Very Good.... but not perfect

04/09/2023 10:16

It comes with a USB-C charger, which is the norm these days. So if you don't have a wall brick that has USB-C output, you need to buy one.
The watch itself has a very nice finish and the watch strap is of very good quality. It was very easy to pair with my Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. The integration is very good and I like the flexibility of being able to control individual app notifications on the watch through the phone.
Battery life is about 1 day which is a bit disappointing.
The most impressive feature is being able to take photos with the watch.
Google assistant is easy to set up, which is the most important feature of the watch for me as I rely on this to set reminders and tasks, and the speech input recognition is faultless so far. However, the major downside is that you can only sync Samsung calendar to the watch, and there is no way to sync Google Calendar which is what I use.
The watch comes with Samsung Pay as the default, however, you can download Google Wallet from the Play store and pay seamlessly using the contactless feature.
The bezel is very good for navigating and scrolling through screens, however, it is flawed. Turning the bezel clockwise moves you to the screen to the right of the homescreen, when clearly it should move you to the left screen. I would compare it to inverting the Y-axis when playing on a game console. Not a deal breaker but you have to go against your natural instincts to get to the correct screen. Maybe a software update can fix this.
Overall, this is by far the best smartwatch I have owned. It is not perfect, but very good nonetheless.