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The editors liked
Beautiful screen
Seamless experience
Notifications
The hardware is near-perfect. Really
All it's missing is an ambient light sensor
And maybe a mic for quick replies to email. But the screen is lovely
The band is comfortable
And the whole thing just looks great. Four days of battery life is totally re
Killer style
Extremely light
You can almost forget you are wearing it
Gorgeous curved Super AMOLED display
Rich notification system
Water and dustresistant
You can even shower with it
Stunning curved display is bright
Big and beautiful. Offers a unique design that is futuristic. Touchscreen is very responsive
The
Super-cool curved display
Notifications work as advertised
Attractive design (if you like ultra-modern)
Clean
Attractive design
Sharp and colorful curved AMOLED display
Heart rate sensor is a nice addition
Bright curved touch-screen displa
Comfortable to wea
Accurately tracks movemen
Heart rate monitor
The Gear Fit has a forward-looking design
Many more extras than the average fitness band
And the ability to measure heart rate. Its curved AMOLED display looks fantastic
Too
Part smartwatch
Part fitness tracker. Supports bicycling. Records sleep. Smartwatch notifications are well implemented. Touch-screen enabled. Very
Very pretty.
Longer battery life
Comfortable to wear
Great display
Handsome design
Comfortable strap
The editors didn't like
Too many charging components
Limited to Samsung devices
Angle of screen is slightly awkward
The software is unforgivably bad. Tragically bad. It feels as if the Gear Fit and the S Health teams barely spoke to each other at all. Which is especially bedeviling since Samsung made the conscious choice to sell a wearable product that only works with
Fitness tracking is not on par with others
Exercise tracking and pedometer are less accurate
Compatibility limited to Samsung devices only
Pricey
Heartsensor is dishearteningly slow
Sleep tracking does not yield much usable data
Proprietary charger. Reading emails is a little awkward on the display and not easy to manage. Software could use a more than a few tweaks to make it more intuitive. Like most smart watches
Battery life could be better
Inaccurate data logging
Confusing
Opaque interface functions
Poor battery life
Display orientation is not ideal
Fitness tracking is limited
At times inaccurate
No ANT
Smartphone integration leaves something to be desired
Better options exist for the same price or cheaper
Supports only Samsung device
Can't connect to social network
Inconsistent heart rate monitor performanc
No third-party apps
The long display means text reads awkwardly on your wrist. The Fit only works with certain Samsung phones. Can't load apps
So you're stuck with the features included. And the price is high
So much so that you might consider a cheaper alternative or the
Not functionally independent
Requires a supported Samsung device. Pedometer not enabled by default. Touch screen too sensitive to use while in motion. Requires two apps to use fully. Short battery life
Abstract: When Samsung revealed the Galaxy S5, they also unveiled three other products, all of which were wearable's. These make up the new Gear range, and while two are all-out smartwatches, the other is focused more towards fitness. However, unlike similar device...
Abstract: The Gear Fit might just be the first piece of wearable technology we actually looked forward to putting on. Ever since getting our first look at the device at the Samsung Galaxy S5 launch event, we couldn't wait to see if there was a smart watch success b...
Published: 2014-04-08, Author: Matt , review by: telegraph.co.uk
Abstract: Over time, the Galaxy Gear was upgraded substantially with new software. Today the new Gear drops the ‘Galaxy' epithet because it runs software called Tizen rather than Android, although the difference is imperceptible.More GearSamsung Galaxy S5 review:...
I need to spend a bit more time with the Gear Fit before I can cast a proper judgement but so far it's making for a nifty fitness companion. The limit to Samsung devices will be a bugbear for a lot of people, especially when they see how nice that screen...
Published: 2014-04-08, Author: Scott , review by: CNET.co.uk
The Gear Fit has a forward-looking design, many more extras than the average fitness band, and the ability to measure heart rate. Its curved AMOLED display looks fantastic, too
The long display means text reads awkwardly on your wrist. The Fit only works with certain Samsung phones. Can't load apps, so you're stuck with the features included. And the price is high, so much so that you might consider a cheaper alternative or the
The Samsung Gear Fit is a great-looking wearable that doesn't quite successfully reconcile its dual roles as activity tracker and smartwatch....
Water resistant, Decent battery life, Useful as a second screen
Heart rate monitor doesn't always work, No third-party apps
Wearables are still a bit of a difficult subject. While they are still yet to enrich our lives like the smartphone has, they remain massively cool gadgets.The Gear Fit sits right at the top of the cool pile, delivering just enough functionality to justify...
Abstract: Rather than wait until their Unpacked 5 event and the launch of the Galaxy S5, Samsung unveiled two new Gear smartwatches a few days prior to MWC. However, at the launch itself, the company had a surprise in store with the unleaked and unknown Gear Fit sm...
Abstract: Samsung seems to have gone back to the drawing board with the second iteration. We managed to get a substantial amount of hands on time with the device at Mobile World Congress and what follows are our initial impressions.You may have noticed with all the...
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Published: 2014-02-25, Author: Luke , review by: pocket-lint.com
Abstract: The Samsung Gear Fit is, as the name suggests, a fitness band that has joined Samsung's growing family of wearable devices. Announced at Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona, we had the chance to get one on our wrist to see what it offers. The first t...
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