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Samsung Galaxy Watch4

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  • #32
    McDermotX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,778 ✭✭✭✭McDermotX


    Hmm....gonna have to do some comparison with the Watch3, or else fire this back to Samsung. Finding the screen extremely lacking in vividness and brightness TBH. Not something I've heard levelled at the device in any reviews so could be a faulty unit (Classic BTW). Dialling up the brightness produces a very washed out image that doesn't come close to the Watch3.

    Odd one



  • #33
    PTH2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,198 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Still showing up as 'label created' for me

    Here's hoping I'll have it by tomorrow night



  • #34
    PTH2009
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    Watch arrived just there, very impressive looking



  • #35
    PTH2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,198 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Anyone here anything about the pre paid money card for the pre orders ?

    Bloody hard enough to register your product, nothing on the samsung members app to do it



  • #36
    bennyx_o
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,653 ✭✭✭bennyx_o


    My order still showing as 'Shipped' fingers crossed it arrives at some stage today



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  • #37
    McDermotX
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117805747#Comment_117805747
    https://2021.samsungpromotions.claims/galaxy-watch-launch-offer/en-IE


    Don't think it's live until tomorrow.....last time I checked anyhow



  • #38
    PTH2009
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    Bloody locked myself out and had to do a reset in turn killing the battery life

    Will go through it more when I'm out of work. Very impressed so far



  • #39
    bennyx_o
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117805776#Comment_117805776

    Arrived a while ago. Not a fan of the strap but otherwise like it so far. Haven't tried the earbuds yet but will give them a go later



  • #40
    PTH2009
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    The connection between Phone and Watch is lighting speed



  • #41
    Clareman
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 24,053 Mod ✭✭✭✭Clareman


    Yeah, the notifications are noticeably faster on the 4 than they are on the 3, get a ding on the watch almost instantly to the phone, i didnt think I'd like the strap but they are growing on me. Can't claim the credit yet, must try later



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  • #42
    BArra
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    anyone issues claiming the credit, says im not choosing correct purchase date, even though i am...

    • Unfortunately, you haven't selected an eligible purchase date. For more information, check our Terms.




  • #43
    Clareman
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 24,053 Mod ✭✭✭✭Clareman


    Same here, I'd say they havent it up fully yet, wait till after 9 and it'll be sorted, they seem to be on the ball with the claims this year



  • #44
    crank_1975
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 215 ✭✭crank_1975


    Anyone know the story for the trade in? Do I need to return watch, straps and charger etc in original box?



  • #45
    bennyx_o
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117809345#Comment_117809345

    Somewhere in the phone trade in T&Cs it said to include as many original items as possible including the box. 2 straps on my old watch are fecked, but will send it back with the one that's on it now



  • #46
    yabadabado
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,633 ✭✭✭✭yabadabado


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117809205#Comment_117809205

    I did mine last night and got confirmation it's ok this morning.

    I just took the purchase date from the invoice that was attached to the email I received when I bought it.



  • #47
    PTH2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,198 ✭✭✭✭PTH2009


    Yeah Samsung go a bit overboard with these promotions for there requirements

    1- Purchase date and Invoice number (couldn't find it and put the number under the barcode, Bought from Samsung store online)

    2- Picture of the back of your watch

    3- Receipt of your purchase

    You're emailed the card when it's processed, Could take a week



  • #48
    BArra
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    the claim site was throwing silly errors about dates being wrong this morning, so they had an issue. but its been fixed this then



  • #49
    PTH2009
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    Enjoying the watch, battery life is a bit meh and the tiles doesn't have a lot of options atm

    Not many watch faces and apps but that's understanable considering it's a new platform.

    No more watch stuff on the Galaxy store, all through Google play store now



  • #50
    Clareman
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 24,053 Mod ✭✭✭✭Clareman


    I'm enjoying the watch as well, just realized that this is my 5th smart watch, I'd the Pebble, the Galaxy Watch, the Watch 3, the Active and now this 1, I think I might have a bit of a problem.........

    Can't say I'm noticing much of a difference between this and the 3, I'm guessing this will come with a few software updates, the notifications are blazingly fast though, I think I got 1 on the watch before the phone earlier.



  • #51
    PTH2009
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117813292#Comment_117813292

    My first smartwatch was one i got from Pigsback and the thing was a piece of ****, battery lasted 2 hours max and the features mostly never worked (it had a speaker on it and sometimes it would play audio from my phone if i connected it), then moved to the Samsung Watch Active and loved it til it broke a few weeks ago and now onto Watch4.

    I can see a big difference between the Active and Watch 4 in certain areas, the speed of the notifications is amazing, spotify controller works great and having apps such as google pay and google maps is a winner

    Finding the Spotify app a bit all over the place when youre not connected to your phone, when trying to play it on my watch speaker it never keeps the connection. Reckon it might be an app thing and it will be fixed in due course



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  • #52
    BArra
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    happy enough with the GW4 Classic, one thing that i'm not so keen on is the strap, with its design it makes the bend of the strap wrap around somewhat aqwardly so definitely be on the lookout for alternate band/s

    anyone tried a different strap yet?



  • #53
    feargantae
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 817 ✭✭✭feargantae


    I'm hearing mixed reviews about Google Pay working on the new watches, something about it not being "ready" yet.


    Has anyone tried it?



  • #54
    Julez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,874 ✭✭✭Julez


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117817865#Comment_117817865
    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117820376#Comment_117820376

    @BArra I've small enough wrists, so I got some new straps on amazon, much better for me anyway.

    @feargantae I tried it and it's working great. I was also able to pay without my phone being connected which is cool. Looks like Payment synced again when I reconnected to the phone. I'm using it with Revolut by the way.



  • #55
    Flinty997
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,160 ✭✭✭✭Flinty997


    Is there any form of payment working on these watches, samsung pay, google pay?



  • #56
    PTH2009
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117822167#Comment_117822167

    Google Pay



  • #57
    Flinty997
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,160 ✭✭✭✭Flinty997


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117822731#Comment_117822731

    And can you buy stuff like watch faces and apps in the Galaxy store with that, for these watches.

    Samsung Pay not available is my main issue with my current Galaxy Watch.



  • #58
    PTH2009
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117823839#Comment_117823839

    There's not a great amount of free watch faces available atm. The watch4 uses Google play store and has nothing the galaxy store

    The new platform is really telling now with the failure of Samsung pay in Ireland. Google pay on the device is so much easier

    Hope I'm wrong but has the reward been changed to Google Play Store gift card instead of a mastercard. Can't see myself wanting anything from the play store

    Post edited by PTH2009 on


  • #59
    feargantae
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 817 ✭✭✭feargantae


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117823991#Comment_117823991

    The reward is definitely still listed as a prepaid Mastercard in their ts&cs anyway. They're just being a little sneeky by phrasing it in a way that's "a prepaid card that can be used on Google Play".



  • #60
    PTH2009
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117824510#Comment_117824510
    https://www.did.ie/samsung-galaxy-watch-4-classic-1-36-bluetooth-smart-watch-black-sm-r890nzkaeu-sm-r890nzkaeu-prd

    DiD has it down as a Google play gift card

    Maybe different for some places, who knows



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  • #61
    Irish Gunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,811 ✭✭✭Irish Gunner


    Looking at this and viewing the flood of reviews on You Tube

    Don't have Samsung phone using One plus so wondering how users are finding it using it with a non Samsung phone. I can see that you can use modded version of the Samsung Health Monitor app

    https://www.xda-developers.com/enable-ecg-blood-pressure-galaxy-watch-4-with-non-samsung-phones/


    Also battery seems not to be the best but wonder if this will improve over time and was trying to compare it to Ticwatch pro 3 which seems to have better battery and watched the below however Samsung looks bit better and over time will get more updates i.e. Google Assistant


    https://youtu.be/FliB48Ft-Xo?list=PLVq-DHVdUfMwKs5UEP1S_ELYDUXcYOCXh


    So any input from users who currently have it especially those with non Samsung phone as looking to make a decision over coming week


    Cheers

    https://www.dublinarsenal.com/



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