Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 review: The first take of a great future idea

Google Play is the only app store on the Galaxy Watch 4, so it hooks into existing Google apps like Fit, YouTube, and Maps. But the rest of the setup process feels very Samsung. You’re using a Samsung Wear app to pair the watch, and Samsung Health as the go-to fitness/health app. 

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The Galaxy Watch 4 (left) next to the Watch 4 Classic (right). Note the bezel around the rim.


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Design: The bezel’s back

Samsung’s always made watches that feel good on the wrist, and the lighter-weight Galaxy Watch 4 is great to wear, for the most part. I tried both the larger 44mm Galaxy Watch 4 (aluminum body) and the 46mm Galaxy Watch 4 Classic (stainless steel). The Classic adds the physical rotating bezel that clicks, the same as the Watch 3 and previous Samsung watches, while the Watch 4 relies on dragging your finger around the display edge to for a touch-based “spin” like the Galaxy Watch Active and Active 2 (with some haptics-based feedback for “click”).

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