Samsung has been in the smartwatch game a long time. Things started in a very different place to where they are today, but based on the latest addition - the Galaxy Watch - the journey of ups and downs has been worth it.

Attractive design; Solid stainless steel case; Rotating bezel is brilliant; Tizen OS's user interface is user friendly; Great battery life

Tizen OS lacking in apps; Software looks/feels the same as it has for some time; Notifications load slowly; 42mm limited battery

Overall, the Samsung Galaxy Watch improves on the Gear S3 in every conceivable way. Battery life, in particular, is stellar and the watch also fills adds the only significant hole in the Gear S3's feature set – swim tracking.

Superb battery life; Great display; Good price

Bulky; Few new features

The first thing you'll have to decide, If you're interested in the Samsung Galaxy Watch, is what size to get. I've got a small wrist, so I initially thought I'd be a candidate for the smaller 42mm model, which comes in midnight black or rose gold and starts at $330 (£279) for the noncellular...

Samsung's Galaxy Watch has an arguably superior design to Apple's Watch Series 4; Battery life is good, it's fully waterproof and you can get hundreds of watch faces for it; Samsung has improved its software and enhanced its fitness tracking.

The Bixby voice-assistant could be better; Samsung has quashed some bugs but not all; To achieve Samsung's battery life numbers, you have to institute battery-saving measures

The Galaxy Watch is Samsung's most fleshed-out smartwatch yet, and the company's fans won't find a better wearable. With that said, the new things Samsung added to its smartwatch formula -- Bixby and stress tracking especially -- fell short of their potential.

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Very happy with this watch. This is my sixth smartwatch and by far the best. Looks great and has huge battery life

The Samsung Galaxy Watch may have gone through a rebranding, but on the inside, it is every bit infused with the Gear DNA, making the Galaxy Watch an even better companion to your Android smartphone

Very impressive battery life; Fluid operations; Accurate tracking of fitness activities

Slightly heavy; Very few third-party apps compatible

If the revamped branding doesn’t give away the game, Samsung’s Galaxy Watch is meant to telegraph the start of something new when it comes to South Korean company’s efforts in the wearable space.

The Galaxy Watch is the best smartwatch Samsung has ever made but it's unlikely to convert sceptics.

Great battery life; Solid interface;

Bixby underwhelming; Lacks third-party software support;

I havent used the product intensively so far, but I got three days of battery charge trying to download music, apps, watch faces and customizing them, making some calls, connecting and disconnecting from the phone, and it was at 20% when I put it to charge again. The watch is awesome!

Smartwatches have been around for a long time now. Very few have managed to make as much of an impact as the Apple Watch, but that hasn't stopped manufacturers from trying, has it We have seen multiple smartphone manufacturers trying their hands at making the perfect smartwatch.

Excellent battery life; Crisp display; Built-in sleep tracking; Useful rotating bezel

Excellent battery life; Crisp display; Built-in sleep tracking; Useful rotating bezel; Weak app ecosystem; Bixby could be better