Customer Ratings & Reviews

A good watch. A little hard to get use to after the S3 watch.

After 10 mos it has developed that notorious reboot loop while recharging. It causes the watch to become unchargeable and ultimately becomes a brick. Sending back.

Nice color and comfortable wear. The face is nice as well

So far so good! Easy set up. I would recommend for purchase.

Like. but not what I wanted. I wanted 45mm not 44mm

The watch won’t stay connected to the phone…it worked fine at first but after a day it wasn’t getting notifications from phone and now it won’t even hook up to blue tooth..

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 carries over the simplified yet attractive appearance of the Watch 4 (non-Classic), while making incremental yet valuable improvements where it counts Externally, the lightweight aluminum body features a simple design with a flat, round face, just 2 buttons on the right side, and a common lug design giving you access to a plethora of bands. The included band, made of fluoroelastomer, has a soft touch and is quite comfortable. The 44mm display features the same 450x450 resolution as the Watch 4 and has plenty of brightness, making it easily visible in broad daylight. However, this year the screen is protected by Sapphire glass which should bring a significant improvement in protection. On the back of the watch, the sensor array includes the familiar heart rate, ECG, and blood-oxygen sensors but has been expanded this year to include a new IR temperature sensor. In the future, this new sensor could be used to help with things like sickness tracking. Internally, the watch continues to rely on the same Exynos W920 processor as the Watch 4 as well as carrying over the same 1.5GB of RAM and 16GB of storage. The battery, however, has been upgraded to a new, larger 410mAh unit with an advertised 50hr of usage. Charging is also improved with 10W WPC (Wireless Power Consortium) charging that can give you enough juice to get through a work day with only 8 minutes on the magnetic USB-C puck. Software wise, the watch is running Wear OS 3.5 with Samsung's One UI Watch 4.5 sitting on top. The merger of Samsung and Android Wear continues to be a match made in heaven. Gone are the days where, if you paired a Samsung watch with a non-Samsung phone, you were unable to use things like NFC payments. Now, with access to the whole Google Play ecosystem, you have a much broader pool of apps available. Specs and numbers aside, the watch performs beautifully. Setup is easy to step through both with Samsung phones (tested with a Galaxy S21) as well as non-Samsung phones (tested with a Pixel 6). Flipping through tiles is smooth and stutter free. Notifications appear instantly and offer a lot of customizability for what does and doesn’t appear. Battery life has more than easily gotten through a day, which is all I honestly need as I charge every night. Health features like step counting and heart rate are comparable to that of the Fossil Gen 6 I was using beforehand. If I have any complaint here at all, its that the bulge of the sensor array on the back of the watch is…awkward. The phone really ends up sitting high on my wrist and can collect dust and dirt between my arm and the watch when doing things like working outside. At the end of the day, if you’re currently sporting a Watch 4, the incremental improvements to the Watch 5 mean you can probably skip this update. But if you’re looking for your first smartwatch or upgrading something older, you really can’t go wrong with this watch. With almost exclusive (currently) access to Wear OS 3, the larger battery, faster charging, and the stronger Sapphire glass display, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 is not just the best Galaxy Watch to date but probably the best Android Wear OS watch ever.

Whatever two finger swipe is its terrible and causing me issues. I absolutely hate this thing! Returning this piece of garbage ASAP

I haven't worn a watch since cell phones came out because really all they did was tell time and I had the time right on my phone. But after trying out this Samsung - Galaxy Watch5 and all of it's features, I am back in the watch game. First of all this watch is an extension of your phone. I have a Samsung S22 which made setup a breeze. I just turned on the watch and it connected with my phone automatically and walked me through the setup process. With the watch I can do all the things that I can do on my phone. Place and receive calls, Text, listen to music, open apps, and use navigation. It's like having your phone right on your wrist. Just swipe right for notifications, left for health apps, down for settings and up for apps. Very simple. As I said, setup is easy and when I put the phone on my wrist I noticed that it was a bit heavy but not overly weighted. It feels very comfortable on my wrist and the strap is rubbery so it doesn't pinch like some bands. The glass is made of sapphire crystal so I feel safe wearing the watch at work and not worry about scratches. The face is large enough to read texts and notifications easily and the home screen is customizable. You can choose from dozens of faces from analog to digital clocks and from animals to flowers to dashboards with lots of info on them. The feature that sold me on the watch is the built in health and wellness apps. Just swipe right to see your steps and active time for the day. You can even program your own exercises into the watch to track those activities. Also you can get biometric readings like heart rate, blood pressure, EKG and stress levels from sensors on the back of the watch. The most important to me is the tracking of your sleep. It will tell you how long you slept, and what type of sleep you got. Light sleep, deep sleep REM are some of the stages of sleep it tracks for you. Also if you enable snore tracking on your phone it will tell you how often you snore at night. The battery life has not been an issue for me. The Galaxy Watch5 last me all day and night. I keep it on while I sleep to get my sleep report. It comes with a wireless charger which will top up your battery to 100% in less then an hour. I just lay my watch on my Samsung S22 and enable wireless power sharing to get a quick charge while getting ready in the morning. I would say if you had a full charge and used the watch until completely empty you would get a full day and half out of it. The Galaxy Watch5 is very comfortable to wear 24-7and with the ability to do pretty much everything your phone does I don't ever see taking it off unless a quick charge is needed.

I recommend a fitbit, or any plastic watch too it'll be more comfortable to wear plus no samsung bs.

The watch gets kind of jittery, battery life is about a day, i remember my active 2 being better than that. A couple new sensors that are cool. But nothing to knock my socks off

The watch must ne recharged daily. There is no m indication of battery life remaining.

Watch will not charge all it does is reboot when I put on charger

I've had this smartwatch for over a week and so far it is what I had hoped it would be. For me it is a nice size and the included band is very comfortable. The watch has a nice look and seems like it will hold up well. The new OS is great. It's easy to navigate and the battery life is amazing. I have a different android watch from last year and this battery lasts at least twice as long (the old watch is an LTE model but I turn that off a lot). The updated OS also feels faster and has more useable apps. In regard to apps I feel like this watch would work smoother if paired with a Samsung phone but it works with my older android well. There are a number of Samsung fitness apps that I didn't look into but my fiancé has on her phone and seem like if you use them it would be a nice addition to the app. The screen is nice and bright. The touch is responsive and easy to maneuver. I hope it holds up to scratches well but thankfully haven't had to test that yet. I do feel like I could have used the upgrade to the Pro model for some of the outdoor apps, but if you don't need the outdoor stuff or want the smaller size watch this watch would be great. In regard to the size, this watch fit me nicely as a larger guy. My fiance is average size and the watch is definitely big on her wrist. She would need the 40mm model and that would probably be on the larger side of comfortable. Overall this is a great watch with a much improved OS that you should definitely check out. Just do your research on if the regular or Pro model is worth it, I don't think either one would be a bad choice.

had to return this because it would not work properly, thanks to Verizon store help it has been resolved

Battery doesn’t even last for 20hrs, n ed to recharge every morning & night

Worked for about a week before it started lifting at one edge. Dust got under the lifted edge until it was hanging off and I had to remove it altogether.

I've had previous generation Galaxy Watches and have been left wanting more with all of them for a variety of reasons. This Watch5 has a lot of improvements but feel it could use some polish in some areas. Pros: Battery life - they claim up to 50 hours of battery life and with the out of the box settings, I can easily get that and sometimes more. If I track a lot of outdoor activities that can drop below two days but that's to be expected using GPS. Design - I am a sucker for the design of Samsung watches and the same can be said for the Watch5 - its simple, elegant, and sporty, all in one. This is probably the reason I keep on trying Galaxy Watches. Display - its stunning just like all Samsung displays. And the touchscreen is really good too where it's predictable and responsive. The interface is snappy where there's little to no delay getting around WearOS. Cons: Heart rate accuracy - the heart rate readings are quite hit and miss where sometimes I get OK results but then other times its way off, and I understand how to wear a watch to get accurate heart rate (a bit higher on the wrist above the wrist bone and snug). This has been a pain point for me for 3 generations now of Galaxy Watches. They say the heart rate sensor is improved wit the Watch5 but I'm not so sure. Waiting for GPS - on some occasions I can get a GPS signal somewhat quickly within around 5-10 seconds but sometimes up to 5 minutes. Again, a pain point for me from previous Samsung watches. Overall thoughts: To me this seems like just a battery life improvement over the Watch4, which to be honest is welcome considering I was only getting around a day from the previous generation. Two days isn't stellar compared to some other watches on the market but doubling the battery life is a big deal. With all that, I realize it was definitely critical but it's still one of the best smartwatches you can get if you have an Android phone. It has great connectivity, the display is incredible, and the do an amazing job with their design.

The decision on whether to buy the new Galaxy Watch 5 hinges entirely on what you have now. If you already own the last generation Galaxy Watch 4, you can probably sit back and wait to see what Samsung comes up with next year. There are not enough differences in the new model to justify an investment in the Galaxy Watch 5. It's looks almost identical, is powered by the same chip, with the same memory, has the same case design and is held on by the same silicone strap as last year's model. But if you have a watch that is older older (or are buying a smart watch for the first time) , and you also happen to use a modern Samsung phone (some watch functions are limited without one), the Galaxy Watch 5 has a lot going for it. There are two signifcant improvements over last year's model: A battery that has 15 percent more power, providing up to two days of runtime on one charge (44mm model) ; and a more durable sapphire crystal, which replaces last year's Gorilla Glass crystal. That's important since the watch has no elevated ridge around the crystal to protect it from everyday bumps and scratches. There is a third new feature: a temperature sensor. But Samsung has not activated it yet so it might as well not be there, for now. Rumor is it could eventually be useful in improving sleep tracking, as well as monitoring fevers. But Samsung apparently needs government approval for some of that. One assumes future firmware updates will eventually bring this new sensor into the mix. Similar issues delayed the availability of the ECG functionality in last year's watch. (It is also capable of measuring blood pressure but that function still is not available in the U.S. for regulatory reasons.) Those moving up from older Samsung watches will also be happy to hear the upgrade process has been made almost entirely painless now, if you happen to have a modern Samsung phone. Your phone sees the watch as soon as you turn it on, asks if you want to pair it, downloads any necessary software and quickly walks you through the setup process. That includes copying all your apps, data and settings from your older Samsung watch to the new one. Very easy. As before, the Wear app controls most watch functions and setup, although all exercise and health tracking is handled through Samsung's excellent comprehensive Health app. If you are entirely new to the Samsung Watch world, prepare to be impressed. This watch probably does a lot more than you think, including automatically tracking time, steps, distance, heartbeat, route and elevation changes during several dozen exercise routines;, automatically tracking sleep , as well as providing sleep coaching. It also keeps tabs on your heartbeat 24/7; produces an electrocadiogram on demand; measures your blood oxygen levels while you are awake and asleep; and provides a detailed body mass index report on demand. There's optional voice coaching associated with most exercises. You can also take phone calls with just the watch (it has its own microphone and speaker), receive and send texts, and control your music and ear buds. Of course it also handles a long list of time functions, with alarms, timers, world clock, etc. And it comes with a nice variety of highly customizable watch faces in both analog and digital formats. More are available in the Play Store. Since one its main functions is to monitor exercise, this watch is built to deal with the elements, take a beating and keep on going. It has IPX 68 rating which means its going to keep out dirt and can be completely submerged in water, up to 160 feet deep for several minutes, much longer at lesser depths. Fine for swimming, one of the exercises it tracks. This is my third Samsung watch and I can honestly report they have mostly gotten better with each new generation. Like many users, I was unhappy when Samsung dropped the rotating bezel, which was used to to navigate all the apps and data on your watch. But you can accomplish the same thing by swiping the screen or using the virtual bezel (run your fingertip around he edge of the screen). This one seems the best of the bunch, even if it is only an incremental improvement over last year's model.

The Galaxy Watch5 is a pretty amazing watch. It is designed around complete wellness and monitors everything from steps, exercise, food, water, sleep, heart rate, stress, body composition, blood oxygen and even stress level. The charger is a round charging disk so it's easy to distinguish from all the other chargers in the house. Once charged, it stays charged for about 2 days. I had some issues initially with some of the readings not being accurate, such as oxygen saturation, but I've found that if I wear it a little tighter (but still comfortable), the readings are more accurate. I was going to deduct one star rating because the ECG monitor does not work and I can't get my earbuds to pair with it, but there are so many other features that I decided it's not worth a one star deduction. Besides health related apps, you can also perform daily functions like check email, text, look up contacts, check the news, weather... all pretty amazing for a watch. Plus you can change the watch faces by selecting from a large amount of both digital and analog styles. I'm still learning about all the features available, but use it daily for my health monitoring and to see text and phone call notifications. An extremely good quality watch that is comfortable too.