This year has seen many heads trumpet it as The Year of the Smartwatch! That may be a bit of an exaggeration, but the market for a digital watch that does more than just tell the time is certainly heating up. People who follow the news looking for the best watches for men are eagerly anticipating the rollout of a smart watch from all the big tech companies, and rumors abound about what applications they're support, and what their price tags will be. While they're waiting for future models to be released, they could already be reading a Samsung Gear 2 review.
People talk in hushed tones about the company with the fruit in their logo, but Samsung leads the market. The Gear 2 is, as its name suggests, the second generation of their smart watch, and Samsung has not only addressed any problems with their first generation smart digital watch, they've also made it look sleeker, work longer on a single charge, and go through its menu of applications even faster than before.
The Samsung Gear 2 Has a Best-In-Class Display
Any Samsung Gear 2 review has to start with the display. It's a big bright, high resolution AMOLED screen. There's always a trade-off with any wrist device between size and utility. If a smart watch begins to rival a smartphone for screen display, it can quickly become a giant manacle; but the Samsung Gear 2 strikes the perfect balance between utility and style. The watch looks like a digital watch, not a phone strapped to your wrist.
The Samsung Gear 2 is lighter and slimmer than the first generation, but it adds a heart rate monitor function, and even has a built in camera, although it's more of an interesting novelty than a really useful function. The Gear 2 lets you control the music player on your smartphone, a really useful and nifty feature, and because it sends IR signals, you can even set it up to act as a TV remote. The Gear 2 has Bluetooth 4.0 technology, and that increases the range of signal to the best of any smart watch we've seen.
A Great Smart Watch, Available Now
The wristband is comfortable and durable. The screen is easy to use, and if you have trouble with big fingers on small screen, you'll love the Samsung Gear 2's uncluttered screen with big icons that react smartly to a simple touch.