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.

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.

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.

Honestly, it makes using my phone much more convenient as I can rest knowing that someone can't unlock my phone if they're away but I can easily do so just by having my watch registered to my phone It helps me keep track of notifications without needing the temptation to go through my phone and helpful as a fitness tracker. Overall, a good purchase, especially with the minimal downside compared to the latest watch

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 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!

Got this cool watch on sale and I love it. In the days of staying home a lot, this watch will tell you to get up if you've been sitting too long ! It keeps track of cal burned and a million other things. Very cool watch at an amazing price !