SamsungSamsung Galaxy Watch 7 44mm Bluetooth AI Smartwatch w/Energy Score, Wellness Tips, Heart Rate Tracking, Sleep Monitor, Fitness Tracker, 2024, Green [US Version, 1Yr Manufacturer Warranty]

I have owned a watch 3 since it was released approximately 5 years ago so I'm extremely familiar with every micrometer of that watch. I never babied it. I went everywhere and did everything with it. The only reason it wasn't on my wrist on extremely rare occasions was when I ran out of the house and accidentally forgot to retrieve it from the charger. I thought the end was near when a plastic ring came out of the bezel... but it still had a couple of years left in it. For my birthday, my wife and I went to the coast. I went swimming at the hotel and then jumped into the hot tub. Apparently that was one activity too far for the watch which has been through miles and miles of swimming with me. It stopped responding to my input. I said to my wife... I know what I want for my birthday 🎂... a new smartwatch! I relate this story because I have been a Galaxy Smartwatch owner since version 1. I am totally satisfied with the the product. I started reading about the version 7 watch and was very concerned about the battery life. The version 3 was advertised as needing a charge every 2 days but it required charging every day. When I did exercise mode it sometimes drained the battery before the end of the day after 100% charge in the morning. Battery drain also happened regularly if the watch lost communication with the phone [a Samsung product]. So, when I saw that the Watch 7 required charging every day, I was alarmed given the track history of the Watch 3. I'm an alpine first responder and need the always on display when I am on duty as a ski patroller to be able to take vital signs. I had trouble doing that with Version 3. I love the feature in Version 7 because it actually stays on instead of having to touch the screen like I did in Version 3. Certainly, the battery will drain quicker with the screen on so I'm happy that I can turn the screen on mode off because most of the time, I don't need it on. Without the screen on the battery will go 3 days. I've done a couple of exercise routines and I still get 3 days estimated battery life. Needless to say, I am extremely encouraged about this watch now. The features are amazing. The only sticking point going into the purchase was the battery life and that concern has completely evaporated. I had purchased a watch face MD 85 for the Version 3 watch that wasn't transferable to the new watch so I purchased the MD 301 [under two bucks]. The watch face is much larger and there are a lot more customizable features on the new watch face and it is exactly what I'm used to looking at so there is no learning curve except how to use the new features. My initial impression of the watch is that I thrilled to own it and am looking forward to to using it... every day.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:I had a Garmin before for five year. Eventually, like all electronics, it was dying. So I wanted to get something different that I could connect better with my Samsung phone. I picked this watch for the features. Plus the Garmin would not connect with my health app for my healthcare provider where the Samsung Health app would. The face is larger, plus all the amazing things you can do with it, is out of this world. Far more than the Garmin, well for my lifestyle. I am not a runner or swimmer or triathlon person, I am a martial artist and this watch counts all my moves. Plus it looks at my stress levels, O2, energy, ECG, heart rate, sleep, water, AGE index, body composition...gosh I can go on. Some of these are on the Garmin, some are not. As I said earlier, this watch just fits my lifestyle better than the Garmin did and I am very happy with it. Color:I ordered the gray. I was not particular on the color more on the price on Prime Days. Fit:The fit is perfect!Durability:So far the durability is great. Value for money:I waited until Prime Days to get this watch to fit it into my budget. Very happy I did. Functionality:Love the functionality of this watch. Much better quality than the Garmin.

I'm loving the little round 40mm watch 7. I don't like square or squircle shaped watches.I normally need reading glasses for text as small as most of the info on screen but the triple tap to zoom works extremely well.I'm using it with a z flip 6 which doesn't support google voice assistant when closed. But it works quite well on the watch. You can just hold the home button for a couple of seconds and ask for the weather or to set a timer or alarm.I had to create another email id and add two apps to the phone and one to the watch, but now I can see my libre 3 blood glucose with one swipe on the watch.I got the 'green' color which is a nice tone of gray. It looks good with the samsung black fabric band which was 8 bucks when I ordered.