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Your phone is NOT a medical device

If you’re short of breath, a pulse oximeter could tell you if your blood oxygen levels are getting dangerously low. But can a Galaxy phone or a wearable do the same thing?

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  1. NicK

    May 6, 2020 at 4:02 pm

    Skip to 3:19

  2. Son Goku

    May 6, 2020 at 4:04 pm

    They are measuring the stress on mobile whatt??

  3. adilator

    May 6, 2020 at 4:05 pm

    Next time, get to the main point faster and then bore us with your stories and interviews.

    • BradenTheTechKnowItAll

      May 6, 2020 at 4:44 pm

      adilator I agree

    • Abdi Maye

      May 6, 2020 at 4:53 pm

      ????

  4. Amusis

    May 6, 2020 at 4:22 pm

    Skip the lecture and get to the test.

  5. Austin's Coins

    May 6, 2020 at 4:26 pm

    Says to be quiet and still*
    Proceeds to talk
    Wonders why it’s a few percentages off????

    • mauko991

      May 6, 2020 at 5:29 pm

      I hate when I’m drinking something then I read funny comment. I’m cured ????.

  6. Youneverwalkalone

    May 6, 2020 at 4:35 pm

    ASk yourself: why should a healthy person measure good oxygen rates?
    There is no ‘wellness sense’ for pulsoxymetrics. This is complete bullshxxt……????

    • SpookyApparition

      May 6, 2020 at 5:49 pm

      Because some people who test positive for covid-19 have unusually low blood oxygen even before they have other symptoms.

  7. Zaid Mundewadi

    May 6, 2020 at 4:36 pm

    I just bought an Oximeter today, I don’t own a samsung Phone

  8. Social Friends

    May 6, 2020 at 4:53 pm

    It’s good, but higher price in developing countries. Due to lockdown situation people can’t buy. Because they have less money?

  9. White Mail Privilege

    May 6, 2020 at 4:54 pm

    This could have been a 1 minute video. Blah blah blah

  10. databang

    May 6, 2020 at 5:01 pm

    (ಠ▃ಠ) Why not just talk about pulse oximeters brands and comparing FDA approved models as the only option to consider rather than going through the rigamarole of muddying the waters, wondering and comparing two different intentioned products when it’s already known by the medical industry and disclosed by software developers. I think you’re just wasting peoples time and just making a medical reality more confusing. What’s next from you guys a Covid19 themed report on apples vs oranges?

  11. GoudenDynamietHD

    May 6, 2020 at 5:12 pm

    No need to test this anymore, Samsung phones do not have that sensor anymore…

    • Maverick Tannhäuser

      May 6, 2020 at 5:59 pm

      Strange, when they debuted that blood pressure feature using the light sensor on S9, it said it was just an experimental feature but I thought it should come by default for all future phones. Guess they’re canceling features on the phones to push smartwatch sales lol.

    • Le Chat Botté

      May 6, 2020 at 6:08 pm

      @Maverick Tannhäuser my samsung s6 has that feature too

  12. Top Dawg

    May 6, 2020 at 5:29 pm

    *It says to stay quiet*
    Proceeds to keep talking and then wonders why the results are off.

    • Ahmed

      May 6, 2020 at 6:38 pm

      stolen comment

  13. Sebastian Lim

    May 6, 2020 at 5:31 pm

    Apparently she doesn’t understand the meaning of stay still and quiet

    • Kangwei Tan

      May 6, 2020 at 9:34 pm

      Sebastian Lim Damn it Karen!

  14. Ajmal Muhammed

    May 6, 2020 at 5:57 pm

    Keep quiet!!!!

  15. Maverick Tannhäuser

    May 6, 2020 at 6:02 pm

    Blood oxygen level is an important measurement as to whether the patient needs ECMO because unlike elderlies, young people might not display symptoms as soon as their brains are short of oxygen.

  16. Ronaldo Vera

    May 6, 2020 at 6:22 pm

    Zamsung is marketing gimmick. Don’t buy their phones

    • Luffy

      May 7, 2020 at 11:57 am

      *samsung

  17. MezzoCRIPS

    May 6, 2020 at 6:35 pm

    Is she Australian or British?

    • Kangwei Tan

      May 6, 2020 at 9:36 pm

      She is Karen

  18. Streaming Junkie

    May 6, 2020 at 6:50 pm

    Figuring out your baseline SPO2 levels is important because everyone has a different baseline. Otherwise it is like comparing apples and oranges.

  19. You are my ????

    May 6, 2020 at 7:28 pm

    the pulse ox spo2 of MY GARMIN 945 SUCKS big time.
    I keep it switched off and save battery and now get longer usage of GPS while cycling.

  20. Unclejerry50th

    May 6, 2020 at 8:09 pm

    Apple Watch series 6: “hold my sensor”

  21. Gerasimos Apostolatos

    May 6, 2020 at 10:26 pm

    samsung devices don’t track spo2 anymore.not even the samsung health app.why are you people spreading misinformation?

  22. REY MELVIN CARAAN

    May 7, 2020 at 2:53 am

    Its different, because you keep on talking while doing the measurement. ????????????

  23. SkyRotionDan

    May 7, 2020 at 7:48 am

    Karen doesn’t know how to stay still and quiet lol

  24. Aditya Narayansreejith

    May 7, 2020 at 12:28 pm

    Well the heart rate sensor is not on the samsung phones anymore ☹

  25. Alvin

    May 7, 2020 at 3:07 pm

    3:45 is where it actually starts

  26. Sbu Mdluli

    May 7, 2020 at 3:54 pm

    I have brown skin, probably wont work for me.

  27. Mello Cruz

    May 8, 2020 at 12:31 pm

    This video is a very important and interesting for measuring health statistics for heart, oxygen, pulse ratings and blood pressure.

  28. Dom P

    May 8, 2020 at 1:19 pm

    Definitely thought she was Reese Witherspoon at first

  29. David White

    May 9, 2020 at 2:15 am

    Next they’ll be telling me I can’t use my phone as a car headlight…

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