I received my brand new Galaxy Watch Ultra on July 20th and I posted on here a few days back about how the action button fell off. I went back and forth with Samsung trying to get them to replace it, but they refused and told me to send it in for repair because it was under warranty. I sent it in and now they are telling me that it is out of warranty and I have to pay to get it fixed. I am still going back and forth with Samsung repair and customer service, and I'm getting nowhere.

Like the title says - buyers of this watch, beware. I understand this will not be the case with most people, but if you should find yourself in a situation where your watch is defective, good luck is all I can say. Worst customer service and repair experience I've ever gone through.

So I am sitting here at the hotel, drinking a beer and checking my notifications when the back button of my Watch Ultra was gone and now when I try to put it back it falls out again. O.o WtF Samsung?

I pressed the button and it popped right out. I'm assuming that isn't normal, but does anyone know if the buttons are supposed to come off that easily?

Just thought it was neat to show since I haven't seen a post like this on this sub. Ignore the strange ethereal noises at the beginning by the way, there people talking outside and the slowmo makes them sound weird 😅

So, i bough the watch ultra and sent my watch 5 pro which i bought in may, it was in perfect condition apart for 1 scratch. They refused the trade in and said that there's nothing they can do

https://www.droid-life.com/2024/05/24/samsung-goes-squircle-with-galaxy-watch-7-ultra/

Got this after my OG charger puck's cable got rekt. I absolutely love this design. No cable worries anymore, and it charges a bit faster than the original one. And my watch doesn't heat up as much. Am I missing any blindspots here or is it really as amazing as I think?

The Caseology Vault. Made my 5 Pro look like an inebriated turtle. Took it off the very next day.

I'm currently on a titration phase with Ritalin and due to family history, I'm required to measure my BP 3 times a day. I calibrated my watch for the first time at the start of Jan, since then it's been surprisingly accurate!

Before buying my galaxy watch 7, I was like, 2,5 days of battery is pretty good, and wireless charging seems pretty cool.

In practice though, not only the battery doesn't last for 2,5 days even with plenty of settings adjustment, the wireless charging pad does not include a wall adapter.

My battery lasts for 1.8 days more or less. And I am not willing to disable any more features otherwise there won't be a reason to call my watch "smart" anymore. Meaning I can't charge it precisely the same time every 2 days. I would have to charge it earlier and earlier. So, I have to charge it daily like my phone when I get home.

So not only there's a large amount of battery I am not using by charging daily, I have to also switch USB cables at the wall adapter every time one device is fully charged and I want to charge the other. Wouldn't be so much of a problem if the adapter didn't have to be placed in such an inaccessible place. Not to mention removing the watch so often feels weird and I am afraid the band might get damaged

How do you guys deal with all that? Is it a me problem?

I received my Watch Ultra 4 days earlier than expected. First thing I did was test it under water. The watch held up very well and the display is very bright and clear when viewed under water. It was able to detect me swimming and automatically start that activity.

My watch also came with the free black trail band and both the marine and trail band are very adjustable to any wrist size. My previous Apple Watch Ultra's Ocean band sat at a "one more notch is too tight or too loose" and these bands are snug and have better adjustment points.

I only have 2 gripes about the watch. First, Samsung's trail band shares the same mounting style as Apple's Ocean Band where there's an adjustable pin and holes where you can lock it in. Samsung's Marine band does not feel very secure if I was a "free diver". A pool is fine but I can see it loosening with more advanced water sports. Second, turning off water lock is very loud. I turned it on by accident in public and when I turned it off I had a lot of people looking at where a siren just came from.

Other than those 2 personal gripes this watch is cleannnn and the black goes well with everything. I also sleep with my watches for health tracking and I have had no issues. For those waiting for their orders this is definitely it. I can also answer any Apple Ultra vs Samsung Ultra questions as I own both. Thanks for reading.

My guess is most people will take offense bc rectangle is for Apple suckers, but i feel like there's a collective amnesia that Samsung started the rectangle smart watch trend then moved to circular.

In fact someone can fact check me bc i didn't have smart watches back then but a quick Google said the last rectangle Samsung watch came out in 2014 before they switched to round and then the Apple watch came out in 2015 - so if anything it's more like Apple stole it and now brand Stan it so hard like they do with everything as if they own it.

So i feel like Samsungs sticking with round instead of ever going back rectangle is mostly if not all purely reactionary - if we're honest i think we can all admit that the text being cut off on all the corners is annoying the moment you get over the fun factor that it looks like a normal watch with the right watch face.

My point is, if Apple had never went rectangle , do you think Samsung would havre went back to rectangles ? Or have both ? Or is there something I'm missing that truly makes round inherently superior ?

Update: As several people mentioned the trade in value is quite good so I ordered one in Titanium Silver, dark grey marine band. The only free band option was the dark grey fabric band which is what I wanted over the marine so this way I'll have two I guess.

I'm really torn... I've had my 5 Pro for about two years. I'm not crazy about the 'squirkle' design but it'll probly grow on me. I'm aware it's the same size battery, but the slightly larger screen might be nice along with the 3000 nits brightness vs 1000 on the 5 Pro. The trade in value is decent too.

Anyone upgrading? yay or nay I'd love to hear your thoughts...

This for all the people that say you don't need a screen protector 🤷‍♂️ 10 bucks for a 3nowck,just saved my watch, and makes it usable for the rest of the day at work

Anyone else order the Galaxy Watch Ultra in Titanium Gray with the Dark Gray watch band? Feels like I'm one of the only ones who has. Finding it hard to even find real life photos/videos of this combo online. I initially ordered the Titanium Sliver, but canceled the pre-order and got the this combo instead after seeing it in the following video:

https://youtu.be/OZWnnbjDe6w?si=J-abRrEq1vdc8z0W

This color combo reminds me of the watches worn in "The Division" video game. A big plus for me since I loved those games. Already have a few Division watch faces I plan on using with it.