People who wish to buy the Samsung Galaxy Gear S should remember that the initial setup for this device always requires a Samsung Galaxy Smartphone. The Gear S is also known as the Samsung SM-R750. It supports both HSPA/GSM technologies. It was announced on 2014 August and was released subsequently on October. It is extremely light at 67g, supports Nano-SIM and is easily and comfortably wearable.
It is IP67 certified, which makes it water and dust resistant. At the same time, it is water resistant up to 1 meter for the duration of 30 minutes. Like most premium Samsung Smartphone, this device has a Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen with 16M colors. Having a decent 2.0 inches screen size, it supports 360×480 pixels with a 300ppi pixel density. It supports multi-touch input as well.
The Gear S runs on Samsung proprietary Tizen-based wearable platform. It runs on a dual-core 1GHz CPU. While it has no card slot, it comes with an internal memory of 4GB and runs on 512MB of RAM. It has a loudspeaker and can make use of Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n WLAN. When it comes to Bluetooth and connectivity, the device supports v4.1, A2DP. It also has A-GPS as well as the Russian GLONASS.
It can be connected through USB using a USB 2.0 port. Just because it isn’t a smartphone, don’t for once think that it is devoid of any sensors. It comes with an Accelerometer, gyro, compass, proximity, barometer, UV light and heart rate sensors integrated with it. It also provides a threaded view for your personal messages and has an HTML supported Browser.
Before you purchase it, you should educate yourself with the pros and cons of this device. The Gear S works as an excellent standalone phone in the wearable market. It has a colorful and vibrant AMOLED display with a rather decent battery life. It includes a cradle that doubles up as a portable charger. The Gear S also has a few cons. It will always need a phone for activation along with the installation of various apps.
In this aspect, the phone will never be independent. You do not get access to gazillions of apps, as the device as a limited list to choose from. It has a bulky design provided with proprietary wrist straps, which is not necessarily a con if you prefer a big watch. All said and done the Gear S is sophisticated as well as expensive at the same time.
In brief, the Samsung Gear S is a smart watch that also works as a phone. At the same time, it specifically needs a Samsung Galaxy phone. Combined with its small app selection and a bulky demeanor, $350 makes it difficult to recommend to the average Samsung user.