a SmartWatch still a lot needs to catch up - my 1st weekend

A thought does not let go of me until I knew again what haunted me so. The Garmin GPS Watch 305 was the reason. A certain similarity in terms of charging function and form have me give rise to a Dejavue in the Galaxy Gear.

Even many years owned various SmartWatch LiveView and SmartWatch One of Sony, I was wondering what Samsung made much differently. The fact that the Samsung Galaxy Gear currently only with the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 can be exploited, so I have the same even the score 3 brought me in Black.

The first contact of the two highlights of Samsung was not as thought. "It was only after a Samsung account in addition to the Gmail account set up and the Samsung App Store the Gear Manager downloaded, it could finally go.

The Design of the Gear is really class. This clock can be worn casual as well as elegant. Thanks to the various clocks that you can display on the screen, is for every opportunity which. The Samsung own apps are kept in black and white look. Optional Apps are displayed with the original Icon.

Up to 10 favorites can be deposited, who wants more can combine them in a menu lower side, each with 4 icons per page. Somewhat reminiscent of an iPod Touch. Disillusionment follows when it comes to setting up the Gear. While many apps can be transferred to the Gear, a real benefit, however, is not given.

Facebook, Gmail, G +, hangout, get through an icon on the screen when a message arrives, it can be viewed but not. Even the sender is not being considered as an indication. More than open on the smartphone is not in it.

The chat app Line and ChatOn are available on the gear but with restriction. The app "Line" can only by Icon "answers" (Smile) at App "chaton" can be answered only by voice. This has the following disadvantages: Line is like the other apps is not really usable. Who switches to ChatOn obtained in the first Voice response instead of text message as the disenchantment, it is not reproduced on the Gear. It follows all the smartphone as with other apps reporting.

Whatsapp, Hike, Skype, Viber is still a foreign word in the Gear.

VOICE:

The control via voice is known fairly decent as with all smartphones from Samsung. Unfortunately, voice messages can be sent via SMS. Who uses not SMS, I. The only thing that works really well is the email app from Samsung, this is also supported by the Gear and displays text updates. That was about it again. An answer via voice as the ChatOn is not possible, the images in the email can not be displayed.

Up to this point, no point going to the Gear and it is the thought out loud, the purchase was a bad investment? Has Samsung at all, apart from the design, thought about the experience. NO, the Galaxy Gear is still an absolute hot gadget.

GEAR CHARACTERISTICS:

I see my Gear features the Samsung so "great" extols or has touted. So I went a closer look at the camera.

A 2 MP camera in today's times given are for an even SmartWatch not really much. What's more, the format is fixed at 4: 3. All the more surprised than I was so that the first pictures were taken. The autofocus works well and even when backlit good pictures are possible. Is called the camera by wiping from top to bottom.

All geknipsten Images can also be sent automatically to the Galaxy Note 3 manually but. Thus, you can delete the images on the back Gear and so relieve the 4GB memory.

There the next AHA follows. Apart from the function to delete "- transferring" there's a send "However, here comes the next surprise -. Samsung what's going on.

Only to the app Evernote ", the image can be sent. If the only benefit to be a Notizapp? You'd at least with the Gear, can send photos! Unfortunately, one obtains only a note with integrated image without tags and other Vermerkungen on Smartphone. What has Samsung in Note 3, the new collection function Scrapbook "on if these are not times and is ready for use? Here at least app should open on the smartphone to be possible and the image is already inserted as an attachment. Unfortunately, just a thought so far.

Thus, all that remains is the hope, please rectify Samsung. So now only remains the phone function will be pretty much the coolest of Gear. Star War's, Knight Rider and want the rest of them will be envious. I'm curious and ask my Faru to call me. Yes, here Samsung has done everything right. The benefit of the selection buttons on the small screen succeeds very well. In recently Wipe from bottom to top, the keypad appears. The phone book can be searched by Quick Find alphabetically by means of a bar for pulling.

The call is done via speakerphone, microphone and speakers are housed in the closure of the clock.

Comfortable lying on the couch and or even calling on the highway and generally traffic is supported with a very good quality. Also, when the arm is used on which the gear is supported for steering. The votes of the other person sound very clean and I am very well understood while facing. A big plus in this point. The swipe gestures to the left and right to call Wipe be to send a text message ever supported. If an incoming call, the contact including hinterlegtem contact image is displayed.

Accepting and Rejecting done the same as on the smartphone. The function a text for a not currently possible adoption of the call is available. The call is phoned there with which device is adopted.

BATTERY

The presumption of battery power like in many forums adopted soon limp, so are proud for 15 hours at full utilization in it. This 1.5 hours on the phone and tested all available apps, the SmartWatch was therefore almost constantly in operation.

At the end should be said: the web radio which is offered for the Gear can not be used. Too bad that would be a cool feature on the Gear radio to hear this one starts only app on the smartphone. The alarm clock function is only when used simultaneously and active Bluetooth connection to Note 3 available unless the battery makes then but at night tired.

I reserve the Gear yet. Think the next few months will probably come as some new features for the Gear. Loaded, the Samsung Gear Smart Watch with the supplied case. While this looks really good, and you lose this case or it breaks, it's over with the store.

After years with the Smart Watches from Sony I am accustomed what else. At Sony there are already well over 100 apps and also its functions are of the Gear years ahead. The new SmartWatch 2 is indeed discreet design it for the money! "Nor" more usable.