Samsung Galaxy Watch 46mm

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 46mm smartwatch uses Samsung’s Exynos 9110 SoC, which is a dual-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz. The Galaxy Watch has 1.5GB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage which can be used to store music and apps. The Galaxy Watch also lets you pair Bluetooth headphones to it directly, eliminating the need for a smartphone in daily use (though you still need one to set it up).

The Galaxy Watch 4G runs Samsung’s Wearable OS which is based on Tizen. It can be paired with Android as well as iOS devices. In terms of app support, we found it to be limited compared to Google’s Wear OS and Apple’s WatchOS. Samsung has tried to reduce reliance on third-party apps by offering lots of features right out of the box. In terms of connectivity, the watch has Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, NFC, A-GPS, Glonass, and 4G LTE. It also has an accelerometer, gyroscope, barometer, heart rate sensor, and ambient light sensor.

The underlying software is identical to what we used when we reviewed the Galaxy Watch late last year, so we recommend that you check that review for details. The Galaxy Watch 4G’s cellular connectivity needs to be set up using the Galaxy Wearable app on your smartphone.

Samsung’s AMOLED display on the Galaxy Watch 4G is vivid and has good viewing angles. Screen brightness is adjusted automatically based on surrounding lighting conditions. The bezel makes navigating easy, and we liked the simple UI of the smartwatch.

The Galaxy Watch 4G also tracks heart-rate all the time and is set to measure it at 10-minute intervals by default. You can change this to Always-on, but it will decrease your battery life.

Samsung Galaxy Watch 46mm Specification

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Dimensions

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Platform and Storage

Camera and Display 

Fitness and watch functions

Audio and video features

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