Often when it comes to wearable tech, I find myself enviously staring through a locked fence. The problem is that it’s a fence I built myself. With the summer releases of Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 7 and Watch Ultra , followed closely by Google’s Pixel Watch 3 and more recently the new Apple Watch Series 10 , I decided to fix that.
My goal was to consciously wear one of the best smartwatch models for a month and to determine if it was something I could make a part of my life. Within that, a couple of sub-goals I had for myself were to reduce my day-to-day phone use. I don’t regularly wear even a “dumb” watch, so I find myself pulling my phone out to check the time, which generally turns into checking in on a notification and getting distracted from there.
It’s unnecessary and I’d like to make better choices. The other sub-goal was to track my fitness levels and encourage myself to get back on track health-wise. All doable with a smartwatch.
So, how did it go? I wore the Galaxy Watch Ultra for a month: Getting Going Initially, I was looking to just try out the new basic Samsung Galaxy Watch 7. Somehow I got sent the high-end Galaxy Watch Ultra which retails for $649. That was a surprising package to open.
I have to admit the watch looks pretty slick. Personally, I would have preferred if Samsung had kept the case shape round instead of a circular face stuffed into a square body. It’s also a fairly large watch at 47mm compared to the 40 and 44mm sizes for the Watc.