Smart watches

[hurley842002]

Didn't find any threads discussing smart watches, so I figured I would start one.

After watching YouTube reviews and perusing some of the tech forums, I've decided to order the Samsung Gear S3 Frontier. I've always been into the latest smart phones, particularly Samsung, and only really started checking out smart watches when I saw the S3 Frontier, mainly because It's the only one that is actually aesthetically pleasing to me.

From what I understand the S3 (Tizen OS) is still lacking in the app department, but for the price, it will do everything I need it to, with style.

Anyone here use a smart watch on a daily basis? What are you using? Any experience with the S3 Frontier?

Here is the factory pic that caught my eye.

[ColoWyo]

I tend to be a bit of a gear queer, so I've thought of getting one. Do they have to be charged every night? I believe the Apple watch does, so I assume they pretty much all have to. That's one of the things that keeps me from buying one. I have enough crap to charge at night.

That's a good looking one though. I like that a lot.

[Gman]

I have a Galaxy Gear S2. It was a free promo when I ordered my Galaxy S7 Edge. I use it every day. I could make phone calls from it and forward my S7 # to it in a pinch (3G vs. S3's LTE), but it feels really weird talking to my watch. Maybe it's too much Dick Tracy. It tracks my activity, heart rate and other shhhhtuff and costs me $5/month to have it on my plan. I'm not sure I would buy it at retail, but I wanted to dip my toe into the wearables market to see what I really wanted when/if I spend my own money. I haven't tried using Samsung Pay from the watch...yet. I usually have about 60% battery left when I charge it for the night.

Many of the Gear S3 watches are ginormous. I'm not a fan of huge watches. They bigger they are, the more likely I'm going to smack them into something...hard. The S3 Frontier looks nice.
Not my image, but a comparison of display sizes of S2 & S3;



I have had issues with a 3rd party watch face where sometimes it goes off in the weeds and consumes the battery.

The Gear S2 is capable of far more than what I use it for. I'm in IT and I really like the email/calendar and messaging notifications. It's a very vanilla watch with the smooth bezel. I certainly paid a lot more for my non-smart titanium Tissot that I don't wear anymore.

[opie011]

I had the Gear S2 for about a year then I dropped and broke the back glass....geek squad payed off. Got all my money back and bought the Gear S3 last week. I like it way more than the S2. I like that I can talk thru my S3 which I couldn't do with my S2 because it was Bluetooth only (my S3 is also Bluetooth only but have a mic and speaker). As for the battery life, it's pretty good. I have to charge it every third day with normal usage.

[Aloha_Shooter]

I use the Samsung Gear Fit. It can go a couple days without recharging but I try to recharge nightly. The Gear Fit does all I need it to -- adjust time zone when I travel, give me a quick snapshot of text messages and alerts, track my walking/exercise. and measure my heartrate. I'm not really looking for much else from a screen the size of a watch.

[rondog]

Hi-tech enough for me.....

[Irving]

What kind of functions do you guys use the watch for that aren't accomplished by your phone already? Is it just a convenience thing to be able to glance at your wrist for certain things instead of digging in your pocket for the phone?

[hurley842002]

Hi-tech enough for me.....

I knew someone still using a checkbook would be along shortly to imply the superiority of their old school ways....

[Gman]

I like it way more than the S2. I like that I can talk thru my S3 which I couldn't do with my S2 because it was Bluetooth only (my S3 is also Bluetooth only but have a mic and speaker).

Gear S2 has a mic and speaker. I've had full conversations with just the watch. Can also be paired to a BT headset.

[GilpinGuy]

What kind of functions do you guys use the watch for that aren't accomplished by your phone already? Is it just a convenience thing to be able to glance at your wrist for certain things instead of digging in your pocket for the phone?

Good question. I have an employee at work who has had one of these for a few months and she is constantly staring at her wrist. Soon we'll see reports of "smart watch syndrome" with people having elbow problems or some shit.

I don't know, they seem cool from a tech standpoint, but I think I get distracted enough by a phone in my pocket.

Besides, I don't like wearing a "regular" watch.