• Design


Going by the appearance of these two watches, Active 2 is a more attractive watch than the Gear Sport. Both the 44mm and 40mm Galaxy watch active 2 have smaller case sizes than the Gear Sport. Both editions of the Active 2 are also slimmer and weighs far less than the Gear Sport. This makes the Active 2 a more comfortable wear that you can wear all day long.

The Active 2 now features the My Style1 color extraction algorithm that’s available in the Galaxy Wearable app. You can simply take a photo of your outfit, choose from five different color patterns, and your watch face changes in seconds. This allows you to define your style for any occasion.

Samsung has also reintroduced the popular and very useful rotating bezel to the Active 2. But this time it’s a digital touch-sensitive rotating bezel which no doubt makes the Active 2 quite easier to navigate.


• Media


Although these have same onboard storage capacity of 4GB, but the Galaxy Watch Active 2 comes with new social media features that the Gear sport lacks. These include the introduction of apps like social media viewers that allow you like a post, share, and engage. There’s also Youtube app which allows you watch video clips right on the Active 2.


• Cellular Connectivity


The LTE support on the Galaxy watch active 2 is one of the new additions on the new timepiece which makes it a standalone and a more comprehensive smartwatch than the Gear sport.

Although the aluminum version of the Galaxy watch active 2 lacks LTE support, the stainless steel comes with LTE connectivity supported. This will allow you to initiate and also receive calls directly from this device.

The Galaxy Watch Active2 LTE edition will be available at AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, US Cellular and Verizon starting September 27, 2019


• Fitness Tracking


The Galaxy watch active 2 and the Gear sport are equipped with almost similar sensors to track your active life. However, Active 2 now features ECG sensor that allows you to take ECG test right on your wrist. The ECG feature can help you detect atrial fibrillation – a form of irregular heart rhythm that can be a serious threat to life if left undetected and treated.

Beyond that, the Active 2 features 39 preloaded sport modes and can detect 7 of those which is more than what the Gear sport can auto-detect and track. Also, Active 2 has running programs preloaded which can help you manage your pace in real-time.

Active 2 also comes with a more improved heart rate sensor that’s smarter and more accurate.


• Battery Life

There’s a slight difference in the battery capacity of these two watches. The Active 2 44mm comes with bigger battery capacity, although the Gear sport has a bigger battery capacity than the 40mm version. But that doesn’t mean it has a longer battery life than the Active 2. In fact, the Active 2 running on a more advanced Exynos 9110 with a higher processor speed than the Exynos 3250 will have a better performance which can translate to longer battery life.

Although you should get about 2-5 days of battery with any of these two on regular usage.