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What I don’t like: The strap

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I was not a fan of the strap on the Galaxy Watch 4, and since it hasn’t changed, I’m certainly not a fan of the strap on the Galaxy Watch 5. It feels like the strap squeezes me like a brace or something. My wrist feels puffy by the end of the day wearing the watch.

Granted, I’ve had to wear the Watch 5 on my right hand because my Watch 4 is on my left. But I was immediately reminded of why I swapped out the default band for something third-party off Amazon.

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