Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2 4G Review

19 January 2020
We test Samsung's latest Tizen-based smartwatch.

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  • Muzi
  • 7kk
  • 24 Jan 2021

Samsung pay not available in india

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    • Kushagar
    • uuj
    • 12 Nov 2020

    Please help me setup my esim on my samsung galaxy active 2. I am using a one plus 6 and it isn't configuring esim. HELP

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      • paralelepiped
      • gxI
      • 14 Sep 2020

      There should be a mistake in the specified screen to body ratio. It can't be only 32%?

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        • Tirakats
        • X}M
        • 18 Aug 2020

        John, 28 Jul 2020Just bought a Samsung Active 2 watch LTE. Music can only be... moreinstall the "galaxy wearable" app then from the app, to add music to the watch, select "add content to your watch" from home menu

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          • Ben
          • nGK
          • 13 Aug 2020

          John, 28 Jul 2020Just bought a Samsung Active 2 watch LTE. Music can only be... morenot sure you actually have a galaxy active 2. It's easy to add your music to the watch by choosing add content then add tracks within the wear app on your phone. It then gives you a list of all your downloaded tracks to select and sync.

          This is one of the first tips that pops up in a big orange box when you first connect the watch to the phone

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            • Santosh
            • pck
            • 11 Aug 2020

            Dear Team,

            I have Xiaomi K20 Pro and I was planned to buy the Galaxy Active2 4g and wanted to know the Compatibility of LTE(Galaxy Active2 4g) on Non Samsung Phones.

            As the cost is 38K for the Galaxy Active2 4g and really wanted to know before I invest such huge amount on the product.

            Your valuable and quickest response would be highly appreciated.

            Regards,

            Santosh

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              • John
              • 4MM
              • 28 Jul 2020

              Just bought a Samsung Active 2 watch LTE. Music can only be loaded and heard using Spotify or Spotify Premium. Big, big rip off on customers. You can download your music to your Samsung Nite 10+ phone but NOT your watch. Money hungry Samsung has made an agreement with Spotify to money drain their customers. So dam sad.

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                • JoeJack Talcum
                • qJV
                • 13 May 2020

                Which bluetooth codecs does it support, e.g. SBC, AAC, AptX, AptX HD, LDAC...?

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                  • Peacekeeper
                  • 3H9
                  • 13 Mar 2020

                  Thank you so a very sweet review. All I could read was..Apple is the best while other brand are not upto the mark. No sure if its a review or just bashing other brands.

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                    • AnonD-762416
                    • M9W
                    • 25 Feb 2020

                    Anonymous, 20 Jan 2020how can gsmarena team tolerate this kind of review? this i... moreThe humour starts in a month or so, when Apple launches their next generation Watch. It is going to be a round watch like Samsung's.
                    I wonder if Prasad is going to stick to the whole negativity about clean round designs then? I seriously doubt it.

                    This is another RDF "review" of superior competing brands.

                      I cannot agree with you more. Thank you for your comments. It is interesting that a number of YouTube smartwatch testers rate this as one of the best smartwatches available and in direct comparison, better than this reviewer's so obvious favourite. I think we should all be happy to have a choice and be thankful for the stiff competition between smart watches and phones which in the end makes the client the winner, but we need people who are seen as being knowledgeable, to firstly know the product they review and secondly be totally unbiased. I believe the reviewer of this article are neither of the qualifying points as mentioned.

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                        • Oneofyou
                        • gIc
                        • 21 Jan 2020

                        Can I pair galaxy watch active2 4G with my tablet galaxy tab S4. I already use my tablet as phone and it would be great they work together

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                          • Anonymous
                          • P@c
                          • 20 Jan 2020

                          how can gsmarena team tolerate this kind of review?
                          this is pure comparison to apple watch, the author
                          didnt even mentioned how good this smartwatch is.
                          please assigned someone who knows how to
                          make a fair and good review, that guy is really
                          pissing me off.

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                            • Grny
                            • 8Yb
                            • 20 Jan 2020

                            Where is the step-tracker?
                            I had a offbrand fit bit to track my steps and sleep.
                            I like my Samsung Galaxy watch Active2, better for sleep tracking, but haven’t found the step teacker

                              This review ranks as one of the most ill-informed, unprofessional, poorly written and inept pieces on tech, I've ever had the misfortune to read on GSM Arena.

                              Hopefully, we won't see a review of comparable incompetence during the rest of 2020. The author needs to go back to the drawing board (or be fired)….

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                                • Anonymous
                                • v@H
                                • 20 Jan 2020

                                I bought 44mm LTE version 20 days back. now the charger is not working!!!! paid 36k in india what kind of watch. I still feel APPLE is the KING

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                                  • AnonD-762416
                                  • d$y
                                  • 20 Jan 2020

                                  solidheart, 20 Jan 2020The bias towards apple watch is clearly showing. Even thoug... moreThe writer actually insinuated that the bigger choice of watch faces is a negative thing. "Who needs all the choices? They cost monies!?". :)
                                  This is a classic Samsung accessory hit job by GSMarena. Bend the facts to suit the predetermined summary.

                                    solidheart, 20 Jan 2020The bias towards apple watch is clearly showing. Even thoug... morewell said. thank you.
                                    And just my personal note. I have many watch, elegant and smart but I found that people like to compliment elegant watch and very rarely acknowledge that you even have smart watch.

                                      The bias towards apple watch is clearly showing. Even though apple watch is a great product but there are few things where active2 is better. This guy highlights the points where apple watch is clearly better for e.g. App ecosystem and compares it with apple watch but the other points where GWA2 is clearly better, he doesn't highlight them or doesn't compare them to apple watch for e.g. native sleep tracking, better battery backup, customization options in terms of bands and watch faces, ability to play songs by watch directly etc.
                                      About the looks, the stainless steel silver variant looks very elegant and most of the reviewers have praised it for the looks alone and have admitted that they have gotten more compliments for GWA2 as compared to apple watch.
                                      He didn't even mention the digital rotating bezel feature which was a key selling point. And there is a setting that lets the watch keep displaying the workout screen. The reviewer keeps whining of installing 3 apps to set up watch but at least the watch supports other android phones and even iOS unless apple watch that only works with an iPhone.
                                      Overall the reviewers should steer clear from their personal bias and should deliver an unbiased review otherwise it just looks unprofessional.

                                        I was using galaxy watch active over an year. Its nice and easy to use compared to my other wear os watch. This review kind of seems to be written by some one who is either a apple fanboy or someone who used apple watch a lot and didn't care to write a review before using the watch for couple of days. If you are new to Tizen OS, since it is a new UI, it will take some time for you to get adjusted, similar is the case with someone who is trying out Apple watch for the first time.