Samsung - Geek Squad Certified Refurbished Galaxy Gear Smart Watch for Select Samsung Galaxy Cell Phones - Jet Black

First of all this review is for a refurbished product, so the price was about $100 which made it easier to own this product, definitely not worth MSRP of $249 to $299 as was the case at launch. Only complaint is the camera bubble on strap is UGLY, either do away with it like the newer NEO version or place near watch face. Another thing is of course the battery life, if you don't mind charging every other day like me than it's fine but the charging cradle is a bit of a nuisance. I expected 1 day of battery life but actually got 2 days bc i have low usage. Heard the Tizen update might actuallly improve it though. Also a bit heavy/bulky but hopefully that is improved on newest version. The good parts are answering phone from watch, making calls from watch and controlling the music player. Screen is super sharp and responsive touchscreen. Don't use much of the other features, but I do hope it last a while, at least 2 years would be my expectations before I move on to something else! Love it more than my Pebble and i didn't think i would actually say that. Hope this helps.

This watch is something that seems excessive at first glance. However, this watch is very ueseful and convenient. It elimnates 50% of the reaching for your phone. If you want to change songs on your music while excercising tap the skip button on your watch. If you want to take a quality picture without taking your phone off your hip, tap the watch and done. If you want to see the weather move your watch and youre there. If you want to track your steps it has a built in pedometer. There are also some nice apps for this watch that make it more useful. My only gripe is the camera sound, but it is what it is there. Just gets annoying when your at events that draw attention when you make the shutter sound. But it works both ways people would complain they didnt know it was snapping pictures if you couldnt hear the shutter. The option to turn on an off would be ideal. One could actually make the case this is close to necessary when you have Galaxy device. I heard the Gear 2 is even better. I don't doubt that.

This smart watch sends you notifications of texts, emails and phone calls. And it works really well. I can keep my Note 3 in my pocket and use the Gear to notify me of all three. Plus I can make and receive phone calls as well as send the call to my Jawbone. I can customize the watch face with Gear Manager. The pedometer works well and syncs to S Health. I can scan barcodes on foods using the camera for My Fitness Pal to track calories. Is the watch perfect? No. Does it do what its supposed to? Absolutely! Battery life has never been an issue. I could go two days but I charge it every night when I change my Note 3. If you've been on the fence and want to try the original Gear, do it. Especially while the price is below $100.

The samsung galaxy gear it has nice feature.. But when it comes to Communication.. The function is not that good. Talking to family and friends they know exactly that I'm using my gear and they feel irritated . Etheir I'm breaking up ..disappearing , or I got an alien voice that they can't understand what I'm talking about. They always tell me to switch and get my phone, they don't like me talking in the gear coz they know they will have a problem of understanding me coz of a sound like alien voice.

This is all it's cracked up to be! Great watch, stylish, attention getter. Has timer, stopwatch, and other apps. Very nice to simply look at your watch instead of your phone, replying to texts is a little bit of a hassle, but still okay. Major negative points for not having a calculator though. For the price I paid, it is well worth it.

Bought this refurb off ebay. Best Buy didn't include a charger :-( and wouldn't provide one for me. Went through 2 3rd party chargers to find one that actually worked. Now that it works, it serves the purpose that I bought it for - media controller. It is nice for meeting notifications and texts. Email works on the watch about 1/2 the time (haven't figured this one out). Overall, it is a decent-looking watch.

I'm sure the newer ones are better with more updated technology, but this does the trick to get your alerts without having to dig your phone out of your pocket

I surprised my son with this for a birthday present and I woke him up at midnight to give it to him because I knew that he has been wanting a Galaxy Gear since he got his Galaxy Note 3. Ir was worth it to see the look on his face. He loves it and it was so easy for him to set up. He shows it off to everyone. I don't know if I would have been able to purchase it without the great deal. Thanks Best Buy.