The Apple Watch had been the undisputed king of smartwatches—until now. Samsung's new watch could challenge for the throne.
A quick note before we begin the review: Samsung actually released two new smartwatches in its Watch 4 series: a $350 “Classic” edition that’s larger, has a rotatable bezel, and a stainless steel body; and a smaller standard Watch 4 that doesn’t have a bezel, is made out of aluminum, and costs $250. Although I only tested the Classic model, the majority of things I cover in this review apply to both watches unless specifically stated otherwise.
Samsung's Galaxy Watch series has been one of the few, along with obscure WearOS devices like the Oppo Watch, to offer the ability to send real responses to notifications. But because most of these existing smartwatches run on an old, outdated smartwatch processors or run on lackluster software, it's a frustrating experience. Last year's Galaxy Watch 3 did indeed support voice dictation, but it lagged so much, and made so many mistakes along the way, it was borderline unusable.
The Galaxy Watch 4 Classic, unfortunately, can't match this yet. There is a digital voice assistant on this watch, but it's Samsung's Bixby, which is simply not as good as Apple's Siri or Google's own Assistant. However, Samsung says Google Assistant support will come later via software updates. The bezel, as mentioned, can be rotated as a means to navigate the UI. While the UI can also be navigated via swipes and taps like any smart device, rotating the bezel brings particular satisfaction as the action brings a satisfying tactile feedback.
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