This isn’t an ambitious smartwatch, but honestly, it doesn’t need to be. Of all the wearables Samsung has coming out in 2024, the $299.99 Galaxy Watch 7 is the least exciting. It’s not an entirely new category like the Galaxy Ring, nor is it a new form factor like the Galaxy Watch Ultra. Even at my launch event, Samsung waved, “Oh, the Galaxy Watch 7 is here too — and, well, it’s really great!”
In other words, if you have a Galaxy Watch 4, 5, or 6, you know what you’re getting. In a year where Samsung has restructured its wearable lineup, the Galaxy Watch 7 is a staunch part of it. After using the Galaxy Ring and Ultra for the past three weeks, I’ve come to appreciate that.
Galaxy Watch 7 BatteryLife Still Middling
Speaking of comfort, wearability is a big plus for the base Galaxy Watch. The Ultra was bulky on my wrist, and I had trouble getting used to the new FDA-approved sleep apnea detection feature, which depends on a good fit. Not so with the Galaxy Watch 7. I have the 40mm Watch 7, and the sleep apnea feature works without issue. It’s just personal taste, but I also prefer the way the simpler round display feels on my wrist compared to the Ultra. The slimmer profile is another huge benefit. Even though it’s summer, I know this watch won’t get caught on jacket sleeves or other clothing. But just as my experience with the Ultra reminded me how I took the Watch 7’s chic, thin design for granted, it also highlighted its biggest weakness: Galaxy Watch Battery life.
Even after a calibration period, I only got about 24 hours of use on a single charge. That hasn’t changed much from the Galaxy Watch 4, 5, and 6. The main difference with the 7 is that I can reliably get through a full day, whereas before I sometimes struggled to even do that. (People with the 44mm Watch 7 will have more time, since it has a larger
Galaxy Watch7 battery
.) Fast charging would alleviate some of the pain, but I’ll add that I’m a heavy user of GPS and keep the always-on display enabled most of the time. You’ll get better mileage if you stick to the gym or turn off AOD.
None of this is surprising, since not much has changed on the Watch 7 hardware-wise. The only differences are that it has a new 3nm Exynos W1000 chip and an upgraded three-in-one BioActive sensor — and it runs Wear OS 5 and One UI 6 Watch out of the box, but those will eventually come to older Galaxy Watches, too. (You can already download the beta.) Overall performance is fast, though I didn’t notice any noticeable accuracy gains from the new BioActive sensor. Most of the new features come down to health features: AI health insights, an energy score for measuring recovery, sleep apnea detection, and a puzzling AGE metric that purportedly measures metabolic health using the interaction of sugar with fat and protein. I cover these features in more detail in my Ring and Ultra reviews, but the gist is that they’re hit or miss. Double tap is another “new” feature, and you can use this gesture to dismiss alarms, answer calls, or control the camera. Samsung has had this feature for a while, but it’s gotten more attention this year. I like it a lot, but again, the gesture isn’t limited to the Galaxy Watch 7.
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