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Galaxy Watch 5 Pro Review: Almost Pro Enough

The Galaxy Watch 5 Pro strikes a good middle ground between true smartwatch and sports watch. But it’s BIG. See the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro here: *CNET may get commission for this offer Read the full Galaxy Watch 5 Pro review: 0:00 The Galaxy Watch 5 Pro: Does it deserve the name? 1:03 Galaxy Watch…

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The Galaxy Watch 5 Pro strikes a good middle ground between true smartwatch and sports watch. But it’s BIG.
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0:00 The Galaxy Watch 5 Pro: Does it deserve the name?
1:03 Galaxy Watch 5 Pro: Construction & screen
4:50 Exclusive features on the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro
6:30 Galaxy Watch 5 Pro health & fitness
8:54 Galaxy Watch 5 Pro battery life & charging
10:55 Galaxy Watch 5 Pro final thoughts

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85 Comments

  1. Lexy Savvides

    August 25, 2022 at 7:18 pm

    Make sure to check out my text review for more on sleep tracking, blood oxygen sensor and reverse wireless charging to name a few!

    • René Sánchez

      August 25, 2022 at 8:23 pm

      Why it is that you only focus on fitness?? For that price I think is worth mentioning it productive capabilities, LTE usage, or the lack of them. I mean… It has to perform well not only in fitness and GPS. I’m a huge fan of your content, but fitness is not my thing and not for many others

    • Lexy Savvides

      August 25, 2022 at 9:15 pm

      @René Sánchez please take a watch of the regular Galaxy Watch 5 review. I covered all that because it’s identical. This review focuses on what different features it has.

    • dman7895

      August 25, 2022 at 10:40 pm

      Great review Lexi!! I almost hate to ask but did you talk to Cherlynn low and compare findings??? I assume there’s some professional rivalry there haha but you’re both great at reviews!

    • Mrs. Riki

      August 26, 2022 at 12:23 am

      No

    • Lexy Savvides

      August 26, 2022 at 2:13 am

      @dman7895 thanks! Cherlynn is a great reviewer, I agree! I saw her review this morning, we definitely agree on many things!

    • Hk

      August 26, 2022 at 10:19 am

      Hi Lexy ,great video ..Will you recommend returning garmin venu 2 plus and getting this one . I also ordered the fold 4 . Please help .I don’t hike or anything but mostly interested in sleep ,heart rate tracking .

    • Lexy Savvides

      August 26, 2022 at 3:24 pm

      @Hk I love the Garmin Venu 2 Plus, it’s definitely slimmer and easier to wear than this Watch. But not as durable. I prefer the Garmin sleep tracking and recovery metrics, the heart rate monitoring is good but it has no ECG. So if you need that, get the Galaxy watch

    • Hk

      August 28, 2022 at 11:25 am

      @Lexy Savvides honestly the only thing I dislike is the size . I am 192 cm and love big watches . Probably should get epix 2 . But thinking should I give a shot on galaxy watch 5 but scared about sleep tracking and health metrics .

  2. Daniel Mata

    August 25, 2022 at 8:00 pm

    Couldn’t pass up on the opportunity to trade up my Moto 360 2nd gen. Get my gray titanium model tomorrow. For how basic I am with my watches its def gonna meet my needs.

  3. Bruno S

    August 25, 2022 at 8:30 pm

    Can be used in pool and sea?

    • xKID CHAMELEONx

      August 25, 2022 at 9:09 pm

      It’s fully waterproof but I wouldn’t keep it in salt water for too long. Definitely rinse it with fresh water if you do get salt water on it.

  4. DarkStryder360

    August 25, 2022 at 8:42 pm

    Use the mechanical wheel on my GW1 all the time, barely touch the screen.

    Looks like I’ll be sticking with my one for… the rest of time?

  5. cooluser23

    August 25, 2022 at 8:47 pm

    How does it compare to the Mont Blanc, or Tag Heuer for workouts? (Ignore the price difference)

  6. Diederik Veldhuizen

    August 25, 2022 at 8:47 pm

    i have 1 question? how does the watch en your phone react when you also use a carkit? is the watch going to disconnect with your phone or can it duoconnect?

  7. xKID CHAMELEONx

    August 25, 2022 at 9:07 pm

    Considering they didn’t upgrade the processor or the ram I really don’t think I’m going to upgrade from my Galaxy watch 4 classic. The only upgrade in my eyes is the battery and that doesn’t justify the price. I think I’ll wait until the next iteration.

  8. LA Bloke

    August 25, 2022 at 9:23 pm

    Funny thing is that this watch is small compared to its supposed competitors.

  9. jdoshow78

    August 25, 2022 at 9:41 pm

    Pre-ordered mines last week and received it this pass Monday. So far I love it. It really isn’t much different than the watch 4. Mainly I’m loving the better battery life I guess mainly do to the bigger battery. It seems to run smoother and faster then the watch 4. However it could be just from being new. I like the bigger size and the build. Feels premium. I do kinda miss the rotating bezel on a premium device but the digital one isn’t too bad. Expectly with practice. The new band style is great. Only issue I see is if u need to do reverse charging from you Galaxy device. The band makes it almost impossible unless you remover it. But again do to the bigger battery you hopefully won’t need to charge. A stand would have been nice to sit it on while charging though. Since it doesn’t sit flat on a desktop. Overall I’m very happy with it.

    • Lexy Savvides

      August 25, 2022 at 10:15 pm

      100% agree with you about the stand!

    • Kyle Sullivan

      August 25, 2022 at 10:26 pm

      I swapped out band almost immediately it just doesn’t fit right on baby wrists i have some nice stainless steel bands snd getting a mesh titanium one ive had my eyes on

    • Quadir Dow

      August 25, 2022 at 10:32 pm

      There are work around for the band actually. It isn’t impossible! Just search it up

  10. Miss The-Target

    August 25, 2022 at 9:47 pm

    Thank you for finally talk about this watch from a women’s perspective, I’ve been looking everywhere. I’ve ordered the watch without knowing if it’s goi g to be too bulky with clothes etc

  11. Sharjeel Shahzad

    August 25, 2022 at 10:01 pm

    1 problem with a physical rotating bezel even though I love it but it causes accidental touchs and the bezel to accidentally rotate

  12. dman7895

    August 25, 2022 at 10:39 pm

    Actually really love the cheap $5 Apple Watch shield cover I got on Amazon that snaps over it and I don’t worry about bumping my watch on a doorknob again haha

  13. Justin Fuller

    August 25, 2022 at 10:57 pm

    So you didn’t want to twist your wrist so it’s to dim, come on!

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      August 25, 2022 at 10:59 pm

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  14. TechPimp

    August 25, 2022 at 11:12 pm

    I think it looks ugly with the big bezels but i had to get it for us longer battery life

  15. robert haibi

    August 25, 2022 at 11:23 pm

    Removing the bezel was an absolutely ridiculously huge mistake.

  16. Ε K

    August 25, 2022 at 11:24 pm

    I hope that man was your father and not your boyfriend

  17. Daniel Beccar

    August 25, 2022 at 11:31 pm

    Goshhh glad I still have the 4 with bezel

  18. Jerry

    August 26, 2022 at 12:02 am

    Ugly-looking watch

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  19. Sandi Hermana

    August 26, 2022 at 12:08 am

    The only one reason why samsung replace galaxy watch classic version and prefer non rotating bezel that’s actually because they want looks same as google pixel watch and that watch will arrived along together Google pixel 7 lineup

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  20. Alfacinha da Tecnologia

    August 26, 2022 at 12:28 am

    Typically from Samsung releases a watch with sensores that don’t work out of the box, we need to wait,6 months or more for the skin temperature sensor

    • James Thomas

      August 26, 2022 at 12:49 am

      Got to get fda approval not their fault

    • Alfacinha da Tecnologia

      August 26, 2022 at 12:51 am

      @James Thomas in US, on Europe is quicker, nevertheless they do this often with a lot of software, for example after more then 5/6 years samsung pay it still not arrive to Portugal in Europe 😕

  21. Amazing Grace1432

    August 26, 2022 at 12:38 am

    I have the silver and I love it

  22. Eddy Alvarenga

    August 26, 2022 at 12:41 am

    My Cons in 4 days using it:
    1) Google Pay/ Samsung Pay – obligatory Pin when set, locks the watch, not the app. Any time the watch gets lose in your wrist it triggers the lock and you have to use the pin even to check the time. In the Tizen days, it would lock only Samsung Pay. Very annoying feature.
    2) No rotating bezel – The virtual bezel is not precise so I have now been using the screen to scroll.
    3) ECG does not work for non Samsung phone users.
    4) I expected the battery to last longer, so far I disabled the NFT and GPS to have the battery last more than 24 hours.
    Pros:
    1) Very fast charging
    2) The watch lip protects the screen
    3) Google Assistant
    4) Beautiful and useful watch faces out of the box

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    • W. B. Whitfield III

      August 26, 2022 at 1:13 am

      Interesting, I have NFT and GPS on and used it for a 10 hour work shift and still had one day and 14 hours left (battery level sitting at 81 to 83 percent).

  23. idris mansaye

    August 26, 2022 at 1:01 am

    This watch is big for you

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  24. Gui Sakai

    August 26, 2022 at 1:19 am

    Great review Lexy! Cheers

  25. King Faysal

    August 26, 2022 at 1:27 am

    Circular channel looks wired. Samsung could add rotating crown adopting huawei watch 3 design.

  26. Slay Da O.G

    August 26, 2022 at 2:16 am

    So pro is just for GPS and better battery

  27. Jackson Fernando

    August 26, 2022 at 2:48 am

    Sapphire display is more reflective using outdoor in 5 pro …. Software wont help ….

  28. colephilla Gon

    August 26, 2022 at 2:59 am

    hi i m interested for the latest possible smartwatch. budget is irrelevant for me.
    so i have come to known epix 2 ,but current crown on garmin enduro 2 vs galaxy watch 5 pro ?
    so which is mostly usefulnes for use. let say i love to use sideloaded apps as a plus feature. antoher point is which ever smartwatch i like to use for a long time for their usefullness and customizable ability or even modded ability.
    i known garmin epix gen2 for a while but it seems stable and epic enough but not entirely relevant to the android usefullness but i can say it got quality over quantity which is really unbalance quality.
    in my perspective im not sure any smawarch serve for my expectation of longetivity and usefullness of functions.
    anyone kindly any advice appreciated .

  29. bodyemcal

    August 26, 2022 at 3:11 am

    Gimme maps, golf like garmin does and good sapphire i would buy.

  30. chanchal kalia

    August 26, 2022 at 3:11 am

    Great review ! Thanks !

  31. Funbox

    August 26, 2022 at 4:24 am

    영상 잘봤습니다☺️👍

  32. Diederik Veldhuizen

    August 26, 2022 at 4:27 am

    I’m so glad to win a price. thank you much

  33. Nymphesis

    August 26, 2022 at 4:32 am

    Actually, the Gear S2 also had a rotating bezel, so before the galaxy watch.

    • yaj rama

      August 26, 2022 at 4:40 pm

      I have the Frontier

  34. Bo Rerun

    August 26, 2022 at 4:57 am

    I don’t understand because of her accent

  35. poetess05

    August 26, 2022 at 5:10 am

    Super informative. Gotta love CNET!

  36. Caden Churchill

    August 26, 2022 at 5:40 am

    That man’s wrist is so much bigger than mine 😂

  37. Skeleton Report

    August 26, 2022 at 9:43 am

    That is amazing

  38. Q B

    August 26, 2022 at 11:39 am

    Waiting on my watch 5 pro cellular to arrive today. Excited to get it setup. Going to put it to the test in the golf course as soon as it arrives.

    • Q B

      August 26, 2022 at 4:46 pm

      It’s here and meets every expectation so far. I’ll post an update after I take it to the golf course.

  39. Will

    August 26, 2022 at 1:08 pm

    Why have we gone backwards? You have been able to pair chest straps with Android Wear for YEARS. I just don’t understand what these companies are thinking sometimes. I’m glad the HR monitor on the watch is fairly accurate, but I always used a chest strap during my weight lifting sessions because the watch would frequently lose contact with my wrist during the movements.

  40. yaj rama

    August 26, 2022 at 4:41 pm

    Looks like a Suunto

  41. Philip Banks

    August 26, 2022 at 6:16 pm

    Love the accent!!

  42. Misael Muñiz

    August 26, 2022 at 9:15 pm

    Active 2 is the best watch Samsung has made that it

  43. Unknown 0010

    August 26, 2022 at 10:16 pm

    Not gonna buy already have my watch 4 silver with silver rotating bezel which provides a msgestic look.

  44. TechSupport Line

    August 26, 2022 at 11:27 pm

    Of course, $500 is nothing for you if you accidently destroy it. So far, nice scratches here and there.

  45. bigchevy350boy

    August 26, 2022 at 11:29 pm

    Yessa! Watch 5 pro is finally here! 🤘

  46. Alex King

    August 26, 2022 at 11:31 pm

    Temperature sensor activation could take years like the blood press feature.

  47. A Bachelor's Life

    August 27, 2022 at 3:07 am

    Not a fan of these, but a nice looking watch

  48. Prabij Shrestha

    August 27, 2022 at 3:45 am

    With temperature sensor this watch is complete. Watch 4 was already better but it lacked temperature sensor .

  49. Mahmoud samir

    August 27, 2022 at 9:23 am

    since the og galaxy watch in 2018?? its from galaxy gear s2 from 2015… how are you guys talking tech when your knowledge is so average?

  50. Daniel W

    August 27, 2022 at 12:21 pm

    The first thing I noticed was the weight difference. The 5 pro is way lighter than the 46mm 4 classic .

  51. Chuck Richardson

    August 27, 2022 at 4:52 pm

    The first problem is they’re calling this the Galaxy watch 5 and the Galaxy watch 5 pro…the name alone is a lie and is misleading. Samsung secretly got rid of their classic line and all they have decided to go with is their active line, so did a name change.. They should have called this the Galaxy watch active 5 and the Galaxy watch active 5 pro as that is exactly what this watch is it is the newest active watch and this is disappointing as not everybody is a fitness freak or wants to wear a fitness style watch. Also that market is becoming quite flooded between companies like Fitbit and Apple respectively. Samsung was one of the few companies left that you could get a substantial decent looking classic looking smartwatch from. It looks like I will have to stick with my watch 4.. hopefully Samsung backtracks on this and just like they did when they tried to get rid of the note. Other companies like Google and Huawei just don’t compare in their smart watches and not everybody is into the iWatch-esque type smartwatch

  52. CF S1kR

    August 27, 2022 at 5:42 pm

    I can’t see why they can’t add blood pressure in American markets?

  53. Supa Fly RVGuy

    August 27, 2022 at 6:51 pm

    I have the Galaxy 3 and i still love it. I have been excited to see the 5 pro. I do have a question, now that galaxy is using google, would i be able to download apple music to the watch? (For music control) I dont use spotify.

  54. Jaydeep sutar

    August 27, 2022 at 8:58 pm

    Raised rim is a new watch feature

  55. Michael Reilly

    August 28, 2022 at 3:35 am

    It needs to have continuous glucose monitoring, and I’ll pay double for it; otherwise, I don’t see a need for it. I have a watch on my Galaxy z Fold 3. My special deal z Fold 4, Buds2 Pro, & Watch 5 Pro arrive on Monday. I’ll probably just resell the Watch 5 Pro (unopened) on eBay.

  56. George 369

    August 28, 2022 at 6:44 am

    I’m very disappointed in galaxy watches.

  57. S W

    August 28, 2022 at 12:42 pm

    Who is this lady?

  58. User

    August 28, 2022 at 1:05 pm

    Big battery, but still 2 days stanby with screen on… same as for 5 years…

  59. Weekend Warrior

    August 28, 2022 at 6:40 pm

    I’m not sure how accurate these sensors are. Those that test it against the Apple Watch have said it’s still not accurate.

  60. S S

    August 28, 2022 at 9:20 pm

    Garmin probably has another year before it becomes history like Nokia

  61. Ben Manley

    August 28, 2022 at 10:18 pm

    Without a rotating bezel I do not see them selling very well. My local Best Buys had one in stock on launch day so I would say that speaks volumes on how well they think it is going to sell

  62. Ben Manley

    August 28, 2022 at 10:48 pm

    Some reviewers are hating the band and saying to replace it as soon as you remove it from the box. And for $500 a wall charger should be in the box. Sadly these companies are saving thousands not including a charger in anything these days and not passing that on. You are one of the only reviewer I have seen wearing the watch while showing you using your finger to move around the new dial. I have just tried running my finger around the dial like I would have to if I had this new watch and I would not be able to see the screen very well. It is time to look at Garmin or others to replace my samsung watch, I’m just going to miss the LTE so I might look to Apple

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