3/5 The Galaxy Gear does function as a smartwatch, but its attempts to do more without actually doing anything new end up delivering a bulky device with limited use. Checking SMS and calls as they come in is far more useful than we'd have expected, but...
3/5 The Galaxy Gear does function as a smartwatch, but its attempts to do more without actually doing anything new end up delivering a bulky device with limited use. Checking SMS and calls as they come in is far more useful than we'd have expected, but...
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Solid design & build, Effective, responsive display, Camera works well
Extremely limited functionality, Notifications are rubbish, Overpriced
The Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch is well built and has a good screen that's readable in all conditions. Unfortunately, it fails to excel at any particular function, and is extremely poor at handling notifications, one of the key features of a smartwatch...
Battery lasts two days, which is a day longer than we suspected; Not as big a watch as you might expect; Easily adjustable; Camera isn't bad; Alerts you when you have phone calls; Notifications can be read on the watch;
Requires a recent Samsung smartphone; Camera can be affected by condensation; Talking into your watch makes you more conscious of how you look; Camera makes a loud shutter noise, and there's nothing you can do about it; Expensive; Not a device everyone wi
In the past decade, we've seen more people drop the wristwatch in favour of pulling out their smartphone and using that instead as their dedicated time-keeping mechanism, and yet here we are with a product that encourages you to slap on a new wearable tha...
The Samsung Galaxy Gear is an impressive first version of a product that has a lot of potential.There's a definite movement towards wearable gadgets and, naturally, Samsung wanted to be one of the first companies to offer such a product.But while the devi...
Only if $369 means nothing to you. If you can drop that kind of money to satisfy a vague curiosity, then sure. Actually, make that $900, since you'll need to buy a so Galaxy Note 3 as well (or shell out more for the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition tablet) t...
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Published: 2013-09-28, Author: Andrew , review by: cnet.com.au
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 take on the smartwatch has some potential, and it does get some things right, but its inability to perform truly "smart" functions means it falls far short of expectations....
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