The Galaxy Watch Active is the best Samsung smartwatch for most people. Despite not having the great rotating bezel of other models, it packs in GPS, full waterproofing and great performance for the best comparable price. It’s light, subtle and the battery lasts three days under most conditions. Connection to phones is solid and the display is lovely, if a little small. I found myself wearing it all the time, which is the best compliment you can pay a smartwatch. Recommended.

In some ways, the new Samsung’s Galaxy Watch Active is the company’s most radical smartwatch in quite a while. In others, it feels like one of their safest bets yet. Yet, in the moments when it all comes together, the Galaxy Watch Active feels like the smartwatch I’ve been wanting Samsung to make for years now.

The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active does more with less but, at the end of the day, you’re still left with less.

Great aesthetics; Cheaper price-point;

Battery life; No rotating bezel;

If you’re looking for a round smartwatch that does fitness and core smartwatch features well in equal measures, the second-gen Active is one smartwatch worth checking out.

Familiar sporty look with two size options; Comfortable to wear day and night; Touch bezel works well; Easy-to-use software; Decent fitness-tracking features;

Software a bit clunky for sports tracking; ECG and Fall Detection not available yet; Battery life only slightly improved; Underwhelming app support remains; LTE model bumps up the price;

This watch is gorgeous, it gets lots of complements and fits my tiny wrist. The connectivity is easy and setring up and learning how to use it was easy too. I like it's detect workout function and the movement notifications. I like the auto responses you can do to text messages or messenger. I'm pretty rough with my appliances and the screen is yet to crack or scratch at all. The battery lasts about a day and a half which isn't bad. I don't usually wear a watch, but since getting this one I don't think I could not have one moving forward. Very handy and getting notifications on the watch let's me pick and choose when to grab my phone. Saves a lot of time. 100% recommend.

Lots of good features and looks great.

I love everything about my Samsung Galaxy Active watch

I bought this for my daughters 13th birthday and she absolutely loves it. It does everything my daughter wanted. I now want one for myself

Think of this as a smaller, sportier version of the Galaxy Watch. Thanks to a fabulous display, good battery life for its size, easy-to-use interface, and premium finish, it's up there with some of the best-looking smartwatches on the market. But with the Active 2 now also available, the original model feels a step behind - unless you can find a bargain price.

Lovely design; Great build quality; Good price; Easy to use interface; Good fitness tracking options;

Bixby isn't strong; No rotating bezel; No LTE model; Tizen OS still lacks apps; Active 2 has more features;