Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I've had the Gear Fit2 since June 2016 and was looking to upgrade. I saw the splashy event Samsung held for this in February 2019, and had to get it. My largest reason (besides the fact that the Gear Fit2 will inevitably die) was for the aesthetic upgrade. The Gear Fit2 was very "Hey I'm wearing a fitness watch!" with its long, rectangular curve wrapping partially around the wrist. The Samsung Galaxy Active says "Hey I'm wearing a ... watch!" Coming from the Gear Fit2, I see that all of its fitness-focused features are integrated into the new Galaxy Active, and yet it also manages to be a better smart watch generally. The watch's appearance is sleek and understated, the screen itself is gorgeous, the materials feel high-quality, the fit and feel for me are spot-on, the watch is snappier to wake up from inactive, it's easy and intuitive to navigate and customize--it is in every way an upgrade. I initially had a problem where the heart rate sensor would not turn off even if I said Auto HR Settings "Never"--but realized this is due to the new Stress app (the watch's default for Auto Stress Settings is "Always"--do yourself and your battery a favor and turn that off). Now the heart rate sensor (the super bright green light under the watch that flashes rapidly) only turns on every 10 minutes (the "Frequent" setting under Auto HR Settings). I am hoping my opinion does not change over time because I've definitely got that "5 star" feeling :-D