Best Samsung Smartwatches for button controls

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Best for button controls

Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2

4.4 attribute score

Highest scored product for this attribute based on supporting review evidence.

Most evidence

Samsung Galaxy Watch 7

7 supporting reviews

Has the broadest review evidence for this attribute.

Best overall product

Samsung Galaxy Watch 6

4.0 overall score

Strongest overall product among items with scored evidence for this attribute.

#1 Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2
4.4

The Quick Button and side keys are generally tactile, responsive and useful for fast workout or shortcut access. Opinions are less positive about the missing rotating bezel, occasional button crowding...

Pros: battery life, comfort

Cons: value for money, charging speed

#2 Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra (2024)
3.8

Button feedback was mixed: reviewers liked the Quick Button and tactile controls, but several missed a rotating bezel or crown-like navigation.

Pros: battery life, sleep tracking accuracy

Cons: wellness insights, style and design

#3 Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra (2025)
3.8

Button controls are polarized: reviewers like the programmable/quick button, but one long-term reviewer had repeated accidental presses and wanted better workout shortcuts.

Pros: battery life, display quality

Cons: value for money, antioxidant index

#4 Samsung Galaxy Watch 7
3.6

Controls are mixed: buttons are clicky and gestures can be handy, but the gestures miss sometimes and reviewers still miss a physical rotating bezel or crown.

Pros: value for money, wellness insights

Cons: battery life, cross-platform compatibility

#5 Samsung Galaxy Watch 6
3.5

Button and bezel controls were a tradeoff: rotating-bezel reviewers loved the tactile control, while workout pausing and limited button mapping frustrated others.

Pros: software smoothness, comfort

Cons: battery life, GPS accuracy

#6 Samsung Galaxy Watch FE
3.5

Button controls were mixed: customization helped, but one reviewer said presses sometimes needed repeating.

Pros: smartwatch features, health tracking accuracy

Cons: value for money, software smoothness

#7 Samsung Galaxy Watch 8
3.1

Button controls were mixed: customization was useful, but the base model’s two buttons and lack of a Quick Button or physical bezel frustrated some reviewers.

Pros: comfort, voice assistant quality

Cons: battery life, antioxidant index

#8 Samsung Galaxy Watch 9
3.0

Physical controls are mixed. Accidental presses appear improved, but workout interaction can feel clunky and some reviewers still prefer more dedicated hardware controls.

Pros: software smoothness, wellness insights

Cons: battery life, charging speed