Galaxy Watch9 hands-on: A running coach on the wrist

LONDON — Barely into a 2.5-kilometer run through St.

James’s Park, a warning flashed on the Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Watch9 strapped to my wrist: At my current pace, I was unlikely to make it to the finish.

I had gone out too fast.

I eased off, followed the prompts and began distributing my energy more carefully.

By the end, I had enough left to complete the course.

This Korea Herald reporter's run took place Thursday, a day after Samsung unveiled the Watch9 at Galaxy Unpacked 2026 in London. ...