r/galaxywatchultra

I love this watch (hardware), but I'm already about to return it (software). I have a Pixel 10 Pro and unfortunately, Samsung and Google can't seem to play nice together which is resulting in lots of bugs with their compatibility. Sometimes I get notifications and sometimes I don't. Sometimes those notifications are full notifications where I can read them on the watch and then minutes later I get another and it only vibrates. The current weather doesn't update on the watch face however the hourly forecast does. I can't use certain valuable features like ECG and blood pressure monitoring unless I have a Samsung phone. That sucks. I hate that Samsung and Google are trying to close their ecosystems up like Apple does. That just makes me not even want to use them. Unless I can figure some of this stuff out soon, I'll probably be returning the watch which is unfortunate because I really like the hardware aspect of it.

My only problem with it is the price. 80 bucks for this is a little too much. İ would've been completed okay with it if it was 40 50 bucks. But if one can affort it, personally i think it's the best looking color for the ultra 2. I'm very much curious of what others think about the price.

Here is a quick review of the battery life of my new GWU2. On Sunday, it was fully charged at 5 A.M. Then I went for a 10K outdoor run, and on Monday, I played soccer/football for 1 hour and 45 minutes (indoors with no GPS; only HR and steps were measured). It's 9:30 A.M. and I have 7% left in the tank. Same settings and same battery life as my GWU1. So basically, it's a GWU2024 but with a new look.

Robust Leather Band on my GWU2.... if you hate the Bezel, no one cares lol... But I absolutely love the leather band from Robust! Highly recommend.

Yesterday I finally received my order for the Galaxy Fold 8 1 Tb (Graphite).

I have upgrade from the Galaxy Fold 7 1Tb.

I must say that the change is really positive so far. The phone is so much easily to hold and typing is really so much easier on the cover screen.

The Galaxy Fold 8 is also a lot lighter and easier to use one handed (epecially when checking for notifications.

The wide form factor from Samsung is a big refreshing change from all the Fold phones release in the last 5 years. Fold 7 was a big improved from Fold 3 to Fold 6 but the wide Fold 8 is really something else. I strongly believe that Apple will be able to push the market for foldable phones and will make the wide form factor the new standard for foldable phones.

The main screen is just amazing for watching videos on Youtube, Netflix, Prime Video, etc.

The only sad thing is that Samsung doesn't really get much support from 3rd party accessories. I mean the choices for A grade screen protectors and cases are very limited compared to Apple's products. Since I got the phone yesterday on the official release day, there were just a handful of accessories to buy on the first day.

I managed to get these for my Fold 8 1TB.

1. Corning Glass high quality glass screen protector with Oleophobic Coating 9H hardness from Daremac

2. Saphire Glass lens protector with Oleophobic Coating with super protection from Daremac

3. Matte thin screen preotector for the internal main screen (no finger prints) and anti glare which is great for gaming

4. Matte Skin protection for the hinge

5. Black Aramid Fiber Slim case from AliExpress with front cover and hinge protection and magesafe

I am still re-installing all the apps and setting up my e-mail accounts, etc.

I transferring all the files and data from my Fold 7 and from my 1TB storage, I have already used up about 430gb. I am sure I will be fine with the remaining storage.

I am hoping that extra 4TB ram will come in handy like it did for me with the Galaxy Fold 7. I have different home screen setup on the cover screen and the main screen with loads of apps refreshing in the background and also many kwgt widgets running and chaninge colors based on my wallpaper which changes every 30 mins in Smart Launcher. I have also noticed with Fold 7 that generating AI videos was smoother with 16GB ram. My friend compared it with his 12GB ram Fold 7. The extra ram is really helpful. Just wondering why Samsung doesn't make it a standard for these expensive phones.

Anyway, I am really enjoying the phone and will be testing the phone more and will post more feedback soon.

For you can check out some pictures which I took yesterday of my Fold 8 and case.

https://imgur.com/a/RtQxy24

Going for simplicity