Samsung Gear Sport (2017)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 217 reviews of Samsung Gear Sport (2017). The average rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Views about the size and design are on the whole positive. The software and battery are also mentioned favorably. There are some mixed views about the portability, and some have doubts about the price.

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Samsung Gear Sport review: A versatile fitness-first smartwatch

The Gear Sport is a jack of many trades and master of few. Samsung stuffed the smartwatch with an ambitious array of features -- from fitness, calorie and sleep-tracking to smart home control, contactless payments, music playback and more. Some of...

Attractive case ; Useful rotating bezel ; Bright, colorful screen ; Four-day battery

Unreliable sleep tracking ; New calorie tracking feature doesn’t feel complete

Cherlynn is reviews editor of Engadget. She led a mostly unexciting life in Singapore, her home country, until she came to New York in 2012. Since then, she's earned her master's in journalism from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism...

Oct, 2017

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Expert review by : Julian Chokkattu (digitaltrends.com)

Samsung Gear Sport review

The excellent Samsung Gear Sport is feature-rich, slim, stylish, and comfortable.

Bright, colorful screen ; Good battery life ; Slim and comfortable ; Solid performance ; Great software experience with rotating bezel

Lack of third-party apps ; Music transfer is tricky without Spotify

The Samsung Gear Sport is great for people who want a feature-rich smartwatch that’s slim, lightweight, and comfortable.

Oct, 2017

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Expert review by : Jeffrey Van Camp (wired.com)

Review: Samsung Gear Sport

A long-lasting, easy-to-use, fitness-minded smartwatch.

One of the best smartwatch interfaces around with a fantastic rotating bezel. Waterproof up to 50m. Offline Spotify support. Battery life can last days. Fitness tracking with Samsung health is robust and useful. Great notification support. Has GPS,...

Untethered Spotify use can kill the battery quickly. Not the prettiest design. Silicone watch strap feels cheap (but is replaceable). No LTE support. 4GB storage may not be enough if you like to sync a lot of music. S Voice assistant isn’t very useful.

Oct, 2017

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Expert review by : Victoria Song (pcmag.com)

Samsung Gear Sport

The Samsung Gear Sport is a Tizen-based smartwatch with a fitness focus that gives Android Wear a run for its money.

Slim, swim-friendly design. Works with standard watch bands. Good battery life. Solid third-party app selection. Can play offline Spotify playlists.

Requires multiple phone apps. Mixed fitness tracking performance in testing.

Bottom Line: The Samsung Gear Sport is a Tizen-based smartwatch with a fitness focus that gives Android Wear a run for its money.

Oct, 2017

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Expert review by : Dan Seifert (theverge.com)

Samsung Gear Sport review: running in circles

Watch-like design ; Vibrant display ; Fun interface

Bulky dimensions ; Few third-party app options ; S Voice is useless

Samsung’s latest smartwatch is good at the basics, but lacks excitement

Oct, 2017

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Expert review by : Scott Stein (cnet.com)

Samsung shrinks its smartwatch down and gets it swim-ready

Samsung looks to make strides to beat the Apple Watch 2.

Oct, 2017

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Expert review by : Chris Davies (slashgear.com)

Samsung Gear Sport Review

The smartwatch never had it easy. On the one hand, offer too small a list of skills and people question your value; on the other, do too much and the resulting complexity can overwhelm the wrist. Perhaps the Samsung Gear Sport, therefore, signposts the...

Solid set of fitness-related features ; Samsung Pay is convenient ; Circular touchscreen and scroll wheel easy to use ; Standard 20mm straps

Underwhelming design ; No Samsung Pay MST ; GPS is a battery hog

Oct, 2017

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Expert review by : Eliane Fiolet (ubergizmo.com)

Samsung Gear Sport Review: Hands-on

#IFA2017 – Samsung is coming to IFA 2017 with a brand new smartwatch, the successor of the Gear S3 Frontier, the Gear Sport is a more...

SERIOUS FITNESS FEATURES AND ADVANCED BIOMETRICS TRACKING

Aug, 2017

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Expert review by : Jason Bouwmeester (techaeris.com)

Samsung Gear Sport review: A well-rounded smartwatch for fitness and daily use alike

Our Samsung Gear Sport review takes a look at one of the latest smartwatches from Samsung which, while obviously fitness focused, may just be the best smartwatch I've tested so far.

Sporty design ; Comfortable fit ; Bright, responsive screen ; Great fitness tracking options and accuracy ; Plenty of other apps for normal smartwatch use ; Onboard storage for music ; Decent battery life ; Waterproof to 50M ; Onboard GPS

Requires multiple apps installed on some smartphones ; Some apps only work if associated app installed on smartphone ; Some apps only show last message if sent from same person

Jan, 2018