However, what props all of this up is a lot of smaller victories that could be taken for granted, but that amount to an excellent overall experience. Due to country restrictions in obtaining approval/registration as a medical device, BP only works on watches and smartphones purchased in the countries where service is currently available (however, service may be restricted when users travel to non-service countries). It’s no Garmin, but that’s targeting a very different end of the market (which Samsung is now tapping into with the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro).

Advanced sleep tracking and coaching provides valuable insights to help you to improve the quality of every slumber. Users should measure their blood pressure when at rest, as they would do with a traditional cuff, and refrain from measuring when they are working out, smoking, or drinking. We use very reliable couriers for all of our deliveries and as such damaged or lost parts are extremely rare. Running Wear OS 3, both Google and Samsung are still finding their feet in the wider smartwatch space.If you've used a Galaxy Watch 4 in the past, operations on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 will feel very familiar. For example, it was unveiled that the Watch 5 would have a new temperature sensor built-in, a feature that’s been added to the Fitbit Sense to warn users if their body is showing signs of an upcoming fever.

The watch is on a man’s wrist as he swipes through app tiles, like Samsung Health’s Sleep, weather, and calendar apps. You can also pick up the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, which promises better battery life and a more durable build. Due to country restrictions in obtaining approval/registration as a medical device, ECG and blood pressure only works on watches and smartphones purchased in the countries where service is currently available (however, service may be restricted when users travel to non-service countries). It was a big deal, not only because it felt great to use, but also since it offered up a much brighter future than Wear OS 2 – or so we thought.Blood pressure feature is not intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions, or in the cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease. These are all things the Google Pixel Watch will have when it debuts, but for now, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 is shaping up to be the best smartwatch for Android. Enter the Galaxy Watch 5, and while it’s a solid device in its own right, it’s a pitiful upgrade that applies only the most minor of changes to the foundations of the Watch 4.

What Samsung has markedly improved is the charging process for the Watch 5, thanks to a new USB-C-ended charger. The surface area on the underside of the watch has also been expanded slightly to achieve better contact with your wrist; helpful for analysing stats such as your heart rate or blood oxygen levels more accurately. Galaxy Watch5 is your wellness guru and your health coach -always tracking and monitoring to help you to improve the next workout.

Four Galaxy Watch5 devices are stacked on top of each other in four different colors and different interactive interfaces (Graphite showing body composition feature on the watch face, Pink Gold showing time as ’10:08’, Silver showing sleep score and time as ‘8h 30m’, and Sapphire showing time as blue and white gradient ‘5’).