Samsung - Galaxy Watch Active2 Smartwatch 44mm Aluminum - Aqua Black

I had an MK Access watch and it was starting to show its age (slowed down, battery life was getting worse, etc..) I searched for an upgrade and came down between an older Frontier or the Active2 I went with the Active 2 for its minimalist design and increased IP rating. Performance has been fantastic. HR monitor has been very accurate (I work in an emergency department so I have been able to confirm the HR with a medical grade heart monitor.) The Active2 has been accurate with a margin of error of 2-3 BPM. Battery life is phenomenal getting 2.5 days with HEAVY use. My only complaint is the built in keyboard for responding to texts the MK watch had android wear so it came with a built in qwerty keyboard and swype. If galaxy offered a qwerty keyboard it would be a home run.

My gear sport finally bit it. Made the upgrade to the g watch active 2. It's fantastic and I love it. However as with my gear sport the animations when loading a notification are way too slow, it takes about 2 to 3 seconds for the message to appear. Other than that I love this watch it's almost as good as my Apple watch was (back in my dark iOS days) if they could fix the notification issue or allow us to turn off or speed up notifications like you can do with your Samsung phone it would be perfect. If they fix this I will update to a five-star.

The watch itself is a pretty good piece of tech. It can look however you want it to look since you can change the band and put different custom watch faces on it as well. You can even put different covers over the face and sides. I originally got a Galaxy Gear S2 for my first try in the SmartWatch scene. I hated it! Completely different story with this. The heart rate and general stress app/sensor works great. The apps you can download have gotten much better. The battery when the watch face is on all the time is roughly 2 days for me. If I change some settings the battery can be just over 3 days. All in all I would highly recommend this watch to anyone looking to join the SmartWatch community or just upgrade their watch in general.

so far I love this watch and work great with my daily life. I go swimming a lot and the whole vibrate to get the water was great but spooky at first. It feel more comfortable in a way and I can see the heart rate monitor is way better then the first. I do miss the spinning part on the top of the watch cuz it made it easy to switch song when im swimming but I cab live with it.

Love my active 2 watch it keeps me motivated throughout the day with my calories, steps, and exercise time. Highly recommend this watch for the active individual. I even took it with me to the pool for the first time and it keeps getting the job completed. Not to mention the watch itself is beautiful and can be worn out to fancy events. People always think its a high end Movado....5 stars for me.

Love this watch...you can talk thru it...receives emails...texts/respond back...change to diff watch faces thru galaxy wearable...great watch for the price...worth every penny.

Battery life could be better, but that's the only issue. Bright screen, Loud speaker... What more do you need? A must buy. Definitely get the 44mm size!

Little backstory. This was an open box item listed as satisfactory due to minor scratches. I wasn't aware until an employee told me that you can inspect an open box item before purchasing it. After myself, the employee, and my aunt looked it over we couldn't find a single scratch. It came with the original box, manuals, and a charger. It was $60 off. It's the Bluetooth version. This is my first smart watch. I've read reviews that people are having issues with unexpected water damage. When I bought it I was told if I sweat to make sure to wipe it down before charging it. I don't know if that's what's causing other people's problems. I also saw that people are constantly pressing the side buttons by accident. I haven't had that issue at all. Pros: It has a great look. Granted it's my first smart watch. As long as my phone is in Bluetooth range I can receive calls and respond to texts. My phone is always on me but when on silent at work or in my pocket I usually don't hear it. Having the watch helps not miss a call. It tracks sleep patterns. I'm able to see how much of my sleep was REM, deep, and light. Helpful to know so if I don't sleep well I can have an idea as to why. Cons: A full charge lasts no more than 2 days. It charges fairly quickly. I wear it constantly so I only charge it when in the shower each day. Tracking my workouts hasn't been easy. When running on the treadmill (as you can see from the pictures) the distance is off. Not by much but enough to bother me at least. The workouts don't work unless you use the exact motions as displayed on the watch. When I do squats it only detects them when I keep my hands at my chest. If I use weights to add bicep curls it won't count them but when I raise the weights above my head it counts too many. I thought maybe it because I was wearing it too loose but I've tightened it and I'm still having problems. I usually have to select the basic workout so it'll record something instead of nothing. Today I was bowling with family. Halfway through my watch was telling me I had gone an hour without any activity. Yet I was jumping around and throwing my hands in the air. The step counter is very sensitive. Some hand movements trigger steps. Weird because it detects steps when I'm sitting and sorting papers at work but can't detect that I did 20 squats. Not sure if step counters are usually so sensitive. I know they aren't perfect. I've only had it about a week. It was bought for me as a gift so I'm trying to give it a chance before deciding if I should return it. Hopefully it works better in time.