Customer reviews from Samsung US
Samsung - Galaxy Watch Smartwatch 42mm Stainless Steel LTE - Midnight Black (Verizon)
Average customer rating
4
(172 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 172 reviews
5 Stars
98
4 Stars
26
3 Stars
18
2 Stars
13
1 Star
17
74%of customers recommend this product.
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92 out of
125)
Customer Reviews for Samsung - Galaxy Watch Smartwatch 42mm Stainless Steel LTE - Midnight Black (Verizon)
Customer Rating
5
Top Tech Watch
on June 18, 2019
Posted by: pyoung3075
from Mesa
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The Galaxy Watch LTE 42mm exceeded my expectations in all aspects. The set up was unbelievably easy and quick. The watch is very intuitive, guiding the user through the set up in minutes throughout navigation in apps. Unfortunately the watch was a little large for my wrist so I gave it to my son and he is Loving this watch!!! He is a gamer and really into tech so his seal of approval reinforces the rating of 5 stars on this Galaxy watch!
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Customer Rating
5
A watch smarter than me!
on June 18, 2019
Posted by: tuniloon
from Hamilton
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I love my new Galaxy Watch LTE 42mm. Besides the fact that I can view email, txt and call notifications on my watch, not being as obvious checking my phone during a meeting, I love all the Samsung Health apps. It reminds me to get moving throughout the day recommending simple things like a torso twist at my desk or a quick walk down the hall just to keep moving. The watch faces that are available are really useful - so many different options to show my steps, my water or coffee intake and even my daily schedule. The LTE ability of the watch is great - it means I don't need to take my phone with me on runs or to the gym and I don't miss anything important. There are even games on the watch - I hadn't held out much hope for games on such a tiny screen but the few I've tried have been pretty good. The quality of the watch is nice. It's not heavy on my wrist and while it's a little bigger than I would like, it's not obnoxious and looks "normal" on my wrist. I love the band - it's soft and comfortable and can get wet without getting smelly and gross like my last leather band. The Samsung Pay option makes life so much easier - my credit card was easy to add and works at a lot of places. The battery life lasts a full 3 days which means I can wear the watch at night and track my sleep. I don't even have to do anything, it just does it automatically and lets me know the results. There are multiple apps available to give me more details which are great. Overall, I love this watch. It makes my life much easier.
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Customer Rating
5
Stylish durable smartwatch
on June 18, 2019
Posted by: Hendrika218
from Hilliard
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This Samsung Galaxy Watch LTE 42mm is an excellent smartwatch! It is an all around beautiful watch to look at and to wear. It comes with a long-lasting battery and has all the smartwatch features. I love the fitness tracking features so you can keep up with your basic health data like heart rate, daily steps and calories burned. It comes with guided meditation and breathing exercises when the watch notices that you get stressed. This smartwatch is not only great for fitness and sleep tracking but can be used for daily wear. The elegant design makes it sometimes difficult to tell if you are wearing a smartwatch at all. You can even customize the wristband if you want to.
The watch is easy to set up with the app on your phone. When you pair it with your phone you can use your watch without having your phone with you. It operates on its own and you can receive calls and text messages and download music. All the things that you normally do with your phone. It gives you the freedom to have only the watch with you when you are exercising or going on a run.
It is easy to customize the applications and you can also customize the face of the watch.
The battery of the watch lasts for up to five days when fully charged.
You can also make a payment with this watch with the Samsung Pay NFC compatibility and you can even control your connected home devices with the watch.
The watch comes with the wall charger, USB cable, quick start guide, charging dock and an extra strap.
Overall, this watch is stylish, convenient, the rotating bezel is easy to use and it is a great size and feels comfortable on your wrist. It is a great way to stay mindful of your health and track your fitness and sleep combined with all the features your smartphone has in one stylish watch! I highly recommend this durable everyday smartwatch!
The watch is easy to set up with the app on your phone. When you pair it with your phone you can use your watch without having your phone with you. It operates on its own and you can receive calls and text messages and download music. All the things that you normally do with your phone. It gives you the freedom to have only the watch with you when you are exercising or going on a run.
It is easy to customize the applications and you can also customize the face of the watch.
The battery of the watch lasts for up to five days when fully charged.
You can also make a payment with this watch with the Samsung Pay NFC compatibility and you can even control your connected home devices with the watch.
The watch comes with the wall charger, USB cable, quick start guide, charging dock and an extra strap.
Overall, this watch is stylish, convenient, the rotating bezel is easy to use and it is a great size and feels comfortable on your wrist. It is a great way to stay mindful of your health and track your fitness and sleep combined with all the features your smartphone has in one stylish watch! I highly recommend this durable everyday smartwatch!
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Customer Rating
5
Great Watch
on June 19, 2019
Posted by: Dzanaty
from Birmingham
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Was very easy to set up with my samsung phone and easy to use. Immediately after setting it up I was able to figure out all the features. Love that I can have my phone in my purse and can see who is calling and who is texting me. The other features on the watch that i love is that is tells me how many steps I take and when I make my goals. I can see the weather where every I am even when traveling and I don't have to reset it every time. Battery last for two days so I don't have to charge it so often. I haven't set it up yet but I can leave my phone at home and use the special feature on the watch to be able to get calls and all my email and text just on the phone.
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Customer Rating
5
Great watch! Perfect for working out
on June 19, 2019
Posted by: TiffanyAlexis00
from Prescott
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The design is nice and sleek, I was afraid at first that it was going to be too bulky, but at times I don't even remember it's there. There are many awesome features on this watch that I wasn't expecting. Such as the parking spot saver and the ability to stream Spotify from it. I mainly use this watch to track my heart rate, it's very accurate. Often times I'm rushing out of my house, only to accidentally leave my cellphone at home, which is frightening because of possible emergencies. This is certainly a great back up for scenarios like that. I've also used this watch for working out and hiking, it sure beats lugging around a giant phone. I would certainly recommend this watch to anyone.
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Customer Rating
4
Great features but too small for me
on June 19, 2019
Posted by: Harmz2481
from Stockton
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is a awesome watch. I loved how it would connect to my note 9 and i was able to look at text, calls right on my wrist. Only downside is for me being a big guy and watch being small i dont think i would wear it often. It is nice but looks like im wearing a womens watch. It is an amazing watch and loved how a single charge would get me 3-4 days of usage! I loved utilizing the answering calls and texting. Made my life so much easier! It helped me conserve my phones battery life as well. I wasnt pulling my phone out to check since i could do that on my wrist. I wouldve loved to keep this but i think i might be getting a bigger on so it looks presentable on my wrist. This is a perfect size for females or if your wrist is small. If they had a camera on this, i wouldnt even need my phone haha. The lte feature is VERY useful. I could receive calls and text even if my phone wasnt near. This is perfect for being at the gym and being able to utilize your watch to its max. Its a beautiful looking unit and very very eye catching. I had many people ask me what kind of watch is that. It looks much more expensive than one would think. Only reason i gave it 4 stars is due to the size and im reviewing this exact watch. Beautiful watch but small in my opinion.
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Customer Rating
5
Worth the Upgrade!!!
on June 19, 2019
Posted by: Shelley12463
from Albion
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I'm in love with the Galaxy watch. I bought the Galaxy Watch 42mm Bluetooth + LTE about 2 weeks ago and it replaced my Samsung Gear S2 watch. What an upgrade! The Galaxy watch is so much better. The improvements they've made since the S2 makes the Galaxy watch a must have for any Samsung phone or Android user. The first thing I like about the Galaxy watch over the S2 is the improvement to the the watch band. The S2 had this slide clasp thing that attached the band to the watch and it was horrible! The band would randomly fall off. The new Galaxy watch has a standard roll pin design, but with a quick release, which makes changing the bands a breeze, and they don't fall off! The battery life is really good too. I've been getting about 2 days on a single charge, and that's with very heavy usage. My S2 watch didn't even last a day. So great improvement on the battery life. The user interface tizen is pretty good and simple to navigate. I would like to see Android Wear running on it, but with the new One UI update for the Galaxy watch it makes the experience even better. It shows Samsung is listening to their users and that they are going forward with their "one UI" platform across all their devices. One of the best things about the Samsung Galaxy Watch is the crazy amount of watch faces you can get in the Galaxy app store. There are so many different watch faces that you can find the look and feel you want for any occasion, outfit, or mood. I'm a "Samsung fanboy" so I own the Samsung Note 9 phone, Galaxy watch, and Galaxy buds. The thing I love the most is how seemless they all work and communicate with each other. If I'm in a hurry, rush out the door without my phone, it's nice that don't miss a call, or text. With the LTE feature I don't miss an important call or text. Speaking of texting, that's the only small complaint I have about the Galaxy watch, texting on the watch can be a little tedious, and challenging at times. But it does have the speech to text feature which works pretty well for the most part. I wish it had Google assistant instead of bixby but bixby is slowly getting better, but I think it still needs a lot of work. Calls on the Galaxy watch are surprisingly very good. The speaker is plenty loud enough to hear in an out door environment and the microphone seem to work well too as the people I've talked to had no problems understanding and hearing me. One of the biggest features I like about the watch is water lock mode or the water Eject option. If you wash your hands, go swimming, or take a shower with your watch on and water gets inside the speaker port and sounds muffled, you use the water Eject option and it plays a series of tones, beeps, and other sounds to vibrate the water out. It actually works very very well! An awesome feature! The Galaxy watch comes with 2 size bands, small and a large. For me the small fits the best. It's comfortable and easy to put on and take off. Their are some really good 3rd party watch bands too if you want a different look other than the stock ones. But I think the stock ones are very well made and comfortable. The watch itself is sturdy and seems to take a beating pretty good. I work in a rough environment and I bump my watch all the time on steel and so far it's not even scratched. Compared to my old S2, the Galaxy watch doesn't seem to scratch as easy as the S2 did. The rotating bezel is what makes the Galaxy watch the most amazing and easiest smart watch to navigate. Samsung took an existing part of a watch and gave it a smart and very useful function. Using the rotating bezal to navigate through menus, scroll through texts, ect just feels natural, and the way a smart watch should function.
The Samsung Galaxy Watch also has a very good fitness/health tracker. I really didn't think it would be a feature I'd ever use or enjoy but I have to say I like seeing how many steps I've taken and try to out do my step count the next day. I'm averaging about 18,000 steps a day. I also enjoy that if I've been sitting watching TV too long it will alert me and remind me that I've been "too lazy for too long". It reminds me to get up, stretch, and move around which has helped my joints in my legs not be so stiff. Another nice feature is the sleep tracking. It keeps track of how much sleep you've gotten each night. It even knows when your in a deep (rem) sleep by checking your heart rate or something like that. I don't know how it all works, which is the beauty. You don't have to know, it just does it! So if you're looking for a smart watch loaded with useful features, the Samsung Galaxy watch is a must. If I had to pick my number 1 favorite thing about owning the Galaxy watch, it's that I don't have to pull my phone out of my pocket at work to read, or reply to a text message. The Samsung Galaxy Watch is a stunning looking, work horse, loaded with helpful and useful features. It's a great addition to add to your Samsung eco system. I'm enjoying this watch and if I lost it today I'd have to run out and buy another one the same day. I don't think I could live without my Samsung Galaxy Watch. To put it simple, it's become an important part of me. It's like I was born with it in my wrist and it looks amazing too!
The Samsung Galaxy Watch also has a very good fitness/health tracker. I really didn't think it would be a feature I'd ever use or enjoy but I have to say I like seeing how many steps I've taken and try to out do my step count the next day. I'm averaging about 18,000 steps a day. I also enjoy that if I've been sitting watching TV too long it will alert me and remind me that I've been "too lazy for too long". It reminds me to get up, stretch, and move around which has helped my joints in my legs not be so stiff. Another nice feature is the sleep tracking. It keeps track of how much sleep you've gotten each night. It even knows when your in a deep (rem) sleep by checking your heart rate or something like that. I don't know how it all works, which is the beauty. You don't have to know, it just does it! So if you're looking for a smart watch loaded with useful features, the Samsung Galaxy watch is a must. If I had to pick my number 1 favorite thing about owning the Galaxy watch, it's that I don't have to pull my phone out of my pocket at work to read, or reply to a text message. The Samsung Galaxy Watch is a stunning looking, work horse, loaded with helpful and useful features. It's a great addition to add to your Samsung eco system. I'm enjoying this watch and if I lost it today I'd have to run out and buy another one the same day. I don't think I could live without my Samsung Galaxy Watch. To put it simple, it's become an important part of me. It's like I was born with it in my wrist and it looks amazing too!
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Customer Rating
5
Time and Fitness Management
on June 19, 2019
Posted by: Shay131
from Corona
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I took my new Galaxy Watch to my phone provider for easy installation. I have a Galaxy phone and it's fully compatible with Android and offers everything my phone offers. I like that it has a fitness app and constantly reminds me to get moving. It applauds me when I made my daily step goal and lets me know when I'm close but need to start stepping. I like that I don't need my phone on me in order to receive calls so I don't need to bring my work and personal cell phone into customers homes. I like that I can read my text messages, see photos and there are easy responses pre-programmed in the watch so I can answer quickly. The interface is easy to navigate with all my favorite apps on my watch. The rotating ring on the watch makes it easy to find the apps I'm looking for. I like the size and solid black color. You can change the clock face with the Samsung app on your phone. I like the silicone band, it's comfortable and looks nice. The battery life has lasted me 3 days between charges which is a huge plus. I am very impressed with this watch and find myself looking at my watch much more than my phone which has helped me connect more with my family. I like that it has the capability to pay for items with Samsung pay. You can use Bixby to schedule appointments which is a huge bonus when I'm out running errands.
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