Here you will find all the articles about Samsung Galaxy Watches I used personally. What is good, what is bad, how to get the most out of them, and so on. Real personal experience from a real user.
I’ve owned a Venu 3 for almost three years now, but Garmin never stops surprising me. Over the past year, I started visiting the swimming pool much more frequently. Because of that, I happened to notice that the “Pool Swimming” tab on my Garmin Connect Personal Records page was completely empty. I have personal records…
The Galaxy Watch BP feature is finally enabled in the US Let’s start with Samsung. Samsung announced the Blood Pressure (BP) feature back in 2019 alongside the Galaxy Watch Active 2. In most countries, the feature required regulatory approval, which Samsung didn’t have at the time. The real problem, however, was that the situation didn’t…
People often ask how accurate smartwatches are with this or that metric. There are health tech reviewers who do such tests for a living, but they usually test watches on themselves only. This makes their results very individual and questionable – many individual parameters are involved, starting from skin tone, wrist size, subcutaneous fat, and…
Choosing Between AOD and Raise to Wake Most modern smartwatches come with two primary display options: An interesting question arises: Which mode consumes more battery? This question is not that straightforward and is often debated. I’ve seen reports from different people with completely different experiences. So, why do these differences exist, and how can you…
Battery life of a smartwatch is a known issue. The watches become better over time, but powerful watches like WearOS based, still struggle from a short battery life. But do they? Do you really need a week of battery life? Obviously, more is better. Indefinite battery life would be an ideal option. But, being realistic…
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…
