the galaxy watch 4 classic 46 millimeter lte version has been in my possession now for just
about long enough to give you a detailed review and showcase of some of its better features
and some of its shortcomings so i'll be giving you the pros and cons of samsung's latest smartwatch
and answer the important question should you buy a galaxy watch for classic now stay tuned
what's up guys welcome back to tech it easy so the galaxy watch for classic i've had it
for around a month now i've been using it daily so i've managed to spend some good quality time
with it first impressions have been pretty good except there are a few things that i feel fall
short of my expectations and i will talk about those throughout the video but i want to start
this video off by talking about wear os now the galaxy watch 4 running wear os much to my surprise
actually isn't all that bad samsung and google's new baby is definitely going through its terrible
too so at the moment many many issues have been brought to my attention many of which relate to
compatibility a lot of us are getting messages saying device not compatible with watch faces and
apps there are a few ways around this but it's all a bit of a faff then there's a play store nowhere
near as clear and as simple as the galaxy store was for finding watch faces never thought i'd
miss the galaxy store but i do now for sure that all being said i have no doubt that these are all
issues that will be resolved in the coming months it's just something that tends to happen with new
operating systems and software so we just have to be a little bit patient and no doubt a bit
hopeful that all being said though where os has brought some really nice apps to the galaxy watch
4. google maps is just one of those apps and it is a great addition to your smartwatch then the watch
face customization menus seem to be a little bit better on the galaxy watch 4 previously you had
to keep tapping to cycle through third party watch face color options now you can press and hold like
you would on a default galaxy watch so yes very subtle improvements overall but personally i think
wear os works really well and alongside one ui it doesn't feel all that different to tyzon anyway
i'm a fan of the way the new app tray has been redesigned i also like the new animations and
tiles that have been added to the watch for but as i said at its heart is definitely still a galaxy
watch now there are a few other things that were os has supposedly bought to the galaxy watch for
those being performance gains and battery life improvement the galaxy watch 4 supports
samsung's own xenos w920 chipset and 1.5 gigabytes of ram plenty of power for a smartwatch it handles
multiple apps including google maps without any obvious hits to performance and whilst the speed
isn't as noticeable compared to say a smartphone it is noticeable when compared to other smart
watches even the previous generations of galaxy watch so in the smartwatch field it's feeling
pretty future proof along with the upgraded processor we also have 16 gigabytes of onboard
storage but you will find that almost half of that is taken up by the os and pre-installed apps
leaving you with just over 8 gigabytes of storage to do what you want with which i'm sure many of
you will be displeased about but i don't imagine you'll be storing much on this smartwatch anyway
now battery life has been a hot topic through several generations of the galaxy watch and
indeed the gear series the galaxy watch 3 was very much a disappointment in that category with that
in mind though i'm seeing improvements i'm getting at least one and a half days out of it which does
line up with samsung's claims importantly though i'm not trying too hard i haven't had to turn off
any crucial features i've got it working just how i like it without compromising too much
if at all it really does depend on how you want to use your galaxy watch for though and how long
you spend fiddling around with the screen some of these gains are due to the optimization that
comes with the move to wear os as well as a more efficient processor if one and a half days isn't
quite enough for you there are several features you can adjust to maximize your galaxy watchful's
battery life and i do have a video on that live on the channel now so do check that out after
the video when it comes to tracking features the galaxy watch 4 classic appears to have an edge on
a lot of its competitors it features automatic workout detection ecg blood pressure heart rate
sleep sp02 and much more it's jam packed with tracking features and when you consider just how
much this watch is keeping an eye on all the time you can kind of forgive it for its shortcomings
in battery life and we had to do a full test of the accuracy of the galaxy watch 4 and i will be
comparing it to the galaxy watch 3 in an upcoming video so do look out for that now one feature
we did miss off the list is samsung's flagship health feature which appears to be a first for
smart watches call me out if i'm wrong but that is the body composition analysis tool the stats
you'll get from this include body fat percentage score skeletal muscle fat mass body water and bmi
it'll also give you a rough idea of the healthy range for your sex weight and height this
alongside with all the rest of the data the galaxy watch 4 collects could actually lead to some
life-changing and indeed life-saving improvements to your health and i have to say that's quite
special to have on your wrist now before we decide on whether or not the galaxy watchful classic
is a worthy upgrade i want to circle back to the design comparing the design of the galaxy watchful
classic to the galaxy watch 3 honestly i like both for different reasons i do prefer the look of the
galaxy watch 3. it looks a little bit more classic the guys you watch for looks a little too sporty
for my liking of course the buttons on the side change for a practical reason which was to allow
for samsung's bia feature so samsung can possibly be forgiven for that but it still doesn't mean it
looks any better the display however is actually slightly larger and the watch feels a little bit
more sleek on the wrist so i'm very happy about those two things it is a shame that we didn't get
the leather strap with it this time though overall despite a couple of things i wouldn't have minded
from the galaxy watch 3 the galaxy watch 4 classic does look the part its stainless steel body feels
great feels very durable and like a normal watch to be honest like its predecessors it is of course
waterproof and dustproof with a rating of ip68 and 580m plus so unless you're intending on
going swimming in a volcano it's likely going to handle pretty much any activities you throw at it
lastly i do want to mention that the screen brightness and vibrance has improved significantly
from the last version i do think a bigger brighter display is something that keen athletes and indeed
your average joe will appreciate here it's just much easier to read on the go and makes for an
all-round better experience so the big question should you buy a galaxy watch 4 or galaxy watch
4 classic now well it very much depends on your position i will start off with some ugly truths
about the galaxy watch 4 though first being iphone users forget it samsung have drop support for the
galaxy watch 4 for apple users perhaps this was a bit of a middle finger to apple but i can only
really see this affecting consumers like you or i apple support was something that samsung always
had over the apple watch since the apple watch has never been compatible with android devices
next ugly truth android users using any other smartphone than a samsung phone will lose some
health tracking features again feels a bit strange that this is a thing at the moment maybe samsung
are trying to get people to move over to his own ecosystem and take on a more apple-like approach
to its marketing not sure how that will go down so do watch this space next ugly truth if you
like in reality although the galaxy watch 4 does bring some great improvements to the table for the
average user it hasn't really bought any new game changing features the bia feature is big don't get
me wrong but it's still not something that would warrant upgrading from a first-gen galaxy watch or
even a galaxy watch 3 if you're tight on cash at the moment so some food for thought for you there
overall though my opinion is that this is a fantastic smartwatch one that you really
can't go wrong with especially if you're already invested into the samsung ecosystem the improved
battery life and noticeable performance gains are very much welcomed coming from the galaxy watch
three and where os is a refreshing change from tizen with one ui helping to make that transition
seamless and simple for those of you who've used ties and watches in the past design
could be a little bit more exciting and when technology allows despite welcomed improvements
additional battery life would not go amiss so that was a quick look at the galaxy watch 4 classic
46 millimeter lte version as always let me know down below what you thought of the galaxy watch 4
let me know if you're new to smartwatches thinking of upgrading
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