Limited functionality but practical!

Limited functionality but practical!

Samsung Galaxy Gear Fit Black Watch connected (Electronics)

Customer Review

I have been riding for a week shows the gear did. Useful object or gadget?
When you want to go take a look on the side of the connected watches, it's hard to sort all that each brand to his fans and detractors of principle, so opinions are sometimes a little too settled.

We already noticed that there are three "levels" of development in connected watches.
- The level 1 which includes the gear did, making services menu that we will detail, such as reading messages but could not answer them (practical but sometimes frustrating). For me the price of this type of watch should be less than 100 to be really attractive. Pretty good autonomy.
- Level 2 allows for many things, roughly the same as a phone (send messages, peekaboo ...), usually through voice commands. But still require a phone to work.
Eg gear2 -lite or not (to stay in samsung).
Sometimes interesting price because not necessarily very far watches "Level 1" sometimes cashing sacred increases while levels 2 at the same time experiencing declines sacred (it depends moments, if not count in the 200).
But it may hesitate to purchase anyway, seeing that autonomy has taken a big hit (charging required almost every day?)
- Level 3 is a complete telephone: one can get an operator card and can therefore be without telephone (eg gear S). Consequently Price (400?)

After careful as to compatibility. Compatibility OS (apple or android) but not only (watches often compatible only with Samsung samsung smartphone except hack).
There are several comparative 2014 it takes a bit confronting to see clearly

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Let us gearfit on which interested me because it is the only somewhat discrete and feminine.

- Battery life:
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Not bad if I look at competition as limiting certain options, she held almost 6 days.
All the better because for the load, connect a small adapter that seems easy to lose.
In any case it is understood that an adapter is required for sealing reasons: not about connecting a USB cord directly!
Me I put the brightness to zero (very small but readable appearance inside or in the dark, and very discreet) level 1 but otherwise seems often enough.

Water resistance:
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IP 67 (resistant to dust and water immersion up to one meter for a limited time)

Appearance:
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Discreet, shows fine. If you do not look too ready bracelet (plastic as these watches), I would say it is rather nice (the best is to see all these watches exhibition / store to get a true idea).

Installation / commissioning:
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Easy once you've installed the software that manages the watch. It is available on the address indicated in the documentation. Hoping that there remains a moment: it is already found on Samsung GooglePlay or store ...

Disappointment: There are finally some display choices. Ok it is possible to base the image that we want but it is a bit all over the display is limited (and personally, jexclue immediately all horizontal displays, impractical).
So yes there is software on GooglePlay (there is also a direct link to the smartphone software that leads us there: good), so the few free app found there + often do not seek to extricate ourselves data (which is not often the case), but some are packed as usual pub (on the smartphone, so no disturbing because we do not start the bottom). And then it is quickly limited. The most interesting offers several choices of background and clock (digital or old) but we quickly made the turn, and I personally can not configure exactly what I want. It is also found elsewhere calculator, very useful in principle, but it is small, and above all it is horizontal ... not easy without twisting the neck. And an app called phone (which allows to have access to their contacts, to launch calls on such)
In short, as anything that exists on smartphone in my opinion: can largely do better. And the supplied software, and third-party app. And in addition there is always a little in fleeting ...

The opportunities (or "Why this but ???")
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* The time / date course, that appears either when you make the appropriate gesture with the arm (off for me, since I prefer rather to press the button and save my batteries) or when you press the button. You can also see the chosen config as: the date, the number of steps, another hour, an appointment, external temperature ...
* The notif: When I receive emails or hangouts (or if an alarm is triggered), 2 vibrations are felt. Discreet, probably perfect meeting. I can then read my mail / hangouts. But not answer them.
If my sounds like: same, but I can send a kind message ("remember you later" ... etc)
* Alarm: one on her as the rule (which will therefore sound unless it is put to its lowest) and receives the vibration to the wrist (which may suffice for those who have slight sleep and do not want to wake up the gallery). The alarm can then cut directly on the watch (temporarily or completely with the Zzz). Not bad, it saved me several times to let the alarm as yelling while I was away from him

* The "tracker". I am more than dubious about the interest of all these devices connected to the "health".
Already to put things right, sleep monitoring is not really (on this unit as on ALL other, despite what they dare show ... so ask direct questions to the manufacturer and you'll see) . The watch knows you sleep because you say it (activation lendormissement and closed wake).
And watch you sleep account (or at least deeply) when you have more movement, thanks to the accelerometer. Someone who does not sleep at night but remains stationary will be counted as a good sleeper, there is no miracle! The day watch will measure your activté cerebral, it will be otherwise (by interest against?)
Counting not: for a resumption of activity for sedentary very big, ca can undoubtedly have an interest. But we do not talk sports there. The watch counts your steps throughout the day, and resets at midnight alone. Small vibration and medal if you have reached the set goal (I think the goal is to recommend 10,000 steps a day, but everyone to adapt).
The pulse measurement: this is a really useful measure when doing sports.
We can launch a pulse taken at rest (do not move) but there is also a continuous pulse measurement (to eat good batteries) when you start an activity.
Possible exercises: walking, running, cycling
All these activities are displayed on the resumé shows maispour see a little more and save its data, use the software with gear fitness couple all that with its Samsung account. As I do not like to put my name in personal data on servers that make it what they want (and which began to interest insurance), I did not look further. I understand that FwithGear is more limited than on other trackers? We must not forget that some (Fitbit) are then paying to have access to all of these info ...
I do not know what is the FC measure (somehow given for information only, no ETF has to my knowledge any medical approval)

If the clock can possibly also be useful

* I like the option to ring sound as when it is found no more, and the timer option that I use very often (not be what you do not forget something that I put on the fire when I leave the kitchen)
* While the ability to scroll or pause the music without leaving his phone, and raise / lower the sound
* Finally there is an option for third-party app (that's where I can launch the calculator, phone app, calendar ...)
* And, untested, an option to send an alert (3clic the button sends an SMS to the person of your choice together with GPS enabled on your data if such)

Note that all options can be placed in the order you want. Sometimes I have a little trouble clicking an option as the screen being convex, it can be confused with a click slipped. You have to be a little careful what (but since the screen is quite small, we are forced)

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Personally I like this shows connected. I lived well without but it is true that with is not bad, especially when you do not want / can not leave her such. Anyway I am often a bit frustrated not to be able to answer my messages directly (by speaking as I do on my such).
I appreciate the fact of the rarely load (it can take about 6 days at lowering mini), and I appreciate its small size and discreet appearance and end (against damage by for customizing the clock that could really be better if the programmers made the effort ...).
The price has to go up above 150 (120 recently though) which does not really make a case, while his ideal price in my opinion is rather below 100.
Knowing when approaching 150-200, we enter the field of watches + advanced (but also larger and much less autonomous). A comparison based on the price of the day with offers of competition by studying the different options and autonomies ...

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