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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
Water resistant, Decent battery life, Useful as a second screen
Heart rate monitor doesn't always work, No third-party apps
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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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The Gear Fit is Samsung's most interesting wearable to date. It looks good, the screen is great and the onboard fitness features are intuitive and easy to use. However, the Gear Fit's feature set is somewhat lacking and we were disappointed that it is...
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Published: 2014-02-25, Author: Mark , review by: T3.com
The Samsung Gear Fit looks awesome, but is hamstrung by being tied to only a couple of devices and being half-smartwatch.However, the potential is there for this to be a mass-market wearable success if more devices are brought into the fold. It's not chea...
Nice, bright display, Heart rate integration for exercise activities, Useful media controller
Poor battery life, Data-logging issues with S Health, Sleep tracking not very insightful, Heart rate sensor is temperamental
The Samsung Gear Fit is a great-looking piece of kit let down by so many things that fitness lovers should stay away for now.Next, read our best activity trackers round-up...
Published: 2018-01-17, Author: Hans , review by: installornot.com
Longer battery life, Comfortable to wear
No app ecosystem
Samsung did a fantastic job in crafting the Galaxy Gear Fit and being the first of its kind they do deserve some credit here. Blending a smartwatch and a fitness tracker is one thing that surely is and will be accepted by the public as n...
Abstract: The Samsung Gear Fit is a fitness smartwatch with a Super AMOLED display for showing notifications and fitness data from the included accelerometer. However, the screen is difficult to read and the Gear Fit is only compatible with some Samsung phones, whi...
