Review of the Samsung Gear Fit

Until they make smartwatches standalone devices they will remain useless to me.
A fitness tracker shouldnt require you to lug a huge phone around with you when you go for a run.
 
And they need to start looking like watches not spaceships
 
so fsking ugly looking on your wrist!
The pebble is much better /love
 
Looks very nice and slim when pictured in photo ops next to the Galaxy Gear 2. Looks very large and clunky in those photos on the author's wrist. I wanted one before, I don't now
 
eehellfire said:
Looks very nice and slim when pictured in photo ops next to the Galaxy Gear 2. Looks very large and clunky in those photos on the author's wrist. I wanted one before, I don't now
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Exactly. I think you need Arnold Schwarzenegger's wrist for them to look ok.
 
Samsung had them shown in the food court at Clearwater two weeks ago. I found them pretty useless in direct sunlight and I am not sure why they designed the display so big, but in almost all cases it will wrap over your wrist, leaving a gap between the display and the strap and your wrist.
 
I don't know, Gear fit looks like a dumbed down version of the Gear 2 to me.

Step by step comparison to the review, just for fun (and only things I think are worth mentioning).

Gear 2 has a rectangular display. It just makes sense unless you are looking for a Star Trek prop.

There is no light sensor either but when you have the watch in fitness mode it does keep it plenty bright enough for daylight.
It also turns brightness off automatically after 5 minutes if you max it out to daytime viewing.

I find that pressing the home button once for turning on the display has no noticeable delay and I have double press set to open the camera at the moment. I wonder if it is something specifically to do with S-Voice (which I also turned off on my S5).

I don't particularly like browsing the apps on the gear2. I have to many of them on there :) I have put my most commonly used apps to the left and right of the clock though and that helps greatly.

The Gear 2 gives you a warning at 15% (gives you about 8 to 12 hours in normal usage) then again at 5%.


Personal advice, Don't buy the bottom of the range, get the 2 or in a pinch the neo.
 
tRoN said:
Exactly. I think you need Arnold Schwarzenegger's wrist for them to look ok.
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Hmmm - I thought that Samsung engineers would generally have smaller hands - wonder how the came up with such a big/clumsy wristband and decided that it will be okay.
 
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