NEW GALAXY FIT 2 by Samsung (Smart Watch Alternative Under $59?)

[@MikeOBrienMedia]

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[@MeetSanghvi]

Hey Mike, first of all very detailed and great review. Kudos. Coming to the part where you speak about heart rate monitoring, is the averaging of the slope and missing spikes happening only during and post work outs or in general as well. I want to buy a watch for my dad (64 yo) to be able to keep a track of his HEART RATE LEVELS, BLOOD PRESSURE, STRESS AND SLEEP. Would you be able to clarify if the heart rate monitoring would work better in non work out situation such as my dad's? If it's a problem with samsung which other fitness band/watch would you be able to suggest for the same reason? Thanks. Any help is appreciated 🙏 ❤ 🙂

[@SunitaSharma-op6ib]

I would like to buy it on my birthday 👍👍

[@finishers29]

Nobody does wearables better than Mike O'Brien. Great job once again!

[@MikeOBrienMedia]

Thanks so much! I really appreciate your positive feedback!

[@finishers29]

@No Name and that is?

[@christopherdias7454]

Ok

[@itz_feley417]

I have this watch now nearly 2 weeks and I'm happy with my decision.

[@Do0msday]

@Ajas Sharafudeen it does have an alarm. I'm not sure if it could wake you from a really deep sleep, but it goes off at the same time as my phone and that gets me out of bed in the morning.

[@iZacq]

Can we keep the screen always on ? Is the any Clock face with seconds on it ? I dont like analog, I prefer digital Thanks

[@galangwicaksono7805]

@Ajas Sharafudeen yes it is. As long as you set an alarm on Galaxy Wearable app

[@galangwicaksono7805]

@@iZacq sadly not. But you can activate wake-up gesture. Also you can set the screen timeout up to 5 minutes

[@jeremiahk364]

How the crap do I turn the watch off? I just got mine in the mail yesterday. Charged it and it turned on. Awesome. Now how do I turn it off? Lol

[@Do0msday]

I went with the Fit 2 and I'm happy I did. I've had it for about 2 weeks now and so far so good. I'm not a super workout warrior type, so the fact that it isn't as accurate as some may want doesn't bother me at all. I'm ok with an "in the ball park" type of thing. I feel it's done a fairly accurate job with tracking when using my rowing machine and giving me an idea of my heartrate. If this was $100 I would feel it was a bit lacking, but for $60 I'm more than pleased, especially since they offer more watch faces than the previous model. I do find it a little annoying that they have a few presentations that only have 1 or 2 colors rather than multiple, or that you can't customize certain faces to include 1 thing over another, but oh well. It's not the biggest deal and I did settle on one that does what I need. I know a lot of people do like the Mi Band 5, but I guess I just like the fact that this is Samsung.

[@JoshB-zc5jb]

does the screen get scratched?

[@meric12131415]

@@JoshB-zc5jb well let's see yeah I can almost guarantee it no gorilla glass on it but scratch wise you barely notice it

[@Hesho1962]

This guy gives it all in a couple of minutes, I just bough it and love it

[@melissagleason1565]

Just got mine, love it, perfect for my needs and stylish too, love that its another galaxy wearable, im a big samsung lover so finding a neat little fitness tracker samsung branded means a lot to me, especially for the price!

[@joshuaharding64]

can you connect wireless earbuds directly to it and download music to it?

[@techieash2101]

You make a really high quality content.... Man I hope you get into the big league of subscribers real soon...Thanks for such a great review although i wished u would have made comparisons of step trackings and how accurate it since it was the thing i wished it had in comparison video of Mi5 and Fit 2. Anywasy great content overall. Cheers!!

[@MikeOBrienMedia]

Thanks! We are getting there! I really appreciate your support :)

[@Asdfghjkl-w3j]

@@MikeOBrienMedia can you please tell me a fitness band in which I can access timmer along with workout mode?

[@dustineagan3881]

Thanks for your review dude! Because of your help, i decided to get the galaxy fit 2. Great review and a huge help for me!

[@michaelduarte1877]

Mike O'Brien would be a good reporter . He breaks down everything from top to bottom detail by details.

[@lisaveney5801]

Thank You for this great tutorial/review...I just received this Galaxy fit 2 smart watch yesterday... It is just what I'm looking for, including the price point...

[@dba99985]

Which is more accurate the galaxy fit 2 or fitbit inspire 2? Most important for me is the accuracy of steps and heart rate

[@manikanta6131]

Did you figure which one is best??

[@Gabrulo_knifemaking]

bought one on black friday for 20 € (24 $) super cheap for a smart band like that! also i prefer samsung health than the xiaomi app so it is amazing for me

[@drbsamra]

Thank you. A very helpful review. helped me in making up my mind. It is now being sold for around 38$.

[@ourblazingworld]

I have had it for 2 weeks now. I like it as a replacement tor my fitbit charge 3. Hopefully it will be more durable than Fitbit which died on me about every 18 months. The charge 3 only lasted 13 months so I decided to look elsewhere. For people moving from charge to this you won't like the strap, I hate it and don't think it can be changed so don't look for after market band sellers. Also the face sits up high off your wrist so it looks like a fitness device vs a watch. So it's not sleek and pretty like the fitbit charge devices .. having said that it works well wand after 8 days I still have 45% battery life. I wear it 24 hours a day. Also the messaging between this device and my samsung note 10+ is awesome! It was sporadic on the charge but not on this and my phone can be in the living room and I can be in my bedroom and still get my notifications which is nice. Home button on the bottom is not sensitive enough but I can cover the device with my palm to wake it up. Swipe right works faster than swipe left don't know why lol. Bit overall for the price it gets the job done. I may get a more expensive device later but this will do for now

[@ianmendes]

Great review man, thanks for sharing. The side-by-side comparison with a quality HR-monitor was very useful. If you could do something similar with the sleep tracking that would be awesome.

[@anisgilos]

Thank you so much for the review! Was waiting for yours:)

[@MariusFVarga]

Can i connect a Bluetooth headset to the watch and use the integrated music player without holding the phone with me? I want to use it for running and don't want to care the phone with me. Thanks in advance

[@emgee44]

I had a Garmin Vivosmart when they first came out a few years back, this reminds me of that, especially the way the unit fits into the strap. I liked how small it was and it just looked like a wrist band when the display was off. However I lost that watch when it come off my wrist and I didn’t notice (it was very light). I ordered this from Amazon at a very competitive price, cheaper than what it cost to fill my car! I don’t need all the bells and whistles that some sports watches have, so this should do nicely.

[@thundergato84]

I have this watch, and love it. I got it for $40 on sale.

[@yunghazara9608]

How much music storage does it have?

[@thundergato84]

@@yunghazara9608 You can't store music on it.

[@chazsmith4351]

I have the fit one and it's been working pretty well for me. I would appreciate the bigger screen and the better battery life. I had one of the original Gear Fit models until it finally quit working. One of the two disappointments I had with the Fitbit One was that the range of the Bluetooth connection was substantially shorter than the Gear Fit was and the timing of the alert that would let me know when I lost the Bluetooth connection on the fit one is substantially delayed. I am wondering if anybody knows if those features were improved or not.

[@PratimSen]

That's a nice intro video. Based on your feedback I purchased a copy of it. But one issue I have noticed is the touch screen is not glued to the frame properly and pressing hard at one edge, makes the opposite edge pop-up, even appears that it can be ripped-off using nails... Have you faced the same problem?

[@LilCurlyBlonde]

Can you set your own photo as a watchface ?

[@KryptoKnightmare]

I'm not a major fitness buff, but I am wanting to get back into shape and monitor my health better. I may just get this thing.

[@wedidntplanthis]

great work on the in depth reviews! Wanted to ask if you know if it has storage for music so you can leave your phone behind? They don't have any storage info on samsung's site

[@reaper1343]

The screen is stunning but a few times I noticed it didn't track my naps or regular sleep properly. Also the Fitbit Inspire 2 has an amazing battery. There are some syncing issues as well where I tried a reset and the problems still remained. In addition it overcounts steps. I usually log 15,000 steps at work on a Saturday using my Samsung Galaxy watch. I wore the fitbit inspire 2 and the galaxyfit2. The galaxy fit 2 overcounted by about 7,000 steps. That's not a small margin. The Inspire 2 was about 16,000 which is in the ballpark. Best of luck to everyone.

[@MeetSanghvi]

Hey Mike, first of all very detailed and great review. Kudos. Coming to the part where you speak about heart rate monitoring, is the averaging of the slope and missing spikes happening only during and post work outs or in general as well. I want to buy a watch for my dad (64 yo) to be able to keep a track of his HEART RATE LEVELS, BLOOD PRESSURE, STRESS AND SLEEP. Would you be able to clarify if the heart rate monitoring would work better in non work out situation such as my dad's? If it's a problem with samsung which other fitness band/watch would you be able to suggest for the same reason? Thanks. Any help is appreciated 🙏 ❤ 🙂

[@rui7773]

Watch 3 !

[@StreetBobber]

Try the Galaxy Active 2. Good HR tracker, but more importantly, it's ECG enabled. So, the watch can constantly monitor ECG. Though the feature hasn't been activated on the device as yet pending some approvals or something like that.

[@DrBrick-wh7lf]

Thanks just got this for my birthday

[@giga-chad8365]

Same

[@balaslash]

Hi. Can you answer a question? Is it possible to leave the display always on? Thanks.

[@anirvankothuri2503]

Your videos are great, you convinced me to get the buds live over other earbuds, and it’s coming tomorrow. Keep up the great work.

[@tjjxwj]

I also have one of this bracelet. The others are okay, mainly because they don’t have NFC. It works well with Samsung phones.

[@heerasingh520]

Hey BTW how to change the color on the screen help me pls

[@fadijany]

how is in accuracy comparing to galaxy watch 3 ?

[@user-ez1fm7jx5m]

Bro I used it for almost a month now and I do long walks but I was very misleading me especially with steps counting

[@dynl9141]

Just got this. Lovin it so far.

[@iZacq]

This seems nice, but please suggest if you think there something much better to get Thanks

[@nothafiz2757]

I just bought the band. I have one question does this band doesn't show your calorie burned data

[@akshitbhagchandani6196]

Do you think active 2 is worth the price when compared to fit 2?

[@raphscruz]

im using galaxy fit for more than a year now, I'm thinking of buying fit 2 but im not sure because my galaxy fit works fine

[@BCHAN7711]

If it was sleeker I'd buy. My OG galaxy fit works fine but its gotten scuffed up pretty good because of how high it sits off the wrist

[@raphscruz]

@@BCHAN7711 yeah, I decided not to buy fit 2. If I'm gonna buy, it should be a huge upgrade instead

[@DeneF]

Nice jacket mate 👌. I was interested when you mentioned the great reduction in price but when you said the app had adverts I stopped caring for it. I purchase all useful apps so I can rid my life of adverts in free apps. We don't have 30% of adverts here in England that you folks have over there. Not used to them, unbearable. Lol. Thanks for the review. Now off to watch the Mi Band comparison anyway, just to show my support. Thanks right there Mike. Keep them coming but don't forget to sleep.

[@MikeOBrienMedia]

No time to sleep this month. I have a few more videos coming out today. And I'm still waiting on my new green jacket to come in the mail. It was supposed to be here by now but maybe next week

[@lindachandler2293]

I need to wear something at night. If my heart rate raises too high, can this be set to ring my phone; a vibrating watch can't wake me up. And is there a monthly fee added on my phone bill? Thank you.

[@egyptiankingfsgout2438]

Would this work with an IPhone 6? I want to get one for my mom for Christmas

[@ravenkendrick6362]

Yes! It will for sure work

[@egyptiankingfsgout2438]

@@ravenkendrick6362 thanks

[@parkerbunce3172]

Great video! Thanks for the help! Definitely going to buy this!

[@Lochanabc]

By the way how is the heart rate monitor and sleep tracking right now? Did they released any updates and fixed them?

[@smileandlaughs]

Anyone know if the tracking got better? Feel kinda pointless for the band if the tracking is off.

[@alexincarnato5959]

Hi Mike, great content. Really battling between the Inspire 2 and Fit 2 for my first fitness tracker. Don't care much for the fancy app or smartwatch type features. Any thoughts between the two?

[@calmwaters_]

Which one did you end up getting?

[@govindkaniyath]

I have been using an Mi fit band 4 since 2019. It works very well on my galaxy S10 Plus. Should I upgrade to a used fit2 band?

[@marlonbarrun02]

Hi is this watch scratch free or do you need to buy a screen protector?

[@Abrahammj135]

it rare i leave a comment on a review. My first language is french, and i can lie that one was great. thank man

[@oliverpalomo1545]

hello.can you sync the steps you made on your galaxy fit to your samsung health app?thank you

[@hapyputrapambudi9606]

excuse me, does the strap galaxy fit 2 same like a galaxy fit e Mike?

[@Shalaska]

Just switched to this from Galaxy Fit e. Big upgrade overall, I'm really happy with my decision.

[@brendanramza7578]

Does the band from your fit e work on the fit 2???

[@Shalaska]

@@brendanramza7578 I can't try anymore but I highly doubt it since fit 2 is much bigger than fit e.

[@brendanramza7578]

@@Shalaska OK thanks, I'm curious because so far there's no 3rd party bands whatsoever for the fit 2

[@danielcucvara8859]

Hi does anyone know if samsung released the update to make the heart rate measurement more accurate or is it still as precise as schown in the video ?

[@LordOfChaos.x]

Mine works fine and tested it I think its a polished product by this time of the year

[@kishankaria9188]

Hi, great video! Is it possible to use this as a camera controller?

[@marmara199]

Mmmmikeee... I ordered this galaxy two days ago after watching your review many times. And now mine is arriving! Thanks thanks thanks, Mike :)

[@mariaritaortegavega1808]

You can also press the camera button to take pics with your phone.

[@eobardthawne19]

So bro if you were to pick a SmartWatch which one would you considering that both the watches would come already paired and you would have to use them without using any phone: Apple Watch 6 or galaxy watch 3? In short, which is the better SmartWatch if we do not take compatibility into account?

[@MikeOBrienMedia]

You left this comment a few times. I replied to one of them. Thanks for watching!

[@bharper828]

Can this track cardio, HIIT, and weight exercises?

[@iqsuperkid7523]

Do you know my Samsung Galaxy watch fit 2 got water damaged I can open my watch but can't swipe anyway it got water damaged maybe because I never removed my watch when I take a bath and normally take 40 mins to take a bath

[@whitetrashandhellbound6905]

Great Review. I am looking for a more Basic Fitness Tracker, you sold me on this one. Appreciate the content.

[@sunshinesmiles70]

The auto detect workout is greyed out. Any idea how to get it working?

[@Flavia1293]

Could you help me? about the notifications... you can only see the LAST ONE or ALL of them? saying about whatsapp...messages....

[@Scuroater]

Will it start and stop recording on your phone if you have the camera/video on?

[@Moudiremoo]

Do we need to turn on bluetooth to work properly?

[@pavlotretiakov2130]

Hey, can someone tell whether Samsung has fixed inaccurate heart rate tracking or not?

[@pavlotretiakov2130]

@Haqqi Abdillah well I bought it yesterday and I can say that it is pretty accurate. The sensor is not the best on the market, but still does it's job pretty good

[@_maty_724]

Iam considering about buing galaxy watch active 2. Is it still worth? I mean I really want to track time to time some activity and also want more sport looking watch so? I really don't think that galaxy watch 3 would suit my style we'll so you have any sugesstions? Or should I go witch active 2 ?

[@gbans8596]

Have they released an update for the heart BPM since this video? Also great review 👍🏻

[@Getouttahere78]

Was looking at the active 2 because of the ECG monitor but with only one day of battery life 🤔, I'd rather go for this one 👍

[@ΒαιοςΤζανταρίδης]

Question: Does anyone have a Fit 2 connected with a non-Samsung device? Does the calendar notifications work (if not the device's one, then the Google calendar app)?

[@ΒαιοςΤζανταρίδης]

@@mint4551 Thank youu

[@ΒαιοςΤζανταρίδης]

@@mint4551 Does the calendar widget works too?

[@ΒαιοςΤζανταρίδης]

@@mint4551 Many thanks!

[@Joseph09183]

I just bought it for boxing because my galaxy active is horrible with boxing gloves on. I'M ALWAYS pressing the button and accidentally stopping my workout. So no buttons is my go to. I also believe it can actually track a boxing workout unlike the active 2.

[@ВалераПяткин-ы3г]

May Galaxy fit 2 be connected with Polar H10, or just display health metrics that are being recorded by smartphone while training: heart rate, cadence, training time, pace?

[@GK-qc5ry]

Any updates that improve the accuracy?

[@dnullify100]

Very helpful videos. Looking forward to your big comparison. My girlfriend's birthday is coming up in November and I'm pretty set on gett us matching fitness tracker bands. She is a runner though, and a lack of a gps seems like a downside

[@MikeOBrienMedia]

The comparison was already released. Check it out on my channel!!

[@claudiam1465]

Hi Mike! Great content! So... what do you think is the best smart watch in terms of fitness? I do lots of hiit, swimming and running, so I really need it to be as accurate as possible.

[@MikeOBrienMedia]

Of my recent reviews, the Venu SQ is the most accurate and affordable. I'm testing the Coros Pace 2 and new Polar Vantage watches now though.

[@claudiam1465]

@@MikeOBrienMedia Thanks!

[@miz47]

Guys.. you have to consider that the watch reads your heartrate at your wrist and the wearable hr reader that he uses is placed near his heart..Sooo.. Put that into consideration when choosing budget smartwatchs

[@LUNACYCL]

My question is this, if I already have this, is it worth upgrading to the Active 2 just for the VO2 max?

[@emilyb5557]

Oh!!! It does have a replaceable strap. I thought it didn't and need to swap between extra big and standard. I wear w extra big above elbow so I can be bare below elbow at work.

[@panoskalogeropoulos3395]

hey nice video, one question, can you use spotify (either online of offline) without your phone on you?

[@marcomartino54]

gear fit 2 !

[@Abdul-ld7xf]

Hey, nice video. I have a question: how is the alarm? Thanks

[@kimfred7743]

You can set the alarm in the app, Galaxy Wearables, and it will be synced automatically to Fit 2, of course, or you could set an timer right on the Fit 2 as well.

[@Kane813]

I have a Galaxy s20 FE and deciding what watch to get was harder than I thought it would be. I’m looking to spend up to $150 maybe $180 on one that is more fitness with steps, heartbeat, sleep, things like that. Anyone have any recommendations?

[@Photo0021]

The Galaxy Watch Active2 is perfect for this range. It goes for around $180 on Amazon and is basically the Galaxy Watch3 but slimmer. Totally get that, and it works really well with Samsung phones. I have one myself.

[@Kane813]

@@Photo0021 Alright, thanks for the info!

[@pcmasterwraith7676]

idk samsung spec page shows no HR monitor, i am just wondering is it a good stand alone use fit watch, if my father cant really use the app can you get the most out of this without connecting to phone?

[@virajpatel_]

Hey mike I wanted to buy this watch, but I had one question, I was concerned about emoji whether this watch shows emoji in notification like in whatsapp or text.

[@theoathbreaker2272]

No it won't, only text contents.

[@virajpatel_]

@@theoathbreaker2272 that's bad😔

[@vondagrigsby6211]

Does it still work okay without a phone to connect to?

[@MiguelAnHell]

I just ordered it from Amazon. Thank you

[@fielavila8524]

Is there one for Canada? I've been wanted to get this but I don't see one for Canada. Please share the link where to purchase these for Canada. Thanks!

[@Arietians]

The only major issue I have with it is that it doesn't show calories burned on the watch. Yes, you can go into the app and see, but who wants to do that? I feel like that is a no-brainer on a fitness tracker; hr/steps/calories burned should be standard on display. Overall i do love it tho!

[@Arietians]

@rrobertt13 yes I'm sure and it totally sucks 😕

[@CraftedDiamond10]

Does this thing have wireless charging? I can't seem to find much about that!

[@holly6067]

could you do a comparison between this and the galaxy fit 2? I'm so confused as to what to buy

[@zeeshanahmed5745]

I have fit 2 i got it from Samsung with my SAMSUNG galaxy FE I don’t need it will give you for cheap just open box

[@pummisher1186]

I wish they would have just made a Fit 3 Pro to replace the Fit 2 Pro. I like the curved screen. Only thing I don't like about the Fit 2 Pro is that the straps come off really easily.

[@android-user]

Facts!

[@laurelstaat4598]

Great info! Thanks! I just got this yesterday.

[@StreetBobber]

Does this have connected GPS? Neither the specs on the Samsung website or the webstore helpline claim that the Galaxy fit 2 has connected GPS. If it does have connected GPS I'm gonna buy it straight away. Also, can I connect a non-samsung BT earphone to my Samsung S9+ phone at the same time when it's connected to the fit 2?

[@zeakbulut]

I want to ask a quastion to you. The exercise mode and the music controller can be available at the same time? For example, can we replace the music while running or working exercises modes?

[@blacpotato6055]

Yes no but maybe

[@lizardwarz-7272]

Does it not have the oxygen tracker?

[@patriciakruglewicz1742]

We just received two of these from Samsung prom with no real info. Not really computer savvy its my first smart watch. Your video young man was very, very helpful, thank you Very much. Patty

[@adriancox7491]

Just now getting one, have they made the update to heart rate monitor?

[@bsbalazs1585]

Have no replacement band for this... what if you broke the thin silicone band?

[@johnmbellamy]

Mike i was wondering does the galaxy fit and watch 3 have a pass off feature? For example I have a job where I work with my hands alot and k want to wear the fit to work and wear the watch when I'm not at the jon site will they sync with each other like just passing off the data from one to another when I take one off and put one on? Can you test it out

[@patroklo]

I have a question, will 2 connected bluetooth devices drain my phone battery faster than one device? E.g. I have Galaxy Buds+, and if I buy Fit2 will my phone battery drain faster if I use them both at the same time?

[@tunalad]

I have the galaxy buds+ and the galaxy watch 3 connected to my phone and there isn't much battery drain, Bluetooth doesn't use that much power, unlike wifi

[@patroklo]

@@tunalad tell that to my exynos :(

[@tunalad]

@@patroklo 😂 it's ok bro I got the galaxy a50 and the battery still lasts me long enough

[@Ibrahim-tt3fx]

I have two questions, are the heart readings accurate? And is the watch compatible with IOS because I have an iPhone 8 with IOS 12 running on it. Nice videos though!

[@android-user]

IOS 12? Works fine with iOS 14

[@Thiiilo]

Can it wake you up? With something like a vibration motor?

[@ricaboni]

If you live in Brazil, the price is worth it, the other smartwatchs are too expensive for the standards we have here