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Samsung Galaxy Watch FE
4.5 feature score
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Samsung Galaxy Watch 8
4.3 feature score
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Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra (2024)
2 supporting reviews
Has the broadest review evidence for this feature.
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Samsung Galaxy Watch 6
4.1 overall score
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Step counting had limited but positive evidence, with one reviewer finding it very close to manual counts.
Pros: materials quality, workout tracking variety
Cons: size options, cross-platform compatibility
Step counting was considered good overall, with manual checks lining up and only small offsets in one comparison.
Pros: third-party app support, heart rate accuracy
Cons: music controls, cross-platform compatibility
Step counting accuracy was supported by one reviewer whose steps, active calories, and average heart rate matched other watches well.
Pros: voice assistant quality, music controls
Cons: blood oxygen tracking, cross-platform compatibility
Step counting is strong during normal arm-swinging walks, with a caveat that carts or strollers reduce accuracy.
Pros: LTE connectivity, pairing reliability
Cons: antioxidant index, blood oxygen tracking
Step counting was acceptable but imperfect, with one reviewer tolerating discrepancies and another noting phantom steps while driving.
Pros: build quality, software smoothness
Cons: stress tracking, blood oxygen tracking
Step-counting evidence is limited and mixed, with one reviewer saying differences were not great but not disastrous.
Pros: display quality, durability
Cons: cross-platform compatibility, antioxidant index