Samsung Galaxy Watch (42mm)

The Samsung Galaxy Watch (42mm) is a smartwatch with a 1.2-inch touchscreen color sAMOLED display, compatible with iOS and Android and includes step counting, sleep tracking, and calories burned.

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How did it perform in our expert lab testing?

Overall Score

The Overall Score for this model is derived from our expert lab test results.

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What goes into the Overall Score?

Ease of use

/ 5

Versatility

/ 5

Health

/ 5

Step-count performance

/ 5

Heart-rate performance

/ 5

Scratch test

/ 5

Water resistance test

/ 5

Ease of interaction

/ 5

Readability in bright light

/ 5

Readability in low light

/ 5

Ease of pairing

/ 5

Heart-rate monitor accuracy

/ 5

Step count accuracy

/ 5

Color

/ 5

Detailed Test Results

Overall this model was very easy to use, somewhat accurate for counting steps, and excellent at measuring heart-rate accuracy. With recent version smartphones, our experts found it very easy to pair, somewhat easy to interact with, and very easy to connect to charger. The watch face was very good in our scratch resistance hardness test. In our water immersion test it passed the manufacturer's claim of 164 feet for 10 minutes.

About

The Samsung Galaxy Watch (42mm) is a smartwatch compatible with iOS and Android and includes real-time heart rate monitor, steps, sleep, and calories. It has a touchscreen display with 360 x 360 screen resolution and always-on display capability. It has an on-screen battery indicator and a wireless magnetic charging dock. It has phone notifications and vibration/sound alerts. It includes inactivity alerts that remind you to move if you are sitting for a long time. It has a find my phone and find my watch feature, can control playback of music stored on your smartphone and can control playback of music stored on your watch. It can accept phone calls on the watch, and dismiss phone calls from the watch. Has WiFi, GPS and NFC. The manufacturer offers changeable straps and weather at-wrist. Control IoT devices with Samsung SmartThings, control PowerPoint presentations and read email. It has multi-sport tracking features: running, walking, cycling, swimming, treadmill, exercise bike, weight machine, circuit training. Its dimensions are 2 x 1.7 x 0.5 inches (LxWxD) and it weighs 2.2 ounces.

Features & Specs

Features

Cellular

Standalone GPS

Standalone music

Yes

NFC

Yes

WiFi

Yes

SpO2 sensor

ECG

VO2 Max

Blood pressure (claimed)

Menstrual cycle tracking

Menstrual cycle tracking with temperature

Guided breathing

Stress tracking

SWOLF

Heart rate variations (HRV)

Sleep tracking

Alerts

Navigation

Breadcrumb navigation

Ambient sound level notification

Crash detection (claim)

SOS emergency calling (claim)

Fall detection (claim)

Siren

Low battery indicator

Always-on display capability

Touch screen

Yes

Display type

color sAMOLED

Heart-rate monitor

Active

Battery life (claimed)

3 days

Phone compatibility

iOS and Android

Depth and duration (ft., min.)

164 feet for 10 minutes

Menstrual Cycle Tracking with Temperature

Specs

Crystal type

Gorilla Glass DX+

Case material

Stainless Steel

Diameter (in.)

1.7

Display size (in.)

1.2

Weight (oz.)

2.2

Thickness (in.)

0.5

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Samsung Galaxy Watch (42mm)

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