Samsung Galaxy Watch Active
The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active offers a wealth of smartwatch and fitness tracker features in a versatile and attractive design.
Workouts
You can customize your workout shortcuts on the watch to include the ones you use the most.
Heart Rate Monitor
The Galaxy Watch Active's heart rate monitor delivered accurate results in testing.
Interface
Samsung's Tizen OS feels less cluttered than Apple's watchOS and Google's Wear OS
Bezel
While you might be sad to see the (admittedly useful) rotating bezel go, it strikes me as a sensible design choice for an "active" watch: It's easier to swipe through stats during a workout without worrying about potentially moving the bezel and being sent to the wrong screen. Those who tend to get very sweaty during workouts might argue otherwise, though.
Touch Screen
The Tizen interface is easy to use—swipe to the right for notifications, left for all your widgets, and down for the shortcuts menu.
Design
The bezel surrounding the 1.1-inch display is a bit thick.
Back
At 0.88 ounces and 0.41 inches thick, the Active's light and slender frame makes it easy to forget you're wearing it.