Reviews SAMSUNG Galaxy Fit 2 Bluetooth Fitness Tracking Smart Band – Black (US Version)
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Underrated, imo. Works perfectly for what I need.
I bought this mainly for sleep tracking and step tracking, since I consistently feel exhausted, I suspected I sleep like garbage, and I wanted an idea of my steps, since I'm on my feet all day.
The sleep tracking can be iffy sometimes. When you are asleep, it tracks it really well, and it's given me great insight (I get very little REM, apparently, so my suspicions were correct). However, it occasionally thinks if you're sitting still for a long period, that you're asleep, and it'll add in a nap. So you need to check the sleep record and edit your sleep sometimes.
Step tracking is meh. I have a soft step, so it doesn't always track my step. Unhelpful. On the plus side, it thinks laundry folding is a dynamic workout, so at least someone agrees laundry is work!
Tracks workouts quite well
I bought this specifically to track workouts and for that I am quite pleased. There is an issue with wearing of long sleeves in that pushing the sleeve back to read the watch tends to inadvertently terminate the workout prematurely. I like to consult the watch frequently during a workout so as to get feedback on my pace, see how far I've gone, etc. The battery life is not as long as advertised, however I have continous monitoring of heart rate and stress enabled so undoubtedly that contributes to needing to charge more frequently. That said, it lasts nearly a week, and manages to last several hours with minimal power remaining. My workouts are walking along trails and last up to 8 hours, so I make sure to have at least 15% remaining before a planned excursion. The display is rather hard to read in bright sunlight. During a workout, the small numbers are very hard to read. I generally need to pause and turn so my watch is in my shadow. I have it configured to alert me every mile. Seeing the pace of the previous mile enables me to adjust my speed as necessary. The sleep function does not seem especially reliable but that is not a primary piece of data I am trying to acquire. Having a job that requires my phone to be muted and in my pocket at all times, the notification features are useful. I especially like knowing who's calling and being able to reject a call without getting my phone out. The ability to make short replies to texts is useful. All and all I am quite pleased. Early on I had quite a few issues and had to do several factory resets, but recent software updates seem to have corrected that. Don't be afraid to do a reset, just make sure it's backed up first.
A Must Have For Practicality Purposes!
Samsung did a very good job on this product! As a college student, I've been looking for a budget option for a smartwatch and this seemed to fit every criteria. As a fitness band, it doesn't have the classical round shape of a watch, but rather a more rectangular look like the Fit-bit, but that's what I actually like about it! The screen is beautiful and glossy, but don't let it deceive you. As you can see from my second image, it's a little underwhelming, however don't let that discourage you! Most of the time I can never see the edges of the screen when looking straight at the band. Plus it gives room for a convenient home button on the bottom. This band does not have a speaker, however you can control media that's playing on your smartphone or even from your smartphone to a Bluetooth speaker! It has a very customizable user interface and "watch face" with different colors that you can choose from. I can receive notifications from the apps that I choose from my phone and I never miss them due to the band's good haptic feedback. It also does a good job of tracking workouts, heart rate, and sleep while synchronizing with the Samsung Health app. You can even shower while using it's water lock feature to not accidentally touch anything. Last but not least I must mention the battery life. It's amazing! It usually lasts about a week for me, which allows me to not worry about charging at night and remembering to put it on in the morning. I've had this band for about 2 months now and it does not disappoint!
Perfect fitness tracker for Galaxy users that don't want to download extra apps.
This is everything I was looking for in a fitness tracker. It is an easy set up with any Galaxy phone since it's just paired through the Galaxy Wearable app. I will admit going from a Gear watch, there was a bit of a learning curve since I'm use to buttons and bezels. This tracker only has one touch button which is similar to the home button on your phone. It is touch screen, however I'm not sure if there is an actual delay or is it user error, but I do have to swipe down a few times to access the menu.
This device does not play any sound, but does have a pretty powerful vibration in case you misplace it. (Which you can easily use the "find my band" function on the wear app. In addition to find my phone function from the band). My favorite thing is that it is waterproof and I can go swimming with it on. The only 2 things I don't like is the rubbery band it comes with and the fact that I can't answer phone calls with it. However, I understand that I can easily replace the band and since it doesn't have a speaker, it wouldn't make sense for you to be able answer the call if you didn't have your phone or headphones around. (Which both allows you to answer the call. Lol)
Loving it so far, simple and easy
I had worn FitBit Charge for about 3 or 4 years, then FitBit Charge 2 for about 3 years. I actually loved them and thought about getting a newer one since my last one was not holding time well anymore, although the heart rate part was pretty good still. But decided I wanted something smaller, compact, and didn't want to pay for an app to use it. So I reviewed Samsung Galaxy Fit 2 several times, and wanted to take the chance given it was way less than a new FitBit. I am very happy with this Fit 2! Easy to pair with the app, no extra charge for what I need it for. I only needed the time function, the heart rate function, and sleep function was cherry on the top for me. I am finding the battery to last way longer than the FitBit. I love the color that is available in the different views. Easy to program to your liking. The bands are comfortable. I ordered extra bands that fit quite well, and different colors. On my basic start screen I can see date, time, heart rate, weather temp, and battery life. If I want to see sleep function I can find it easily on the app. Overall, great for the money, eye appeal, and functions.
So much better than a Fitbit
I was looking for a basic fitness tracker to replace my Fitbit. I've had two FBs prior, both died w/in 3 yrs of purchase & w/o any company compensation except a discount to buy another one. After looking online I found the Galaxy Fit 2. I'm pretty active and do a lot of walking & cycling so I have other 'gear' to track heart rate, mileage, & efforts. Just needed something to tell time, and daily monitoring of movement. I ended up getting more than I expected. First, the clock face is nice and bright (this was my biggest complaint with the Fitbit) with many appearance options. Second, the widget options are good too - WAY better options and dissection of data than the FB. I like the thinner band since most other trackers are wider and tend to compress the nerve on my wrist. I didn't need the ability to read texts thru my watch but have been pleasantly surprised with being able to do a quick glance at an incoming text to follow up w/using my phone if necessary. The sleep tracker seems good but I wonder if it misses some REM readings. I know there is a lot more this tracker can do and maybe I'll dive into it someday but for the price point and product I am very pleased.
The device itself is nice and quality for the price but...
The device itself works great but the screen doesn't take well to little accidents like most Samsung devices. Bumped it a bit and theirs a big scratch on the screen now and I have no idea where I can get that fixed. I like my things to look pristine especially for the fact that I just bought this and it has a scratch already. I've accepted it but what I do not like about the product is the band. The band seems like a good quality band and it holds going onto my wrist nicely. It doesn't feel too tight or too loose and the material is comfortable. The issue is that some way some how it made my skin get really dry and feel like sand paper. The worst part is my skin started to peel and it actually really hurt. It peeled the skin off of a scar from 4 years ago which doesn't feel great. Anyway thanks for taking the time to read this. Maybe find a band of your own that will fit the device and not irritate your skin. Hope this helps!
Happy
I love this watch and how easy it was to get it to connect to my phone. I love the app and how it can track steps using my phone and the watch so none of my steps are lost when I am Pushing the stroller. I learned I am making my step count daily in my classroom while my phone is put up and away. I should have bought the screen protectors with the watch because the screen is cracked in a few places just 4 days in so it is not very durable for my active life style. The battery life is okay I have to charge it 2x a week and I have not tested how water proof it really is. However day 1 with the watch I pushed a button and could not get it off waterlock and must have swam all day in my class apparently I can do 10 laps in my room. ?? I love how it tells me to breath ween my stress goes up ?? and how I can text from it tho I had to add many phrases. Over all I am very happy.
I'm loving this watch and app, but it could use 2 simple features
So far this watch and the app, along with the Samsung Health app, do a wonderful job tracking the basics. Between the communication on the phone and watch, along with a reasonable amount of options, I really like this. I wanted an affordable option without all the crazy extras (and crazy price tag!) and this seems to be recording things with ease of use and accuracy. Although, sometimes maybe the sensor is possibly not as sensitive as it should be. For instance, when I count my steps it seems the watch records a number that's slightly lower, but I read with fitness tracker things there's about a 10%+/- so I'm not sure if that's really something that can be improved. The 2 things I wish it had were: 1.) a phone picture-taking remote button. 2.) A simple BBT (basal body temp) dial type of entry widget right on the watch. (I'm also surprised the Samsung Health app doesn't have any place to record BBT.) For me as a woman trying to track all my health related things (menstrual cycle included!), and especially during a pandemic, it would be nice to be able to record daily BBT. Samsung please put out an update including these 2 things! Pleeeeeeeease! ????????
pros and cons
I got this because I was getting into cardio workouts. It tracks everything pretty good. It does not lag. The app works super well with it and you can shower and swim and have no problems... but... They don't sell replacment bands and the of brand ones don't seem to fit it the best. you can track workouts but it won't let you use the stop watch or timer when you start a workout. Out of the box it is easy to setup and gets going fast. The watch is super easy to customize and you can adjust it super easily to your workout needs. I rate 4/5. It is super solid and it's awesome for my workout needs but It is was worth it to save up a little more and buy one of the new watches.
I like what I get for the price.
I bought this to replace a 15 month old Samsung Fit that had a dying battery. I've had Fitbits in the past, but don't think they're worth the money because they can't keep their software from futzing up and their customer service isn't responsive. I like the price of the Samsung Fit2 and hope they've gotten the battery fixed on this version. I like that they've added blood pressure and blood sugar tracking. This one syncs the sleep records better than my last one. The software used to give you a sleep efficiency rating % which made sense, now they give you a sleep rating that is an arbitrary number I can't quite sort out. I also like that I can compare my numbers to others in my age group. I often have trouble getting wristbands to fit comfortably (8" wrist), this one is large enough.
Fell short of expectations
So this tracker appeared it could replace my Fitbits with lots of cool new features and an awesome battery life (which it has so far), but in less than 3 months I realized what the trade offs are in my case. 1st thing, this device doesn't sync to health carriers .. manual entry only. 2nd, the auto detect exercise feature quit working, called Samsung techs and were unable to fix so instead of replacing they requested I mail unit to them and they would get back to me. I declined the offer as it seemed like a hassle so now I manually select. Out of the 7 months I've owned it, I've used it about 3. Lastly, steps .. the tracking is consistently less than Fitbit but honestly don't know which is more accurate. Will not purchase another device from Samsung.
A Few Issues
Although I like my Fitbit I am having a few problems with it. The step tracker resets halfway through the day. A little rings spins for several minutes the completely resets the day. The charger has the shortest cord in history and won't stay connected to the device. I just wanted something to track my step and can sync my steps to my phone. Nothing fancy.... idc about the other functions.
Difficult to use (sometimes)
I'm mixed about this. I knew it wasn't a smartwatch, that's not what I wanted, but I find that I spend more time trying to get out of certain settings For example, I might hit cycle in error and it takes forever for me to get out of that. If I don't catch the notification immediately, I miss it. It's linked to the Samsung Health on my phone but the phone always has more steps. I find that frustrating. I thought that I'd have more steps as I'm wearing it all the time, while I don't always have the phone. It also is one of the only tracking device that doesn't sync to WW.
It was great until it wasn't. Take . Take 2
Exactly one month after purchasing my Samsung Fit2, it has completely stopped working. It will not turn on and will not sync with my phone. Troubleshooting with Amazon. There is no way for me to reboot this device - not even one of those little "press the button with a pen" on the back.
I am sending this back for a replacement through Amazon. I am so unhappy with how quickly this device broke and how there was literally nothing I could do to troubleshoot and fix it at home. Shame on Samsung for selling such a product. All I wanted was a basic fitness band to help me with phone notifications, help me track my sleep, and help me track my workouts. This was a great watch until it wasn't but I'm willing to give it another try.
UI needs work
It's good for a base model product and if you're using it for daily heart monitoring, it's great. It lost two stars for me because I use this o ly as a fitness tracker. When you're tracking a workout, if any notification pops up, the workout pauses. If the workout pauses for too long, it ends the workout. So many runs and bike rides have not gotten counted because someone texted me, I didn't feel the vibration alert or I couldn't reach over to tap the notification due to stability on my bike. Kind of a broken feature and by reading the comments I can see I'm not the only one.
Inaccurate heart rate and sleep data
The step count part was fine, and I liked that it showed the weather on the home screen, but it doesn't record heart rate or sleep data accurately at all. I ended up returning it and paying a little bit more for a fitbit on sale.
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