Galaxy Watch 7 and 7 Ultra

[mountainbikermark]

The rumors that Samsung is coming out with a square design were proven true and false with the release of the 7 Ultra .

Along with a new version of Wear and One UI both the 7 Ultra and GW7 there is a new processor that boasts better performance and battery life improved up to 50% !

The Galaxy Watch 7 comes in the 40mm and 44mm versions and have the same screen size , bezel size , battery size and screen material as the GW6 and Bluetooth/Wi-Fi or Bluetooth/Wi-Fi/LTE are offered again . Both have double the memory of the GW6 and dual band gps . Standard and no gap 20mm bands work with both models . Silver or army green are your color choices .
New sensors that I'll talk about in another post once Wear 5.0 comes out and we can use them .
Pricing varies depending on discounts, trade ins and promotions .

New to the Galaxy lineup up but also a look back a few models is the 7 Ultra . It takes its overall shape from the old Sport series and adds a Gear 2+ twist while having the battery specs and body material of the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro . They added in 10 atmosphere diving pressure capability and ipx68 water resistance (notice I didn't say proof) . 47mm screen size and Ultra specific bands round out this model . For quite a bit more money you get the same software and processor as the 7s but bigger battery , titanium , a 3rd button (which isn't a twist knob like AW ) , a better vibration motor , dual microphones , dual speakers , and faster charging capability . Pricing varies depending on promotions , trade in values and discounts .
Dark gray. , silver and white are your color choices . LTE capability comes on all choices . No Bluetooth/Wi-Fi only offering on this one .

Gone from all 7s is the ability to charge your watch from your Galaxy phone .

I just ordered a 7 Ultra dark gray and black band .
I'll post more about it when it arrives .

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[bkdodger]

Awesome write up as always my friend. I'm looking forward to your thoughts on the Ultra and some pics in person review.

 

[mountainbikermark]

Awesome write up as always my friend. I'm looking forward to your thoughts on the Ultra and some pics in person review.

It's gonna be nice not having that tiny 44mm GW6 on my wrist soon , somewhere around the 14th of this month , but that's the biggest one they made until the Ultra . Even my Gear S didn't look big on me .

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It's gonna be nice not having that tiny 44mm GW6 on my wrist soon , somewhere around the 14th of this month , but that's the biggest one they made until the Ultra . Even my Gear S didn't look big on me . View attachment 90492

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Oh yes I’m so used to my Apple Watch Ultra and this one looks identical

 

[mountainbikermark]

Ummm . No . This is what mine will look like before I add a stainless steel band to it while I wait for Bandini twist flex bands to come out with a band for it .

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[bkdodger]

Ummm . No . This is what mine will look like before I add a stainless steel band to it while I wait for Bandini twist flex bands to come out with a band for it . View attachment 90494View attachment 90495

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Nice band I have on AWU now

 

[mountainbikermark]

Nice band I have on AWU now

Looks like an OG Galaxy Gear

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[bkdodger]

Looks like an OG Galaxy Gear

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Ha ha, good memories, right lol

 

[mountainbikermark]

The watch arrived on Tuesday and I've spent a couple of days setting things up and deciding if I like it or not .
Just before I went to bed Tuesday night I did a factory reset because it , to be brutally honest sucked @$$ . Crashes , freezes , literally watch the battery drop over 1% per minute .
I wore the Trail band yesterday and find it ok so I tried the Marine band again (tried it Tuesday night, didn't like the fit ) today and between the 2 I'm liking the Marine one better . Once my adapter clips arrive I'm going back to a twist flex black stainless steel . Ultra comfortable they are .
I bought a cheap pop on cover for work . When I get off work I just pop it back off .

Do I like it ? I love the fit and comfort but I'm not digging how Google hamstrung us with Wear 5 and Samsung is just as guilty with UI6 . Hopefully they'll undo some of the bullshirt with the next update .
I can't use Watchmaker . I can't add custom ringtones . I can't add custom notifications .
The action button is pretty cool but under developed . There's like 5 choices for what to assign it to open 4 of them S Health offerings or a flashlight that you can't change the color on , only brightness . At work I sometimes start an "other workout" and the regular way is several steps to get started but I set this to double tap the button and a workout begins . After that it is like normal on pause, stop, etc . It's a quick way for me to check how my heart is doing in relation to how hard I'm breathing . Is it my COPD or my heart got me out of breath and stuff . I really like the feel of all the buttons . Easy to find and very positive feeling when pressed .

The vibrate motor is amazingly better feeling when I get a notification or call . The dual mics evidently have some sort of noise block as well because with the saw and vacuum raising a fuss behind me I can voice text like being in a silent room . I'm actually going to be able to use voice to text on a regular basis now ! Dual speakers are capable of getting loud . Real loud . My GW4 and 6 I could barely hear at work but the Ultra I actually turned the volume down some .
After the reset my battery has improved exponentially .

Do I like it ? Yes and I'm glad I got it but anyone looking for the new Wear is to be spectacular , craptacular would be a better description . The fonts are fugly , faded everything when multi tasking sucks because it makes it harder to read text and blurs images needlessly . White quick menu icons is horrid . The screen is gorgeous and Wear seems to want to go back to Ice Cream Sandwich graphics .

Would I do it again ?
The physical stuff makes me undoubtedly say yes .

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[bkdodger]

The watch arrived on Tuesday and I've spent a couple of days setting things up and deciding if I like it or not .
Just before I went to bed Tuesday night I did a factory reset because it , to be brutally honest sucked @$$ . Crashes , freezes , literally watch the battery drop over 1% per minute .
I wore the Trail band yesterday and find it ok so I tried the Marine band again (tried it Tuesday night, didn't like the fit ) today and between the 2 I'm liking the Marine one better . Once my adapter clips arrive I'm going back to a twist flex black stainless steel . Ultra comfortable they are .
I bought a cheap pop on cover for work . When I get off work I just pop it back off .

Do I like it ? I love the fit and comfort but I'm not digging how Google hamstrung us with Wear 5 and Samsung is just as guilty with UI6 . Hopefully they'll undo some of the bullshirt with the next update .
I can't use Watchmaker . I can't add custom ringtones . I can't add custom notifications .
The action button is pretty cool but under developed . There's like 5 choices for what to assign it to open 4 of them S Health offerings or a flashlight that you can't change the color on , only brightness . At work I sometimes start an "other workout" and the regular way is several steps to get started but I set this to double tap the button and a workout begins . After that it is like normal on pause, stop, etc . It's a quick way for me to check how my heart is doing in relation to how hard I'm breathing . Is it my COPD or my heart got me out of breath and stuff . I really like the feel of all the buttons . Easy to find and very positive feeling when pressed .

The vibrate motor is amazingly better feeling when I get a notification or call . The dual mics evidently have some sort of noise block as well because with the saw and vacuum raising a fuss behind me I can voice text like being in a silent room . I'm actually going to be able to use voice to text on a regular basis now ! Dual speakers are capable of getting loud . Real loud . My GW4 and 6 I could barely hear at work but the Ultra I actually turned the volume down some .
After the reset my battery has improved exponentially .

Do I like it ? Yes and I'm glad I got it but anyone looking for the new Wear is to be spectacular , craptacular would be a better description . The fonts are fugly , faded everything when multi tasking sucks because it makes it harder to read text and blurs images needlessly . White quick menu icons is horrid . The screen is gorgeous and Wear seems to want to go back to Ice Cream Sandwich graphics .

Would I do it again ?
The physical stuff makes me undoubtedly say yes .
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Thank you for the write-up and your thoughts on it it's a shame that they cripple a couple of things on it hopefully some updates down the it certainly a beautiful watch but of course you need the software working

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[mountainbikermark]

Thank you for the write-up and your thoughts on it it's a shame that they cripple a couple of things on it hopefully some updates down the it certainly a beautiful watch but of course you need the software working

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It could be a lot worse I'm finding out . Seems others using Wear are about 3 versions back and have about as much freedom as Android Wear did .

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[bkdodger]

It could be a lot worse I'm finding out . Seems others using Wear are about 3 versions back and have about as much freedom as Android Wear did .

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Wow just crazy man ...really I've always felt they could do so much more on wear OS

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[mountainbikermark]

I got onboard with smartwatches when it was Tizen or nothing . I got SO much grief over my Gear S but I just smiled to myself as I used it like a PDA and got 3-5 days of battery life . I've watched Apple os and Wear os grow from nothing to what it is today and I still think they're missing out on what could truly be done on the wrist .
But that's just me .

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[mountainbikermark]

Samsung has admitted something went wrong but a fix will be pushed out soon

갤럭시워치7 시리즈 :: 급방전 이슈, 조만간에 조치예정이라고 합니다.

일부 사용자분들의 경우 워치7에서 블루투스를 끄고 사용하면 일단 배터리 광탈은 해결되는 사례가 있다고 합니다. 배터리 때문에 스트레스 많이 받고 계신 분들은 업데이트가 나올때까지 당분간만이라도 한 번 사용해보시면 어떨까 싶습니다. 불편함을 겪고 계신 많은 분들을 위해.. 빠른시일내에 수정 업데이트가 나와주길 바랍니다.

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[mountainbikermark]

I think my battery life is gonna be ok on this watch . Shades of my Gear S days .
New bands have arrived and my must have Bandini Twist Flex with adapters . Only the last one is Samsung .

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