The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2 drops the physical rotating bezel in favour of a digital one. The revamped OneUI now uses a virtual bezel on the Super AMOLED display, a design that maximizes the screen real estate on your wrist. For comparison, the 44mm version has a larger screen than the 46mm Galaxy Watch.
The Watch Active2 comes in two sizes – 40mm and 44mm – and two styles. You can have a casual version with a lightweight aluminium body and an FKM wrist strap or a premium stainless steel watch body with a leather strap.
In both cases you can swap the strap with any standard 20mm band. You can even colour coordinate the watch face with your clothes – just snap a photo of your outfit using the new My Style feature of the Galaxy Wearable app.
The watch has an improved optical heart rate reader with 8 LEDs for faster readings. This new model also gains an electrocardiogram feature (ECG). As the name suggests, this watch is geared towards exercise, but also wellness and sleep.
The Galaxy Watch Active2 can track 39 different types of workouts, some of which have sub-categories
The watch boasts up to 5ATM water resistance (and IP68), making it suitable for swimming. It can take a few knocks too (it’s MIL-STD-810G rated) and features Gorilla Glass DX+ to protect the screen.
The Galaxy Watch Active 2 has been priced starting at $279.99 (roughly Rs. 20,000) for the base 40mm Bluetooth variant, while the 44mm variant carries a price tag of $299.99 (roughly Rs. 21,000). Pre-orders for Samsung’s latest smart watch kick off on September 6 and will go through September 26 via the official Samsung website and select retailers in the US, but there is no official information on its availability in India. Both the non-cellular and LTE versions of the Galaxy Watch Active 2 will be available starting September 27.
