The Samsung Galaxy Watch has been one of our favourite wearables since we reviewed it last year. It has a beautiful design, a useful rotating bezel, and impressive battery life for the kind of functionality it offers. We felt a moment of deja vu when we unboxed the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4G, which the company just recently sent to us for review. Samsung only launched the 4G variant of the Galaxy Watch in India in October this year, even though the rest of the world got their hands on it along with the non-LTE model back in 2018. At the time, e-SIMs were not widely available in India, which could have prompted Samsung to delay the launch. Now that the Galaxy Watch 4G is fully functional in India, should you buy one? We review the Galaxy Watch 4G to find out.
The Galaxy Watch 4G has two buttons on the right side
Since the Galaxy Watch 4G[1] is just a variant of the Galaxy Watch, its design is identical to that of the unit we have already reviewed, and you can read about that in detail right here[2]. It still is one of the best designed watches we've reviewed. This variant, the Galaxy Watch 4G, also comes in two sizes: 42mm and 46mm. If you opt for the smaller one you can choose between Black and Rose Gold, whereas the bigger size is available in Silver only. We have the 46mm variant for this review.
We still find the rotating bezel helpful for navigating through the menus, and we like its clicky design. This helps us know exactly the amount of input we've dialled in. The 1.3-inch AMOLED display is seated lower than the bezel...