10 Amazing Things You Can Do With the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2

With its built-in speaker and microphone, the Samsung Galaxy Active Watch 2 lets you make and receive phone calls right on your wrist. Once you've paired it with your cell phone and added the Contacts widget to the watch, to make a call, all you need to do is click on the contact you want to talk to and press the phone icon. To receive a call is even easier — when you see and hear the incoming call on your watch, just tap the green phone icon to connect.

Texting is super easy with the Samsung Galaxy Active Watch 2. To send a text, you have three options: use the microphone to speak your message, which is then translated to text; use the keyboard to type; or write with your finger directly on the watch screen.

The Samsung Galaxy Active Watch 2 features eight photodiodes that monitor your heart rate and send alerts when it goes above or below normal levels. It's the first Samsung wearable to come with a built-in electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor, which will be put to full use when the accompanying app is released.

With its built-in health sensors and GPS, the Samsung Galaxy Active Watch 2 can manually track more than 39 workouts, including running, walking, swimming, cycling, and elliptical. The watch's Running Coach feature monitors your pace to help you stay on track.

Is it too hot for a jacket? Do you need an umbrella? The Samsung Galaxy Active Watch 2 has a Weather widget that gives you up-to-date weather information for your location or any other cities you choose.

With the Watch Translator app — which is available from the watch's app store for free — you can translate between two languages just by speaking into the watch. Not only will you get a text translation, but you'll also hear the phrase through the speaker. Available languages include English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, Arabic, French, Portuguese, Russian, German, Italian, Dutch, and Polish.

When you sync the Samsung Galaxy Active Watch 2 to your phone, the watch's Email widget allows you to send, receive, and check emails right from your wrist.

Without having to pick up your phone, the Samsung Galaxy Active Watch 2 allows you to set alarms right from your wrist. When the alarm goes off on your watch, you have the option to snooze or dismiss it.

Want to know how well you slept last night? When you wear the light, comfortable Samsung Galaxy Active Watch 2 to bed, it tracks your sleep patterns. And if you're feeling a little tense, the watch will sense it and give you a signal to breathe.

When you're playing music on your phone, the Samsung Galaxy Active Watch 2 lets you control the playlist right from your wrist. You can pause, play, stop, hop between tracks, and control the volume.