{"id":737939,"date":"2026-08-14T16:42:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T16:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/737939\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T16:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T16:42:13","slug":"samsung-galaxy-watch9-review-gsmarena-com-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/737939\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Galaxy Watch9 review &#8211; GSMArena.com tests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction and specs<\/p>\n<p>Undoubtedly, the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra2 stole the spotlight this year, with the Galaxy Watch9 looking more like an appendix to the Ultra. However, the Watch9 brings a couple of hardware upgrades that are worth exploring.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786725732_571_gsmarena_007.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"799\" alt=\"Samsung Galaxy Watch9 review\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The most notable one is the chipset upgrade. Now the Galaxy Watch lineup is powered by the Snapdragon Wear Elite SoC, which is a departure from Samsung&#8217;s own Exynos silicon. Also, the considerably more affordable Watch9 rocks the same chip as the Galaxy Watch Ultra2.<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, the new Watch9 comes with an upgraded battery. The 40mm gets a 390 mAh one, up from 325 mAh, while the 44m variant gets a much more modest update from 435 mAh to 445 mAh.<\/p>\n<p>Samsung Galaxy Watch9 specs at a glance:<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nBody: 42.7&#215;40.4&#215;8.6mm (40mm) \/ 46.0&#215;43.7&#215;8.6mm (44mm), 32g \/ 34g; Glass front (Sapphire crystal), aluminum frame; MIL-STD-810H compliant, IP68 dust-tight and water-resistant (immersion up to 50m\/5ATM), ECG certified, Blood pressure monitor, Armor Aluminum 2.&#13;<br \/>\nDisplay: 1.34&#8243; (40mm) \/ 1.47&#8243; (44mm) Super AMOLED, 3000 nits (peak), 438x438px \/ 480x480px resolution, 327ppi.&#13;<br \/>\nChipset: Snapdragon SW6100 Wear Elite (3 nm).&#13;<br \/>\nMemory: 32GB 2GB RAM.&#13;<br \/>\nOS\/Software: Android Wear OS 7, One UI Watch 9.&#13;<br \/>\nRear camera: No.&#13;<br \/>\nFront camera: No.&#13;<br \/>\nVideo capture: Rear camera: No.&#13;<br \/>\nBattery: 390mAh (40mm) \/ 445mAh (44mm); 10W wireless.&#13;<br \/>\nConnectivity: LTE; eSIM; Wi-Fi 4; BT 6.0; NFC.&#13;<br \/>\nMisc: Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate, barometer, altimeter, compass, SpO2, temperature (skin), BioActive, antioxidant index.<\/p>\n<p>As before, the Galaxy Watch9 comes in two sizes &#8211; 40mm and 44mm. The former that we have for testing is clearly tailored toward women, while the 44mm version is more suitable for men who don&#8217;t need the extra Ultra2 functionalities but just a regular, stylish smartwatch.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the modest battery update and the new chipset, the Watch9 isn&#8217;t much different from its predecessor. We have the same 1.34-inch display for the 40mm variant and 1.47-inch screen for the 44mm one. Same sensors, same design, same everything. Though, most of you will be upgrading from an older watch like the Galaxy Watch7, for example.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786725732_926_gsmarena_015.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"799\" alt=\"Samsung Galaxy Watch9 review\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Hardware improvements aside, some new health and fitness-tracking features debut with the Galaxy Watch9, so let&#8217;s take a deeper dive.<\/p>\n<p>Unboxing the Samsung Galaxy Watch9<\/p>\n<p>The Galaxy Watch9 comes in a small retail box containing only the watch itself, the band and a proprietary 10W wireless charging pad.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786725733_585_gsmarena_001.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"799\" alt=\"Samsung Galaxy Watch9 review\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Introduction and specs Undoubtedly, the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra2 stole the spotlight this year, with the Galaxy Watch9&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":737940,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[786,86,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-737939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-gadgets","tag-gadgets","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/737939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=737939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/737939\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/737940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=737939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=737939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=737939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}