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

Galaxy Watch paired with Galaxy S10, LTE version of watch. After some initial firmware upgrades done over the phone with Verizon tech support, the watch paired beautifully. I'm getting 3 day batter life with pretty heavy use over bluetooth.

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

Stellar battery life and strong fitness-tracking capabilities make this the perfect smartwatch for Android users.

Stellar battery life; Easy to check and interact with notifications; Rotating bezel navigation; Accurate fitness-tracking measurements; Attractive design; sharp display

Still a little large; Samsung Health app is cluttered; lacks coaching; No MST for Samsung Pay

The Galaxy Watch is Samsung's latest flagship smartwatch, announced alongside the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 . While it does away with the longstanding ‘Gear' moniker, now bringing it more in line with the company's smartphone branding, the Galaxy Watch doesn't really offer a huge departure from previous...

Smart design; Rotating bezel is a great interaction method; Great array of fitness sensors; Bright and sharp display; Offline Spotify support

Lack of apps; Bixby is a poor assistant; Limited Samsung Pay support

Excellent watch, longest battery life by far. I went with this larger model because I wanted the extra battery life and it's worth it. Only downsides are the lack of MST for Samsung Pay and Bixby voice (mis)recognition.

The Samsung Galaxy Watch is a smartwatch that will inevitably get compared to the Apple Watch Series 4 , the Fitbit Versa and an army of Wear OS watches . Yes, there are other smartwatches out there, but these are the brands and watches that, along with Samsung, are making the biggest noise in this...

Solid fitness and sports tracking features; Slick Tizen OS; 2 day+ battery life

Bixby is lousy; App quality still lacking; Big battery claims seem optimistic

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;

With four days of battery life, an attractive design, great fitness features - and did we mention the battery life - the Samsung Galaxy Watch is a step forward for smartwatches.

Stylish design; Long battery life; Good fitness features; Built-in music storage

Few apps for Tizen; Bixby far less capable than Google Assistant

While the Galaxy Watch isn't perfect, it's one of the best alternatives to the Apple Watch, especially if you aren't an iPhone user. It earns points on style, and the rotating bezel and Tizen are more intuitive to use than Wear OS. That said, Samsung still has a way to go with its fitness tracking.

Lasts up to five days on a single charge; Crisp AMOLED screen; Rotating bezel; Accurate heart rate monitor; Resistant to dust and water

Expensive; 46mm version is chunky; Fitness tracking accuracy not up to par in testing