off to get 24 hrs out of it. Had to turn oxygen detection of in sleep mode or it would be dead flat in the morning. Very disappointed, so now it is virtually a watch and step tracker, using anything else drains the battery.

My watch

I got my watch th day of release, im in love. Its super easy to use and navagate. Linked to my phone easy as, custom display options, tracks and monitors loads of workouts, meal, water intake and much more. I love being able to text and accept and make calls on it without having my phone near by. Havent found a fault.

My watch

I got my watch th day of release, im in love. Its super easy to use and navagate. Linked to my phone easy as, custom display options, tracks and monitors loads of workouts, meal, water intake and much more. I love being able to text and accept and make calls on it without having my phone near by. Havent found a fault.

Revolution not evolution

Very happy with the look and function of the watch. Samsung going Wear OS was the right move and something I'd been hoping they would do for a while. The choice of useful apps is great. The UI slick and simple to get used to. Looking forward to them releasing Google assistant and ECG functionality in AU (as of late Sept 2021 they haven't). To start with I thought the smaller battery in this version was going to be a problem. On the first wear I only got 6 hours from 100% to dead but the battery has improved a lot since first use and will easily go 20 to 26 hours now. Not sure if that's normal behaviour for the batfery or if thr drain was due to setup and increased use.

Samsung Galaxy Watch Series 4 R865 LTE (40mm, Silver) - BRAND NEW review

Really good, can easily receive and make calls. Can read incoming messages and emails and reply using surprisingly accurate voice-to-text. Waterproof so don't need to take it off to shower. Finally a useful smart watch, will be better when Google Assistant app comes

Samsung Galaxy Watch Series 4 R865 LTE (40mm, Silver) - BRAND NEW review

It’s a good question to ask. For me, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 is closer to the Apple Watch though it’s not there yet. But I am fine with it because the Watch 4 is anyway not compatible with the iPhone.

Samsung Galaxy Watch Series 4 R865 LTE (40mm, 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.