Samsung Galaxy Watch9 Review: I Don’t Need Another Health Score

三星 Galaxy Watch9 评测：我不需要更多的健康评分

This past summer, Samsung launched the Galaxy Watch9 alongside the Galaxy Watch Ultra2, its more rugged, shock-resistant smartwatch for outdoor adventures. 今年夏天，三星发布了 Galaxy Watch9，以及专为户外探险设计、更坚固耐冲击的智能手表 Galaxy Watch Ultra2。

The Watch9 is the everyday option, and it’s a solid smartwatch and fitness tracker with a plethora of health features. It’s available in a 40-mm size in cream and graphite, and a 44-mm size in graphite and silver, starting at $80. Compared with last year’s Galaxy Watch8, it’s a modest update, though. There’s a faster processor, a slightly larger battery capacity, and an expanded suite of wellness metrics. Watch9 是日常佩戴的选择，它是一款功能扎实的智能手表和健身追踪器，拥有丰富的健康功能。它提供 40 毫米版本（奶油色和石墨色）和 44 毫米版本（石墨色和银色），起售价为 80 美元。不过，与去年的 Galaxy Watch8 相比，这只是一个小幅升级。它配备了更快的处理器、略大的电池容量以及一套扩展的健康指标。

After two weeks of testing the 40-mm model, I wouldn’t necessarily upgrade to the Watch9 from the Watch8. But if you have an older Galaxy Watch or you’re invested in Samsung’s ecosystem and are looking for a smartwatch, the Watch9 is the best choice. 在测试了 40 毫米版本两周后，我认为如果你已经拥有 Watch8，并不一定需要升级到 Watch9。但如果你使用的是更旧款的 Galaxy Watch，或者你已经深度融入三星生态系统并正在寻找一款智能手表，那么 Watch9 是最佳选择。

A Familiar (Squircle) Face

熟悉（圆角矩形）的表盘

The Galaxy Watch’s main hardware update is its new processor. It now utilizes Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Wear Elite platform, which Samsung claims enhances CPU and GPU performance along with efficiency. In testing, the watch responded smoothly when scrolling menus, launching apps, and dismissing notifications. Galaxy Watch 的主要硬件升级在于其新处理器。它现在采用了高通的 Snapdragon Wear Elite 平台，三星声称该平台提升了 CPU 和 GPU 的性能以及能效。在测试中，无论是滚动菜单、启动应用程序还是清除通知，手表的响应都非常流畅。

Wear OS 7 also adds more customizable widgets and live updates from compatible apps. One of the more exciting new additions is raise-to-talk for Gemini. Lift your wrist toward your mouth, and you can start talking to Google’s AI assistant. The Google Pixel Watch has had this feature for two generations now, so I’m happy to see Samsung finally catch up. Wear OS 7 还增加了更多可自定义的小组件以及来自兼容应用的实时更新。其中一个令人兴奋的新功能是 Gemini 的“抬腕即说”。只需将手腕抬至嘴边，即可开始与谷歌的 AI 助手对话。Google Pixel Watch 已经具备此功能两代了，所以我很高兴看到三星终于赶上了。

Samsung has also slightly increased the battery capacity. The 40-mm model has a 390-mAh battery (up from 325 mAh), while the 44-mm models get a 445-mAh cell (up from 435 mAh). Unfortunately, that doesn’t translate to an improvement in battery life, which is probably because it’s being used to power the watch’s expanded suite of health features (more on that later). Samsung still estimates up to 30 hours of battery life, but I averaged closer to 25 hours with Always-On Display enabled. That’s enough to get through a full day and night, but not enough to make charging something you can forget about. A full recharge also took me about 100 minutes on average, which is significantly longer than the 45 minutes it takes the Pixel Watch 5 to reach a full charge. 三星还略微增加了电池容量。40 毫米型号配备 390 mAh 电池（之前为 325 mAh），而 44 毫米型号则配备 445 mAh 电池（之前为 435 mAh）。遗憾的是，这并没有转化为续航时间的提升，这可能是因为电量被用于驱动手表扩展的健康功能（稍后详述）。三星仍预计续航时间可达 30 小时，但在开启全天候显示（Always-On Display）的情况下，我的平均续航时间接近 25 小时。这足以支撑一整天和一整夜，但还不足以让你忘记充电这件事。充满电平均需要约 100 分钟，这比 Pixel Watch 5 充满电所需的 45 分钟要长得多。

Beyond that, not much has changed about the Galaxy Watch’s build. It retains Samsung’s cushioned or “squircle” silhouette, which is a circular display encompassed by a square bezel with rounded corners. I’m not too keen on the hybrid aesthetic and personally prefer Apple Watch’s square face or the Pixel Watch’s circular shape. Samsung’s squircle leaves some unused space that could make for a larger display, and it creates crevices that collect dust and require the occasional wipe-down. It’s not a deal breaker, though, and the Watch9 is still comfortable enough to wear all day and night. 除此之外，Galaxy Watch 的外观设计并没有太大变化。它保留了三星标志性的“圆角矩形”（squircle）轮廓，即圆形显示屏被带有圆角的方形边框所包围。我不太喜欢这种混合美学，个人更倾向于 Apple Watch 的方形表盘或 Pixel Watch 的圆形设计。三星的圆角矩形设计留下了一些未利用的空间，本可以做得更大，而且它产生的缝隙容易积灰，需要偶尔擦拭。不过，这并不是什么大问题，Watch9 依然足够舒适，适合全天候佩戴。

A Lot to Keep Track Of

需要追踪的内容太多了

Like many smartwatch launches this year, Samsung’s biggest pitch is health tracking. The Watch9 adds Hearing, Vitals, Sleep Apnea, Daily Cardio Load, Fitness Index, and Heart Health Score to an already crowded collection of health and fitness tools. It’s an impressive suite, but I’m not so convinced that all of it is useful. 与今年发布的许多智能手表一样，三星最大的卖点是健康追踪。Watch9 在本已拥挤的健康和健身工具库中增加了听力、生命体征、睡眠呼吸暂停、每日心肺负荷、健身指数和心脏健康评分。这是一套令人印象深刻的功能，但我并不确信所有这些功能都有用。

Let’s start with what I actually found helpful. Similar to Apple’s Hearing Protection, Samsung’s Hearing features take a preventive approach, notifying you of unsafe noise levels. Vitals monitors overnight blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), heart rate, heart rate variability (HRV), respiratory rate, and skin temperature. After establishing a baseline over seven nights, the watch can flag measurements that deviate from your normal range. The FDA-cleared Sleep Apnea function uses the company’s algorithm to identify signs associated with sleep apnea and breathing disturbances. These aforementioned features can identify changes you might otherwise miss, and they matched up well against both the Apple Watch Series 11 and the Google Pixel Watch 5, but Samsung is playing catch-up with this kind of baseline monitoring. 先从我真正觉得有用的功能说起。与苹果的听力保护功能类似，三星的听力功能采取预防性措施，在噪音水平不安全时提醒你。生命体征功能监测夜间血氧饱和度 (SpO2)、心率、心率变异性 (HRV)、呼吸频率和皮肤温度。在经过七个晚上的基准建立后，手表可以标记出偏离你正常范围的测量值。获得 FDA 认证的睡眠呼吸暂停功能使用该公司的算法来识别与睡眠呼吸暂停和呼吸紊乱相关的迹象。上述功能可以识别出你可能忽略的变化，并且在表现上与 Apple Watch Series 11 和 Google Pixel Watch 5 不相上下，但三星在这一类基准监测方面仍处于追赶状态。