Samsung Galaxy5 Pro Golf Edition Watch Review
In the last five years, the number of people who wear smartwatches has more than doubled worldwide. Some 230-plus million people walk around with these wondrous gadgets, the least of their functions being telling time. Smart watches can monitor heart rates, count your steps, answer phone calls, sync you calendars, and some even check blood pressure. More than that, they can run hundreds of apps.
So if you’re a golfer who has a smartwatch to go with your smartphone, probably the last thing you want is some other type of watch to wear while you’re playing golf. The good part is that if you have a smart watch, there are several golf apps that will allow you to use your watch for distances, scoring and tracking shots. But even better would be a golf watch that’s already preloaded with a really good golf app. That’s the case with the new Galaxy Watch5 Pro Golf Edition ($330) from Samsung. It has to be paired with an Android phone, so iPhone users need not apply. But for those of you with a Galaxy phone, Android 8 or higher with 1.5 GB of RAM or more, this might be one of the best golf watches available right now.
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I tested the Watch5 Pro Golf Edition over the course of six rounds. And even though I’ve never owned a smart watch before, nor an Android phone (I paired this watch with a loaner Galaxy S21 FE 5G), I didn’t find it that difficult to use. Personally, I’m pretty much good with distances to the green and other obstacles like bunkers and water, as well as scoring, but there’s so much more you can do with this watch.
First off, the Golf Edition comes preloaded with the Golf Buddy Smart Caddie, a special app developed for the Galaxy smartwatch by GolfzonDeca. There’s an icon on the exclusive golf edition watch face (if you don’t change the face) that you simply click on, and it takes you into the app. You have to download a course first before you play, then you can activate the round on the first tee. From there, you can check on a bevy of options. The basics are the hole maps,…
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