Here’s Why Your Next Concert Could Be Better With the Samsung Galaxy Watch9 on Your Wrist

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If you’ve ever been to a packed concert, you know your phone can quickly become more of a hassle than a convenience. Between checking a text, pulling up a notification or figuring out how much longer you have before the headliner comes on, it’s easy to find yourself reaching into your pocket every few minutes. The Samsung Galaxy Watch9 is designed to make some of those phone checks a little less necessary, and we put it to the test at a recent Charli xcx concert in Brooklyn.

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Our writer wore the Galaxy Watch9 40mm Bluetooth model to the show to see how well it could actually keep up with a night out. At $379.99, it’s not an impulse purchase, but the smartwatch packs a substantial list of features into a relatively small package.

The 40mm model has a 1.3-inch sapphire-crystal display with brightness up to 3,000 nits, making the screen easier to see even in bright conditions. It also has a 390mAh battery and Samsung says the Galaxy Watch9’s larger battery is designed to require less frequent charging.

What to Know About the Galaxy Watch9

• Price: $379.99 for the 40mm Bluetooth model
• Display: Sapphire crystal with up to 3,000 nits of brightness
• Battery: 390mAh on the 40mm model
• Processor: Snapdragon Wear Elite Platform
• Connectivity: Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
• Design: 40mm case with a lightweight Sport Band
• Health features: Sleep tracking, Vitals, Heart Health Score, blood pressure estimates and more
• Fitness: Fitness Index, workout tracking and Running Coach

Best SmartWatch for Concerts

Samsung Galaxy Watch9

Available in a 40mm and 44mm case

$379.99

The Galaxy Watch9 packs a 3,000-nit display, 390mAh battery, GPS and health and fitness tracking into a 40mm design.

At the concert, one of the biggest advantages was simply having important information accessible on the wrist. Instead of automatically reaching for a phone in the middle of the crowd, our writer could check the watch at a glance. That might sound like a small difference, but when you’re surrounded by people, keeping your phone tucked away is one less thing to worry about.

The Galaxy Watch9 also proved useful beyond the concert itself. Our writer tried the watch’s exercise features, including its dance workout option, putting its fitness tracking to work while moving along with the show.

The watch is built to track activity and provide fitness insights, so the concert became an unexpectedly good test of how it handles a high-energy night. Samsung says its Fitness Index combines metrics including VO2 max, BIA, heart rate, steps and activity data.

For concertgoers, the Galaxy Watch9’s appeal isn’t necessarily that it replaces your phone. It doesn’t. Instead, it can help reduce how often you need to pull it out. And after putting the 40mm model through a full night at a Brooklyn concert, that feels like one of its more practical uses.