Both sizes of watches should have a similar battery life. While the smaller of the watches has a smaller battery. It's also got a smaller screen to balance it out.
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That's what I'd hoped, but the 44mm has a battery that's about 40% larger to do the heavy lifting of non-screen stuff like GPS, OS etc. It's a significant difference given that the screen isn't the only drain on the battery.
Which size watch do you have and is your 30 hours with AOD on or off? Cheers.
Thanks for replying. I'm hoping to move on from AOD-off (I currently have an Apple Watch 3 with no AOD) because raise to wake can be infuriating sometimes.
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Ok, 10 minutes into a samsung live chat and realise it's a huge mistake.......
You may as well chat with my late Nans ashes they have about the same knowledge base as a Samsung rep
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I give up, spoke to 3 seperate indian people and arranged a collection for tomorrow and a replacement up to 10 days later. All in all a really crap experiance and without a watch for 10 days. Meh
At least you can on chat, I've been trying since 9am & everytime I start a chat I'm either 45 - 50 or 60 in the que & never get on cause the chat closes automatically after so long
Black 46mm...not holding my breath. May cancel at this rate....
Samsung have managed to alienate quite a few folk by taking away the 20% deal early and also reducing trade in values after a couple of days... Now delays... Doing themselves no favours. Must have been inspired by nvidia and their woeful launches!
They've replaced the 20% off deal with a fairly stupid offer of +£75/£100 additional trade in value through selected retailers, but since the watch isn't officially out yet, you have to trade in before or after delivery through a third party and rely on it all working out. Curry's for example will only offer a trade-in in store, at which point they issue you with a gift card that you use online to order the watch. It's not very intuitive at all.
Because Samsung should have kept the 20% code indefinitely? Just until you got around to using it? Samsung often run "only for this weekend" promotions (it's how I got multiple discounts on my S21 a few months ago).
As for the delays - the common denominator at the moment are those people who opted for something other than the standard strap that seem to be seeing the delay in delivery.
You describe the launch as woeful. I used discounts when they were available and received my new watch a week before launch date - I'll describe it as absolutely excellent.
All their other offers are clearly dated for expiry, but this one appeared and then was yoinked without warning. It came across as a bit of a mess to me - like someone in Samsung thought it was a great idea but then someone else thought it was too generous and pulled it - but fair play to those who took advantage.
@stoofa Nope not indefinitely , and i got a discount too, so i'm not personally affected. I was mentioning it because the end date was some time in October , but as @Squink says , it was taken without warning. If it had been 48hours only , then i don't think anyone would have felt hard-done by (I don't , Just annoyed at not having mine yet) , Likewise they rapidly reduced their trade in values (But to make it clear... Again didn't affect me, as i wasn't trading one in)
And yes, I'm annoyed because i'm still waiting.
And yes, I'm annoyed because i'm still waiting.
I am finding a higher battery usage on mine after 5 days on my 42mm Classic watch 4 compared to my previous 40mm Galaxy Watch Active 2. So 100% from 8am now at 17:44 i have 62% so definitely not great. I wear my watch whilst i sleep no services running just with bedtime mode active so will most likely need another charge before i sleep. I have also AOD off just WIFI and BT on. I am hoping this is a Firmware issue and will be fixed in a update.
I had the smaller size original Galaxy Watch with the rotating bezel (not sure if they called it 'Classic' back then) and it kind of got 2 days with AOD and everything else turned on, while most reports on the GW4 suggest the battery life is a bit uncertain - like you've described.
I've ordered a GW non-classic in 44mm, just for the larger battery. Since having an Apple Watch, I've got used to charging every day, but really I'd like the chance to use the sleep tracking if I want, and that means it has to last more than 24 hours with all the bells and whistles turned on.
As you say, some of these battery issues sound like they could be fixed now that the product is out in the wild and giving Samsung a much greater number of testers to find problems.
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Wonder if it know the difference between a fart and snoring 
Wonder if it know the difference between a fart and snoring
Haha, in other news just got a message from Samsung, delivery tomorrow. Finally.
Hmm wonder if mine been delayed.
Pre-ordered the Watch 4 44mm from Curry's on the 11th rather than Samsung because i've got a £100 gift card that needed using, tomorrow it's officially released & i've nothing to say it's shipped or preparing to ship from them.
Just been on Curry's website and the Watch 4 44mm has disappeared off there, they only have the 40mm and the 42mm classic listed now :/.
Well the day still young so expecting some kind of email today hopefully saying it be with me tomorrow if not I'll be mighty p****d off, as i've had to book the day off from work due to both the Wife working & Parents being on holiday so nobody free to take delivery of it.
Pre-ordered the Watch 4 44mm from Curry's on the 11th rather than Samsung because i've got a £100 gift card that needed using, tomorrow it's officially released & i've nothing to say it's shipped or preparing to ship from them.
Just been on Curry's website and the Watch 4 44mm has disappeared off there, they only have the 40mm and the 42mm classic listed now :/.
Well the day still young so expecting some kind of email today hopefully saying it be with me tomorrow if not I'll be mighty p****d off, as i've had to book the day off from work due to both the Wife working & Parents being on holiday so nobody free to take delivery of it.