The main battery drainer is the heart rate reader. Have to turn it to manual only or when you're working out. I dont see why people need this to run 24/7
Just sucks because some ppl are accustomed to Continous heart rate monitoring from Garmin and Fitbit for more accurate information like calories, body battery, stress, etc.
@@JSyntax 90% of the population doenst need that. If they do then they should get a garmin or just get used to less battery life. It's a smart watch thats continuously doing a lot more than heart rate monitoring
Thank you for this amazing review. Great insights! I was almost going to buy it until I saw your review. As I do not have a Samsung phone and all the bells and whistles seem to be a bit off I went for a Garmin Venu 2. It looks like even tho it has much fewer features what it measures it does it accurately.
I love my Samsung watch 4 44 mm . The review seems to be biased as even Garmin can't smoothly record your gym activity. Garmin owner since 2 years and I use both: one for running and the other as a smartwatch.
I think I need to rectify some of the things mentioned here, but first: thanks for the review. Galaxy Watch 4 Classic 46mm LTE . As for non Samsung users lacking, I disagree. I have a OnePlus phone, and I dont miss out at all. Don't understand, why you can't send messages via Bixby, works like a charm for me. No problems at all to be honest. As for the 2 missing health features (ECG and Body Composure, I admit that I went for the workaround (to be found on the internet) - works like a charm also. As for battery life: I am always monitoring the battery left, like an idiot. I charge it sometimes in the evening, sometimes in the morning, sometimes in between. I am not a heavy user though, I find playing games on your wrist, let's say "uncomfortable". I do have smartphone, ya know. I mostly have AOD off, heart rate and spo2 always on, also sleep monitoring (without snoring detection), and as for notifications, I do not want to get disturbed for everything, so only different messenger apps and some other apps. I basically never go below 50%, telling me that I can go a full day and more without charging easily. I have to add though, I do not use Google maps as standalone, and the most battery drain for me comes from listening to Spotify (on the phone, not as standalone again, still draining as it is always connected). I know though, that when I go out without my phone, the LTE will drain the battery in around 6 hours, depending on what you do with the watch. I upgraded from Gear S2, and man, I could not be happier. Very satisfied to be honest. My main complaint is, that there if not enough apps yet. Useful ones at least. I want to be able to control my smart home, hence Google Assistant is key. A native Hue app is not there (yet). The walkie-talkie app is not compatible(yet, at least in Germany). As for someone who is looking for a wear os watch, this will be the one for about a year. If you can wait, wait. If you want a watch now, I do recommend it, even though I don't really like Samsung tbh. Anyways, just giving a different perspective. Cheers.
I usually go hiking, I'm worried about battery. Does the battery last the entire day? Controlling the hiking activity. I won't be connected trough bluetooth that moment.
@@guidoc3518 Hi. I get over a day out of the watch with AOD (Pixel Watchface), Heart Monitoring (always), sleep monitoring, raise to wake, LTE and BT on. I do not play around with the watch that much though. Main driver for battery consumption aside from the display is Spotify, as it will always have the app running in the background, even when you stream on a home device. If you turn off some of the features, like always on display, raise to wake and do heart rate monitoring manually, you should get well over a day. But make no mistake: this is not a watch, which get your more than 2 days whatsoever. It will not last a weekend, even with everything turned down. Watch only node excluded, which makes this "smart" watch dumb. Also, if GPS is running, which I assume you want for hiking, I would choose to have a battery pack handy. I don't think Bluetooth will make that much of a difference, but tracking apps will. Cheers
I'm about to try this watch out, but MAN.. The crappy battery life is the one thing that I think will have me sending it back for a refund.. I mean, you buy these things for their features to be used but having those features on kills battery life.. If you have to charge the thing every night how are you going to even use the sleep tracker? Google Assistant would be amazing, but it'll drain even more battery... lol Whoop has it right with their wireless charger, so you never have to take the tracker off.. Not sure how that could be integrated into a faced watch, but maybe useful while you sleep since you won't be looking at your watch screen while sleeping..
You mention the heart rate and spo2 can be continuous instead of hourly, do fitbit charge 5 offer the same? Both similar price, which would you prefer if night sleeping blood oxygen is important?
Your way is really great for giving all the information about gadgets...💪👌 It's possible to know the last update you had on the TICWATCH 3 PRO GPS ? what month was it ? Because I would like to buy it ... And do you think you are going to make a comparison with the Samsung watch 4 ?
@@JSyntax I have watched the rest of your reviews and have decided on a venu 2s. Second option would have been the vivoactive 4s. Thanks so much for your reviews!
Hi Sir, I have question please. If i forgot my mobile in my home and i went to my friend home and my GW4 connected to the wifi in his home. In this case i, Will I be able to receive notifications and calls and make calls from the watch?
How does this hold up compared to the Garmin vivo active 4? Did the garmin start to slow down/lag or get glitchy? Would you pick one over the other for everday use and doing just a few workouts a week, for context id only need run tracking? Would you trust samsung more with depreciation? Have been seeing alot of reviews complaining about the Vivo active 4 getting laggy and glitchey over time? Wondering your thoughts since you've reviewed both.
You can always wait for new future releases it really depends on what you need right now or if you can wait another 6 to 12 months for the next release. There's rumours of a new pixel watch coming but don't get your hopes up
Hi from uk 🇬🇧 I’ve just bought the 40mm watch 4, not set it up yet as waiting for phone to arrive. I’m wondering how robust the watch face will be regarding scratches, how are you finding it please? I’ve put a screen protector on mine ready and sent for some covers as worried the frame of watch might scratch easily, how are you finding yours? 👍🏻👌🏻🙂🇬🇧
Great Vid. Thank you for great review. As a Sony Xperia user I have now decided this watch is not for me. Shame Samsung have limited features for non Samsung android users. Thats a total game changer and they potentially could of had me as s buyer
The charging complaint is what they call first world problems & in my opinion, not that big of a deal. Apple Watch needs to be charged daily too. I was able to trade my SW3 for the SW4 44MM and paid $65. For me it was a no brainer. I bought the Venu 2, but for $399, definitely not worth it. Clearly the Venu is light years ahead from a fitness standpoint but with no speaker on the Garmin and minimal smartwatch features, I'm all in on the SW4. Think it'll just get better as time go on.
Hi Sir, I am asking about Galaxy Watch 4 classic 46mm. How long time it will take to charge from 0 to 100%? Also, is it normal to get heat during changing
I agree with you in just about all aspects. Battery life is a bust. I own a TWP 3 and if it came in an LTE variant in my region I would've never purchased the GW4 LTE. Especially with the Pixel 6 Pro coming soon which I won't be able to use certain features with.
Hi sir, Thanks for your your great review. I am planning to buy GW 4 classic 46mm and i will use it as follows: 1. AOD will be off so when i raises my hand then i can see the watch. 2. Just receive notification for whatsapp, emails without reading them and SMS. 3. Just accept or reject the calls . 4. One or two times to measure heart rate and spo2. 5. Use normal face unanimated. 6. Intensity automatically. 7. Just connected to wifi. 8. Remove it before sleep. In this case do you think i will get three days?
no sleep tracking? It might still be wasting battery and you might as well to track sleep metrics! Anyway, 3 days might be hard but 2 days will be fine.
hello sir can you make another video describing the problems of google assitant on wear os , i already saw your previous videos and you have made already , make a new video about this and bixby comparision , or also ticwatch pro 3 and watch 4 comparision please check this comment your biggest fan. thank you!!
Going to take the 40mm. I think battery life will be the same. Its just for sleep tracking, heart rate, and sports. Not going to wear it the whole day.
You should review the sleep function. The sleep app on the Samsung galaxy watch 4 is complete rubbish. I may be busy on my phone for 2 hours in the night or in the morning and during this time not only will it claim i was asleep but even that I was in deep sleep. Totally unreliable. The rest is ok but this alone make me regret I didn't wait for the Garmin fossil 6 instead.
Comparing Galaxy4 classic 46mm LT to Galaxy3 45mm .... new watch has worse battery life (with LTE not active) 2 days instead of 3 days, and original belt loops are too large - they move away and do not keep the belt closed. I had to re-design them and print new ones from TPU. Google Pay works well - and this is the only reason for me to upgrade in fact. I hope the FW updates improve the battery life, but it is a shame that such premium watch has no chances to survive weekend trip without charge. I am still looking for the next version which will include camera - as in the original Galaxy Watch (first generation). Not enough digital faces! those included are for children probably - uninformative, "fancy" without enough content.
The battery on the watch 4 still sucks and overheats. The body fat isn't consistent, so it's really not that accurate. I'll stick with my tic watch pro 3.
@@heibaimao 1.5-2 days. But I'm not using it all day. I have no interest in my sleep, activities, etc. I just use it as a phone companion. When the phone is in a bag, watches are handy. I can check time, answer and make calls, listen to music, pay, etc. without searching for the phone.
Hi Sir, I just have question about the Galaxy watch 4 classic. If i am wearing the watch and i just got a call, in this case i have two options ( answer the call by moving my hand two times or to cancel the call by rotating my hand two times). My question is there any option to silence the ringing of the call like Apple watch they hold the screen then it will silence 🔕 the call without answering or give busy
Really loved this detailed review, hope the fossil gen 6 could also get the same treatment soon. I'm split on whether to get GW4 or F gen 6.
I turned off all animations in developer mode settings. It's much snappier that way and saves a bit of battery.
Agreed good idea.
The main battery drainer is the heart rate reader. Have to turn it to manual only or when you're working out. I dont see why people need this to run 24/7
Just sucks because some ppl are accustomed to Continous heart rate monitoring from Garmin and Fitbit for more accurate information like calories, body battery, stress, etc.
@@JSyntax 90% of the population doenst need that. If they do then they should get a garmin or just get used to less battery life. It's a smart watch thats continuously doing a lot more than heart rate monitoring
Thank you for this amazing review. Great insights! I was almost going to buy it until I saw your review. As I do not have a Samsung phone and all the bells and whistles seem to be a bit off I went for a Garmin Venu 2. It looks like even tho it has much fewer features what it measures it does it accurately.
You'll love Garmin
I love my Samsung watch 4 44 mm . The review seems to be biased as even Garmin can't smoothly record your gym activity. Garmin owner since 2 years and I use both: one for running and the other as a smartwatch.
I think I need to rectify some of the things mentioned here, but first: thanks for the review.
Galaxy Watch 4 Classic 46mm LTE .
As for non Samsung users lacking, I disagree.
I have a OnePlus phone, and I dont miss out at all. Don't understand, why you can't send messages via Bixby, works like a charm for me. No problems at all to be honest.
As for the 2 missing health features (ECG and Body Composure, I admit that I went for the workaround (to be found on the internet) - works like a charm also.
As for battery life:
I am always monitoring the battery left, like an idiot.
I charge it sometimes in the evening, sometimes in the morning, sometimes in between. I am not a heavy user though, I find playing games on your wrist, let's say "uncomfortable". I do have smartphone, ya know.
I mostly have AOD off, heart rate and spo2 always on, also sleep monitoring (without snoring detection), and as for notifications, I do not want to get disturbed for everything, so only different messenger apps and some other apps.
I basically never go below 50%, telling me that I can go a full day and more without charging easily.
I have to add though, I do not use Google maps as standalone, and the most battery drain for me comes from listening to Spotify (on the phone, not as standalone again, still draining as it is always connected).
I know though, that when I go out without my phone, the LTE will drain the battery in around 6 hours, depending on what you do with the watch.
I upgraded from Gear S2, and man, I could not be happier. Very satisfied to be honest.
My main complaint is, that there if not enough apps yet. Useful ones at least.
I want to be able to control my smart home, hence Google Assistant is key. A native Hue app is not there (yet).
The walkie-talkie app is not compatible(yet, at least in Germany).
As for someone who is looking for a wear os watch, this will be the one for about a year. If you can wait, wait. If you want a watch now, I do recommend it, even though I don't really like Samsung tbh.
Anyways, just giving a different perspective.
Cheers.
I usually go hiking, I'm worried about battery. Does the battery last the entire day? Controlling the hiking activity. I won't be connected trough bluetooth that moment.
@@guidoc3518 Hi.
I get over a day out of the watch with AOD (Pixel Watchface), Heart Monitoring (always), sleep monitoring, raise to wake, LTE and BT on.
I do not play around with the watch that much though.
Main driver for battery consumption aside from the display is Spotify, as it will always have the app running in the background, even when you stream on a home device.
If you turn off some of the features, like always on display, raise to wake and do heart rate monitoring manually, you should get well over a day.
But make no mistake: this is not a watch, which get your more than 2 days whatsoever. It will not last a weekend, even with everything turned down. Watch only node excluded, which makes this "smart" watch dumb.
Also, if GPS is running, which I assume you want for hiking, I would choose to have a battery pack handy. I don't think Bluetooth will make that much of a difference, but tracking apps will.
Cheers
Great watch Channeo, subbed
Thank you for the review. Any chance you can do a comparison review of the GW4 sleep tracking with others like Fitbit/Garmin?
Sure thing! I am actually waiting for my pre-order of the Fitbit Charge 5 which should have updated spo2 heart rate sensors!
I'm about to try this watch out, but MAN.. The crappy battery life is the one thing that I think will have me sending it back for a refund.. I mean, you buy these things for their features to be used but having those features on kills battery life.. If you have to charge the thing every night how are you going to even use the sleep tracker? Google Assistant would be amazing, but it'll drain even more battery... lol Whoop has it right with their wireless charger, so you never have to take the tracker off.. Not sure how that could be integrated into a faced watch, but maybe useful while you sleep since you won't be looking at your watch screen while sleeping..
You mention the heart rate and spo2 can be continuous instead of hourly, do fitbit charge 5 offer the same?
Both similar price, which would you prefer if night sleeping blood oxygen is important?
Yes Fitbit chargd 5 offers very good 24/7 continuous heat rate tracking. Not spo2 tho
Damn you killed it on this one. Got tired of all of these reviewers talking about the same ish… great job!
That means a lot! Thanks! :)
Your way is really great for giving all the information about gadgets...💪👌
It's possible to know the last update you had on the TICWATCH 3 PRO GPS ?
what month was it ?
Because I would like to buy it ...
And do you think you are going to make a comparison with the Samsung watch 4 ?
I prefer twp3
Choosing between this or the Vivoactive 4, can't decide but have been watching your reviews. Thoughts?
Do you need voice assistant?
@@JSyntax I have watched the rest of your reviews and have decided on a venu 2s. Second option would have been the vivoactive 4s. Thanks so much for your reviews!
Hi Sir,
I have question please.
If i forgot my mobile in my home and i went to my friend home and my GW4 connected to the wifi in his home.
In this case i, Will I be able to receive notifications and calls and make calls from the watch?
No you'll need to be connected to your phone unless you buy the lte version
How does this hold up compared to the Garmin vivo active 4? Did the garmin start to slow down/lag or get glitchy? Would you pick one over the other for everday use and doing just a few workouts a week, for context id only need run tracking?
Would you trust samsung more with depreciation? Have been seeing alot of reviews complaining about the Vivo active 4 getting laggy and glitchey over time? Wondering your thoughts since you've reviewed both.
had zero lag with vivoactive 4!
Should I buy this watch now, or wait for any future releases?
You can always wait for new future releases it really depends on what you need right now or if you can wait another 6 to 12 months for the next release. There's rumours of a new pixel watch coming but don't get your hopes up
What features are we missing out on with a non samsung phone?
I had the Ticwatch Pro 3 For 6 months & never used the Google assistant once. It's absence from the W4 Is no big deal
Hi from uk 🇬🇧
I’ve just bought the 40mm watch 4, not set it up yet as waiting for phone to arrive. I’m wondering how robust the watch face will be regarding scratches, how are you finding it please? I’ve put a screen protector on mine ready and sent for some covers as worried the frame of watch might scratch easily, how are you finding yours? 👍🏻👌🏻🙂🇬🇧
it should be fairly resistant to scratches! no worries
I have a Samsung Galaxy A32 5G and the Black Galaxy Watch 4 40MM LTE
Great Vid. Thank you for great review. As a Sony Xperia user I have now decided this watch is not for me. Shame Samsung have limited features for non Samsung android users. Thats a total game changer and they potentially could of had me as s buyer
ya, will be waiting longer
Do u prefer the vivoactive 4 on the venu 2?
Venu 2 only because it is newer but both are amazing
The charging complaint is what they call first world problems & in my opinion, not that big of a deal. Apple Watch needs to be charged daily too. I was able to trade my SW3 for the SW4 44MM and paid $65. For me it was a no brainer. I bought the Venu 2, but for $399, definitely not worth it. Clearly the Venu is light years ahead from a fitness standpoint but with no speaker on the Garmin and minimal smartwatch features, I'm all in on the SW4. Think it'll just get better as time go on.
damn im saorry to here it, did u refund the venu2s?
@@JSyntax yep, returned it at Amazon
Hi Sir,
I am asking about Galaxy Watch 4 classic 46mm.
How long time it will take to charge from 0 to 100%?
Also, is it normal to get heat during changing
Yes there is heat! It takes 2hrs
Hi! What about bad deep sleep tracking and lose heart rate track? I have read complaints about That. Thanks!
See tracking is not as good as Fitbit to be honest
I agree with you in just about all aspects. Battery life is a bust. I own a TWP 3 and if it came in an LTE variant in my region I would've never purchased the GW4 LTE. Especially with the Pixel 6 Pro coming soon which I won't be able to use certain features with.
Well said! I love that the TWP3 is 72 hrs, or 3 days :)
Hi sir,
Thanks for your your great review.
I am planning to buy GW 4 classic 46mm and i will use it as follows:
1. AOD will be off so when i raises my hand then i can see the watch.
2. Just receive notification for whatsapp, emails without reading them and SMS.
3. Just accept or reject the calls .
4. One or two times to measure heart rate and spo2.
5. Use normal face unanimated.
6. Intensity automatically.
7. Just connected to wifi.
8. Remove it before sleep.
In this case do you think i will get three days?
no sleep tracking? It might still be wasting battery and you might as well to track sleep metrics!
Anyway, 3 days might be hard but 2 days will be fine.
hello sir
can you make another video describing the problems of google assitant on wear os , i already saw your previous videos and you have made already , make a new video about this and bixby comparision , or also ticwatch pro 3 and watch 4 comparision
please check this comment
your biggest fan.
thank you!!
I would love to make that video it's a very good idea I will try my best in the future
Thanks for listening to people and comments , this channel will grow and keep the good work up !!!
#JSyntax
Going to take the 40mm. I think battery life will be the same. Its just for sleep tracking, heart rate, and sports. Not going to wear it the whole day.
You should review the sleep function. The sleep app on the Samsung galaxy watch 4 is complete rubbish. I may be busy on my phone for 2 hours in the night or in the morning and during this time not only will it claim i was asleep but even that I was in deep sleep. Totally unreliable. The rest is ok but this alone make me regret I didn't wait for the Garmin fossil 6 instead.
U might like the upcoming fitbit watch with wear OS
Is it true?
Comparing Galaxy4 classic 46mm LT to Galaxy3 45mm .... new watch has worse battery life (with LTE not active) 2 days instead of 3 days, and original belt loops are too large - they move away and do not keep the belt closed. I had to re-design them and print new ones from TPU. Google Pay works well - and this is the only reason for me to upgrade in fact. I hope the FW updates improve the battery life, but it is a shame that such premium watch has no chances to survive weekend trip without charge. I am still looking for the next version which will include camera - as in the original Galaxy Watch (first generation). Not enough digital faces! those included are for children probably - uninformative, "fancy" without enough content.
I know those watchfaces so silly
Does Galaxy Watch 4 support Samsung Pay?
Yes
yes
@@MCCAR75287 Thank you.
@@JSyntax Thank you.
Yes i use everyday
The battery on the watch 4 still sucks and overheats. The body fat isn't consistent, so it's really not that accurate. I'll stick with my tic watch pro 3.
there is no active 4.... it's called watch 4. there is no active anymore.
Lol, I've bought 42 mm Classic. 46 mm is too big for my wrist.
Nice!!
How's your battery life
@@heibaimao 1.5-2 days. But I'm not using it all day. I have no interest in my sleep, activities, etc. I just use it as a phone companion. When the phone is in a bag, watches are handy. I can check time, answer and make calls, listen to music, pay, etc. without searching for the phone.
Beautiful watch. However, the battery life is not great, need to recharge the galaxy watch 4 every day.
agreed
everything is a flaw in this. already returned my device
Blood pressure...not available!
Even if it is, you need a medical grade one to calibrate it
Hi Sir,
I just have question about the Galaxy watch 4 classic.
If i am wearing the watch and i just got a call, in this case i have two options ( answer the call by moving my hand two times or to cancel the call by rotating my hand two times). My question is there any option to silence the ringing of the call like Apple watch they hold the screen then it will silence 🔕 the call without answering or give busy
Beautiful screen with ugly built-in watch faces.
Agreed