Galaxy Watch 4: BUY it...or AVOID it?

[@ouchtor]

I always find it so cool when I'm watching an old review and the reviewer says "If you're watching months or even years from now, this might have changed". It's really interesting how they acklowledge that.

[@leoldqv]

I immediately saw this comment when I heard that

[@cambell9]

@@leoldqv same

[@andrive]

Sameeee

[@rockingduderox7203]

yea

[@Bombardak_Joe]

So what has changed?

[@gerinchambers4787]

I bought one this past week. Your video is 6 months old now. I will say that most of the bugs you talked about have been dealt with. Not being compatible with IPhone, if I'm being honest (and petty)... makes me happy. I've been using Samsung products almost exclusively for any mobile device for a decade now. I'm extremely satisfied with the watch. I got the classic as well. Dick Tracy would be jealous.

[@waqasrf20]

Bro does raise to wake work properly on watch 4 44mm?? And has always on display brightness improve??

[@waqasrf20]

@@mayas4m bro is galaxy watch 4 brightness good especially on always on display??

[@basvandenabeele3231]

@@mayas4m because that would come with the standard problems the iPhones have ...

[@bernard5260]

@Rahel S because the other phone industry is tired of Apple's greediness. When Apple makes something new and helpful to the phone industry, they don't want to share it, but the others do. Google and Samsung have now started turning things around. If Apple doesn't want anything to do with the others, they also had had it. Google's new message update has turned the annoying message you get when someone reacts to your message in iMessage to iPhone. Samsung has started making the devices less compatible with Apple devices.

[@ToTouchAnEmu]

I came from an OG Ticwatch E which was dreadful so, bugs or no bugs, this watch has been a heavenly upgrade.

[@ianmcquin]

I had the Ticwatch Pro from a few years ago and even compared to that this thing is incredible

[@PointingToNull]

I currently still use my ticwatch E that i got back in 2018. Its definitely showing its age and is slowing down and the battery just doesnt quite last as long anymore. definitely buggy and menus are laggy etc. Been thinking about upgrading for a little while. Since you have had it for about 7 more months now, Hows it been? still very happy with it?

[@HalfManHalfTech]

That MKBHD top looks good

[@gabbiiee]

I thought I was the only one that noticed

[@cashreedhar]

It's not mkbhd logo. It is waveform logo :)

[@sjonm]

@@cashreedhar inspired by MKBHD

[@ianmcquin]

Got mine a few days ago and so far it's been a really great experience! I do notice some of those flaws you pointed out but overall I believe this is the best watch for the average Android user, and the closest thing we have to an Apple Watch - iPhone type relationship

[@iamironman616]

Did you get the gw4 or gw4classic?

[@ianmcquin]

@@iamironman616 I got the 44mm Watch4

[@aiqalosky9449]

@@ianmcquin is the rotated feature still feel buggy of already fixed smoothly?

[@ianmcquin]

@@aiqalosky9449 I think you mean using the virtual bezel to scroll? it seems pretty good to me

[@aiqalosky9449]

@@ianmcquin yes.. thanks 😊

[@Meme_Mori]

I love this watch. I agree that it's not perfect, but once they iron out the kinks, it should be great.

[@ficoIK]

Are there still the kniks?

[@waqasrf20]

Bro does raise to wake work properly on watch 4 44mm??

[@Meme_Mori]

@@ficoIK To be honest, the watch has gotten better over time for me (with updates etc) . It now has the official Google assistant too.

[@Meme_Mori]

@@waqasrf20 I'm not sure. I don't use those features as I prefer to save more battery. I use tap to wake instead.

[@waqasrf20]

@@Meme_Mori Bro i just want watch 4 for colourful always on display 24/7. Will there b screen burn in issue in future????

[@RedStacheAZ]

Thinking I'll stick with my GearS3 classic for a while still. Had several Wear OS devices previously, not ready to go back as it sounds like there are still some kinks to workout. I'm really happy they worked at this partnership though! I hope Samsung was able to bring the best of Tizen to the mix.

[@akshay5569]

I love tizen ,samsung could have just developed tizen and the app store then it would have been perfect

[@carlosAlvarez-gf5ef]

Lol i still have my gear s3 love it and it lasts 3 days its so good has never let me down since an update 2yesrs ago

[@SPIVEY269]

Same here its not broke so no need to fix the situation 💯

[@tiffenberg]

Still have Gear 3 from Nov 2018. Hardly use any of its features, apart from notifications and exercise when jogging (infrequently). App store is next to useless, which is why I like the idea of Wear OS. Just the battery life is making decision on which watch to opt for or wait! Ideally want a waterproof one for holiday time.

[@RoadhawkVlogs]

The best part of this video was the genuine statement at the end when you said "this watch doesn't live up to the personal hype I created, but it doesn't mean it lacks potential". I am wearing one now and absolutely loving it 😁🤘 neat job mate!

[@Marg0Pol0]

Are a lot of the bugs fixed?

[@G91YS]

As for always on display, isn't the brightness tuned down because it's an OLED display (not liking bright white spots for prolongated times, it could damage the screen // TV)?

[@MarkSpurrell]

Possibly!

[@d35p0]

Yes, AOD is limited to 15% by Samsung. Other apps don't follow this so you have to set it up yourself

[@waqasrf20]

@@d35p0 bro is this always on display brightness issue is on watch 4 or all galaxy watches??

[@ersanosman4001]

@@d35p0 so how many hour we can use AOD without damage the screen?

[@d35p0]

@@waqasrf20 it's an inherent problem on any kind of OLED screens

[@thijs_kramer]

Just bought this watch and can't wait for it to arrive! this video has helped a lot for picking the best watch! thanks!

[@ninovanlooi1688]

Hello everyone, I have bought this watch yesterday, the 44 mm diam. For €129, and I got a Wear OS update some hours, after my acquisition, this watch is very good and cool, she had the Google Assistant and Bixby, so, you have the choice and there is no bug I have seen. She impressed me, thanks Samsung.👍

[@hellazy]

Considering getting one, but I'm not too keen on charging it everyday.

[@progressivelibertarianview8832]

Just charge it for the 30 mins- 1hr (0-70%) in the morning when you're showering and making breakfast. Should last rest of day..

[@danishhamdule4112]

Same bro same 🤣

[@tiffenberg]

Exactly the same. If it had 4-5 days, I'd buy it no questions, but read many reviews stating less than a day to a day! Just not acceptable. Wondered if you can turn off needless features to save battery, like 24/7 heart monitoring that I don't need.

[@faiqzahid6433]

Just get watch 5, it wont be that expensive, the regular version, not the pro.

[@dr_sriraviteja]

Then don't get it. It's been a pain to recharge it everyday

[@jjanderson1884]

I'm super happy with this watch and only wish it has bit longer battery life.

[@jpeezy420jjjjj]

My watch 4 classic 44mm last a full 2 days??

[@nasoooer]

Me either

[@damon20r]

I usually get a full day with the battery around 20-30% when I charge it. That is with all the features turned on. I'm sure I could probably get 2 days if I turned everything off but then what would be the point of having all extra features if you don't use them.

[@masoodpaki]

What make you happier for this watch can u explain?

[@safwatelnamnam4684]

@Deathplan Hi my friend I bought it three weeks ago and it will work 1.5 to 2 days only. Also, charging time will take 2 hours to charge it from 0 to 100%

[@rajuvaswani4904]

The bugs are there even if slightly overstated based on daily usage but this watch is smooth. This is hands down the best smartwatch I have ever used which is something I couldn't say about anything other than apple watches prior to it's release

[@MikeHightower1]

Yeah I hate the bugs but love the watch. Since I carry iphone and Apple Watch 7, the bugs made me use the Galaxy watch 4 as my night time device. Basically that’s good because I find the sleep tracker way better here anyway. Visually galaxy health is easier to read too. But my lte version sucks up battery. It’s also good for the times you thought you charged a watch but it didn’t do charge, so in a pinch I can grab the gw4 to use while my AW7 charges.

[@waqasrf20]

Bro does raise to wake work properly on watch 4 44mm??

[@vincentvincent4409]

I bought this watch lte version twice when it first came out and 6 months later over heating battery life to short. I returned both. I really wanted this watch to work properly advertised if you're listening to music offline using your lte you will be charging this watch twice a day in between the overheating.

[@SpaceMissile]

"of course, these may all be fixed in the future..." me, watching in 2022 😶

[@lilyrosepunkunicorm9871]

@@SpaceMissile haha same

[@DaniyalNajmi]

Ok so I am using the Galaxy watch 4 classic from the last 20 days and so. What ive experience is almost close as yours. Performance issues! God the UI becomes lagy a lot. And the App opens quite a bit late most of the times. 2nd is the call volume. It's ok if I am talking in a quite indoor enviourment but once you went outdoor you are fucked. You can't even hear the voice even if you bring it close to your ear when you are outdoor in a noisy enviourment. 3rdly always on display yeah it's almost unreadble when you are outdoor.

[@sadiatahir7375]

So what u suggest for a person like me who is trying to buy Samsung watch? Whocj Samsung watch I must buy?

[@sadiatahir7375]

Also samsung 4 or classic one

[@MuitheExplorer]

@@sadiatahir7375 This is a comment from months ago. There's a good chance that what he is saying is fixed by now. I ordered mine just today, no hesitation even after watching/reading the reviews from two months ago.

[@1DERLEI]

@@sadiatahir7375 depends on your preference. If you want a flat profile and lighter watch, go for the non-classic one. If you want to tinker the watch with a physical bezel, go for the classic. I went with the more comfortable one, which is the non-classic. But im not gonna lie, the classic is a piece of beauty! The thing is, i want to use the watch while sleeping so i went with the flat profile, non-classic.

[@louhaze1231]

Thank you for this thorough and concise review. Super helpful!!

[@darkdestroyer32]

Ordered mine and got it a day later. Super fast shipping there -- honestly freaked me out, but I'll have to wait until my work trip concludes to try it out. Super stoked!

[@temirlankasmaliev9322]

Hows it so far? Is the battery bad as they say?

[@earlkyat8092]

Where did you order yours

[@Rick2k25]

Ur experience?

[@ehtshamahmed5]

Keep posting such honest and in-depth reviews, epic work mate, epic work!

[@dan_kennedy]

I picked up the Watch 4 Classic a fortnight ago instead of the new Watch 5. I'm really happy with my decision and haven't experienced any of the issues raised other than the fact it still doesn't have Google assistant. My guess is that's not too long away now whilst the first wave of new 5's have rolled out... Thanks for the review.

[@cric_lover8715]

Hello please tell your experience till now with your watch

[@dan_kennedy]

@@cric_lover8715 I still love it. The only issues experienced so far are the Samsung snore detection between my Samsung Phone and Watch doesn't work after trying everything. Also, it recently did an update and wiped all my history and health stats. When I powered it back on, I was required to reset the watch all over again from scratch which was frustrating. Otherwise, it has been awesome in every other respect. Oh, and another thing to consider is you'll need to charge it daily. I simply put it on the charger whilst showering and this is typically enough to get it through the day. I still consider it the best buy at the moment especially if you have a Samsung Phone.

[@cric_lover8715]

@@dan_kennedy Thank-you so much and it worth buying for 140$

[@dan_kennedy]

@@cric_lover8715 100%. I paid more much more here in Australia...

[@cric_lover8715]

@@dan_kennedy Thank-you Daniel have a good day❤️

[@G91YS]

i still use my Galaxy Gear S3 Frontier, bought 5 years ago!

[@chineduedu2097]

Same here. I still like it

[@HomiebeaR_]

For me i still have the galaxy gear live 😅

[@chineduedu2097]

@@HomiebeaR_ I just sold mine this week 🤣. Galaxy gear S2. I stopped using it after I got the S3 frontier

[@enlacemusical2250]

Great! And does the battery last a day? ( Is not a hate comment I really want to know)

[@G91YS]

@@enlacemusical2250 Yes, 1 day and a half. 5 years ago it was 2,5 days. But nowadays I mainly use it for working out (timer). I'm not looking to buy another smartwatch anyway...

[@zombieimpact2790]

I have the Galaxy watch 4 classic 46 mm and so far it is amazing especially when using the Google keyboard as the default keyboard. It does everything that I could ever want on a smart watch.

[@tjaycrowhurst1022]

Hiws battery?

[@zombieimpact2790]

@@tjaycrowhurst1022 It's great. It always is at around 65-70% battery at the end of the day and I take it off the charger at around 9:30am and I don't put it back on the charger until around 2:00am the next day. I have the brightness on max and always on display on.

[@mikehurt3290]

I just got the Watch 4 Classic most of your bugs and nitpicks were gone but you're right though the software is whats holding it back because the hardware is amazing the rotating bezel is so satisfying

[@pbilk]

I guess that is why Samsung stuck with Tiazen OS for so long.

[@audiogo6573]

I think with some refinement on the software side, this could potentially be the best wear os smartwatch.

[@MarkSpurrell]

Agreed!

[@audiogo6573]

@@MarkSpurrell BTW , just a question, do you like square of round smartwatch

[@MarkSpurrell]

I prefer round for the way it looks.

[@AaronAtkinson]

I think you forgot the quotation marks :p

[@Owen_MIW]

Are the bugs fixed, im thinking of buying this watch

[@hellangel28]

a year later, still very valuable review! thanks for this

[@aceshi3120]

An update should fix most of all of these prolems. I hope! I love the watch 4 so far

[@LeonUK]

2 months since this review, have any of the bugs been ironed out? I'm watch hunting at the moment and need to make my decision soon. I want a watch which is fully compatible with the S21 Ultra

[@jonathanwatson1243]

That's exactly what I wanna know

[@kamroncaldwell8680]

And same here 🤣🤣

[@ShubhamMahamulkar]

Same here

[@shravanponnamaina6468]

Same here

[@tylersmithers6168]

I own a s21 and my watch comes on the 29th so I'll let you all know my experience

[@jesuscervantesj82]

I actually went for the classic for the classic I got the Galaxy 4 classic and the watch has been great it may not be real Polished But it's a great watch I love My 46 mm It makes Wear OS Much better

[@PokiStitch]

would love an update on this with either what updated on the watch4 or what has been changed with the watch5

[@sacgeekgirl]

5 months later...any updates on the bugs issue?

[@S3verance]

baught the watch a few weeks ago, I am blown away by how good of a watch it is. I have never used any smart watch before but I do not notice any bugs, vibration is solid, google assistant is good, just have a bit of trouble getting google camera to work.

[@MissSmurfey]

I returned my watch 4 because the vibration was too weak and missed too many notifications. I also was not able to use vibrate only for alarm which i need as to not wake up my husband 2 hours before his alarm. It is, way weaker than my watch active 1. I tried the watch 5 too and same dissapointment.

[@montanaaa123]

Are the bugs fixed?

[@youipost]

No, many bugs for this Watch 4 compared to a Watch 2, which was flawless for many years.

[@wheelch0ck]

Great video! I absolutely love my Galaxy Watch 4 Classic (both the black and silver models). I, personally, love the Analog Premium with the pure black face; I am a watch enthusiast, and I like my smarteatches to resemble classic watches as close as possible. And with the black background, it still allows great battery life. Also, I purchased LDSAF bracelet bands for both of mine, snd they are still very comfortable to wear. At the time of writing this, this teview is 8 months old. But this is by far the fairest review that I have seen to date; including reviews done more recently. So I subscribed because I figured if you gave a fair review on this, then you're more than likely to do it with everything rlse too. Great video, sir!

[@montanaaa123]

Are the bugs mentioned in the video fixed?

[@Alfredomakanas..0923]

Good video, thank you for your advice...👍🏽

[@samvitsaroj4757]

Can anyone please confirm if these bugs have been resolved?

[@ROT4RYfc3s]

I just bought the 46 Galaxy Watch 4 about 2 days ago and have is paired with my Galaxy a42 5g and love it so far. Well worth the money I spent on it to me.

[@MwishaLudack]

I bought a Samsung Galaxy Watch 4, 46mm. I spent a weekend with it, the following week on Tuesday I returned it to get my money back and went back to enjoying my Apple Watch 7 Series. Thank you Apple.

[@sioboy]

I wanted a change of scenery. So I switched to team Samsung a month ago, sold my Apple Watch Series 6, got my S21 Ultra, pre-ordered my Watch 4, got a 50% discount on the Buds 2, so far so good. Thanks for this review.🙏

[@432wheels]

Let us know in a few/6 months how you’re going and if your back to iOS/watchOS

[@MaDFroG88]

@@432wheels mhm updates!

[@sioboy]

@@432wheels I'm on a 24-month lock-in subscription telecom contract with my S21 Ultra so I won't be changing (if ever I'll go back to iOS) teams anytime soon.😅 But will make sure to let you in on some updates.😅

[@bigdrews4360]

@@sioboy any updates on how it’s going? Did u stay or switch to apple?

[@emilemcgee6031]

Got my watch a month ago. 44mm it's amazing and I don't use always on display but I try it once in awhile for a hour or so. I charge my watch 30min every day and a half when I'm home on KZbin real quick and I'm good for another day and a half. Never seen my watch below 22% lol

[@Chanettes_Unique]

Are u playing music and using LTE on your watch? My battery 🔋 life runs out very quickly even when I'm in power safe mode.

[@l00t3R]

Love mine. Was hesitant to get it but now really glad i did. I have the 46mm classic LTE

[@jarnold420ja]

Ditto

[@easyjeenitsurat5011]

Heard there are heating issues on lte?

[@l00t3R]

@Easy JEE [NIT SURAT] never had any problems...

[@ajaybaxi6794]

Thx for sharing your thoughts

[@usamariaz4680]

@6:48 That's the subtlest subscribe request I have ever seen in a youtube video 😁

[@doubleknaveryVII]

Bixby isn't as bad as I thought tbh - it misrecognises what I say sometimes but it will get better with more users, and it can actually do heaps of detailed accessibility commands. Join me on the dark side (i.e. team Bixby)!

[@youipost]

Actually Bixby works very well. It's just the random disconnects that cause trouble. Snoozed events often never come back. The features are great, but it is unreliable.

[@ashishjoy96]

Thanks for the perspective...you saved me from spending hard earned money on something buggy. Appreciate you for the unbiased review. Kudos !

[@MarkSpurrell]

Glad I could help!

[@ishan_sinha]

the bugs are gone now

[@ashishjoy96]

@@ishan_sinha Heyy...thanks for letting me know :) cheers

[@ali-13392]

All of the bugs? Including Gmail notifications?

[@godivaone3891]

Very informative. Thank you.

[@ilonabaier6042]

I am very happy with my watch 4. I have had it for a few weeks. No problems and it is a nice functional toy. Of course the measurements might not be as good as if one bought a separate device for each value measured but this would not be a replacement for a versatile smart sport watch.

[@Carlos-bz8vd]

Hi Mark. Thanks for the review. They are on sale in Toronto right now. Was thinking on getting one. Greetings.

[@sachinpriyadarshi4909]

very detailed review... loved it..

[@gwynbartley9176]

December 22. Just returned this watch after 24 hours. Bought it for the “ fall over feature “ ( I’m 78) but it refused to send any SOS message to the prescribed number. Staff in the store. Tried for 30 minutes to prove me wrong but gave up and I got a refund. Software seemed a bit beta - are we testing it for Samsung?

[@justplainrye]

Went to the closest Samsung Store and they were out... Will probably still buy it once it's in stock. Would love to see a follow-up video in a few months regardless!

[@bojackhorsingaround]

For the last bit enable developer mode and reduce windows animation, transition animation and animation duration to .5x The whole experience gets much smoother.

[@FadedCobe]

A lot of reviewers never mention developer mode but it seems to solve a couple of the common issues I've heard about.

[@spencerschmidt75]

Hi! May I know how to enable developer mode on this watch?

[@SuperMario62]

@@spencerschmidt75 Go in Settings About Watch Software Press Software Version multiple times until a small pop up appears saying "developer mode turned on"

[@spencerschmidt75]

@@SuperMario62 thank you so much!

[@seanblakely4375]

Watching this 11 month after your video. Any updates?

[@raheemgahelable]

That was brilliant! Thank you

[@orochikaiba]

Does the Galaxy Watch4 accurately depict the actual moon phase on it? That's one thing that always bothered me having the Galaxy Watch was that no matter what phase it is outside, when night comes the watch shows a Waning Crescent by default

[@abdallahel-daour7914]

You urgently need to provide us with a follow up video bro, now, a little less than a year after this one.. shall we go with the Watch 5, or go for a Garmin instead?

[@ShynobieX]

Would you recommend getting this watch for outdoor running of Spotify offline or should I just wait for the next iteration?

[@d35p0]

Spotify has no offline mode yet on wear os, they're planning to add it soon. But KZbin music has offline available.

[@dani_bnd]

@@d35p0 in Germany i use Spotify offline with downloads for 3 weeks already

[@storm3016]

For that kind of use you would probably be better off with a Garmin Venu 2 or 2S. Or if you're not too hung up on an Amoled screen and want to save some money the Vivoactive 4 and 4S are also great options.

[@jeffk5142]

Thank you for this review. I was thinking of buying this as a Christmas gift. All your “nitpicks” are deal breakers for me and I will hold off. I’m shocked at how sloppy the whole experience is for a Samsung device.

[@donaldli4755]

Was thinking about getting it. Right now I have an active 2. Will wait 🤗

[@Simi.509]

Me too but I'm about to trade it in tho

[@AlexanderJansen]

I've already ordered one. My guess is that I'll get those bug fixes as software updates when ready.

[@_uptoolate_2284]

Same

[@user-mj6qr2ky9d]

How is it?

[@AlexanderJansen]

@@user-mj6qr2ky9d works fine. More comfortable and responsive than 3, and supports more Android apps

[@guyheyns5542]

Great video!!!!

[@jwalbanker]

What about now? 1 month later. Buy or not?

[@RayW....]

You won't want to downgrade to the iPhone. You have chosen the better phone

[@luzlopez-tz9zl]

I got mine as a christmas present to pair with my Note 20 Ultra. No complaints. Love the faces and animation

[@timitznz.6153]

Do you have to pair the watch to your phone through Bluetooth? Or cell

[@JamieLikesGames]

They've already started ironing out a lot of the bugs. I have noticed a slight improvement on performance, but that Gmail bug is super annoying

[@jj6392]

will they be fixing the Gmail bug?

[@ali-13392]

Is it fixed now?

[@karthikgnskasi209]

Currently on active 2, thinking whether to upgrade or continue for one more year 🤔...

[@yesterdaystech86]

Same, watch 3 was nothing new but watch 4 has wear os (which I hated when I used ticwatch). Tough choice.

[@BorIlovar]

Look up how much you can get if you go with the trade in option

[@karthikgnskasi209]

@@BorIlovar I'm getting 86 dollars 😅, not much but that's what i got here in Canada.

[@BorIlovar]

@@karthikgnskasi209 wow that's quite low

[@JustmeGemmy]

Damn. I was tempted to upgrade my iPhone 11 & Apple Watch series 4 to the Z Flip 3 & Samsung Watch 4.. but now it just feels like a massive downgrade than anything else!

[@keng8883]

The disappointment I had in the Galaxy Watch 4 (a downgrade from the Galaxy Watch 3) drove me to Apple and it was the best decision I’ve ever made.

[@jarnold420ja]

No more bugs than any other device. I like it. Does what I need

[@primeral]

I've had the Watch 4 Classic for a week and I'm enjoying it. One of the comments from a few months ago talked about WearOS not being able to change orientation for lefties. This must have been a fairly recent update, as I've been able to set wrist and button orientation. I've never had a left-handed watch in my life and finally having this capability feels great. I didn't think smartwatch ownership entailed charging daily, though. If I knew it was the choice of daily charging or turning off all of the cool functions I originally bought the watch for, maybe I would have waited a few more product lifecycles. Still, though, cool product and I now have a digital watch version with a face replicating the Gulf Racing TAG Heuer, a watch that was stolen from me a few years back that is now too expensive for me to replace

[@Felipe-ou4jz]

Do you notice any lag?

[@primeral]

@@Felipe-ou4jz No, it's been a great performer so far. I'm using an OLED-friendly watch face and I don't use Google Assistant and I don't experience lag and my battery lasts two days now

[@imagination914]

Thanks for this info I was wondering about the left hand so thay answered my question 👍

[@primeral]

@@imagination914 happy I can help

[@johnboyinfl]

I look forward to an updated review after these bugs are squashed. This or fossil? I think I will wait.

[@d35p0]

Fossil will not be getting wear os 3

[@johnboyinfl]

@@d35p0 scheduled to get it next year

[@BeerGlugger]

I love this watch, but HR monitor keeps disconnecting and not recording for large chunks of my cycle rides. Running is fine….. Samsung wanted it back for repair, but IMO it must be a software issue. Sent off for them to look at and keeping fingers crossed. Lots of other reports of this though.

[@Jackson53ie]

What a clean opinion. Keep it up m8☝️👌

[@franzrabe4584]

I got the LTE version of the Watch 4 Classic 46mm - it keeps on overheating & oozing battery life once you go into LTE mode - love the design & app integration of the watch, but totally frustrating & unusable, when you want to make & take calls on it.

[@josuesvlogs6360]

Mines perfectly fine

[@vincentvincent4409]

That was so dispointing to me I returned it. I would buy it again if I new they fixed those game changer issues

[@christaferduran3952]

I picked one up Saturday so 4 days ago, I really like the features especially the heart rate since I exercise a lot and the sleep tracking is great but the battery life seems to drain pretty quickly. I charged it to 100 percent around 4 pm yesterday and this morning I wake up and it's at 60%. This is my first SW but that seems fast

[@vincentvincent4409]

HAD the tmobile, the problem is not with the carrier its samsung making and selling junk

[@djtaylorutube]

@@josuesvlogs6360 You probably use it somewhere with a strong carrier signal. Mine was garbage, flattened battery in a few hours but worse was the constant overheat/cooling cycles. Talking to Samsung, their excuse was "the watch can overheat if the mobile signal is weak, you need to talk to your carrier." For some bizarre reason, Samsung seem to think that the mobile carrier will drop a new cell tower next to me... Everywhere I go! It didn't seem to occur to Samsung that it's the watch that's mobile and may move to weak signal areas. Next major problem for me was that it seems that the way that this works in the Samsung ecosystem is that the watch uses data channel to communicate back to the phone to share one number/call from other devices. The marketing blurb says "you don't have to be connected to your phone, you can leave your phone at home" however, turn them phone off and now the watch won't route or answer calls. This is utterly defeating the point of not needing the phone to be available. I immediately cancelled the LTE service as it's 100% broken from the outset beyond limited use cases.

[@jamesm568]

What pisses me off is I can't delete all the bloatware of the Samsung Health apps.

[@jj6392]

ok so a few months later has samsung fixed any of the issues?

[@RiderReview]

I should get mine watch 4 40mm 2mrw. New updates should polish it out typical with new products.

[@robb72331]

I got an education on the "water resist" clause. Sent mine in on warranty because it was in a constant reboot loop. They said the motherboard had moisture damage. Never was in water. $203 to repair. Told them to send it back.

[@hermandormehl8827]

According to reviews I watched on KZbin, The Huawei Gt 3, or Watch 3, still seems like a better watch to me, even without google services. There are a lot of hacks to work arooound that. Even to reach Strava. With Battery power of up to 2 WEEKS, I would rather go for that.

[@waqasrf20]

Bro does raise to wake work properly on watch 4 44mm??

[@ShayVidas]

what 36-48h ? mine lasts 8h bearly...

[@traianivanescu24]

Thank you for this video. The cons were very important. Especially the compatibility between the watch and iPhone.

[@salesdelpacifico8353]

I bought it when it came out, I expected more from this version 4, as a heart rate meter at rest it is accurate, but when doing medium intensity exercises it is not worth it, and I do not do high intensity exercises, I can already imagine the erroneous results that it would throw , the sleep monitoring is horrible, it's a shame that samsung is not up to par with apple watches. Hector Huppertz

[@natmze]

Thanks. I was really considering getting it for fitness purposes. Guess I will wait a bit

[@WEHRWULF8814]

@@natmze don't make your choice based upon the experience of a few users, there's usually an easy fix they're not aware of yet.

[@waqasrf20]

Bro does raise to wake work properly on watch 4 44mm??

[@salesdelpacifico8353]

@@waqasrf20 I don't know, I've never used it because I don't need it

[@izytronn]

getting other non-samsung bands will improve the accuracy of the heart rate monitor

[@andrejwalter8968]

can you charge it with galaxy watch (1) charger? Or vice versa

[@DeMatthias]

Looks great. How is the watch strap? I heard some people complain about the design.

[@MarkSpurrell]

No complaints here whatsoever.

[@Westsider4eva]

So uncomfortable on 44mm, think gonna return

[@MarkSpurrell]

Wait really? I haven't had that experience at all. It's extremely comfortable for me. What's uncomfortable about it?

[@eccologg]

@@Westsider4eva i'm getting 44mm watch tomorrow O_O i guess you have small wrists like me?

[@Westsider4eva]

@@MarkSpurrell Cheap silicon band, its not so soft close to the watch and gap allows the watch to push on nerve

[@Pharo2006]

I remember a few months ago when Mark had 90k subs

[@docholliday1811]

Love the watch. Great video but I have a question. What do use as your primary carry phone? Thanks.

[@MarkSpurrell]

Currently the Z Flip 3.

[@Jenny-vg1zv]

1:02

[@docholliday1811]

@@MarkSpurrell Thank you.

[@betruly7894]

Watching this video in July 2022, the Watch 4 is still THE BEST !! I hope the version 5 will blow away the 4. thanks for the video.

[@Cheranetube]

Downsides, not downfalls. A downfall is a complete failure, a downside is a negative. 😊

[@karenhilliard5673]

Do you have a video review about your Samsung Flip? I've seen some with creases at the fold.

[@Mike_The_Hog_A_Nator]

I just bought the 4 Classic (Samsung Refurbished) from Amazon for $150 here in almost 2023 & it looks absolutely brand new! I got everything that you would get when buying it new. New charger, sports band, etc. However, I have a 2yr older Amazon Renewed Gear S3 that last a day longer. (That's 2 days easy with my Gear S3 Frontier) I can only get 1 day if that with this new battery installed in my Watch 4 Classic & I have everything turned off & too low settings. I Can't get Gmail on this watch or notifications from Gmail but I can on my Gear S3. Odd 🤟 Think I'm switching back to my Gear S3 🤟

[@yanalisshak2606]

Bought 2 galaxy watch 4 one for me one for my brother, and the two of them had their haptic engines break after a month of normal use! Vibration nearly gone and they make annoying noise. No water or hit

[@MitkoFilipov]

ive watched many reviews, of the watch and not one reviewer mentioned that it loses some of its functionality, if your not using a flagship samsung.

[@gangadharpavan]

I needed this review.... 😀

[@MarkSpurrell]

Glad I could help!

[@jimmyfiredragon8582]

Yeah, same.

[@gametreeZ]

Really helped!

[@shishirk8068]

Have the bugs improved?

[@mdk12172633sg]

Yes 👍🏻 read the newest comments

[@MrHotsauce151]

I like it, mostly for the youtube music offline downloads, I only thing I don't like is the battery is short and needs to be charged often

2:02 Facer is also on tizen OS

[@rexxo4246]

Hi, are those bugs fixed yet and is the screen brightness better?

[@Suhayl25]

Pls reply anyone who knows about it since I too waiting for the response to decide to buy..

[@rexxo4246]

@@Suhayl25 Hi, I have had the watch (44mm no LTE, not the classic) for a month now, I bought it on sale ($150) and those bugs he talks about and the brightness of the screen is probably solved because I have no issues at all. If you turn up the screenbrightness to full when you go out, you should not have any problem to see the screen even in direct sunlight. Inside, I have the brightness on 10-15% and that is more than enough. I have no problem with the battery either. My watch hold up for 2-3days, but I do disable services I don´t use. There are many videos here on YT with tips about that. I do get vibrations from all the apps that I want get notifications from. And the last thing, the watch does show the screen 9/10 times when I tilt my wrist to check the time or whatever. Since the content creator of this video doesnt bother answering comments, if you or someone else have questions about the watch, feel free to ask, I´m happy to help. I do however use Firefox so I don´t always get notifications about comments.

[@danburch8880]

I've had 3 Galaxy watches. None of them worked right. The screen wake up feature has been bugged since the very first watch was released

[@Whatashek]

Watch 4 classic with rotating bezel is WORTH. The rotating bezel is the best feature on any smart watch on the market. Once you try it you can't go back. Trust me!

[@lehelzelenka207]

The fact that even Samsung is struggling with such bugs is ridiculous. You would excuse these early edition bugs for newcomer brands or cheaper brands but when Samsung charges over 250€ for a gadget, it better be good from day one!

[@stb3987]

Three months later there are still nuances about this watch. Very similar to previous models if you ask me.