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Samsung Gear S2 Smartwatch: Stay connected even when you're away from your phone with this smartwatch, which receives texts, e-mails and notifications and features S Health and Nike+ Running integration to track your health and fitness. The 1.2" Super AMOLED touch screen makes it easy to navigate apps and Web pages.
 
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One of the very best smartwatches.
on October 2, 2015
Posted by: kodos78
Got mine today. This watch is very impressive. It feels authentically digital. It doesn't feel like it is trying to impersonate a "real" watch. It feels like a 21st century wristwatch. It is very well built (though, perhaps a notch below a Stainless Steel Apple Watch), and doesn't feel bulky like the Moto360 or Huawei or Apple Watches. It is very light, the weight disappears on your wrist. These are all issues I've had with smartwatches in the past.
The display is gorgeous. Very nice pixel density. And the rotating bezel? Genius. It is a great user interface choice for a watch. Gone are the endless swipes of Android Wear. This also allows the watch to be smaller since you don't need a large watch face to interact with. Well done, Samsung.
The only potential downsides are the lack of Google apps since this runs Tizen and not Android Wear. Of course since it doesn't run Android Wear, it doesn't feel like a cartoon watch either (those cards, Google? Those are awful). It is very sad seeing a high end Hauwei watch run Android Wear, and seeing those way too bright and loud cards pop up on a beautiful stainless steel watch. Ouch.
But this thing so far is very nice. I am very pleased, and I cannot say I've ever not had buyer's remorse after buying a smartwatch. This is the first smartwatch I think I'll want to wear for a long time. Well done, Samsung.
I use this watch with my Note 5, and it has been seamless so far. If you want a Smartwatch on the Android platform, this is the watch to get.
My Best Buy number: 2948763566
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Samsung Gear S2 Smartwatch: Stay connected even when you're away from your phone with this smartwatch, which receives texts, e-mails and notifications and features S Health and Nike+ Running integration to track your health and fitness. The 1.2" Super AMOLED touch screen makes it easy to navigate apps and Web pages.
 
Overall3 out of 53 out of 5
way to small for men
By Roadkill1
Bought the watch today, it's a great watch, better than my Samsung Gear S, but when I opened the box, I thought I bought a ladies watch, it is WAY TOO SMALL, I wore it for 1 hr and couldn't get over the size, so I returned it. So disappointed with Samsung (first time ever), they should have made a bigger version for men. Samsung saying is "Next Big Thing", there's nothing BIG about this watches size.
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October 3, 2015
Perhaps you got way too used to the size of the Gear S. That thing was massive! Also, might want to see if the Gear S2 Classic might be better proportioned for you. The bezel makes that one seem larger, even if it isn't.
Also, the 3G version of this thing will be out next month. Might want to see what that thing is like.
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Samsung Gear S2 Smartwatch: Stay connected even when you're away from your phone with this smartwatch, which receives texts, e-mails and notifications and features S Health and Nike+ Running integration to track your health and fitness. The 1.2" Super AMOLED touch screen makes it easy to navigate apps and Web pages.
 

How close does your phone need to be?

Can I walk around the house with my watch on and not carry my phone, yet still get the notifications and calls?
These phones cannot answer calls (you will have to wait for the upcoming LTE version next month), but they do have WiFi so you can walk around and still get notifications assuming you have a Wifi connection. It syncs the same Wifi networks that your phone has access to, so it is pretty seamless.
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