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The editors liked
Curved screen
Longer battery life
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
The Gear Fit's curved Super AMOLED display looks great
And it's responsive and bright too. It wraps around your wrist
Making for a more natural fit than other smartwatches. Inside
It's easy to read
But sunlight completely kills the screen. That means
Great screen
Decent design
Smooth performance
Good fitness features
Water proof
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
Unique curved screen
Light weight
Good battery life
Music control and notifications
The build is lovely and the design very smart. The screen is bright
Beautifully customisable and it's generally a pleasure to wear.
Good looking (for a smartwatch)
Decent build quality
Curved display is bright
Battery should last up to 3 days
Great design
Beautiful display in right conditions
Simple and fluid interface
Built-in heart-rate monitor
Interchangeable straps
Good price
Some smartwatch functions
Attractive (for a smartwatch) and well made. Curved screen is beautiful and bright. Battery should see most users through three days
Phone notifications
Good looks
Curved AMOLED display
Lots of accessories
Screen
HR tracking
Sheer wearability
Water resistant
Decent battery life
Useful as a second screen
Nice
Bright display
Heart rate integration for exercise activities
Useful media controller
Gorgeous curved Super AMOLED screen
Notifications work for all apps
Silky smooth scrolling
Easy to use software interface
Cool heart-rate monitor
Premium design and build quality
Excellent screen
Fun to use
Good to keep on top of health
Part smartwatch
Part fitness tracker
Very
Very pretty
Smartwatch notifications are nicely done
Attractive curved screen and good looks
Lightweight
Changeable strap
Water and dust proof
The editors didn't like
Limited functionality
Slim screen
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
While Samsung has pretty much nailed the hardware
The software leaves a lot to be desired. It runs Samsung's own OS – not Tizen or Android – which means it can't use thirdparty apps. This really limits what it can do
The battery life is middling at best
Specifically pairs with Samsung S Health equipped smartphone (Galaxy S5) and doesn't do anything the phone can't do
Expensive
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
Unresponsive screen
Unreliable heart-rate tracking
Awkward ergonomics
The exercise end of the equation is a let down. The coaching is unreliable and it doesn't provide much of a training platform outside of the device
Time display very unrealiable
Lacks GPS tracking
Can't see long texts
S Health app is not user friendly
Doesn't automatically detect sleep or excercise
Some Samsung device compatibility only
No auto brightness
Battery life not amazing
Fitness features limited
Lack of apps
Restricted to S Health (Samsung' s app) only
Accuracy questionable at times
No altimeter
Rarely displayed time when I wanted it to. No GPS tracking. Long texts not fully displayed. S Health is confusing
With too much going on. Cannot automatically detect exercise or sleep
Poor sleep tracking
Accuracy issues
Limited analytics
Fiddly charging component
Samsung handset lock-in
Pedometer accuracy
Bulk ruins sleep tracking
Heart rate monitor doesn't always work
No third-party apps
Poor battery life
Data-logging issues with S Health
Sleep tracking not very insightful
Heart rate sensor is temperamental
Long screen is awkward to use
Plastic strap is cheap
Charging dongle is awkward
Pedometer is inaccurate
Fitness features are half-baked
Limited to working with Samsung Galaxy devices only
Two to three day battery life
Not everyone will like the design
Needs a supported Samsung device
Requires two apps to use fully
Short battery life
Leather strap option would have been nice
No option to add thirdparty apps
No option to filter messages
Accelerator doesn't always activate screen when you move
The Gear Fit's curved Super AMOLED display looks great, and it's responsive and bright too. It wraps around your wrist, making for a more natural fit than other smartwatches. Inside, it's easy to read, but sunlight completely kills the screen. That means
While Samsung has pretty much nailed the hardware, the software leaves a lot to be desired. It runs Samsung's own OS – not Tizen or Android – which means it can't use thirdparty apps. This really limits what it can do, The battery life is middling at best
The Gear Fit looks the part, but when it comes to results, it doesn't make the podium. Like many Samsung devices, it's a jack of all trades, master of none. Its fitness skills are left wanting, while the screen is too cramped to make it a decent smartwatc...
Abstract: Samsung's latest smartwatch range has not one but three new models and the most interesting is that fitness band, the Samsung Gear Fit. Thanks to the folks at Samsung, our review unit has arrived and I'm eager to take this for a spin.First things first, l...
Great screen, Decent design, Smooth performance, Good fitness features, Water proof
Specifically pairs with Samsung S Health equipped smartphone (Galaxy S5) and doesn't do anything the phone can't do, Expensive
So what do I reckon then? Well, one thing which really colours my viewpoint is the price. I've seen it go for as low as £150 in a few places online, but Samsung's RRP of £199 appears to be more common across the web and that's quite steep for what you ...
Abstract: The Gear Fit is Samsung's first attempt at a combined smart watch and activity tracker . It works with a selection of Samsung's own smartphones and tablets, rather than Android in general. You can't use it with an iPhone. Samsung Gear Fit: design It's ...
The Samsung Gear Fit is a lightweight and good looking, but has too many drawbacks, including accuracy issues and the fact that it's only compatible with Samsung Galaxy devices.Tags:Smartphones,Gadgets,Wearable TechBest prices todayRetailer Price Delivery...
The build is lovely and the design very smart. The screen is bright, beautifully customisable and it's generally a pleasure to wear.
The exercise end of the equation is a let down. The coaching is unreliable and it doesn't provide much of a training platform outside of the device
It doesn't do enough to justify its existence. It's a nice object with some fun features but just not useful enough for us to recommend it....
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Published: 2014-04-24, Author: Lee , review by: Theinquirer.net
Premium design and build quality, excellent screen, fun to use, good to keep on top of health
Limited to working with Samsung Galaxy devices only, two to three day battery life, not everyone will like the design
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Published: 2014-04-22, Author: Lee , review by: Theinquirer.net
Abstract: SAMSUNG unveiled the Gear Fit at Mobile World Congress in February , claiming it is the "world's first" curved wearable device in a bid to make it more comfortable. Launching in the UK on 11 April, we've been putting the ...
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Published: 2014-04-22, Author: Simon , review by: 3g.co.uk
Good looking (for a smartwatch), Decent build quality, Curved display is bright, Battery should last up to 3 days
Time display very unrealiable, Lacks GPS tracking, Can't see long texts, S Health app is not user friendly, Doesn't automatically detect sleep or excercise
This is a smartwatch/fitness tracker that falls short on what it promises. The Gear Fit does have a lovely screen, easy-to-use user interface and will fit most people’s wrist, but it has too many issues. It’s heading in the right direction but is not yet...
