Samsung Galaxy Watch9
Exact average 72.5 · 2 printed, 2 estimated · printed scores only: 70
WIRED's review has no printed score; we read it as 60/100. The other 3 average 77.
Image: Samsung4 professional reviewers tested the Samsung Galaxy Watch9, and 2 recommend it. Most praised: display and health tracking. Most common complaint: battery life.
Reviewed by Woman & Home, WIRED, The Quantified Scientist and 1 more
The catch: Battery life is only about a day and a half.
Early score: only 4 professional reviews so far. Expect it to move as more reviews come in.
2 of these 4 outlets print no score. We estimated theirs from the review text, then adjusted the estimates against the ratings outlets actually print (ours ran slightly low). An estimate is never higher than 92.
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What 4 critics said
Highest score first · all converted to 0–100- 80Woman & Home
The reviewer finds it an easy-to-use, comfortable tracker with strong new health insights, held back by modest battery life and cheaper rivals with similar features.
Read Woman & Home review - 60WIRED
A competent but only modestly updated smartwatch with reliable sleep tracking, held back by short battery life, slow charging and a pile of new health scores of doubtful use.
Read WIRED review - 79est.The Quantified Scientist
The Samsung Galaxy Watch9 shows significant improvements in heart rate and sleep stage tracking compared to previous generations.
Read The Quantified Scientist review - 71est.GSMArena
This hardware and battery page of the review finds the new Snapdragon chip snappy but barely changed in practice.
Read GSMArena review
"Est." means the outlet printed no score, so we estimated one from its verdict and checked our estimates against ratings outlets print. How we check estimates
Watch a video review
- The Quantified Scientist on YouTube ↗Counted in the score: 79
- ShortCircuit on YouTube ↗Not counted in the score (it gives no clear verdict on this model)
From YouTube channels we vetted by hand. Videos paid for by the brand are never listed.
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Common questions
Is the Samsung Galaxy Watch9 worth it?
Critics are divided: 2 of 4 recommend it. Battery life is only about a day and a half.
Do critics agree about the Samsung Galaxy Watch9?
One critic disagrees: scores range from 60 (WIRED) to 80 (Woman & Home), a spread of 20 points across 4 reviews. WIRED's review has no printed score; we read it as 60/100. The other 3 average 77.
What do critics dislike about the Samsung Galaxy Watch9?
Battery life (4 of 4 reviews).
What is the best alternative to the Samsung Galaxy Watch9?
The Coros Nomad (critic score 89), top pick, narrowly.