Gear 2 Neo Smartwatch 58.4mm Plastic

I use it every day all day and i have never had a problem with it needing to be charged. It works well with my Note 4 phone. I really like it and I do recommend it!!

I really love the watch for the many features it has. It will wake you up Take your heart rate; It tells you how many calories you just burned exercising. reminds you of important dates, a telephone and much more! Give it a try!

The only thing I don't like about it, but it's not that big of a deal, is you have to tell the watch when you are going to sleep and when you are getting up.

Enjoy this watch, able to keep up with all notifications.

When connect to phone I can talk, send text and listen to my music all without ever having to lock at my phone, and the IR TV remote came trough for me as I did have a remote for my LG tv.

Nobody really needs a smartwatch, but if wearables are something you want to dive into then you’ll be hard pressed to find a better watch than the Neo to do so. At a retail of $150 it’s $100 cheaper than it’s metal brother the Gear 2, and less than half the price of an entry level Applewatch. It may not have as many apps available as the Android Wear or Apple smartwatches have, but it still has a great interface and a better battery life than 90% of the aforementioned watches. I get roughly 2 days battery life from it (that’s a literal 48 hours, not 2 ‘work’ days) which puts it underneath the crazy 7 day battery of the Pebble watches, and more than twice the battery life of all other watches save a few like the Sony Smartwatch 3. It gives me the notifications I choose and helps keep my phone away from my face, and it’s pretty cool to be able to call and talk to someone directly from my watch when I need my hands free or if I’m driving (I believe the Applewatch is the only other smartwatch with a built-in speaker.) Although it may seem like a novelty, the IR blaster feature is great when I can’t find my remote or if it’s out of reach. Those 3 factors are the main reason I can deal without the app selection of an Android Wear watch, most of those apps are just remote apps for the apps on your phone anyways. Not a lot of standalone capabilities unless you get a separate plan with a watch like the Gear S (although you can store music and games on the Neo.) The Neo looks great with a different watch band too, the Gear 2 looks even moreso when paired with a metal band, and although there could be more there’s still a good selection of watch faces available. Anything but the stock watch faces drain battery way faster however, which makes the 2 day battery life of the Neo even more handy (non-stock watch faces tend to drain battery on most smartwatches.) With all those features the Neo is a steal at this price, I think the only other watch that can compete is the Moto 360 but I can't wear a watch that won't at least last a full 24 hours before charging. I've only had it a couple of months so time will tell of it's durability (it did survive two rainy weeks walking in Japan) and long-term usefulness, but I'm satisfied so far. I haven't used the Heart rate monitor, although it has gotten bad reviews since you basically have to remain perfectly still to try and get an accurate reading. But although it has that feature and an adequate pedometer, this is not the watch to get if you're looking for a fitness tracker. Instead, it combines the general health features of one, has the next best battery life to the Pebble watch, and makes up for it's lack of apps with a built-in speaker, IR blaster and clean interface. This is a great smartwatch to have if you have a compatible Samsung phone, and will definitely tide you over until the next generation or two of smartwatches come out.

Pros-it's just cool. Not a necessity by any means, but it IS cool, useful, and works well. Nice display, decent but not great battery life (I get two days max out of a charge), charges quickly though. I like that you can replace the band with any 'regular' watch band, as it's inevitable the band will need to be replaced. Cons-the charging 'block' does not have an integrated battery like the Gear S, which would be so much more convenient and give you more flexibility. Speaker not loud enough, makes using as a phone pretty useless, but if you're in a very quiet area, it's ok. You need to connect to a computer to put any pictures on the device...a pain even if you HAVE a computer, which I do not. Limited apps available, and most free ones are nothing to write home about. And finally, Samsung could give you a lousy screen protector, having blown $200.00 on this. It wouldn't kill them. Summary-personally, it's NOT a must-have...unless you're a tech junkie like me! I am overall very happy with this and will soon purchase the Gear S. This is a 'big boy toy' but so what! The pedometer works great, as does the sleep monitor, though the heart rate monitor is finicky but works well when it works. Hopefully they make a women's size as my wife would like one for the pedometer function. If you have $200.00 and want to see what time it is, you won't be disappointed.

Nobody really needs a smartwatch, but if wearables are something you want to dive into then you’ll be hard pressed to find a better watch than the Neo to do so. At a retail of $200 it’s $100 cheaper than it’s metal brother the Gear 2, and almost half the price of an entry level Applewatch. It may not have as many apps available as the Android Wear or Apple smartwatches have, but it still has a great interface and a better battery life than 90% of the aforementioned watches. I get roughly 2 days battery life from it (that’s a literal 48 hours, not 2 ‘work’ days) which puts it underneath the crazy 7 day battery of the Pebble watches, and more than twice the battery life of all other watches save a few like the Sony Smartwatch 3. It gives me the notifications I choose and helps keep my phone away from my face, and it’s pretty cool to be able to call and talk to someone directly from my watch when I need my hands free or if I’m driving (I believe the Applewatch is the only other smartwatch with a built-in speaker.) Although it may seem like a novelty, the IR blaster feature is great when I can’t find my remote or if it’s out of reach. Those 3 factors are the main reason I can deal without the app selection of an Android Wear watch, most of those apps are just remote apps for the apps on your phone anyways. Not a lot of standalone capabilities unless you get a separate plan with a watch like the Gear S (although you can store music and games on the Neo.) The Neo looks great with a different watch band too, the Gear 2 looks even moreso when paired with a metal band, and although there could be more there’s still a good selection of watch faces available. Anything but the stock watch faces drain battery way faster however, which makes the 2 day battery life of the Neo even more handy (non-stock watch faces tend to drain battery on most smartwatches.) I got this when it was on sale for $150 (well, I got an open-box version which was even cheaper) so this is a steal at that price. This is a great smartwatch to have if you have a compatible Samsung phone, and will definitely tide you over until the next generation or two of smartwatches come out.