bitbitbyte.com Updated:
2016-10-21 03:20:16
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Just about every week we see some new manufacture announcing a smartwatch or three. Everyone from newcomers that are smartwatch-only to old school players in the traditional watch industry are weighing in with their own take on what a proper smartwatch co...
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Smartwatches aren't a new concept but, similar to tablets , they experienced a period of growth before the market stalled as other technology endeavours – Virtual Reality and Drones come to mind – came to the forefront. For wearable OEMs, building an Andr...
Durable and sleek design, Multiple options to meet different needs, A size that's suitable for most users, Market-leading battery life is impressive, Unique rotating bezel stands out from the crowd, Good display with clever brightness management, Smooth...
Limited application support for the foreseeable future, No auto-brightness, No GPS or speaker on the Wi-Fi only variant...
Samsung's first round face smartwatch ticks a lot of boxes and despite a lack of third-party apps, the Korean OEM has delivered what I believe to be one of the best smartwatches ever...
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laptopmedia.com Updated:
2016-10-21 03:20:16
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Even though smartwatches have now found their place in the mobile market, there's still a lot of room for improvement. It's only logical that all the major manufacturers want a bigger cut. Samsung is one of the companies that has already showed their inte...
Sleek, premium design and circular shape, A stylish leather band, plus an additional one in the box, Relatively long battery life, Neat Samsung Gear app, Super AMOLED screen with high brightness and contrast ratio, Supports voice commands, Hear-rate senso...
Lack of loudspeaker, Lack of built-in GPS...
With Gear S2, Samsung proved that they know how to make a combination of premium appearance and heavy on feature software fit in a wearable. The model looks very stylish thanks to its round shape, stainless steel body and leather band. We're also very ple...
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The new Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch was officially launched in the US on the 2nd of October, 2015. However, eager Malaysian fans had to wait until the 27th of November before it hit our shores. Demand was so high that the first batch of 500 Gear S2 smartwa...
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The new Samsung Gear S2 is a really impressive smartwatch. Samsung eschewed the rectangular Gear S design for the more elegant round face in the Gear S2. It was also noticeably worked better with water, easily tackling rain drops and showers that would ha...
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The nascent smartwatch market has delivered a number of near-winners thus far. The Apple Watch and Microsoft Band, for example, are better-than-average fitness trackers and smart timepieces. The 2nd generation Moto 360 is impressive from an aesthetics sta...
Brilliant spinning bezel, Tizen is wicked fast, Best-in-class circular display, Two-day battery life...
Fledgling app ecosystem, Proprietary watchband connector...
Samsung's decision to outfit the Gear S2 with the Tizen OS rather than Android Wear was no doubt risky, but it was a highly calculated move that we think has paid off. The Gear S2 works with a broad array of phones (Android 4.4 or later), it's a great loo...
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I've tested, and purchased, a lot of smartwatches and even though I wear one every day, I still believe no one really needs a smartwatch. That said, if you are looking for a watch that stands out from the rest then the Samsung Gear S2 3G is the one.As I m...
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I'm a huge fan of wearables, but continue to search out for the one device that can do it all. I have found great products for specific functions, such as the Polar V800 for running, Apple Watch for calls, apps, and motivating me to move, and the Pebble T...
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hardwaregeeks.com Updated:
2016-10-21 03:20:16
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I have been a Samsung Gear user and fan ever since the first one came out, and I bought it on the day it was released. As soon as the Gear 2 came out I upgraded, then I upgraded to the Gear S for T-Mobile, even though I regretted the upgrade as it felt mo...
Samsung Gear S2 Reviewed by Michael Reyes, the first real Upgrade to the Gear 2 and a must-have for any Samsung phone owner, in fact any Android phone owner with a compatible device...
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Smartwatch lovers would not have missed this: the Samsung Gear S2 is designed to look just like a normal roundface timepiece. And this time, Samsung has got it right in so many ways, while having a handful of misses too.The Gear S2 and S2 Classic can work...
Samsung Gear S2 feels and works great, a solid timepiece that many will appreciate, with refreshing user interface and unique rotating bezel to navigate. What they lack are apps to extend its usefulness to just pretty watch face or S Health activity widge...
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Samsung is a familiar name when it comes to smartwatches. They weren't the first to the table with such a device but they were the first big name to jump in the pool, and their presence was immediately felt throughout the niche but important market. Since...
Samsung's Gear line has always been a pretty good lineup of smartwatches, but nothing really stellar. That changes with the Gear S2 where Samsung clearly went back to the drawing board in every way and looked to not just provide what they thought was t...
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Samsung is no stranger to making wearable gadgets. About two years ago, it brought us the Galaxy Gear, which was the company's first attempt at making a modern smartwatch. Then came the Gear 2, which filled many of the gaps its predecessor missed, all wh...
Modern, genderneutral design, Rotating bezel is both cool and convenient, Good performance, responsive UI, Decent battery life, even with alwayson display enabled, Can store music and play it over Bluetooth, Optional 3G connectivity, Compatible with most...
Screen becomes somewhat unresponsive when wet, Proprietary wrist bands, standard 20mm ones are incompatible (does not apply to Gear S2 Classic), Selection of apps and watchfaces feels limited, Voice commands fail to work on rare occasions...
If the Gear S2 is any indication of where Samsung is headed with its Gear series, then we'd say that the lineup is on the right track. Finally, we have a Samsung smartwatch with the potential to appeal to a broad audience -- both men and women who aren't...
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When we took Samsung's first smartwatch flagship , we pinned the thing as a smartphone that tried to be everything it could on a chunky wrist lump. It did so much, maybe too much for a watch.The company took the reins of a fluorescent excitement around we...
So, will the Gear S2 be the smartwatch you turn to? By itself, there's a whole lot of Swiss army knife on the table, but the phone compatibility issues and some overbearing cruft on the software might tempt you to compare and contrast with other platfo...
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Samsung has been in the smartwatch game for a while now, long before the introduction of Android Wear even, though these earlier devices were compatible only with the company's flagship smartphones of the time. The only exception to this was Samsung's onl...
Accessible and durable design, Premium version available for those who want it, at a price, Manageable size makes it suitable for most wrists, Unique input method with rotating bezel is useful, Battery life is quite impressive, Good display experience, Sm...
Limited application support is a let down, No auto brightness setting with the display...
Samsung gets a lot right with their first round face smartwatch, including a unique and useful input method, but the limited applications that currently support the Samsung Gear S2 is what may ultimately give the edge to the competition...
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When you can do so much with your smartphone, it's easy to assume that your smartwatch needs to be equally capable in order to make it worthwhile on your wrist. Problem is, all those talents can turn the wearable experience into a confusing morass of tapp...
I'm quietly impressed by the Gear S2. Samsung has created something which actually feels like a watch on your wrist, not a clunky smartwatch, and its deep control over Tizen makes many of the regular interactions you have with it a pleasure. That often ca...
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Samsung is learning. After a string of smartwatches that failed to became bestsellers, the Korean company decided to reshape its vision of wearables -- and I mean literally reshape. Its latest, the Gear S2, is a Tizen-powered watch that finally has a roun...
Spinning bezel interface is brilliant, Solid battery life, Sleek, minimal looks, Works with non-Samsung phones...
Limited app selection, S Voice is hit-or-miss, Vibrations feel a little weak...
Samsung's latest smartwatch packs a thoughtful, elegant interface made possible by a rotating bezel, with respectable battery life and a great screen rounding out the feature list. Alas, the sort of end-to-end control over hardware and software that made...
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A clinic on what a smartwatch should beWe figured out smartphones a long time ago. It's been nearly a decade since the iPhone hit the market, and now every one of the millions of smartphones sold each year is a variation of a rectangular slab of glass, pl...
Attractive design, Great display, Great interface...
Proprietary strap mounts (on standard model), Limited third-party apps, Voice controls are slow and limited...
More times than not, the Verge score is based on the average of the subscores below. However, since this is a non-weighted average, we reserve the right to tweak the overall score if we feel it doesn't reflect our overall assessment and price of the produ...
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Farwell, Android Wear. Hello, Tizen. Samsung's latest smartwatch abandons the Android Wear OS in favor of the company's homegrown Tizen OS, which proves to be a smart choice indeed. The Samsung Gear S2 ($299.99) has a user-friendly interface that's worlds...
Sleek design. Nice display. Useful rotating bezel. Intuitive user interface. Good battery life.
Weak app selection. Spotty voice recognition. Pricey...
The Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch has great software and a thoughtful design going for it, but a paltry app selection and finicky voice recognition hold it back...
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It's finally happening. The smartwatch market is growing up. Manufacturers are learning from their own mistakes and those of others. They're listening to customers and paying attention to fashion and watch history. And with the arrival of Samsung's wholly...
Beautiful, simple design, Comfortable, Excellent display and interface, Responsive, Full-featured, The bezel...
Wish the back had more metal...
The good-looking Samsung Gear S2 is the answer to the question, 'Which smartwatch should I get to pair with my Android phone?'...
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After making five smartwatches with either square or rectangular displays, Samsung now has a round-faced model that improves on its predecessors in other ways as well. Read on for Gizmag's review of the new Samsung Gear S2.The Gear S2 is so close to being...
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Samsung Gear S2 Hands-On Review at IFA 2015: We'd seen the press images, been given all the hardware details and Samsung's IFA showcase gave us the opportunity to go hands-on with the new Gear S2 smartwatch.You have to hand it to Samsung, its design team...
Attractive design, Feature rich...
Confusing UI, Proprietary charger...
Samsung's has clearly laboured over the creation of the Gear S2 and from where we stand this smartwatch isn't just a one-trick pony or an experiment. Samsung is looking to expand its already strong presence in the wearables market and what's more do it wi...
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The battle for wearable tech items is in full swing and of course, Samsung is a participant in this arena. In fact, Samsung has had several versions and several renditions of watches. The Samsung Gear S2 Watch is one of their best efforts.The Samsung Gear...
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Smartwatches really only came onto the scene in a major way in the past two years — Google, Apple, and Samsung are all hoping it'll be the next big computing platform. Since then, we've seen lots of manufacturers try different strategies for strapping a c...
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