Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 44mm

Smaller, lighter, more comfortable

Externally, the Galaxy Watch Active 2 almost completely repeats the recent Watch Active model, in which Samsung designers decided to reduce the size of the case and, in general, make the appearance of the watch more concise and versatile. Despite the huge popularity of the Gear S3 Frontier and Galaxy Watch, not everyone liked their craving for gigantism and a huge navigation wheel around the display. The Galaxy Watch Active 2, on the other hand, looks smaller, weighs less, goes well with different types of clothing and will look relevant on both men's and women's hands. Fortunately, a large selection of case colours, interchangeable straps and electronic dials leaves room for manoeuvre.

Clock face generator

But more to come. The built-in OS of the watch has a My Style function. It allows you to take a photo of yourself, then specify the main colour of your image, after which the watch generates several dials in a similar colour scheme. Following the principle “don’t break what works anyway”, Samsung engineers did not somehow change the operating system of Tizen watches, so there are almost no differences from previous versions. New dials have appeared, motivating animations have been updated, but in general, the interface is familiar and familiar from the company's previous watches. The only pity is that there are still few interesting third-party applications.

With sports on you

An impressive part of the improvements has touched on the sports functions. First, the Galaxy Watch Active 2 uses updated, more accurate and faster sensors to measure heart rate, ECG, and calories burned. Secondly, the watch now allows you to track more than 39 types of training, seven of which are automatically activated — whether it's running, swimming or cycling. Well, the main design feature was the touch bezel around the screen, which replaces the large mechanical ring to control the watch. At first, its sensitivity seems excessive, but over time you get used to it.

Wireless charging and NFC

The Galaxy Watch Active 2 is protected from moisture and dust according to IP68 and MIL-STD-810G standards. The dual-core processor Exynos 9110 is responsible for the performance of the watch. The RAM is 768 MB, the built-in memory is 4 GB. There is wireless charging, Wi-Fi 4 modules, Bluetooth 5.0 and NFC. However contactless payments are supported only through the Samsung Pay system. And this is perhaps the main disadvantage, since in many CIS countries this Samsung Pay has not yet been launched.