Samsung Galaxy Watch 5

Pros

• On my old galaxy watch 5 I wore to a wedding I threw a leather band on and it was great.
• Aside from the occasional glitching out during a run, the watch has been pretty reliable for me.
• I loved my S23U and my Watch 5.
• I just traded in my watch 5 for the new ultra.
• The Watch 5 can be nice because of the really large battery.

Cons

• Bought watch 5 last 3 years ago together with S23U on release. Screen peeling right off during walking. Never experienced anything like this before and it's kinda funny to see my screen is hanging and walking along with me.
• I also have the watch five, but that's been in the drawer for a while.
• I had the watch 5 but missed the spin wheel so I upgraded to the 6 classic. The battery on the 5 was almost double. I miss the 5 but it didnt have the spinwheel.
• I’ve been using a Galaxy Watch 5 with my S24/S25 Ultra, and I got pretty frustrated with the poor heart rate measurements while running—especially the HR lock-in.
• I originally started looking at the 5 for the durability and battery life, but am a little caught up on the lagginess.