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Ryan Haines \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n
As I look at the Galaxy Watch 4<\/a> clasped to my wrist, I feel little desire to upgrade to a new Samsung model. There\u2019s much excitement surrounding the incoming Galaxy Watch 9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra 2<\/a>, and the recent rollout of the upgraded Health app teased a plethora of new features.<\/p>\n Fitness index? Vitals? Hearing health!? They all read pretty exciting on paper. But after many years, Samsung and its contemporaries have yet to properly recreate a Garmin feature that wraps my entire day\u2019s activity into a neat number. That feature? Body Battery.<\/p>\n How do you feel about Garmin’s Body Battery feature?<\/p>\n 249 votes<\/p>\n It\u2019s very useful and accurate.<\/p>\n 26%<\/p>\n It\u2019s somewhat useful, but could be improved.<\/p>\n 22%<\/p>\n I find it inaccurate or not useful.<\/p>\n 16%<\/p>\n I don’t use the Body Battery feature.<\/p>\n 10%<\/p>\n I don’t own a Garmin device.<\/p>\n 26%<\/p>\n What is Garmin\u2019s Body Battery score?<\/p>\n Kaitlyn Cimino \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n It\u2019s been nearly a decade since Garmin launched Body Battery and several years since I last used a Garmin. Absence, as they say, makes the heart grow fonder.<\/p>\n In a nutshell, the Body Battery score approximates a user\u2019s energy level throughout the day, with 0 being the lowest possible value and 100 the highest. The score uses several physiological factors in its calculation, including heart rate, sleep quality, and heart rate variability (HRV) \u2014 a strong indicator of overall bodily stress.<\/p>\n Think of Body Battery as your state of charge.<\/p>\n That probably sounds similar to other holistic scores, but Body Battery differs in one key way. I can \u201crecharge\u201d my score \u2014 or earn positive points \u2014 by resting, sleeping, or napping. Alternatively, any physical exertion costs points. The more I demand of my body, the lower my score will drop. Conversely, I can top it up again by catching a quick snooze on the couch in the middle of the day. It\u2019s unlike Samsung and Google\u2019s equivalents, which remain static until the next morning.<\/p>\n To simplify it further, Body Battery can essentially be viewed as the body\u2019s \u201cstate of charge,\u201d and this framework makes it easy for newcomers and advanced users alike to understand and utilize. There\u2019s no need for the rambling AI anecdotes often paired with its rivals\u2019 scores.<\/p>\n Body Battery\u2019s constant flux is one of the features I genuinely love. We\u2019re not static beings, nor do we start a new day at zero. Since the Body Battery\u2019s value rolls over from the previous day, each action throughout the day feels more consequential and more meaningful.<\/p>\n Wait, doesn\u2019t Samsung have a Body Battery equivalent?<\/p>\n Kaitlyn Cimino \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n While you could argue that Samsung has a de facto equivalent feature in Energy Score, there are several marked differences between the two.<\/p>\n For one, Energy Score updates only once a day and relies heavily on sleep stats. Oversleep just a little or miss a particular sleep zone, and you can expect a low Energy Score in return. This doesn\u2019t quite reflect the amount of energy you might have to expend that day. While it does factor in activity too, it\u2019s a much smaller portion of the overall number.<\/p>\n Unlike Body Battery, Energy Score remains static, updating once a day.<\/p>\n There\u2019s also a delay when finding out just how much yesterday\u2019s weight session took out of me with Energy Score. Given Body Battery\u2019s fluid nature, it will let me know a few minutes after completion just how much it has affected me. Can I continue, or should I stop and rest? Only one score offers me more immediate insight.<\/p>\n Notably, Body Battery is also incredibly useful for pacing myself, and I don\u2019t mean on runs.<\/p>\n If I wake up feeling terrible and my battery is lower than the day before, I know that I\u2019ll need to work a little slower or work out a little lighter. I can spread myself slowly across the unfolding 24 hours by monitoring the small hits to my Body Battery. And, if it falls too low, I can top it up again with a brief rest. If I\u2019m feeling great and my score is nearing 100, I know I can push far harder for longer without incurring an energy penalty the next day. Just as a calendar helps me budget my time, Garmin\u2019s feature helps me budget my theoretical energy.<\/p>\n Body Battery is incredibly useful for pacing myself across the entire day.<\/p>\n Assigning a number to such a nebulous concept as the amount of energy one has is, obviously, not an exact science. If anything, there are so many variables along the process that it\u2019s effectively impossible to quantify this. A watch might miss a step or overstate the amount of REM sleep one garnered, which can easily affect scores in the future. All companies can do is provide a best guess based on the data accrued. Anecdotally, I\u2019ve felt that Garmin\u2019s feature does a better overall job of scoring how I actually feel in the moment.<\/p>\n The Galaxy Watch 9 is nearly here, but I\u2019m looking elsewhere<\/p>\n Jimmy Westenberg \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n Left to right: Garmin Venu 2 Plus, Samsung Galaxy Watch 4<\/p>\n On the eve of the Galaxy Watch 9 series launch and given the aging smartwatch strapped to my arm, I\u2019m certainly weighing my upgrade options.<\/p>\n I could continue along Samsung\u2019s path of super-specific health scores that cover niche facets of one\u2019s health and wellness. I\u2019m a sucker for gamification and spider charts, so the Fitness Index is one feature I\u2019m certainly thirsting for. This is just one of the many treats coming to Samsung fans\u2019 wrists, and I have little doubt that more will arrive in the future.<\/p>\n What improvements do you need to see to upgrade to the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2?<\/p>\n 1436 votes<\/p>\n Better battery life<\/p>\n 49%<\/p>\n A redesigned case<\/p>\n 18%<\/p>\n Improved heart rate accuracy<\/p>\n 9%<\/p>\n Broader compatibility for advanced health features<\/p>\n 11%<\/p>\n A more affordable price<\/p>\n 11%<\/p>\n Other (let us know in the comments!)<\/p>\n 2%<\/p>\n The problem I have with this concept is that more scores don\u2019t always mean more useful information. Splitting how I feel into numerous numbers only makes it harder to understand how I feel and why I might feel it. In an ideal world, the Energy Score would do just that, but it doesn\u2019t. Body Battery does.<\/p>\n It might not be perfect, but Body Battery is still the best overall energy estimate I\u2019ve ever used. 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