With Wear OS, you can benefit from the purchase of "Galaxy Watch4" that installs apps in Google Play stores.

Not only the function of the watch, but also the smartwatch that can easily confirm the state of health, led by the "Apple Watch" series, is today's high-profile market. Among them, Galaxy in the software and hardware have evolved "Galaxy Watch4", "Galaxy Watch4Classic" new release.

The rotary bezel is partially sliding, which not only supports the classic functions of the Galaxy Watch series, but also supports new health management functions and "Google Play Store" to improve the ease of use. I care too much. I bought "Galaxy Watch4" on the release day, which took about 2 weeks. In this article, we will introduce the operability and functions that can be known after the actual attempt.

Software and hardware have greatly evolved the "Galaxy Watch4"! What is the price you care about?

Galaxy Watch4 is sold in various TV stores, "Galaxy Harajuku" and Amazon. Amazon sells the 40 mm model for 32, 500 yen and the 44 mm model for 36, 000 yen.

In addition, from October 22, 2021, au will also introduce LTE models that support eSIM.

There are also a large number of smartwatches with the latest features, although the price is not cheap, but in terms of comfortable operability and rich features, this is a product with high satisfaction.

This time I tried a silver model of 44 mm. The display size is about 1.4in. The organic EL has a resolution of 450x450. As a smartwatch is relatively large, the visibility of the picture gives people a high impression. The 40 mm model has a screen of about 1. 2 inches.

The appearance and wearing comfort are quite similar to those of ordinary watches, with a mass of about 30.3g (except the watch band) and a relatively light weight, so the wearing comfort is very good. The use of silver, is a "dark white" color, giving people a calm impression, whether formal or leisure can be active.

Although the arms of the author, as an adult male, are slightly thinner, in the case of the 44 mm model, the state of fastening the belt most tightly happens to be a good sense of size. If possible, it is recommended to try it on before purchase.

The Galaxy Watch 4Classic uses a rotating bezel that can slide on the screen. The Galaxy Watch series has always adopted a mechanism with less misoperation and convenience, but the Galaxy Watch4 is not equipped with a physical bezel.

For Galaxy Watch4, there is no physical border, but you can slide by tracking the edges of the display. Before getting used to it, the degree of rotation is very difficult, sometimes it will not move at will, but if you use it for a week, it will hardly fail. It can slide faster than swiping the screen with your fingers, so it is very convenient.

There are two buttons on the right side of the monitor, and you can also set shortcuts to any application.

This product has a memory of 1.5 GB and a storage of 16 GB, which is used as a large capacity of smartwatch. The movement is smooth, you can also download music and photos directly to the body.

The Galaxy Watch4 has a big change from the traditional Galaxy smartwatch, including the installation of the operating system. Prior to this, we used Galaxy proprietary software called "Tizen OS", but this model uses "Wear OS Powered by Samsung" which integrates the Google smartwatch operating system "Wear OS" and "Tizen OS".

With operating system-based software developed by Google, you can install applications that have so far been provided for "Wear OS" from the Google Play Store application.

There are a variety of applications available. Using Google Maps, you can use your smartphone to set your destination and confirm the route to your destination on Galaxy Watch4. Using the Google Keep application, you can also view notes you have created on your smartphone through Galaxy Watch4.

Because it is already a high-performance smartwatch with more than 30, 000 yen, it has rich functions such as health care and exercise. Combined with Wear OS, it can increase expansibility. Customization for more convenient use is its charm.

When talking about smartwatches, health management functions and exercise patterns are indispensable. In Galaxy Watch4, as a smartwatch, the "body composition meter function" is added for the first time. This is a function that can measure muscle, fat and water content in the body by touching two buttons on the side of the main body with the middle finger and ring finger.

In addition to health management functions, heart rate and blood oxygen concentration can be measured and sleep time can be monitored. During sleep, it also has the function of detecting and recording snoring through settings.

Exercise functions include many indoor and outdoor sports, including walking, running, cycling and runners.

In addition, S Health, a dedicated app that can confirm measured health through smartphones, can confirm multiple fitness programs and train according to your preferences.

Sleep time and quality can also be counted in detail.

In addition, the S Health application provides a "Together" feature to compete with friends and S Health users for training values.

The author is usually indifferent to health and exercise, but the use of smartwatch can easily confirm the state of the body, so consciously pay attention to health.

High-performance smartwatch increases scalability, new debut!

The Galaxy Watch4 is a high-performance smartwatch, including display performance, the ability to track frame parts for sliding, and multiple health management / working modes Sure enough, the biggest concern is that applications can be installed from the Google Play store by installing "Wear OS".

As a result, the scope of use of smartwatches has been greatly expanded, and the convenience of normal use has been improved. Unfortunately, Android users cannot connect to iPhone, but are looking for a high-performance, convenient smartwatch, so be sure to try it.

Interview article / Sato Fumihiko