It appears Samsung has finally delivered a mostly accurate smartwatch. Sure, it took a decade, but the eagle has probably landed. Mostly. The catch on ‘mostly’ is of course where I’ll spend the most time in this sports and fitness-focused review. Because, as always, there’s nuance to which parts are improved, and which parts are not so hot. All of which will get to the question of whether or not it’s a viable sports watch, and worth the extra cost over the much cheaper Galaxy Watch 7.
For those unfamiliar, the Galaxy Watch Ultra aims to take Samsung’s existing watch, and make it more ‘everything’. More battery, bigger size, more buttons, and more features. It added multiband/dual-frequency GNSS, an improved optical heart rate sensor, an emergency siren, and more
Of course, before we get too into the weeds, there are countless comparisons to be drawn to the also-orange-tinged Apple Watch Ultra series. Be it name, looks, band, buttons, siren, or more. However, in most ways, these two watches don’t actually compete against each other. They’re both effectively locked into their own phone-based ecosystems (even Samsung now, more so than ever). In most ways, both are directly competent more with Garmin than each other. Yet, it’s still fascinating to see the directions these two massive companies take.
With that, note that I bought all these units myself, both the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra as well as Samsung Galaxy Watch 7, and also the Samsung Galaxy Ring.
0:00 Quick Intro
1:05 Battery Life Test Results
3:14 Activity Tracking, Sleep Testing, Energy Score
8:05 Workout Modes & Sport Features
11:47 The Emergency Siren
12:29 Heart Rate Accuracy
15:30 GPS Accuracy
19:20 Final Thoughts/Recommendations
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Is it possible to track running/biking and transfer from the watch to adidas running or strava? In this case I doesn't need a android phone…
DC Rainmaker: I tested the battery life.
Me: Mmhmm…
DC Rainmaker: By doing a 8 hour 40 minute bike ride to the top of a mountain.
Me: Oh fuck.
The sleep tracking is still a hot mess…. Samsung get your act together
You're wearing the watch too low on your wrist
For me, my sport (triathlon) is completely linked with music.
About this reason, this new “sports watch” is completely bullshit. Cause you can't store any music on it!
The "activity calories" is an absolute nonsense.
I got a physical job and will say I've burned about 200 calories even tho I'm working my ass off.
What do I have to do set an arm workout all day for it to read lol
Been a fan
It would have been nice to see how accurate it's blood pressure measuring capabilities were..
I don't see how exactly Samsung is copying Apple as Samsung has a radically different and much nicer design,this is a real men's watch
That galaxy watch is ugly
pixel watch 3 seems pretty accurate. and damn is it comfortable.
I watching your video after buying the Ultra. I have been loyal to Samsung ecosystem.
I'm really glad I found this video. I currently have a Fitbit Sense 1 that's in its death throws. I've been part of the Fitbit Ecosystem for a few years now. One of the most important features is the ECG monitoring as I occasionally have bouts of AFIB that i would like automatically tracked. At $650, this is a huge price point difference between any of the Fitbit devices. However, none of the phone side functionality of the Fitbit like talk to text or on wrist calls actually works good enough for practical use. Would you reccomend moving to the ultra since I'm also a Samsung phone user, or is there an alternative device that I'm maybe missing? Any help or opinions are appreciated.
interesting video. I shan't be abandoning my Ultra 2. But I love your murals, such a creative environment
If it had it's own number and data and it didn't have to in some way be linked to a phone I would get it. I have a flip phone and don't want a smart phone but this watch has to be linked to an android.
Spo2 always reads low when sleeping doesnt read low on a pixel watch or apple watch during sleep why ?
You know this is a real review when u saw tan lines of watch on both of his wrist 😂
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Apple Watch 10 Titanium just made buying the Ultra 2 a really tough sell
For me, the ultra wasn't accurate, I run 6 km, the ultra is 6.09, the garmim epix 2 is 6 km. I think 90 meters is a big difference. It would be a difference of 0.05 miles for a 3 mile run…..