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The editors liked
Stylish
Light
Powerful
Many excellent hardware features
Looks and feels better than some pundits (i.e
Moi) proclaimed
Great quality screen
Strong app support out of the gate
Seeing text messages at a glance is often handier than pulling out your phone. For apps like Evernote and Media Controls
It's pretty wonderful to have easy access. The Super AMOLED screen and stainless steel bezel make for a very attractive combination
Premium Design
Smart & interactive features with the Note 3
Sharp looking display
Great build
Attractive looking
Color options
Beautiful screen
Good touch interaction
Customizable watch faces
Subtle notifications
Can make/answer calls and texts
Integrates very well with phone
Unlimited possibilities through updates
Comfortabl
Shows notifications on wrist
Answer
Reject calls from wrist
Good battery
Nice industrial design
Good S Voice
Decent notifications
Surprisingly good camera
Bright screen
Good view angles
And the
First
A cool charging solution that offloads large components like a micro-USB port to a case—just don't lose it
It's easy to open and pass notifications to your phone
The back navigation gesture works great and doesn't require an extra button
Phone
Ambitious vision of what a smartwatch can be
Effective camera app
Vibrant
Colorful AMOLED display. Makes calls (via your smartphone). Snaps usable photos and (short) video clips.
The Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch is attractive
Comfortable
And makes it easy to see incoming calls
Good call quality
Helpful notifications
Handy Smart Relay feature
Good battery life
Attractive color options
Strong Bluetooth connectivity
Phone calls on your wrist
Built to last
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Smartwatch
Premium design and build quality
Excellent screen
Fun to use
Bursting with features
Receive notifications without checking phone
The camera being very accessible
Incredibly comfortable on my wrist
Smooth and responsive
The editors didn't like
Barely any apps
Monochrome app design
Limited ‘wake up’ gesture
Not water resistant
Expensive
Especially when compared to the Pebble
Requires Galaxy Note 3 (and select Galaxy devices in the future) to work
Charging is awkward
It is so sluggishly slooooow. That in itself really taints the user experience
And makes what could be convenient into something that is aggravating. There are only a handful of things it does well
And they aren't numerous enough to justify the cost. It
Works with Galaxy Note 3 only at launch
It’s not water resistant
Touch accuracy is finicky
Unable to view certain notifications directly on it
Step tracking isn’t automatic & continuous
Only compatible with some Samsung Galaxy phones. Battery life is 12 days. Charging requires charging case and no headphone port
Short battery life
Call quality not good
Bulky
Can't be used with all Android devices
Price is very high for such a device
Black and white main UI
Depends on a handset
Not many apps available
Captures just 15 seconds of video
It makes no single part of your smartphone usage easier
It currently works only with other new Samsung devices
It can only handle notifications for texts
POP/Exchange e-mails
And phone calls
No real support for Gmail
Facebook
Twitter
G+
Or Google
Poor battery life
S Voice is unreliable
Limited phone support
Illconceived app vision
Expensive. Short battery life. Baffling UI. No email send support. Camcorder is limited to 15-second videos. Currently only works with the Galaxy Note 3 and Note 10.1. Lacks killer apps. Bulky style isn't for everyone
A lack of e-mail and social network support
Limited compatibility with other devices
The external charging case
And hit-and-miss voice control seriously limit its usefulness
Screen not lit all the time
Works only with Galaxy Note 3 (for now)
S Voice integration could be better
Gmail and Google+ notifications too vague
No official Facebook or Twitter apps
Uninformative notifications
Apps are either buggy or substandard
Insipid
Cumbersome design
Has the battery life of a phone
Not a watch
Extravagantly overpriced
Only works with the Samsung Galaxy Note 3. Hardware is uncomfortably hefty. Chunky clasp gets in the way while typing on a laptop. Camera is downright creeptastic. It's easier and faster to just use your smartphone for most tasks. Price — it's a $300 smar
Limited to working with Samsung Galaxy devices only
One day battery life
Lack of apps due to Samsung keeping close tabs on who they bring aboard
Battery life only lasting about a day and a half
A little pricey for what you get now
But once Samsung unlocks their store to open development
The Galaxy Gear is a well-made, comfortable smartwatch that offers decent (if not perfect) functionality as a secondary device to compliment the smartphone resting in your pocket. But it's not without flaws. Its limited compatibility to Samsung products...
Published: 2013-10-05, Author: Ian , review by: pocket-lint.com
Looks good, fantastic screen, camera is better than we'd anticipated, comfortable, a good watch, easy to set up, bags of potential
Expensive, lack of consistency in notifications, needs more apps and general support, camera fogged up on a number of occasions, Note 3 only for the time being, feels as though it's hit the shelves early
Ultimately, our opinion of the Galaxy Gear is that it's a fantastic piece of technology, easily the best device of its type that we've seen and one that has bags of potential. The display is brilliant, there are enough apps on the watch right now to...
Vibrant and colourful AMOLED display, Makes calls (via your smartphone), Snaps usable photos and video clips
Expensive, Short battery life, Baffling interface
At the moment, there are few smartwatch alternatives as powerful as the Samsung Galaxy Gear, but most are easier to work with. Our current favourite smartwatch is the Pebble, which costs a third of what Samsung is asking for the Gear, has a much longer l...
The Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch is attractive, comfortable, and makes it easy to see incoming calls
A lack of e-mail and social network support, limited compatibility with other devices, the external charging case, and hit-and-miss voice control seriously limit its usefulness
Samsung's first smart watch looks really classy and has potential, but it lacks some really basic features. Its battery life isn't good enough either, and it only works with the Galaxy Note 3 right now. Definitely not worth £300....
There are a few things that stop us from really liking the Galaxy Gear. The first is its price - at £300 it's just too expensive.Second is that it only works with Samsung devices. If Sony can open its doors on the Smart Watch 2, then why can't Samsung?Thi...
Published: 2013-09-27, Author: Ian , review by: pocket-lint.com
Looks good, Fantastic screen, Camera is better than we'd anticipated, Comfortable, A good watch, Easy to set up, Bags of potential
Expensive, Lack of consistency in notifications, Needs more apps and general support, Camera fogged up on a number of occasions, Note 3 only for the time being, Feels as though it's hit the shelves early
Ultimately, our opinion of the Galaxy Gear is that it's a fantastic piece of technology, easily the best device of its type that we've seen and one that has bags of potential. The display is brilliant, there are enough apps on the watch right now to make...
Published: 2013-09-26, Author: Matt , review by: telegraph.co.uk
Abstract: For a start, most of the time the Gear smartwatch doesn't actually tell me the time. This is not progress. A sensor is supposed to detect when you lift your arm and automatically turn on the display but it doesn't work sufficiently often. Pressing a bu...
Abstract: Ok, so a big part of this is the fact that it's one of those devices where, like a camera or a device which boasts very long battery life, I'm really going to have to spend a lot of time with one to develop a more accurate picture. Many of its features ar...
Abstract: The smart watch is destined to be the next big thing in tech, with Samsung and Sony getting the jump on Apple and launching their own pieces of wearable tech. Sony's Smart Watch 2 consists of a 1.6-inch screen attached to a choice of multiple coloured wat...
Abstract: Samsung has entered into the world of smart watches with its new Galaxy Gear device. It does things slightly different to the Sony smart watch 2 , but still feels like an exciting piece of kit. First up, the build quality is a lot better than what you see...
