The watch band was too tight for my wrist and I even went out and bout the next size up and it was still to small. Samsung should make a l/xlg version so people with big wrists can actually use their products. Also the battery life does suck. I charged it to 100 percent and by morning I was down to 50 percent. The display, accuracy, and durability were good though but until samsung can make bigger bands I will not be buying a watch from them.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
1
Value
3
Response from Samsung USBy R&R Team, August 27, 2026
Hello Tinks, Thank you for taking the time and effort to share your thoughts with us about your experience using the Samsung Galaxy Watch9. We understand that choosing the correct watch band for your specific needs can feel daunting at times. We've streamlined this process by offering a wrist measurement guide that you can download and print out. There are step-by-step instructions within the guide to help take your measurements as accurately as possible. After that, choosing the watch band that fits your anatomy is quick and easy. For reference, our Small/Medium size bands for the Galaxy Watch9 fit 130mm to 190mm (5.11 to 7.48 inches) wrists while the Medium/Large fits 145mm to 205mm ((5.71 to 8.07 inches)) wrists. The Galaxy Watch9 is offered in two versions: 40mm with a 390 mAh battery and 44mm with 445 mAh battery. The higher capacity versions allow your Galaxy Watch9 to require less frequency in charging. This means you can keep the Watch powered throughout the day with minimal downtime. While you're using your Galaxy Watch9 without enabling AOD, you should expect to receive about 40 hours of usage time. Up to 30 hours if you're utilizing AOD! It can take some time for your new Galaxy Watch9 to finish background indexing, learning your daily habits, and settling into its normal, optimized battery life. You're able to fix battery drain, by disabling Always-On Display (AOD), turning off continuous background health checks, and restarting your watch. If you're experiencing less than optimal battery life on your new Galaxy Watch9, please take a moment to check out the resources provided below to help resolve what you have described. If you have any questions for us or if you would like further assistance, please let us know by reaching out to Samsung Support. Thank you for being a steadfast Samsung customer. - Debra
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Has good features, but battery doesn't last as lon
on August 26, 2026
Posted by: Gregory
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I love how they have slim down the watch and added features within Samsung health apps are great. The battery doesn't last as long as the 7 watch series.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I purchased the new Galaxy 9 watch as part of my journey to get better fit. I like the interaction between the watch and my Nordicktrack Recumbent Bike 10 with IFit. The ability to better track my stats as my journey moves forward. This will be my 3rd Galaxy watch. Love the watchband install buttons, make it much easier to install "fun" bands. I would recommend the watch to anyone looking to upgrade their Samsung wearables.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I chose to upgrade to the Galaxy Watch9, after having the Pixel series for years. I am so impressed with the available features, and was shocked by the haptic feedback gesture control availability. Fantastic device!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Pretty much the same as Watch 8. I have a smaller wrist, so I chose the 40mm. This is my 3rd iteration of Samsung watches. They works so well with my S Ultra phones
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Recently, I chose to upgrade from the watch 8 to the watch 9. Samsung continues to provide meaningful and useful upgrades to the Galaxy Watch series. The upgrade was seamless with the new watch running as well or better than it's predecessor. The watch is a go to all day long, monitoring my health indicators, alerting for incoming emails, texts, and messages, and providing other handy info... even radar data through an added app.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I chose the galaxy 9 watch based on its sleek classy yet business casual design. The personalization options on this watch are abundant and customizable. It's seemless, timeless, and tho it has a price tag, it's health options make it priceless for my lifestyle.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I really love this watch due to that it's main purpose is to keep progressing with new upcoming software updates for future reference and I really like the smooth, modern, yet very elegant body piece of this galaxy 9 model. Also, my favorite improved feature of this galaxy 9 watch is the battery performance which this has a much reduced charging time, including the super fast charge capability, I'm highly satisfied that it doesn't take too much time to charge up to 100% and that's a plus for me.