with the fairly recent release of the galaxy watch 3 many of you might be wondering whether
it's time to upgrade from the first generation galaxy watch or perhaps the price of the first
generation galaxy watch has caught your eye and you're wondering whether it's still a good deal
or not so should you buy a first generation galaxy watch in 2021 or should you upgrade
to the galaxy watch 3. stay tuned to find out and don't forget to hit that like button
hello and welcome back to tech it easy so the galaxy watch is it still a worthy choice for
2021 well straight off the bat i'm gonna go ahead and say yes if you've just bought one
in my opinion it's still a great choice so don't panic that being said there are a few reasons why
i do actually prefer the galaxy watch 3 over the first generation galaxy watch and we'll get
to those later on in the video so let's jump into the comparison and take a look at what's
actually changed in the galaxy watch 3 from the first generation galaxy watch so the design is
actually the first and most obvious choice for things that have changed since the first
generation this time around we get the choice of a 45 millimeter and a 41 millimeter watch
as opposed to the 46 millimeter and 42 millimeter the original galaxy watch came in now you might
be concerned about getting a smaller screen after hearing that but actually the screen is actually
larger on the galaxy watch 3 as it has a much better screen to body ratio it definitely looks
more refined less bulky and just more modern and that is probably the one thing i really do love
about the galaxy watch 3. whilst on the subject of the screen one other major improvement on the
galaxy watch 3 is the screen brightness now not many people on youtube have mentioned this but
there is actually a significant difference between the galaxy watch 3 and the galaxy watch in screen
brightness it's something i didn't like about the original galaxy watch it made it pretty difficult
to see especially when you're running in daylight now of course having the brightness turned all
the way up will drain the battery faster which is where things do get a little bit weird so
the first generation galaxy watch actually has a better battery life than the galaxy watch three
weird right so the original first generation galaxy watch was rated for around four days of
battery life whilst the galaxy watch three is only rated for two days and when you have the always
on display on you're only going to get around 24 hours maybe just over now this is likely because
of the slimmed down modern design which again i do love but at the very least i was expecting the
same battery life as a last generation not less that being said i have to say that the usage of
my galaxy watch hasn't really changed i charge it at the same time each night and there's not really
any difference between when i was using the first generation and now the new galaxy watch 3. this
of course will depend on your lifestyle and what you're going to be using it for so something to
consider if you're trying to choose between the two or think about upgrading now if the battery
life being the same on the galaxy watch 3 and the galaxy watch wasn't weird enough for you
then get this the galaxy watch 3 actually uses the same xenos processor as the original galaxy watch
now i don't have any issues with performance here but i was expecting some sort of improvement i
feel like when you're spending upwards of 400 pounds for the larger 45 millimeter galaxy watch
you should be seeing really obvious improvements oddly enough though the performance on the galaxy
watch 3 does actually feel a lot better than the original galaxy watch everything in the ui feels
a lot smoother and i've never really ran into any issues on the original galaxy watch i did have the
odd random restart and sometimes it would freeze up but that was quite rare so there definitely
are some obvious performance gains in the galaxy watch 3 or at the very least a better optimized ui
whilst on the subjects both the galaxy watch 3 and the original first generation galaxy watch run off
samsung's own tizen software which sits somewhere between google's wear os and apple's watch os it's
good but it's not perfect what i do like about it though is its simplicity is very user friendly
and very easy to use a lot easier to use than the apple watch in my opinion so whilst we're talking
about these sorts of things i want to talk about updates so will your original galaxy watch still
receive updates in the coming years and the answer to that is that really isn't an answer
there's no straight answer that i can find but based off previous models like the gear s2 and s3
you could expect to still be receiving updates for up to five years possibly even more i know that
recently the gear s2 did receive a minor update and i do believe there was a major update recently
for the gear s3 so if that's anything to go off your galaxy watch should be okay for a good few
years from now and one thing i did want to add is that the galaxy watch just works even if samsung
turned around and said that they're not going to update the original galaxy watch i'm not sure
i'd be too upset about this and i'm not sure it put me off buying one if i was on a tight budget
at the end of the day your smart watch is going to be used for your steps heart rates
maybe getting the odd notification and if all that works then i really can't see anything to be upset
about if they do choose to stop updating the original galaxy watch so aside from potentially
missing out on some updates in the future what else could you be missing out on if you buy the
original galaxy watch so the galaxy watch 3 does actually come with ecg and blood oxygen monitoring
which i talked about briefly in my galaxy watch 3 review now these are great features to have
especially on a smartwatch but are they features that you necessarily need i'm not too sure
this will very much depend on your usage and what sort of person you are and how active
you are these are definitely features you could quite easily give up to save yourself a hundred
to two hundred pounds on a smartwatch now just to complicate things a little more for you it
might be worth talking about the galaxy active ii now like the first generation galaxy watch when
this came out it didn't have the ability to do blood oxygen monitoring and ecg but in a recent
update it now does have the ability to do this this isn't something that's going to happen on
the galaxy watch though samsung have already said that they can't do this through updates
definitely something worth bearing in mind if you did want those features as a galaxy active 2 does
sit between the galaxy watch and the galaxy watch 3 in terms of price now features you can expect to
see on the galaxy watch and the galaxy watch 3 are things like gps heart rate tracking steps tracking
sleep tracking the ability to make and take calls and send quick reply tags all these things are
stuck on both the first generation galaxy watch and the galaxy watch 3. so with everything i've
talked about in this video in mind let's get down to the conclusion should you buy a first
generation galaxy watch in 2021 as i said at the start yes definitely it's almost much better value
than a galaxy watch 3 at this point although i'm impressed with the galaxy watch 3 and i do love it
there aren't enough new features to warrant me telling you to buy that over the original first
generation galaxy watch especially when it's going so cheap at the moment if budget really isn't
an issue for you i would still go for the galaxy watch 3 purely because the design is so much nicer
it's much more comfortable on your wrist and i do like having a bigger screen one thing i really did
dislike about the original galaxy watch was how bulky it was on your wrist and the galaxy watch 3
has sort of fixed that but again a couple of small design tweaks don't really make it the ultimate
upgrade from the galaxy watch so to consolidate all that information if you're on a budget and
you want a smart watch go for the original first generation galaxy watch if budget isn't really an
issue for you then i'd still go and get the galaxy watch 3 at this point and if you're thinking about
upgrading the same thing goes think about your budget and think about whether you really need it
because it might be worth waiting for the galaxy watch 4 or whatever the next installment is going
to be also if you did want those other features such as blood oxygen monitoring and ecg do you
consider the galaxy active 2 as this again might be a cheaper option for you here if you want to
learn more about the galaxy watch 3 do head over to my channel and check out the full review and
walkthrough video there i'll take you through all of its features and its workout section
also if you want to learn more about the original first generation galaxy watch go and watch my
should you buy a galaxy watch in 2020 video that features an in-depth review and unboxing as well
as a showcase of features lastly if you're still on the fence about buying a galaxy watch or even
any smart watch a good starting point for you might be to buy a fitness tracker first there
are a few really good fitness trackers out there that have advanced features seen on things like
the galaxy watch 3 and other more expensive smartwatches i've reviewed a couple of these
on the channel already and i will be getting some more in soon some good ones to check out would be
the samsung galaxy fit 2 the xiaomi mi band 5 and even the older honor band 5. also the new honor
band 6 is on the way and it's looking pretty good spec wise these are great for your basics
like heart rate tracking sleep tracking calorie counting and steps counting some can even get
call and text notifications and you also have features such as find my phone generally they
go from anywhere between 30 to 60 pounds so it's not exactly a heavy price to pay check out the
links in the description for the latest prices on the galaxy watch 3 the original galaxy watch and
the galaxy active 2. okay so that was the galaxy watch and galaxy watch 3 comparison do let me
know in the comments as always what you thought of the video and whether or not you think the galaxy
watch is a better choice over the galaxy watch 3. i am really interested to hear your opinions
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