Our Overall Score:
8.7/10
Thanks for stopping by to read our SAMSUNG Galaxy Watch Active 2 review. Here we’ll take a look at a range of the key features, benefits, positives and negatives to help you decide if SAMSUNG Galaxy Watch Active 2 is right for you, or if you should be looking for a different product in the Smart watches category.
Latest price search at Currys PC World: £419
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There are many factors that we consider when buying, and reviewing products like SAMSUNG Galaxy Watch Active 2. In this review we will take the 4 main considerations and look at how they stack up against the competition, be it other products from the same brand, Samsung or alternative products in the Smart watches category. The 4 factors that we’re going to explore now are, Quality, Price, Reviews and the overall score.
Quality of SAMSUNG Galaxy Watch Active 2
SAMSUNG Galaxy Watch Active 2 scores 8.6/10 for quality in our review.
Quality is a very important factor when it comes to buying any product, but it’s particularly important with Smart watches. It’s never going to be easy to get a real feel for the quality of a product without being able to see or even test it.
This is why it’s so important to read lots of customer reviews, where you will be able to get an understanding from many of the customers of SAMSUNG Galaxy Watch Active 2, just how good it is, in terms of quality. Take your time to read through the reviews looking for specific comments about the quality. It’s worth spending time looking for reviews from customers that have owned the product for some time as that will give you a really good idea of the product’s durability.
Our best advice for checking out the quality is reading reviews, but also use some of these to help you get an idea of the quality:
- Price: The old saying “you get what you pay for” is a good indication as to how good quality you should expect from a product.
- Specification: Check out the specs for SAMSUNG Galaxy Watch Active 2 and see how they compare to your expectations and other products.
- Brand: Some brands are known for delivering amazing quality products, it’s a case of trying to find the Rolex equivalent for Smart watches, but at a realistic and reasonable price.
- Previous experience: Have you ever owned any Smart watches? Think about your experience of the product and how good it was. What brand was it? How much was it? What was it made from? All of these can help you when considering your options.
Price analysis
SAMSUNG Galaxy Watch Active 2 scores 8.8/10 for price in our review.
Price is normally the most important factor when considering a purchase. Especially when you’re shopping online, it’s really easy for us to shop around now so we can easily compare prices of the same product against many retailers with just a few clicks. In fact here at Review Pros we do that leg work for you, by comparing many different retailers to find you the best price. But price is also a big factor for which product we choose too, not just which retailer.
To give an example, the most expensive product that we found in the Smart watches category was £599.00, whilst the cheapest we found was £69.97 so there’s a significant variance in the prices that different products are available for. For this reason we always recommend that you set yourself a budget before you spend too much time shopping around for a product. It’s easy to get carried away and buying a much more expensive product than you really need, but setting a budget will help to avoid this.
As part of our price analysis we’re going to break the price of SAMSUNG Galaxy Watch Active 2 down and compare it and analyse it in the following ways.
- Compare to other products in the same category
- Compare to other products from the same brand
- Compare to other products that fit both of the above (the same category and the same brand)
Prices of products in the Smart watches category
Here we’re going to look at the prices you can expect to pay for products from the Smart watches category. we’re opted to use Currys PC World for this comparison, as they offered the most competitive prices for SAMSUNG Galaxy Watch Active 2.
To start with, we look at the average price of a product in the Smart watches category. This was £250.37 from the 125 products we found in that category. So SAMSUNG Galaxy Watch Active 2 actually comes in above average at £419.
We then looked at the most expensive product in the category, which was £599.00 and the least expensive, which was £69.97. In total we found that of the 125, 4 were more expensive and 117 were less expensive, some products may have then had exactly the same price as SAMSUNG Galaxy Watch Active 2.
Prices of products from Samsung
Next up, we wanted to look at products from the brand, Samsung. Again we looked at the average price you can expect to pay for a product from Samsung, which was £758.58 of the 340 products we found. So SAMSUNG Galaxy Watch Active 2 price is below average for the brand.
The cheapest product we managed to find from Samsung was £0.97 with the most expensive coming in at £9999.00.
Prices of products from Samsung and in the Smart watches category
Then finally on our price analysis we wanted to dig a little deeper by looking at products from Samsung that sit specifically within the Smart watches category.
For this we found that the average price was £294.00, making SAMSUNG Galaxy Watch Active 2 at £419 actually above average price.
Then we looked at the highest priced item that falls under this criteria, the price of this was £419.00 with the lowest priced item being £199.00. In total there were 0 items that were more expensive and 3 that was less expensive.
Reviews of SAMSUNG Galaxy Watch Active 2
SAMSUNG Galaxy Watch Active 2 scores 8.8/10 for customer reviews in our review.
Perhaps one of the most important steps in choosing a product that you’re going to be buying online, is reading reviews. The more reviews you can read the better. Take your time to look through a range of different reviews, both good and bad as these will really give you the best insight into how good SAMSUNG Galaxy Watch Active 2 is.
Overall score
SAMSUNG Galaxy Watch Active 2 scores 8.7/10 overall in our review.
This part of the review takes the various scores for quality, price and customer reviews and combines them in order to provide you with one simple score to help you determine how good the product is overall. This score can then easily be compared to other products and be used as a benchmark.
There are of course many alternative products from Samsung so feel free to take a look at some of the alternatives, but in the meantime check out the many reviews for SAMSUNG Galaxy Watch Active 2 by clicking the View Reviews button at the bottom of your screen.
Additional information: SAMSUNG Galaxy Watch Active 2
- Brand: Samsung
- Model Number: Active2
- Optional 4G SIM lets you stay connected without your smartphoneContactless payments via Samsung PayHealth & fitness tracking with heart rate monitor & GPSBattery life: Up to 2 daysCompatible with iOS / Android
- EAN: 8806090071072
- Description: 4G freedomAlways stay connected with the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2 4G. No phone required. With 4G, take calls, and receive messages straight to your wrist using the same number and data plan as your mobile. So you can leave your phone at home while staying connected with what matters.Active 2Samsung have brought the much-loved rotating bezel to the Active2 – except this time it’s digital. It makes it super simple to control your watch, even when you’re mid-jog.There are improvements all-round on this second-generation watch, with a more accurate heart rate monitor, advanced accelerometer, and improved GPS.Designed to fit your lifestyleThe Galaxy Watch Active2 is a watch that compliments your busy lifestyle. Crafted from stainless steel for a solid, premium feel – whether you’re hitting the gym, meeting clients in the office, or heading out with friends, it’s ready for all occasions.You can also easily change up your look by switching out the leather strap for a different colour or style (sold separately).Make every move countYour wellbeing is important. With the Active2 it’s easy to keep track of your general wellness and take steps to improve it. Create healthy habits that last with sleep tracking and breathing exercises to help reduce stress.The built-in monitor helps you to keep an eye on your blood pressure and heart rate, and together with fitness tracking that automatically recognises when you’re working out, you get a more complete picture of your health. You can also set daily goals to give you that extra motivation.Don’t miss a thingGet smartphone messages and notifications straight to your wrist by pairing the watch to your iOS or Android phone. You can also control your music and pair your Bluetooth wireless headphones, perfect when you’re commuting.There’s no fiddly charging cables with the Active2 – simply place the watch on the included charging pad when it’s time for a top up. It also works with Samsung Power Share devices.__________________________Please note: SIM card not included. Only compatible with EE and Vodafone networks.
- Product ID: 24626409505
