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Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 8220 reviews

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  • Battery Life

    Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars

  • Durability

    Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars

  • Comfort

    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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92%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are delighted by the Galaxy Watch Active Smartwatch 40mm Aluminum's user-friendly interface, stylish design, and comfortable fit. They appreciate its fitness tracking capabilities, affordability, and compatibility with Samsung phones. However, they express concerns about its short battery life and the lack of a speaker.

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  • Cons mentioned:
    Heart rate monitor

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Wanted to love it, but mostly annoyed with it

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love my galaxy so I really wanted to love this watch but I really am ambivalent toward it. Takes way too long to charge. Apps arent too plentiful. The worst part of this watch? the exercise tracker is trash. I have been running with the running mode on and it has told my heart rate is 65 and decreasing all the way down to 35, which would have been the lowest heart rate I have ever recorded. The heart rate tracker is garbage. I end up adjusting it and trying to fiddle with it to get an accurate gauge so long that i end up resting a good portion of my exercise. I got this because the heart rate monitor I have (accurate) does not have too many apps it is compatible with. I wish I could return this but it's too late now.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Samsung
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      Hello Annoyed, thank you for bringing this to our attention! Here is a link (http://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshooting/TSG01003204/) to an article that will help you troubleshoot the step and heart rate trackers. ^Elizabeth Samsung

  • Pros mentioned:
    Design

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great watch!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My wife loves it. She wears it everyday. Would be more

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Easy to use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Watch, Good Price

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great Watch, Good Price, Good construction, Easy to use.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Easy to use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love it!!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love it!! Nice quality and so easy to use!!!!!!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great smart watch

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Watch is great. But the battery life isn't as great as promoted.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great watch!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent smart watch for the price! Highly recommend!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Connectivity

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Galaxy

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It was good when I purchased 2 years ago but I noticed after a year it was having problems connecting to my phone. However it did the basic and good for anyone who gets a beginner galaxy watch

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Comfort

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Comfy, but lacking improved features.

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I had an Android smartwatch several years ago, and expected the apps to do many more things now. Especially with Google play music. many of the apps only do a very few things, but that is not the swatches fault. Fix watches very comfortable and has good quality materials.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good introduction to smart watches

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I am new to smart watches. This is an older model, but this did all that I needed it to do. Great for monitoring phone calls and texts when I am away from the phone. Holds a good charge and charges very fast. I don't use the fitness functions much, but it does have them.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Battery is terrible

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have to charge my watch every day. In the review for your phone it says the battery will last up to 3days. Yeah ok. Waist of money. I was so excited to get this and now I wish I didn't. I only got it cause my fit bit wasn't compatible with new phone

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Samsung
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      Hi, Lisa. I understand how this may be frustrating and apologize for the less than ideal experience. I have included a link with steps that can help improve the battery life of your Galaxy Watch Active. For more assistance, feel free to reach out to us at 1-800-Samsung. ^Kayla
      http://www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshooting/TSG01003232/ Samsung

  • Pros mentioned:
    Easy to use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Exelent camera

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love it and is very easy to get everthing l need

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Samsung
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      Hello Sonia, we're happy to hear that this watch is working for you! Thank you for being a part of the Samsung family. ^Elizabeth Samsung

  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Galaxy Watch

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Awesome watch . Only wished the battery lasted longer.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Better thah the Fitbit I had

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Once I got used to it, I works as advertised. Thank you.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Enjoy having a watch again

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I had a first generation Samsung watch and this is such a great watch that is attractive and useful. Enjoy having a real watch again that shows me time but has also has access to phone info. Like the health features that measure my heart and reminds me to move around especially since I work at home. A wonderful addition for me.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Nice watch

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Does all the basics you need. Ended up swapping it for the galaxy watch as it has a few extra percs such as a speaker and just liked the overall look of it. Only thing I don't like is that you have to pay for a nav app for it to display on your watch. Google wear os (fossil q) in my opinion is a better os but not by much. Love the watch though!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Scratches

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have received this as an anniversary gift. I was so excited to try it and it's pretty decent compared to other smart watches in terms of tracking heart rate. Sometimes it has a hard time automatically reading your work outs. It sometimes does not let you choose other wprkouts if you have already done other workouts. The battery life is 1.5 days even with the location, brightness turned off amd all the way to 1. My peeve is that a week of wearing it with no drops and bumping into anything it has a sratch already from normal wearing. My husband's frontier watch has been dropped by my son and no sratches whatsoever. This is definitely a fragile watch not exactly as advertised being scratch resistant.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Watch

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This was a replacement for a Fit Bit. Love this watch. It has almost everything. The only thing that I'm missing on this is the ability of the watch to track your steps while you push a grocery cart. I miss that unless it is a feature which I just haven't figured out how to do.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Easy to use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great watch

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easy to use and has quite a few options on it ....

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    GREAT WATCH

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    GREAT WATCH WORKS PERFECT WITH MY NOTE 9, EASY TO USE

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love it

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love the watch. Good price, more comfortable than the s3

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Samsung
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      That is awesome to hear, Frank! Thanks so much for picking Samsung! ^Elizabeth Samsung