Here are 5 ways that the Samsung Galaxy Watch5 and Watch5 Pro are your personal healthy lifestyle companions

Every successful journey begins with a single step and the road to a healthy lifestyle is made a little easier with Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch5 and Watch5 Pro. Launched alongside the latest Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Flip4, the Galaxy Watch5 and Watch5 Pro smartwatches are intended as healthy lifestyle companions with a cornucopia of wellness features for healthier, better living in the new normal.

Alongside a robust IP68 rated water resistant chassis, the Galaxy Watch5 and Watch5 Pro feature Samsung’s 3-in-1 BioActive sensor and new skin temperature sensor to track a whole host of helpful biometric data, workouts, sleep tracking and more. Here’s 5 ways that the new Galaxy Watch5 and Watch5 Pro are your healthy lifestyle companions!

#1 Samsung Galaxy Watch5 and Galaxy Watch5 Pro- Comprehensive activity and workout tracking

On top of tracking normal day to day activities like walking and calories burned, the Galaxy Watch5 and Galaxy Watch5 Pro are able to track over 90 possible workouts ranging from running to climbing and more. Both of Samsung’s latest smartwatches are even able to automatically detect certain exercises such as walking, running, cycling and even swimming. That’s not all, the new smartwatches also able to constantly measure your heart rate and blood oxygen too.

The larger and more powerful Galaxy Watch5 Pro is even able to help you import and track workout routes for outdoors running and even help you retrace your steps with the Track Back feature.

#2 Samsung Galaxy Watch5 and Galaxy Watch5 Pro – Sleep coaching for a better night’s rest

We all spend a third of our lives asleep and the value of a good night’s rest is priceless but not everyone can gauge the quality of their sleep or lack thereof which is why the Galaxy Watch5 and Watch5 Pro come in handy as they are able to offer comprehensive sleep tracking and data-based sleep coaching functionality. 

When worn to bed over time, the Galaxy Watch5 and Watch5 Pro series are able to build up a comprehensive picture of your sleep patterns that you can view at a glance in the Samsung Health app on your smartphone. Better yet, Samsung’s latest smartwatches are able to take all this data and craft a special sleep programme so that you can take action to improve your sleep habits for a better night’s rest.

#3 Samsung Galaxy Watch5 and Galaxy Watch5 Pro – Built tougher, lasts longer

Seeing as the Samsung Galaxy Watch5 is intended as a constant, faithful healthy lifestyle companion, it needs to be able to keep pace with any active lifestyle which is why it features a robust case made of Armor Aluminum, a unique alloy first introduced in the Galaxy Z Fold3 that is 10% tougher than the conventional aerospace grade aluminium used in many smart devices and which has higher resistance to scratches and nicks. 

To further ensure its durability, the Galaxy Watch5 also uses sapphire crystal glass, the very same material used in premium traditional timepieces to protect the display from scratches. In fact, sapphire crystal glass is 1.6 times more resistant to scratches and nicks than the material used in its predecessor. Combined, this ensures that the Galaxy Watch5 is ready for any challenge that you or life tosses at you with a solid IP68 dust and water resistance rating which means it is also swimproof too.

Better yet, the Galaxy Watch5 series as a whole feature larger batteries for improved battery life with the Galaxy Watch5 featuring a 13% larger battery compared to its predecessor along with faster charging with a 45% charge in just 30 minutes.

#4 Samsung Galaxy Watch5 and Galaxy Watch5 Pro – Body Composition measurement 

Body weight is just one aspect of overall health and both the Galaxy Watch5 and Galaxy Watch5 Pro have a sophisticated Body Composition measurement mode that is able to offer a breakdown of what your current weight is made up of using a simple test that takes just a few seconds. 

By simply placing the second and third fingers on the side buttons, the Galaxy Watch5 or Galaxy Watch5 Pro sends a gentle electrical charge through your body and by doing so, it is able to get a breakdown of how much muscle mass, bone, body fat and water make up your current body weight. 

This breakdown is extremely helpful for determining fitness goals, how much muscle mass you’ve gained, weight you’ve lost and how much of your body is made of water. With Body Composition measurement mode, users are able to get a regular snapshot of their fitness progress at any time of the day in a convenient fashion which makes a highly useful healthy lifestyle companion indeed.

#5 Samsung Galaxy Watch5 and Galaxy Watch5 Pro – Built-in fall detection for safety and added peace of mind

The elderly and the physically challenged are often prone to falls and it can be hazardous if they are living alone. As an essential healthy lifestyle companion, the Galaxy Watch5 and Watch5 Pro smartwatches feature an optional integrated fall detection mode.

Should the wearer fall, the Galaxy Watch5 and Watch5 Pro sends out a pop up notification on its display. If the wearer is not able to respond in 60 seconds, it will send SOS messages to emergency responders and contacts too for help. With fall detection, the Galaxy Watch5 offers added peace of mind especially for the elderly and those who are physically challenged. 

Where to buy the Samsung Galaxy Watch5 and Watch5 Pro in Malaysia

The Samsung Galaxy Watch5 is available in a 40mm size in Graphite, Pink Gold as well as a beautiful Silver with Bora Purple straps. It is also available in a slightly larger 44mm size with your choice of Graphite, Sapphire and Silver colourways. We’ve also reviewed the Galaxy Watch5 40mm and you can check out our Galaxy Watch5 40mm review here. 

For a more premium titanium build and more sophisticated features such as turn-by-turn directions and track back routing, the Galaxy Watch5 Pro beckons . In Malaysia, the Galaxy Watch5 starts from RM1,099 for the Bluetooth version while the Galaxy Watch5 Pro is available from RM1,899 for the Bluetooth version.

With customisable straps, a variety of attractive colourways and a host of essential wellness as well as fitness tracking functionality, the Galaxy Watch5 and Watch5 Pro are essential healthy lifestyle companions for the new normal. For more details on the Galaxy Watch5 and Galaxy Watch5 Pro, please visit Samsung Malaysia’s official pages at:

Galaxy Watch5: https://www.samsung.com/my/watches/galaxy-watch/galaxy-watch5-40mm-silver-bluetooth-sm-r900nzsaxme/buy/ 

Galaxy Watch5 Pro: https://www.samsung.com/my/watches/galaxy-watch/galaxy-watch5-pro-black-titanium-bluetooth-sm-r920nzkaxme/buy/