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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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  • Pros mentioned:
    Design, Price

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Overall good

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

    Looks nice, holds charge, good price point. This is my second one.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    More functions

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

    This active watch was super easy to set up with my Samsung phone and it's nice looking as well. The watchband tucks into itself nicely. It is easy to read all the text messages as well. This is certainly an upgrade from my fitbit tracker. The thing I don't like it the battery life. Only a day and a half. You will want to purchase a screen protector for it.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    beautiful watch. Works very well

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Beautiful watch. Works very well. Love it. Looks and feel refined.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Samsung
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      Hello Legendarme, we appreciate all the great things you've highlighted about this watch! It's a privilege to have you as a Samsung customer. ^Elizabeth Samsung

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great smart watch

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

    Love that the watch is not to big like the other Samsung watches! Works great!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    A Slick Device

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

    i have used all galaxy smart watch, like this for size, comfort and it's style

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    very nice fit

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

    fits nice looks smaller on the face, than shown, but still good.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Nice style, not so functional

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

    I like the overall style of the watch, but it is pretty complicated to use. I don't like that my screen turns on anytime something touches it but when I tap it with my finger it doesn't come on. The battery seems to run down pretty quick. I like that I can answer text messages on it, but it is frustrating when it doesn't recognize what I am typing.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Heart rate monitor

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Very good watch

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have been mostly satisfied with this watch. There are many free watch faces to choose from including fancier looking faces to sporty ones. Works well when connected to a Samsung device and passes notifications easily. Only gripe I have is that the heart rate monitor doesn't work well if its not really tight during workouts and gets wet from sweat.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great thin design ❤

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

    Loved my Galaxy Active. Gives you many faces and is good for tracking many activities, from steps, to swimming, to hiking many people's favorites....although the battery last a day to a day and a half only, not the 5 day's they say. DON'T DO MY MISTAKE I had insurance so I returned the first one thinking it was defective only to pay for insurance again and find out it was not defective. Lol

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Fitness tracking

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome value for money

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

    Great watch to track fitness! Awesome size and very comfortable

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Fitness tracking

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome

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

    Great watch to track fitness! Awesome size and very comfortable

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing

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

    Great watch to track fitness! Awesome size and very comfortable

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

    Great smartwatch--not just for fitness

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

    Have tried other Samsung watches before without much success, primarily because the HR monitor did not accurately track my heart-rate. The Watch Active does quite well in that regard. It is small and light, which I like. I've been using it on my runs and it tracks well (comparable to my Garmin Vivoactive HR). Smart notifications work great. Very pleased with the Galaxy Watch Active.

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

    Good but not great.

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

    So, overall if you're wanting a fitness tracker stick with FitBit. If you're wanting a tracker with more smart watch type features this might be for you. It was a toss up between this and the FitBit Versa. I went with this due to wanting more smart watch type features. This is not a smart watch though. You can respond to texts, but it doesn't really like it when you use any other app besides the Samsung Messages app. It's a Samsung device after all. So, if you don't have a Samsung phone I wouldn't even consider this. You have to have two apps to run it. One is the Wearables app, and then the Samsung Health app. The Health app is trying to he like the Fitbit app, buy not quite there. I get where Samsung is going, but needs work. So, I'd say go with a Fitbit if you're here for the health tracking, and battery life. 2 days max on this thing. Now the good stuff. The screen is amazing, and the watch face customization is great. The water resistantance to 50 meters is great, and the heart rate monitor seems pretty accurate. I do not regret my purchase, but buy a Fitbit.

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

    Simple and great!

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

    This is a great alternative to the main Samsung watch. Really the only thing it can’t do is let you talk on it. We bought this as a gift for my mother-in-law and she didn’t care about the ability to talk on it. She just wanted to be able to see who was calling her without taking her phone out during work, in case it was an emergency. It is very nice looking and easy to use.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Samsung
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      Hello Admecastillo, it's good to hear that this watch is working for your mother-in-law! ^Elizabeth Samsung

  • Pros mentioned:
    Design

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Sleek.

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

    This watch is just the right size. It was easy to learn and love how it looks.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Fitness tracking

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    love this watch

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

    keep track of your steps, heart rate, play games get emails etc

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

    Very easy to use, and it's very comfortable. My wife loved it.

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

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Great capability but falls short in some categorie

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

    This watch has the potential to be really great but in my opinion it falls short in some categories. It really offers nice things that a smartwatch should.... reading text, reading emails, seeing phone calls (can't answer them through the watch), tracking sleep, counting steps, heartrate, etc. But I was very sad to realize that if I wanted the watch to get my text messages, I had to use the standard messaging app from the phone. That app is not my first choice to use so it's a bummer I had to change over to it. Then the battery life on this is pretty bad. I have to charge it every day and a half. I've got the brightness turned down to 3 and it doesn't continuously do my heartrate or anything else. But still the battery doesn't last. Lastly, the band on this makes my wrist sweat and the back of the watch face has left a red mark on my arm. And no, I don't have it on too tight. I've only owned a Fitbit before so that's all I have to compare to. All in all, if you can deal with a short battery and not so great band, it's a decent smartwatch.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Samsung 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.

    Great easy to use. Look great very comfortable feel

    I would recommend this to a friend