We purchased the Galaxy active watch in December 2020. just a month after, it had serious problems, overheating, battery going flat within a few hours.
The watch was sent back to Samsung for repairs via Vodaphone. It came back and they had replaced the battery and performed other fixes.
Again the watch had the same problems.
We sent the watch back for the second time and the technicians said the problem was that the charger was faulty?? So when the watch arrived back we purchased a brand new charger as directed by the technician.
The watch still has the same problems.
This watch cost me over $700 and it has had major problems since day one.
I think Samsung should just replace it.

I bought the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 with high hopes that Samsung had made sufficient progress to be comparable to the Apple Watch 3 which I had owned for the previous three years. It hasn’t.

My problem with this watch is that it is glitchy and fragile.

By glitchy I mean the software doesn’t “just work” and often doesn't work properly at all. I rely on the watch for notifications and phone calls. About once a week I notice an absence of notifications and find the watch has disconnected itself from the phone (Pixel 3).

Further, notifications are intermittently late, sometimes by hours.

The alarm on my phone does not ring on my watch so if I want a watch alarm I need to set a separate alarm on the watch.
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Had this watch since May and overall I love it, UI, Performance, Features are the best of any smartwatch even that of the apple watch 5. Very easy to use.

I bought it mainly for the convenience of receiving notifications and it serves that function reasonably well.
It is comfortable to wear, which is a big plus and you can buy aftermarket watch bands and cases which somewhat allows you to wear it with different outfits. Fitness functions are however gimmicky and virtually useless in my opinion.

I get two days use before I have to recharge. This is on medium brightness and AOD turned on.

This watch is pretty great for someone who wants a compact, miniaturized phone that offers easy access for a lot of basic and essential applications!

One of the best fitness based watches and overall a great watch to have in general! Accurate recording of steps, heart-rate, sleeping patterns, etc.

Even the battery life is quite exceptional with 1d 3h as the average battery amount on a full charge with full functionality and about 3-4 days with power-saving mode on!

Overall one of the best watches I've owned in regards to functionality, style, fashion and performance.

I have recently changed job so had to returned my iphone to my old company. My new company gave me a Samsung phone which wouldn't work with my Apple Watch 2. After some research, I have decided to purchase the Samsung Galaxy Active 2 watch, I like the design and the look of the watch. Functions wise it's on par with Apple's Watch. The watch is comfortable to wear and have a lot of fitness capabilities which I like.

I wanted a new watch that was high tech and had lots of workout functionalities. I originally looked at the apple watch but didn't like the shape of the face.

The screen is beautiful OLED, but this in turn makes the battery last only a day on cellular or 2 days on Bluetooth. The functionality itself is really nice on watch and the screen is resilient and only have a couple of minor scratches when I wear it everyday and I'm a clutz.

I do however wish that Samsung invested more in compatibility with applications and devices outside the Samsun...

Watch connectivity with Nokia 8 is an issue, it keeps disconnecting. In addition, I cannot setup the LTE mobile network connectivity through the app. Smart watch features are useful as expected when watch is connected.

I bought black watch as i like black color its an amazing watch with really good features.
I use it everyday even while exercising and walking it helps me track my movements during the day.

I purchased this watch being a samsung fan but it didnt come to my expectation due to glitches i have to face. Its hr monitor is like not calibrated. Does not give accurate reading, blue tooth range is poor. Even i cannot connect it to my mobile in next room.

I chose the black, because the only other option was pink. Within 10 days of just regular wearing the paint had chipped off the outside of the watch. Samsung advised that it was made of aluminium. That was the explanation. In other words, what did I expect. I downloaded the heart rate hourly info and it showed min. beat at 39bpm a few times per day including when I'm not asleep. When I walk or cycle an annoying voice keeps telling me statistics every km (bike). Tried everything to turn it off & again took it back to Samsung. They also turned off various things including Bixby & the voice still reports.
I'm so disappointed, annoyed & completely regretting this purchase.

I've just recently got it, but I'm having fun with it, and I love it cheering me on for being active (just getting off the couch after binge watching stranger things haha!)

The watch design is great and just cut above the rest. I don't need to download a lot of apps since I only need Spotify, Samsung Pay, Sports tracking, and some utility apps. The watch has great features overall but the main downfall is the battery life. I would not recommend buying the Galaxy Watch Active2 40mm Cellular, go for the 44mm version. My wife cancelled her pre-order to get the 44mm because she saw that I am so disappointed. I pre-ordered this through Samsung Online Shop and got it last 11/10/2019. The battery life of this device is j...