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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
Killer style, Extremely light, you can almost forget you are wearing it, Gorgeous curved Super AMOLED display, Rich notification system, Water and dustresistant, you can even shower with it
Fitness tracking is not on par with others: exercise tracking and pedometer are less accurate, Compatibility limited to Samsung devices only, Pricey, Heartsensor is dishearteningly slow, Sleep tracking does not yield much usable data
The Samsung Gear Fit price is set at the costly $199 (€199 in Europe), nearly double the price of entry-level fitness trackers, and higher than even the pricey $130 Fitbit Force and $150 Nike FuelBand+. It’s also costlier than the $150 Pebble smartwatc...
Supports only Samsung device, Can't connect to social network, Inconsistent heart rate monitor performanc, No third-party apps
Think of the Gear Fit as smartwatch version 1.5. The $199 device demonstrates that Samsung knows there's an appetite for combining the functions of a smartwatch and a fitness tracker in a single device. We especially like the futuristic-chic design and...
Too many charging components, Limited to Samsung devices, Angle of screen is slightly awkward
The Samsung Gear Fit is the best fitness wearable to hit the market, and you'll find instant value in the notifications typically only found on a smartwatch...
Part smartwatch, part fitness tracker. Supports bicycling. Records sleep. Smartwatch notifications are well implemented. Touch-screen enabled. Very, very pretty.
Not functionally independent; requires a supported Samsung device. Pedometer not enabled by default. Touch screen too sensitive to use while in motion. Requires two apps to use fully. Short battery life
The gorgeous Samsung Gear Fit is part fitness tracker and part smartwatch, but it's mainly an accessory for recent Samsung devices; if you want either an activity tracker or a smartwatch specifically, you can do better....
Published: 2014-04-07, Author: Scott , review by: cnet.com
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
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
The Samsung Gear Fit is a great-looking wearable that doesn't quite successfully reconcile its dual roles as activity tracker and smartwatch....
Abstract: Earlier this week at Mobile World Congress Samsung announced the all-new Gear Fit wearable smartband. Being one of three smartwatches announced, it joins the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo .To be completely honest the Samsung Gear Fit looks exactly what most expec...
Published: 2014-09-30, Author: Anthony , review by: macworld.com.au
Great display; easy to use
Android only, $249
The Samsung Gear Fit is an attractive smartwatch that offers a good balance between form and function. The OLED (organic light-emitting diode) display can be customised and the touch interface is intelligently arranged, so that you are rarely more than a ...
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Published: 2014-04-30, Author: Alex , review by: fatducktech.com
Abstract: The Gear Fit is a superbly designed wearable fitness band and watch, but it is somewhat limited by price and app issues.Smartwatches are one of those categories that, outside the very geeky, still sit in the “waiting to go mainstream” space. They're undou...
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Published: 2014-04-24, Author: Jason , review by: ausdroid.net
Abstract: Samsung has managed to put a smartwatch on my wrist, and I don't mind it – at least, I don't mind the feel of it. Unfortunately, while there's some appealing qualities to the Gear Fit , there's also a few aspects of Samsung's $250 smartwatch that are a bi...
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Published: 2014-04-09, Author: Steve , review by: gizmodo.com.au
Beautiful design, Heart rate monitor, Great for fitness
Software issues, Samsung Galaxy support only, Still missing something
