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The editors liked
The Gear Live—or more specifically
Android Wear—is already capable of doing more (and looking good doing it) than any other smartwatch out there. The software has tremendous potential
And it's actually useful
Rather than just a novelty. Being able to q
Beautifu
Always-on displa
Built-in heart-rate monito
Accurate and fairly fast voice recognition
A fun gadget
The Gear Live has a clean metal body
More features for the price than the LG watch
Works with many Android phones (4.3 or later)
Has impressive Google Voice recognition
And could have an interesting variety of apps sooner than later
Nifty Google Now functionality. Heart-rate monitor. Works with standard watchbands.
The right price
More interesting industrial design than the G Watch
Better display specs than G Watch
Slick design
Growing number of supported apps
Changeable wrist band
An efficient way to deal with notifications. Raises voice commands to a new high—especially sending text messages or asking Google Now for something. Not unpretty. I expect appmakers to figure out some cool new interactions down the road
Durable build quality
Display decent in standard light
Comfortable to wear
Always on Google Now access
Material design gives the platform a flowy look & feel
Sophisticated design that mimics a premium timepiece
Uses the same interchangeable bands as the Gear 2
Great display
Comfortable
Works with any Android Smartphone running Android 4.3 or higher
Excellent voice accuracy despite background noise
The longer you use it the better it gets
The editors didn't like
It feels like a beta. Some of the flaws we've already mentioned just seem so obvious that it makes you feel like the product was rushed out the door
Which it probably was. Android Wear needs more consistency and speed in voice recognition
And an Undo po
Bulky desig
Unwieldy wrist stra
Android Wear still needs wor
Screen hard to read in sunlight
Short battery life
Lack of features
Terrible battery life
A display that doesn't work in bright sunlight
A strange card-based notification system that doesn't always pop up with the info you want
Annoying snap-on charger that's not easy to attach
Short battery life. Few apps available. Bulky. Android Wear lacks a Back button. Not a particularly comfortable fit
Almost illegible display in sunlight
Annoying strap and charging adapter
Poor battery life
Average battery life
Annoying charging dock
No IR blaster
Terrible battery life. Crummy charger. It listens well
But it can't play audio. Nor can it take a picture or run a video chat. Screen is too dim for sunny days. Blips on and off awkwardly in the dark if you forget to mute it
Near impossible to see in bright sun
No light sensor for automatic display brightness adjustments
Heart rate sensor near usele
Android Wear lacks depth beyond Google Now integration
Abstract: Earlier this year Google announced a brand new operating system and platform for wearable devices like a smartwatch called Android Wear . After a few months of waiting the first two smartwatches running Android Wear were officially announced last month at...
Samsung's third smartwatch — its first for Android Wear — looks a lot like its othersBehold, The Samsung Gear Live! It's been about a year since we first heard rumors of Google jumping into the smartwatch race, and two of the devices are already trickling...
Always on Google Now access, Material design gives the platform a flowy look & feel, Sophisticated design that mimics a premium timepiece, Uses the same interchangeable bands as the Gear 2
Android Wear lacks depth beyond Google Now integration, Battery delivers a day of usage at the most
Although it's still regarded as a new technology segment, Samsung is a player in the space that has experience in making smartwatches. Seriously, it really shows in the Gear Live's sophisticated design – one that's remarkably more preferred over LG's offe...
Published: 2014-07-03, Author: Will , review by: newatlas.com
Abstract: Samsung is fiercely determined to be a leader in the smartwatch space. Back when other big companies were just rumored to be planning smartwatches, Samsung actually launched one. Then, six months later, it launched not just one more, but three more. And t...
Published: 2014-07-03, Author: Scott , review by: cnet.com
The Gear Live has a clean metal body, more features for the price than the LG watch, works with many Android phones (4.3 or later), has impressive Google Voice recognition, and could have an interesting variety of apps sooner than later
Terrible battery life, a display that doesn't work in bright sunlight, a strange card-based notification system that doesn't always pop up with the info you want, annoying snap-on charger that's not easy to attach
Samsung's new smartwatch feels like its other Gears, but injected with Google's new Android Wear software. The makeover means better Google phone connectedness, but it's not a killer smartwatch....
Published: 2014-07-02, Author: Dan , review by: tomsguide.com
Beautifu, always-on displa, Built-in heart-rate monito, Accurate and fairly fast voice recognition
Bulky desig, Unwieldy wrist stra, Android Wear still needs wor, Screen hard to read in sunlight
Samsung's Gear Live offers a built-in heart-rate monitor and easy access to your latest notifications, but Android Wear doesn't feel fully baked. Samsung is trying to take over the smartwatch world the same way it took over smartphones — throu...
The Gear Live—or more specifically, Android Wear—is already capable of doing more (and looking good doing it) than any other smartwatch out there. The software has tremendous potential, and it's actually useful, rather than just a novelty. Being able to q
It feels like a beta. Some of the flaws we've already mentioned just seem so obvious that it makes you feel like the product was rushed out the door, which it probably was. Android Wear needs more consistency and speed in voice recognition, and an Undo po
Every smartwatch Ive tested Ive removed from my wrist the instant I finished writing it up, and Ive never looked back. The Gear Live will be the first time that I continue wearing it, and pretty enthusiastically. Its very exciting, and $200 is really...
Published: 2014-07-01, Author: Chris , review by: slashgear.com
Priced at $199, for the moment the Gear Live is the cheapest rung on the Android Wear ownership ladder. That doesn't mean it's necessarily cheap for a smartwatch, of course: you can get a Pebble for $150, though that's the regular plastic version, not t...
Published: 2014-06-30, Author: David , review by: theverge.com
Abstract: Smartwatches have become a thing. They're a thing because Google says so, because it just released Android Wear and unleashed a torrent of wrist-bound devices. As a result, we're being forced to consider an important question: What is a smartwatch, anyway...
