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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:
    Battery life

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great value for price

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

    I got this watch a couple years after the newer model came out. I am not the least bit bothered that it's not the most up to date version on the market. This thing still does everything I need it to, and then some. My only qualm is that I wish the battery lasted a bit longer. The most days I have gotten out of it so far is two.

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

    Banging.

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

    This watch is fantastic. I was worried about it interfacing with my iPhone well, and I have to say there hasn't been a single issue. It tracks everything I want including sleep, and water in-take. It is comfortable, and the battery can easily last 1-2 days given you set it right.

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

    good for iphone but GREAT for android

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

    I do enjoy this watch, and as apple phone user, it has worked well for most of the things I do. I am fitness first when I choose my watches, so I do not care much for smart watch features. The watch is small, lightweight and easy. I will say, if I was an android user I would be able to unlock a lot of cool things on my watch (like seeing pictures sent via text, texting on watch) It has a few small annoyances. For example: as a iphone user I cannot see how many calories I have burned in a day on my watch. I have to go to my app, and mentally add up the calories burned from my workouts (if I did two workouts like ran and lift weights, it doesnt show how many calories I burned from them both total. It only shows the individual one). Another example is, I cannot skip tracks on my watch or pause or play music unless I download songs to the watch. SometimesI listen to music on my phone and I just want to skip a song, but I cant because iphone is restrictive. these problems are not the fault of samsung but rather the limitations of Apple.

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

    Great Watch

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

    This Samsung Galaxy Active is everything they say it is. I love the size of it. It's not bulky. It was very easy to set up and sync with my Samsung Galaxy S8. It's very easy to customize the features and apps. I love the health features on it. It counts your steps as knows when it's time to get up and get moving. I am very pleased with this purchase.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great entry into smartwatch!

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

    I had been looking at this model for awhile for my wife. I wanted to get her something that would pair well with her Note 9 and was easy to use. This turned out to be a great choice. She loved the style of it and found it very easy to interact with. Once the price dipped a little bit, it was a no-brainier to purchase.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great

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

    This watch is sleek and so comfortable! So easy to use.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    I love it!

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

    Accurate fitness/step tracking, easy to use! Great Price

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love this watch!

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

    Very good watch! Easy to use love it! These watches can take a beating! I find the battery last long for the first few months then it pretty much last only 1 day. I have to charge my watch everyday. But I do love the watch so I will charge it as much as I need to! I recommend to purchase the protection plan.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Samsung Galaxy Active Smartwatch

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

    This watch is great with a sleek style and fit. It has a screen protector that is sold separate of which I highly recommend. I love the fitness tracking along with the ability to pick and chose which apps I would like to have watch notifications along with the choice of backgrounds to include a personalized picture from my phone gallery.

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

    love it!

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

    My girlfriend was hesitant about getting the watch because she is not used to wearing a watch/bracelet, and did not think it would be useful. She loves that it acts as a fitness watch as well as notifying and being able to reply to texts and phone calls. There are so many different uses..she uses it daily and loves it.

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

    Nice Watch!

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

    Light, small, great paired with Samsung phone. My wife loves it.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Stylish smart watch

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

    Love my watch. Went from Apple to Android and wanted a smart watch to accommodate my switch. The style and size is perfect. It is comfortable on my wrist. The glass has held up well and is scratch free. The only flaw is that I wish it was capable of letting me talk on the phone calls via the watch.

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

    Mostly ok

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

    Overall the watch is fine, set up was simple and it syncs easily with phone. My primary purpose for buying was activity tracking and the ability to receive texts and phone alerts without actually carrying my phone around. It accomplishes this. Step tracking appears to be accurate enough. It does take a bit for the phone and watch to align, but they do catch up with each other. The stair counter is way off. I can do 12 flights, standard flights in a new building so everything is standard, and only get credit for 3. Other days, I will do the 3 flights up to my unit and get credit for 26 flights. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason for the # of flights that register. The watch face does scratch easily. I am a 53 year old woman with a desk job, not doing tough mudders or any extreme sports, yet with normal, everyday wear, scratches appeared quickly. I am getting very resentful about laying out hundreds of dollars for tech and the materials to be so shoddy that normal usage causes damage. We should not have to lay out extra dollars to protect something the manufacturer can't be bothered to construct properly in the first place.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Comfort
    Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome Watch

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

    So easy to use, comfort is great. Need a longer battery life

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Samsung
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      We're happy to hear that you're enjoying this watch, tadertodd! ^Elizabeth Samsung

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    the only Android watch to buy

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

    works with Galaxy devices best, other Androids nearly as good and minimally with Apple devices excellent build, tons of customization options and many of the features you'd expect only in higher priced smartwatches. unlike almost all other android based watches, this one actually works well and has fantastic battery life

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Samsung
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      Hello andeker, we are glad that you are enjoying all the great features! Thanks so much for picking Samsung! ^Elizabeth Samsung

  • Pros mentioned:
    Fitness tracking

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Use case for tracking the heart

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

    My brother bought this for his wife. The heart tracking works really well. She has heart troubles, it helps give them a good idea of what is happening. He is really impressed by the accuracy. It is close to what the defib unit in her chest is saying. It has helped. They really like it. Also the battery last a couple days which is good.

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

    Don't even notice that it's on my wrist

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

    First, the watch is simply gorgeous. Samsung never disappoints when it comes to displays. Second, it's in a league of its own with respect to weight. This thing is so lightweight, I don't notice that I'm wearing it. Third, all of the metrics that it measures seem to work just fine. The step counter is pretty spot on. The blood pressure takes some practice to get working correctly, but once I did, the watch values are with a few points of my wrist cuff, so it's pretty impressive. The sleep tracker works okay, but it does say that I'm still sleeping in the morning, even if I've been awake and just hanging out watching TV. If I go into the sleep portion of the watch straight away when I wake up, it will cut the sleep off right there, so that's what I've started doing. Other than that, it's straight water proof, a million options for watch faces, a thousand options for custom bands, it's just a great watch, that's heavy on the fitness side of things.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Watch!

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

    Got this watch for daily use and as a fitness monitor. I love that I can view text messages at work and not be distracting by taking out my phone. The watch looks professional enough for my office job, and it goes well with just about anything I wear. I also wear it when at the gym to help track heart rate and I love to use the exercise tracker.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Samsung
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      Hello MaroonMonster, we're glad to provide a watch that can serve more than one purpose. Thank you for choosing Samsung! ^Elizabeth Samsung

  • Pros mentioned:
    Comfort
    Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Love the features

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

    Love most of the features that come on this watch, love that you can change the face at will, comfortable, perfect size, a lot of different features. now for the bad: the constant green flashing ligh under watch, battery life, screen turns off to quick ( I am a nurse that uses the second time)

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great watch

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

    Geat watch. I had a fitbit versa and this tops that A MILLION TIMES more. Its great for running and just overall use like texting and stuff. The only downside is that the battery doesnt last too long but you can just charge it while you shower and you'll always have battery.

    I would recommend this to a friend