Customer Ratings & Reviews

I have used two fitness trackers in the past: the Fitbit Charge 2 and the Fitbit Versa 2. I will compare the Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 to the Fitbit Versa 2, since it's the only other smartwatch I have used. I tried the watch with two different Samsung Galaxy smartphones: the S22 Ultra and the Z Flip 5. Pros: - Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 has a beautiful, wide-enough display. It was the biggest reason I could never go for a Watch 4 or 5. - 2 side buttons with different customizable shortcut options. - It has both a microphone to dictate text messages, e-mails, commands, etc. AND a loud speaker. You can play back YouTube Music, for example, without bluetooth earbuds. - It has Wi-Fi, so it can connect to your network instead of just your smartphone, which helps with downloading / streaming. - Temperature sensors which can aid better cycle tracking (ovulation timing, etc.) - The watch can consistently charge up an extra 55% in 30 minutes. Great for quick morning or evening routines. - If you have a Samsung Galaxy smartphone with wireless power sharing features, you can place this watch on the back of your smartphone to charge up if you don't have the watch charger with you and need a top up. If you do have the watch charger, you can plug it into any USB-C smartphone or tablet and pull charge there. - Unlike Fitbit Pay, there are more banking and credit card partners that work in both Google Wallet and Samsung Pay. - You can control playback on your smartphone with the watch. - GPS tracking for long walks and hiking provides a map, similar to Fitbit. Cons: Unfortunately, every Pro also has a con with this watch! - While there is fast charging, the battery life is 24 hours at best. Fitbit Versa or Sense users--be prepared! I turned on the Sleep tracking feature and lost 15% overnight! I charged the watch up to 100% at 6:30 am and by 9:00 pm I was at 34% (Wi-Fi, Location, Bluetooth and NFC were turned on, and I used NFC to set up several credit cards in Samsung Pay). If I turned most of these off, where's the appeal in a smartwatch? - I initially set up the Galaxy Watch 6 on the S22 Ultra, and it was so confusing. First, I needed to set up the watch in an app called Galaxy Wearable, then I needed to install Samsung Health to get fitness and wellness tracking, but finally I needed Samsung Health Monitor to use the ECG feature of the watch! Of course, each of these apps has its own T&C, privacy policy and profile set ups required! - Samsung Health is presumably made by a Korean company which uses the metric measuring system, but I can only enter in glasses of water in U.S. 8 fluid ounce increments. I understand I purchased the watch in the U.S., but it's poorly thought out. They should turn on the ability to track food and water intake in metric units, like Fitbit. - The first time I did the ECG test, I had to place 2 fingers on the two different buttons. Three days later, I went to the ECG test again, and had to go through another policy agreement screen and then was told to only use 1 finger. No idea why this has changed. Some information about how it works vs. before would be interesting. - The watch cannot sync your sound settings with your Galaxy smartphone. If I am in a quiet space and put my phone on Silent, the watch cannot sync that setting. I have to manually go into the watch's control panel and put it on silent. If you use the Modes and Routines function of Samsung's One UI 5, you'll know how convenient it is to use Location or Wi-Fi connections to stipulate if your phone should be on silent! Connected to library wi-fi? = phone silent. At home = phone vibrate+sound. If this watch could sync with the smartphone, it'd be truly "smart." - I feel that the Galaxy Watch 6 overstates my level of activity. It feels like I get a trophy just for puttering about. I walk around the office here and there for 2 minutes and by the time I get back to my desk to leave at the end of the day, it says I've reached my level of activity for the day?? Fitbit is more drill sergeant in that regard--I need to actually be moving for a consecutive amount of time and energy level for it to register as "exercise/workout." No freeby trophies. - I had to figure out through complex swipes how to stop my walking workout--it was not intuitive. The Fitbit uses a simple Flag as the goal icon to end the workout. - Although not fitness related, one of the big draws for this watch was the ability to use Google Wallet since some of my banks do not allow Fitbit Pay. Although Google Wallet works with manager major U.S. credit card issuers, and although one credit card in particular (Discover) could show up in my smartphone's Google Wallet, it just will NOT allow itself to be sent to the watch's Google Wallet app. This isn't Samsung's fault, I thought. So I decided to try out Samsung Pay. First, the app has to be installed and set up on the phone, which defaults to an annoying Quick Access gesture which is nearly identical to the swipe up to show all apps gesture. I tried multiple times to add the Discover card and several other credit cards, and finally was successful the 3rd time I tried to add. This is after getting multiple frozen screen prompts to Add to Samsung Pay. - The apps that are on the Watch and accompany it on the Samsung Galaxy smartphones, as ever, have English spelling mistakes littered throughout that I have never seen in my Apple Wallet or with Apple Pay. Language Localization should not be so poorly done. - Since I started with the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra but was transferring over to a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5, I decided to use the Watch > Settings > Transfer to New Phone. This app did not work. It would find the watch 6 when I had the Galaxy Wearable app open on the new Flip 5, then ask if I would agree to automatic updates (optional) - I selected NO - then next. Nothing happened. Blank white screen, and a failure notice on the watch. After 4 attempts and seeing 2 different Galaxy Watch 6 options appear in the new Flip 5's Galaxy Wearable app for syncing, I finally decided OK FINE I WILL DO THE OPTIONAL AUTOMATIC UPDATES -- still a blank white screen. I didn't want to erase and set up all over again, so I am still on the S22 Ultra. I do not know if this is a Google WearOS issue or a Samsung issue, but it was a sour experience. - Another USB-C to USB-C device with no charger brick or USB-A adapter. At the very least, a C to A adapter would have been nice and of very little weight to help bridge the hurdle to an all USB-C world. Beautiful, stylish smartwatch with a gorgeous screen is ruined by software quirks of Google WearOS and Samsung's fragmented health-related apps. Maybe progressive updates will fix this.

I tried out this watch for a couple weeks, thank you Best Buy. Overall, I loved the detail put into it, the options for watch faces, apps, etc. Setup was a bit challenging as I was trying to migrate from an iOs product. I also did not care for the short battery life, and it may have been related to the face I chose that displayed a lot of info. Finally, I wanted to connect to Google Fi, but ran into challenges there as well, their support told me they could only help with Pixel watches, overall pretty good, battery life was about the same as my 4yr old iOs product and the watch band felt a little short.

I have been using this watch for a month. The battery lasts almost 2 days with my normal use which is great, not to be charging it every night. The apps are also great, I have all I need in my hand. I went with this one over the 5g one since it is not usual for me to not to carry my phone, so I really didn't needed it. Stile is algo good, it goes with anything and 40mm fits my wrist way better than the 44mm, it might have more battery but it seemed uncomfortable for my wrist, I am not a big buy. Bottom line, if you are thinking about getting it, I would totally recommend it, I haven't regret it one second.

I love my Galaxy watch 6. I wear it all the time for my sleep tracking and heart rate and oxygen readings from some health issues and it has helped me track some concerning moments with my POTS. Intuitive apps and I love that the calculator has s tipping calculator for when you go out to eat. The readings are very accurate in my experience healthwise (I work with a bunch of nurses so we cross reference the accuracy!) It can even take an impact for when I am playing roller derby!

Pretty standard compared to previously generations. Not much has changed and not much is new. If you liked your old one youre getting that in a new package for the most part. It will be more shiny but less innovative. I wear it a lot and the batter life is better than my old ones. Lasts about 48 hours although the remaining battery life will say its longer than it actually lasts.

has a great battery life and is even easier to charge, doesnt even take that long for it to reach full battery. the size is super comfortable and the design is easy to navigate.

So much better than thr apple watch! Glad I switched to a Samsung phone. I never wore my apple watch, such a waste. Now, i always wear my Samsung watch!

Fits great and feels good like it tracks my steps and i can call and stuff from it and it stay alive for 2 days

​I chose the larger Galaxy Watch 6, and it’s my favorite new piece of tech! The AMOLED display is stunning—incredibly sharp, vibrant, and the brightness is fantastic, staying perfectly readable even in direct sunlight. The battery life is generally great and durable, powering through over 24 hours, including a workout and overnight sleep tracking. (I do occasionally see an abnormal, super-fast drain, but it charges up quickly.) Finally, the sleep function is excellent, offering detailed, accurate tracking and genuinely helpful coaching. It’s a comfortable, speedy, top-tier Android watch.

I bought this for my daughter last Christmas and she really loved it. it works well and has a lot of features. She liked it so much that she bought herself the next model up for Christmas this year. It has a lot more features. They both have inductive charging which is handy.

If you have Galaxy watch5, a little bigger screen, battery size and fast processor all that looks similar and may not feel different. But like me who don't have watch 5, I bet go to 6 for sure.

Great battery life. Easy to connect with my phone. More features than the galaxy watch. My husband likes his watch to. I do recommend getting a cover to protect the watch face.

Best Smart Watch on the market, does what it says and does it well. Fits great, gets around 36hrs on the battery, and isn't heavy at all. Easy to navigate and use.

I have had nearly every watch Samsung has released and I have to say... I love the Waych 6 the BEST. The screen, the light weight, the battery life. Honestly, this watch is perfect!

Honestly i love this thing, itntracks my steps, keeps my up and moving if ive been sitting too long. I can call from and answer calls, text, i love the sleep quality calculation thing.

Love this watch. I've always had fitbits and was hesitant buying this watch due to battery life in comparison but I'm so glad I did. I was starting to have issues with fitbits like connection going in and out, not properly recording workouts, text messages not being recieved, etc. This watch was the solve all to every issue. As far as the battery life concern, there isn't one. Sure the battery life is less but it charges super fast. Honestly, this is the best watch for samsung users and for someone who relies heavily on smart watch capabilities like I do.

Great smart watch , very easy to use perfect size easy to read on it. The bracelet is very comfortable Battery last minimum 2 days before needs another charge

Very good watch lots of features, very easy to connect to ohone

This is the second samsung watch I've had. Its easy to put on and charges quickly. It doesn't always notice when i turn it to face me when there's a notification. It does charge quickly though so make sure you don't overcharge and mess up the battery.

Nice watch, great upgrade of my old one. I was hesitant to upgrade as i loved the style of my last one, but once changing its like my new useful toy.