Customer Ratings & Reviews

this product was great for me and my family for reason buy because have galaxy gear

I've had my eye on the Samsung Galaxy Gear Smart Watch for some time. Quite literally--this is a very eye-catching watch and I was always drawn to the display of these watches at Best Buy every time I entered the store. But the full price seemed too steep to me for what the watch could accomplish, so I always moved on after admiring the watches. That is until Best Buy offered a one-day 50% off list price sale, and I immediately accepted that offer. And after using the watch for a little over a month, I feel it was well worth the money. I would highly recommend the watch to anyone who can find it at a discounted price, but would probably recommend against buying it at full price. It does some neat things, but not enough to justify the full list price. As I said, the appearance of the watch is striking and attractive. I figured as long as I was getting a somewhat frivolous toy, I might as well get it in a bold color, so I got the Wild Orange version. In the short span of a month, I have never received so many positive comments from people on any accessory or article of clothing I've ever worn. People would come right up to me and say, "Wow, is that one of those smart watches?" and then I would tell them about it. The main reason I got the watch was to avoid the hassle of pulling my Samsung Galaxy S4 phone out of my pants pocket every time I felt the buzz indicating an incoming email or text message. Especially when I am driving in the car and not able to get into my front pants pocket without undoing my seatbelt. This function of the watch alone is worth the (discounted) price. Both the phone and watch vibrate to indicate a new message, and if I am quick I can touch my watch to see the sender and at least the beginning of the message (depending on how long it is). If I don't look at the notification right away, I can easily swipe from the main clock screen one screen to the right to the notification screen, and then tapping on either the name of my email or text messaging app to get my messages. At least some of them. The system accumulates message alerts in an odd way that I do not quite understand yet. For example, right now, accessing my email alerts shows the following list: AAA Southern Pennsylvania 10:17 AM 2 new messages 9:32 AM 32 new messages 9:01 AM 33 new messages 9:01 AM 32 new messages 8:46 AM 31 new messages 8:46 AM 30 new messages 8:46 AM 29 new messages 8:31 AM and so forth. Clearly, some of these alerts are redundant, and it is somewhat annoying to see three different alerts for 8:46 indicating 30, 31, and 32 new messages. Couldn't the first two be automatically deleted from the display since the one indicating 32 new messages covers them? Also, unlike notifications of a single email, where I can actually see part of the email, notification lists only show the sender and subject line. What I have to do regularly to avoid this clutter is to manually delete these alerts. You would think that deleting emails from my IMAP inbox (from my computer or phone) would remove these old notifications, but it does not. I am one of those people who does not use my cell phone as a phone very often, but I've found the watch to be extremely useful when I do get an incoming call. Not only does it immediately show who is calling, but I actually have the option of accepting the call with my watch and conversing with the caller through the watch itself. Shades of Dick Tracy! This is a super-convenient feature, and people who've called me say that the audio quality is fine. If I actually phoned people, I could also use the watch to make outgoing calls, even employing voice activation. But like I said, I rarely use my phone as a phone so I have not tested this feature. The watch will also display missed calls as well as emails and text messages, which is a handy feature. Unfortunately, for some reason it is really difficult to get rid of missed call notifications. I think I had to reset the watch to do that, and Internet discussions have indicated that this is a flaw in the watch. Another very useful feature of the watch is that it notifies me of appointments that I have scheduled. I can dismiss or snooze these notifications. One highly touted feature of the watch that I'm not crazy about is its ability to play music from your phone. If it played the music on my watch, that would indeed be groovy. But, what it does is rather strange: It remote-controls the media player on my phone. So if I use this function, music starts to come out of my pants pocket. Weird. Also, the interface makes it very difficult to navigate and select songs. Might as well pull the phone out of my pocket when I want to play music. Another feature I found very useful on one occasion is the ability to find my misplaced phone with the watch. As long as you are in bluetooth connection distance, you can have the watch make your phone ring until you are able to find it. That worked superbly for me the one time I forgot where in the house I had placed my phone. The phone has other functions that seem pretty cool but that I have not used much or at all. The watch can take pictures or videos that are transferred to the phone. Have only tested it rather than used it a lot, but this function does work well. It's another feature that can make you feel like a detective or secret agent. I also installed a connection to MapMyRun, but haven't tried this one yet. And let's not forget the old-school function of a watch: To quickly see what time it is. I've not worn a watch for maybe 15 years because I've been able to get the time from my cell phone. I forgot how nice and convenient it is to be able to glance at my watch for the time (especially in meetings where it looks rude to pull out your phone to see what time it is). The face of the watch stays dark until you activate it by motion or pressing the button on the side. A bonus is that you also see the current temperature and weather conditions--a step up from an ordinary watch. In summary, this watch does not do a ton of things, and I would not consider it a must-have device. But it does do some pretty neat things and I would consider it well worth the price if you can find it on sale.

As indicated in my summary, research this tech before you go buy it. Definitely was a good buy for me as I got it on DOTD sale, and used BB points, so it was not a significant investment. Favorite features: Discreet reminders are nice for business. Hands free is pretty useful, but the speaker is a bit quiet. 3rd party watch styler makes custom watch faces a blast, though its selection of fonts, etc. is limited. Current update allows notifications from most 3rd party apps to appear on the watch. Least favorite 'features': Still a bit bulky, and strap may not fit everyone well. (Ok for me...) No button on left side for southpaws like myself - harder to press when wearing a jacket or long sleeves. Few options for using watch as input to phone. Battery needs charged daily. No calculator?!?! All told, I've been having a lot of fun with the watch. There's a disappointingly small selection of apps for it, but a couple of them are pretty cool, and 1 or 2 are even useful! ;) Since 2.0 is coming out in just a few weeks, waiting to compare the two is probably a good idea. I'm concerned that with 2.0 being non-Android for the OS, support for 1.0 may have already disappeared, so new apps and/or enhancements to existing apps are likely to be few and far between. With more development, there is some amazing potential - I wish, for example, that the music controller were compatible with multiple players, for browsing of music, art/song display, etc., but it is really very basic. So, if you get one, be sure to get it at a bargain price - I wouldn't pay any more than $150 for one at this point - they may be even cheaper in just a few weeks. But, if you have the dough and want to give one a try, there's a lot to like and enjoy!

If you are looking for a device that will supplement your phone in regards to making and receiving phone calls, camera and video options and notifications from email, texts and Facebook messages...look no further, this is the device for you. I give this device 4 out of 5 stars because of all these options. Samsung made a really good device. Go to your local Best Buy and try this cool tech gear device out for yourself.

If you want to be like James Bond get one. What I like is the Look, durability, easy usability, custom watch faces, easy setup, and updates. What I don't like is the Battery life, not waterproof, volume, protruding camera, noncustomizable watch bands, and charging cradle. Would recommend it. If you got some extra loot go with the Gear 2 and if you can wait it out the next line of Samsung watches will have the phone built into them so no need to lug your phablets around.

This is a pretty cool watch and I like the way it looks. I can get usually get a full days use out of it before needing another charge. The only problem that I have is the fact that you have to put it in the case in order to charge it. I don't carry the charging case with me so when the battery dies I have to wait to get home to charge it again. The apps are sort of useless and the watch updates annoy me. Other than that, I feel like Inspector Gadget when I use the watch. The rose gold color is gorgeous and the call quality is really good.

This is a nice watch with notification function and the ability to answer a call without reaching for the phone, (driving?) Lacks apps to make this watch really shine, however with the apps that I downloaded from the Samsung store, they kill battery. Normal use is 3 days for me, but with the watch face app, Cuts the battery in 1/2 on one day use. Not waterproof, so Nurses, Doctors, all those hand washing... you will get the watch wet. Build is nice. It works for me but I would like more app support to do more with the watch.

All together the Samsung Gear is a great product. The ability of the user to answer and make phone calls is a big plus. In addition, the user is also able to receive notifications when a txt message arrives, a phone call, and even missed calls. The user can also set up the Gear to receive additional notifications such as email. At the moment, there is only a limited number of apps available for the Gear but hopefully that will increase as time goes by.

I got my Samsung Gear Watch for Mother's Day and I am loving the convenience of having my phone and messages available on my wrist. The pictures are excellent quality, especially for such a small device. My only issues are the volume of calls aren't the best and the Samsung Apps need to be upgraded to utilize some if the modern apps available.

I work alot at heights and worry about dropping my phone. With this I can take calls while on a ladder without ever having to take out my phone. It could be a little louder but all in all it serves the purpose.

I received the Galaxy Gear as a Christmas present and am very happy with it. I can quickly see what emails, phone calls, text, calendar events right on my watch. Can even send and receive calls and text. The only negative comment I might make (if I had to pay for it myself) is that it is pricey at 299.00, but I imagine that the price will start dropping to a more reasonable price in the coming months. Overall very satisfied.

At first I was a little disappointed , not many things to make it useful, but now, with the latest updates the notifications are way better and plenty of supported apps to be notified on your smartwatch. The best part is that you have android as the operating system, so if you are familiar with the endless things you can do to android or you want to learn, you are going to love it. the camera is a great tool, every time I need to write something and I don't have a pen I'm 1 swipe away to take a picture of whatever it is I need to remember. The speaker and microphone built in the smartwatch are useful too, specially if you don't have bluetooth. If you exercise a lot, the smartwatch works as a media controller for play , pause, red and fwd. so far it's great with Pandora and stitcher and obviously the music app. FYI you can sync the smartwatch to an iPhone ( with a custom android OS ) but , just for very basic stuff.

I purchased this device on BBY's flash sale when select colors were 50% off (149.99) and I couldn't be happier with my purchase! I love the easy set up and constant connection with my device, I love that I can see my notifications for FB, Twitter, Gmail, SMS, etc. on my wrist instead of opening my phone and I love the great battery life that it has. My first gripe is the lack of application support still. It is a pain to wash hands multiple times throughout the day because I have to push the watch up my arm a bit before washing and hope that I don't get it wet. My second gripe is the lack of volume when on phone calls. I cannot hear people on the speaker unless I put it right up to my ear, which is inconvenient and I may as well use my phone for it instead. I find myself using this watch for more of a watch and notification assistant than a Bluetooth "headset" device. Overall it is a great first generation product and I look forward to the Gear 2 and Gear Fit!

LOVE IT...WISH THERE WERE MORE COLORS TO CHOOSE FROM AND COULD ACTUALLY GO ONLINE...THE WATCH IS PRETTY MUCH THE PHONE...GREAT PICS...CAN SNEAK PHOTOS, videos, love giving ppl demos AND SHOWING HOW THE WATCH WORKS...THE WATCH IS A HEAD TURNER...LOVE IT!!!

Take this from someone who's really an Apple product fan. The Galaxy gear is great; its what the future was supposed to be about; futuristic, convenience and easy. Now; the negative reviews and comments are about the price; and Samsung select exclusively. Well; its too bad that stigma seems to echo mainly with the Android consumers as most Android handsets are offered at a substantial reduced cost. And on the Google play store most apps are offered for free. And please try not to get mad at me for telling the truth; most people don't want to pay for anything when compared to their phones if they could get it for free. I have what i consider a working person's watch collection starting upwards of $600. That just tells time. So to have one that does that and more of decent quality is not so expensive.

This is great companion for the S4 or Note3. You can get all your notifications on the watch and then determine if you need to get the phone out to view/respond. You can also respond to text messages with either an Svoice response or a pre-determined text. Calls can be made/received from the watch with ease. Custom watch faces can be made with various apps. One nice feature is when the watch and phone are separated (approx 30 feet) the phone and watch will lock down with the pattern screen. Otherwise the simple swipe unlock screen is presented on the phone. I am sure most will dismiss this watch as a novelty/gadget, and balk at the price, but if you are into watches and gadgets this is a watch to own.

I am a real estate agent and this watch is perfect for my professional. I no longer have to take my phone out to read incoming messages or see who's calling while I am with a customer (or driving). Just a turn of the wrist and viola!! I was hesitated to either get the pebble or this watch. Pebble has developers making software for it while Samsung I am pretty much stuck with what comes with the package. Battery life can be improved. You can use it throughout the day and it still shows 50% of battery charge left. However, the reminding 50% of battery will probably burn out in the next 2 or 3 hour. A little misleading perhaps. Overall I am happy with this "orange" watch.

I really like being able to answer my phone without having to grab the phone. I like the pedometer and the software that accompanies it. I like having my phone contacts so accessible.

I love this watch and i am said that there is a new one coming out when i just got this one. I love being able to talk and see what is happening on my phone just from my watch.

Overall a good piece of technology. Convenient. Quite stylish too.