I have been using the Gear 2 Neo and Gear Fit for the past couple of weeks, including a week of walking around Disneyland, and am impressed by the updates Samsung made with these devices. I was not personally interested in testing the Gear 2 because I find the camera integration unnecessary and wanted to test a lighter watch. It is priced $100 more than the Gear 2 Neo and I could never justify this premium to add a camera. A Samsung Galaxy S5 was used as the base phone for my testing, remember that you need a compatible Samsung smartphone in order to use these Gear devices. Given that the Samsung Gear Fit has the more unique form factor, let's take a look at it first. Hardware: When Samsung announced these Gear devices, I was immediately intrigued by the photos of the Gear Fit. Now that I have been using one in person I am impressed by the cool design and innovative curved display. You wouldn't believe how many comments I received from people at Disneyland who saw the Gear Fit on my wrist. The form factor is optimized for a wearable device and with portrait screen orientation it works well. The Gear Fit has a long, relative to the device, 1.84 inch display that is just about 1/2 inch wide. The display looks fantastic with vivid colors thanks to its Super AMOLED technology.
SAMSUNG GEAR FIT MANAGER VIA ANDROID
The App supports all Samsung smartphones starting from Galaxy S3 onwards and includes Non-Samsung Android smartphones. Open Fit is an open source alternative to the Gear Fit Manager and allows non-Samsung phones to use and control the Samsung Gear Fit. There is one button on the right side, assuming you wear the Gear Fit on your left wrist, used to turn the display on and off with all device control taking place via touch on the display. S Health activities, track your weight and monitor your diet using Samsung Galaxy and Gear devices. The display is very responsive and information can be shown in portrait or landscape orientation.Īt first data only appeared parallel to your wrist, landscape, but Samsung updated the Gear Fit just after release to support portrait orientation, perpendicular to your wrist. I prefer the portrait orientation for most aspects, but text doesn't always flow well with such a narrow display. The time, date, and other glanceable information is more natural to view in this portrait orientation. On the back of the Gear Fit you will find the heart rate sensor in the center with gold contacts positioned at one end. A small clip is included in the package that you snap into place on the Gear Fit to facilitate charging.
A standard microUSB cable connects to the clip to charge up the Gear Fit.