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Samsung Galaxy Watch5 (40 mm, Bluetooth)

Name: Samsung Galaxy Watch5 (40 mm, Bluetooth)
Brand: Samsung

The Galaxy Watch5 40 mm is Samsung’s small-case Wear OS watch from 2022, with sapphire crystal glass, the Exynos W920 processor, the BioActive health sensor and a 284 mAh battery. Independent testing found sleep and heart-rate tracking very accurate; the battery lasted only about a day with heavy use.

The 40 mm aluminium Bluetooth version of the Galaxy Watch5, in Graphite, Pink Gold and Silver. The 44 mm version has a larger screen and battery; the titanium Galaxy Watch5 Pro is a separate model.

Samsung Galaxy Watch5 (40 mm, Bluetooth) — Samsung press image of the 40 mm Galaxy Watch5 in Graphite, from the front. — Samsung press image of the 40 mm Galaxy Watch5 in Graphite, from the front.

Specifications

Specification	Value
Display	1.2-inch (30.4 mm) Super AMOLED, 396 × 396 pixels; full-colour Always On Display; sapphire crystal Sapphire crystal is a glass material that strongly resists scratching. The 44 mm version has a 1.4-inch, 450 × 450 screen.
Case and colours	Armor Aluminum case with Sport Band; Graphite, Pink Gold, Silver
Size and weight	39.3 × 40.4 × 9.8 mm; 28.7 g (without strap)
Processor	Exynos W920, dual-core 1.18 GHz
Memory and storage	1.5 GB RAM; 16 GB internal storage
Battery and charging	284 mAh (typical); faster WPC-based wireless charging WPC is the body behind the Qi wireless charging standard. The 44 mm version has a 410 mAh battery.
Software	At launch Wear OS Powered by Samsung (Wear OS 3.5) with One UI Watch 4.5 The watch works with phones running Android 8.0 or later with more than 1.5 GB of RAM; it cannot be used with an iPhone.
Sensors	Samsung BioActive Sensor (optical heart rate, electrical heart signal, bioelectrical impedance analysis); temperature sensor; accelerometer, barometer, gyro, geomagnetic and light sensors The electrical heart signal is used for ECG and bioelectrical impedance for body composition estimates; availability of these features varies by country.
Connectivity	Bluetooth 5.2; Wi‑Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n 2.4 + 5 GHz; NFC; GPS/GLONASS/BeiDou/Galileo This version has no LTE; the LTE version is sold separately.
Durability	5ATM + IP68; MIL-STD-810H 5ATM suits shallow-water activities such as swimming, not diving.

From the manufacturer

Samsung presents the Watch5 with a sapphire crystal display, the BioActive sensor and faster charging. Samsung Mobile Press

Strengths and limitations

TechRadar tested the 40 mm Watch5: sleep tracking was the most accurate of the smartwatches they had used, heart-rate readings matched a chest strap and GPS was accurate on runs; body-fat readings differed from other methods. With 30–60 minutes of daily exercise tracking it needed a charge every day, and a rushed evening charge was needed to track sleep overnight. The new USB-C charger charges the watch 30% faster and also works plugged into most USB-C phones. The screen showed no damage after knocking against a metal table.
TechRadar review (September 2022); 40 mm test unit.
TechRadar: Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 review

Samsung Galaxy Watch5 (40 mm, Bluetooth)

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