Snagging a deal on Samsung’s latest and greatest smartwatch, the Galaxy Watch 4, is a difficult task as of late thanks to post-holiday stock issues. Luckily for you, we’ve just spotted the Series 4 smartwatch with Cellular in stock and on sale at Amazon. That’s just more than the record-low price and the best deal you can find right now. Let’s start with the base model.
Watch 4 is thinner and lighter than the Classic. It is made of a lighter material, aluminum, and is meant to be the sportier option. It also omits the physical rotating bezel so often associated with the Galaxy Watch line, but it does have a touchable bezel that offers you to rotate your finger around the edge of the device to swipe through software menus. It’s convenient, but not nearly as user-friendly as the Classic’s bezel.
[content-egg-block template=offers_logo hide=price]Both versions of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 feature a redesigned frame that permits a seamless transition from the smartwatch chassis to the straps. The unified set of crown buttons also has an elongated shape, instead of one protruding round crown with a recessed side button. The fitness features here are not vastly different from what we have seen before, but a new body composition tool gives you a rough idea of your body fat percentage.
We found that GPS, heart rate monitoring and other fitness features are well thought out on the Galaxy Watch 4.Battery life is not a big issue for the Galaxy Watch 4, but it is not the longest lasting smartwatch we have ever seen. It lasts about two days with normal to heavy use, and about three days if you don’t exercise or use features such as GPS. The Galaxy Watch 4 uses a combination of heart rate or heart rate variability data to track your stress levels.
It’s a nice gesture, although I haven’t found it too useful in the Samsung Health app or on the watch itself. When Iit will noticed a spike in your stress level Samsung Health, all can see how long you’ve experienced that higher stress level and a rating of it between “medium” and “high.” (Not the most scientific graph you’ve ever read.) The app offers no other details, such as what my heart rate readings were at the time, whether you were active, etc. Samsung says your stress readings “do not necessarily reflect how you feel.”