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Product Description
•Smart Notification: Samsung Gear 2 Neo allows you to make and receive calls and read more on a large sAMOLED display making communication smooth and seamless. •Instant Notification: Samsung Gear 2 enables you to receive instant notifications from your phone and apps plus a variety of 3rd party apps which you can view clearly on a sAMOLED screen.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #10878 in Cell Phone Accessories
- Color: Brown Gold
- Brand: Samsung
- Model: SM-R3800GNAXAR
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 2.30" h x .39" w x 1.45" l, .15 pounds
Features
- Seamless Communication: Samsung Gear 2 allows you to make and receive calls and read more on a large sAMOLED display making communication smooth and seamless.
- Instant Notification: Samsung Gear 2 enables you to receive instant notifications from your phone and apps plus a variety of 3rd party apps which you can view clearly on a sAMOLED screen.
- Everyday Captures: With the built-in camera, Gear 2 equips you to easily capture and record day to day moments as they happen with its FHD stillshot and 720p video recording.
- Personalized Fitness Motivator: Samsung Gear 2, with its built-in Heart Rate Sensor, S Health features, and pedometer, track your daily pattern of exercise to give you customized real time coaching to help you achieve your goals.
- Compatible with Samsung Galaxy S5 / Galaxy Grand 2 / Galaxy Note 3 / Galaxy Note 3 Neo / Galaxy Note 2 / Galaxy S4 / Galaxy S3 / Galaxy S4 Zoom / Galaxy S4 Active / Galaxy S4 mini / Galaxy Mega 6.3 / Galaxy Mega 5.8 / Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) / Galaxy NotePRO (12.2) / Galaxy TabPRO (12.2/10.1/8.4) [Compatible device models to be further expanded]
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Product Description
Samsung Gear 2
The Samsung Gear 2 is the smart companion watch tailored to your look and lifestyle. With real-time notifications, calls, fitness tracking and your music library right at our wrist, you can stay focused in the moment. No matter where your day takes you, your Gear 2 matches your style to keep you connected without feeling distracted.
Complement any look
Gear 2 features an elegantly contoured, brushed metal-finished face that accents a bright 1.63" Super AMOLED display. Whether for work or a night on the town, you can interchange Gear 2 bands to fit the occasion.
Change it up
Make your Gear 2 your own and keep your style fresh by customizing your lock screen, background and font.
Go anywhere
Whether you’re headed towards a meeting or a jog on the beach, Gear 2 is prepared for action with an IP67-certified dustproof and water-resistant design*.
Stay in the Moment
Keep your hands free—it’s all in the wrist.
Quick Glance notifications
Keep distraction at arm’s length with Quick Glance notifications, such as texts, phone calls, and even third party application notifications right on your wrist.
Hands-free calling
Making calls on the move has never been easier. Place and answer calls directly from Gear 2. It’s the simple way to keep up when you have a lot going on.
Voice Command
Now you can get full text updates and notifications on your wrist and respond to them, too. Voice Command lets you respond to texts, make hands-free calls, check email and more.
Lifestyle Manager
Gear 2 keeps up with your life, wherever you go.
Music, minus your phone
Take your music with you and leave your phone behind. The Gear 2 works as a stand-alone music player, so you can store your favorite songs and playlists right on the device for easy access.
Put your best self forward
S Health tracks your steps, calories burned and heart rate so you can achieve your fitness goals and improve your overall health.
Change the channel
No more getting up to search for the hidden remote control. Now you can control your TV right from your wrist, using WatchON and the built-in IR blaster on the Gear 2.
Never miss a moment
Be ready in an instant whenever the perfect moment happens with the ultra-responsive 2MP camera built into the face of the Gear 2. Just capture, save and go.
Compatibility
Pair your Gear 2 with the following Samsung devices:
Samsung Galaxy S 5
Samsung Galaxy S 4
Samsung Galaxy S III
Samsung Galaxy S 4
Samsung Galaxy S III
Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Samsung Galaxy Note II
Samsung Galaxy Mega
Samsung Galaxy Note II
Samsung Galaxy Mega
*Water-resistant and dustproof based on IP67 rating, which tests submersion up to 1 meter for up to 30 minutes. Not shockproof.
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155 of 165 people found the following review helpful.
A lot of potential, but doesn't justify the price, and the price difference with the Gear 2 Neo
By Johnny Saigon®
I've only received mine on April 23rd, so I will continue to update this review as I spend more time and familiarize myself more with it. Let's get down to the nitty gritty:
* Lovely screen. 320 x 320 resolution on a 1.63 inch display means 277 PPI, the highest resolution on a smartwatch so far. sAMOLED technology means it's very bright with great saturation and contrast.
* Very fast and smooth. A dual-core 1GHz Samsung Exynos 3250 processor and 512MB of RAM means you can scroll and run apps without any lag. It has the fastest processor of any smartwatch so far.
* Good fit. The face is not too big or clunky, so even with my tiny wrists it goes on and stays on fine. It only weighs 68g(2.4oz), so you will not notice it much. By comparison, the Neo weighs 55g, the original Pebble 38g, the Pebble Steel 56g, and the Sony SmartWatch 2 is a whopping 122.5g. As for the dimensions of the watch face: Sony - 42 x 41 x 9mm, Pebble Steel - 46 x 34 x 10.5mm, Pebble - 52 x 36 x 11.5mm, Gear 2 Neo - 43 x 37 x 9.5mm, Gear 2 - 47 x 37 x 9.5mm.
* Good functionality. The main thing is you can use the watch for actual phone calls, not just a reminder to pick up your phone. Meaning there is a speaker and microphone on the watch for you to be Dick Tracy. I was going to buy the Sony Smartwatch 2, but found out it can't make/receive calls.
-The watch has a heart rate monitor and pedometer built in, so you can use the S Health app on your phone to record and keep track of your heart rate, or how many steps you've taken that day or segment.
-Another functionality that I like is I can control both my TV and cable box in one. I can control the power of both, change the volume of the TV, and change the channel of the cable box. I can also change the source input, and get info on the programming from the cable box. It has an IR blaster, and uses its own WatchON app. Pretty nifty.
-There is also an email for you to check and delete your emails(but can't compose or reply), check and send text messages, check notifications from many apps on your phone, check the weather, has the Feedly app for health/fitness people.
* 4GB of memory(2.9GB free) means you can store music and media to play. So not only can you stream the music from your phone, but you can also store them directly and play your videos and movies straight from the watch!
* Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity to your Samsung phone, and also to your Bluetooth headset. It connected to my Note 3 right away and without any hiccups. And you can still connect and use your Bluetooth headset to make private calls if you don't want to use the watch's speaker.
* Gorilla Glass 3 screen means it more scratch-resistant than other smartwatches. But why even risk it, just get a pack of screen protectors for $6.
* Interchangeable straps - you can change the strap with any 22mm watch strap in the world. Awesome!
* Apps from Banjo, BMW, CNN , Conde Nast, Expedia, eBay, Evernote, Feedly, Garmin, Glympse, GM , iControl, Line, Path, Paypal, Runtastic, Volkswagen, Weather Channel and Under Armour will come to the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo. Apps on the original Galaxy Gear will probably be ported over to the new version. Source: Pocket-Lint.com
* IP67 dust and water-resistant. Don't take the ratings word for word though. In real-life, this ratings means: 1- you can wear it in the rain. 2- you can wear it while rinsing your hands. 3- You can wear it while exercising and have your sweat all over it. Basically, water can splash on it. But DON'T submerge it in water and expect it to 100%. This rating is about water pressure - it is SUPPOSED to last up to 3 feet in water. But if you submerge it and enough water pressure gets to it, it will malfunction. IT IS NOT WATERPROOF.
Cons:
* 2MP camera. Common, really? This is no more than a gimmick. First of all, it is really awkward to position it to take the photos in the first place. You can't hold it like you can a regular camera, or even your phone. You have to do it Dick Tracy style, which is not as cool as it sounds. It's really hard to see what you are shooting and to frame your shot right. And then when you see your photos..the quality is barely passable. Let's just say if you want to take photos, just use your phone. You might think it's really cool that's it's always there and you can just take a photo quicker and better than pulling out your phone. Maybe you're right, for when you see a UFO and you just have to shoot it as quickly as possible. Otherwise, USE YOUR PHONE.
* I am a heavy gadget user. Although Samsung says the watch can last up to 6 days, for me constantly checking my notifications, using the WatchON app, fooling around with the watch, from 10am to 2am it went from 100% to 30%. Your battery usage will vary, and when I just use it to check my notifications when they pop up, make an occasional call with the watch itself, use it sometimes for the fitness and music apps, then it really does last about 3 days. I just wish it can really last a week as I know it might be a problem later, especially on my travels. Which brings me up to the next con:
* The charger cradle is tiny and proprietary. It attaches to the back of the watch for when you want to charge it, and the included micro-USB charger connects to the cradle. It is a small piece of plastic which I fear will be far too easy to lose.
* Finally, it can only connect to your Samsung phones(because of Tizen, and its proprietary connection method). The Pebble and Sony Smart Watch can connect to any Anroid, and the Pebble can connect to the iPhone too.
Conclusion:
This might be the biggest issue for me with this Galaxy Gear 2 line. So this is what happened: Samsung wanted to have a smartwatch before the end of 2013 to get a leg up on the competition. The success of the Pebble smartwatch told Samsung that it needs to be an innovator, not a follower. The launch date of the Note 3 was the perfect opportunity. However, at that time, the Android Wear platform/coding had not existed yet, so Samsung had to take the regular Android coding - which is NOT made for a smartwatch platform - and make all the changes on their own to fit with the original Galaxy Gear smartwatch. They quickly came to realized that is was a much harder task than they had thought, so what happened with the original Galaxy Gear was a rush job that although had a lot of potential, turn out to be something everyone hated. The most egregious shortcoming was that it would only last up to 3-4 hours, which is totally unacceptable. So in reality, version 2 was what the original Gear was supposed to be had Samsung not overestimated their skills, or had more time to develop the original Gear. But since they realized regular Android would not make a good platform for watches(the battery length issue), they switched to their very own Tizen platform instead, as during this development the Android Wear platform was not yet ready, and Samsung did not want to wait(they will have at least HTC, LG, and Motorola to contend with). Now, the biggest issue with Tizen is that it is an unproven platform, and that it is not Android. Several smartphones were supposed to have already been perfected in the Tizen platform, and so far only one has came out, and was quickly buried. So, there are simply not enough developers out there to progress this platform outside of Samsung. So for all we know, this could be another Nokia Symbian OS situation(Maemo and Meego, anyone?) where this Tizen platform is already obsolescent, and might be obsolete once Android Wear comes out and everyone else jumps on board and leaves Tizen in the dust. So although there is huge potential for this watch, we simply just don't know, and to support $200-300 to a soon-to-be defunct possibility is a lot for many consumers to bear.
So should you buy this Galaxy Gear 2 line? I say if you don't already have one, and are itching to have such a cool gadget to complement your phone(like me), then I would recommend the Neo version over this more expensive brother. The ONLY 2 differences are that the Neo lacks the camera, and has a rubber band, instead of a metal one. But the $100 difference is more than enough to justify these 2 omissions. The 8-13MP camera in your phone will take much much better photos, trust me. And although the metal band does look cooler and more luxurious and sophisticated, the money you would save can go towards buying new bands, as they are interchangeable with any 22mm strap out there.
Otherwise, if you are on the fence, I would say stifle your itches and urges, and wait for the LG and HTC watches that will be out in about 2 months from now. If I have learned one thing from their phones, LG and HTC will make beautiful and very functional smartwatches.
287 of 312 people found the following review helpful.
Pure "awesomeness" for a tech savvy person, 5-stars Samsung!
By Rob T.
I was an early adopter of the Gear 1 and surprisingly I fell in love with the product rather quickly. Mind you I was never a watch person - so I was skeptical whether or not I would like it. There's a few reasons I learned to enjoy the first version and upgraded to the Gear 2.
2) My favorite thing to do is to change the watch face color and design for the holiday, season or event. I can even change the watch face to match my shirt color for the day. Waiting for the full watch styler for the Gear 2...
3) Phone Locator. Yes, sometimes I misplace my phone. The gear had a phone finder feature which surprisingly came in handy on an occasion or two.
4) Style. In my opinion it looks sharp. I am a business professional and I think it looks great with a suit.
5) Safety. Going back to number 1. While driving, I don't have to fumble around for a phone. I can see who is calling and answer in a split second - eyes on the road. To me, that was worth the $300 price of admission by itself.
6) Watch of course! I will not wear a regular watch that simply tells time; that is not enough. However when my watch answers calls, makes calls, reads texts, changes face themes to match my shirt color, takes my heart rate, acts as a mini personal trainer, snaps pictures, records quick voice notes, has a television remote, includes a stand-alone Bluetooth music player, and has easily switchable bands, now we're talking about something I'll wear every day (and it just so happens to tell me the time and date).
Price note: This version of the watch is $300, if you must have the brushed aluminum and the camera. For me, I didn't mind spending the extra dough. For someone who feels (and reviews) $300 is a bit steep - there is the Neo version! Kudo's to Samsung for creating a less expensive version for those not comfortable at this price point.
Bottom line: I enjoyed the Gear 1 and with the additional new improvements, I'm very pleased to own a Gear 2. I find it very useful on a day to day basis!
216 of 242 people found the following review helpful.
Pleased and puzzled at the same time
By Dmitry Kan
I did not have original Galaxy Gear, so my impression is not comparative. I like hardware a lot. It feels comfortable on the wrist - not too heavy, not wobbly. Clasp is excellent. Took all of 3 seconds to adjust it just right. I also like the fact that you can easily re-adjust it at any time. You know how in the morning sometimes your wrist is a bit bloated and watch strap becomes too tight? Not a problem here. Watch has a very minimalistic and classy look to it. Nothing extra, brushed metal look is very subtle and solid. I was amazed how accurately screen comes on when you raise your wrist to look at it. And only when you look at it. No false activation and when you do look at it watch responds promptly with 100% accuracy. No need to do anything unnatural. Excellent!
Camera is surprisingly good. In daylight. After dusk it does not pick up anything. At all. Just black screen. But daylight pictures look almost the same as the ones taken with my Galaxy Note 3 on Note's screen. Of course, if you zoom in you will see difference. But for all kinds of quick snapshots - cute moments, notes, parked car location - it will work swimmingly.
Screen is a pure delight. Has brightness levels 1-6. 4 is default and is very bright. You can turn it up to 6 and it can blind you even under the brightest sunlight. Neat thing - watch will reverse back to level 4 brightness after 5 minutes of inactivity.
I don't know if it was the case with original Gear, and I have not seen it mentioned anywhere about Gear 2, but charging cradle is not just for charging. If you connect it to USB port you will get yourself a flash drive. With 2.81G of space. Unlike Android devices all system folders are hidden. So I don't know if one can sideload 3rd party apps. You just have "Music", "Sounds", "Images", "DCIM", "Videos" and "Downloads" folders.
Now the things that puzzled me. WHERE ARE ALL THE APPS??? Besides the ones preloaded on the watch Samsung App store offers "whopping" 18 apps. That's right. Not 100+ as Samsung claimed, not even "dozens" as some reviewers claimed. Maybe I am missing something. I am not a "XDA developer", but not a novice either. I am no stranger to custom ROMs and sideloading 3rd party apps. But with switch to Tizen Samsung shut off Google Play store.
Watch doesn't even have an alarm. It can only show you notifications from alarm clock running on your phone or tablet. I am a big fan of analog watch faces, but need to have a little date window as well. No luck here.
I think all necessary hardware is here. But software part is not just under-baked - it is pretty much nonexistent. Where is promised Evernote, CNN, Expedia, eBay? What happened? All developers bailed and went to write for Google Wear?
I am going to give it a month till my return period expires. I love the hardware - but I need software to support it.
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