The screen turns off even if Always On Display is activated Most common reasons for this are: Neither Galaxy Watch 7 nor Galaxy Watch ultra have rotating bezel – did Samsung drop it? No. This is not officially stated, but according to various sources Samsung releases a classic version with a rotating bezel in the…
Spoiler: Initially I was wrong! Have you seen these meme pictures like the two below? I see them relatively often in the Apple Watch and Galaxy Watch communities. To be fair – this situation happened to me regularly as well. This always made me smile and was a base for in-family jokes. Until I switched…
I have been using my Garmin Venu 3 already for a few weeks, and now I can start comparing it with the Galaxy Watch in the health department. First, what I noticed is the fundamentally different approaches Garmin and Samsung have. When I use Samsung Health I have to guess how this or that feature…
Two more weeks of daily usage, and I believe my smartwatch usage scenarios are settled now. Here is what I can add to my “Garmin Venu 3 versus Galaxy Watch – Smart Features Comparison Part 1” – check it out first – it covers the basics. Notifications I have briefly touched on Gamin Venu 3…
First question first, what VO2 Max is and why you should care? According to the Wikipedia VO2 max is “is the maximum rate of oxygen consumption attainable during physical exertion.” Nice, but why should you care?Because VO2 Max is one of the best indicators of your cardio system’s state and has a strong correlation with…
I switched from a Galaxy Watch to a Garmin Venu 3 about a week ago. And this week I have spent learning how to deal with my usual tasks (check “How do I use my Galaxy Watch” article) using my new watch and what new things I can do with it. In this article, I…
In theory, there should be a simple answer to this question – either “yes” or “no”.Unfortunately, the real answer is “it is complicated”. And here is why. On the paper Galaxy Watches are rated as 5 ATM or WR 50 meters according to ISO 22810:2010. Samsung says:Water resistant based on 5ATM rating, which means submersion…
This is probably the shortest article on the whole gelberhut.com. If you have ever used the Samsung Health Sleep Coach (you need a Galaxy Watch or other wearable for this) or seen their commercials you will know about the animals which it assigns to people. I always was a nervous penguin, and chances are that…
In a few days from now I will have a birthday (thank you!) and my present will be a new smartwatch – Garmin Venu 3. It will replace my Galaxy Watch 4. This will be my first ever Garmin. I was researching this topic for some time, and still not absolutely sure if I will…
Some time ago, I wrote about two undervalued features of OneUI 5 for Galaxy Watches (if you did not read it yet, you can find it here — “Two underrated features of WearOS 4/OneUI 5 brought to the Galaxy Watches”). In this post, I want to talk about two features that Samsung should not have…
