Samsung - Gear S2 Classic Smartwatch 44mm Black Verizon Wireless - Black

While I was in a local store, I was looking into purchasing an Adroid Smart Watch to work with my Apple iPhone. When going by the Verizon stand, they had a Samsung S2 Classic that said it worked with iOS. After doing some extensive research I found that there is a way to connect my iPhone to the Samsung S2 Classic. At that point, I purchased the Watch and was able to connect it to my phone (with a lot of work and frustration). However, once my phone and watch began talking, both have worked well together. While I wish that they would communicate a lot better, I love the look feel and ability the S2 Classic gives me. In my opinion, while it doesn't do everything the Apple Watch does with my phone, it does what I need it to without complaint.

I upgraded to this watch from the Gear S, which I absolutely loved. After looking at the S3 I decided to purchase this model, even though the price was the same. I chose this S2 because it can be activated with Verizon (although I have not yet activated it); the S3 was not able to activated with Verizon at the time of my purchase. I love this watch! My job requires me to do a fair amount of public speaking, and naturally I cannot gracefully monitor my phone while speaking, yet I occasionally get emails or texts related to either my topic or my audience that are important to the talk. The watch allows me to see emails and messages that come in while not taking out my phone during a talk. This way I can determine which messages need immediate attention and which can wait. I also like the ability to take calls using the watch, like when I'm folding laundry upstairs and my phone is charging downstairs. Then there is the ability to listen to music using a Bluetooth headset while I'm out walking without my phone. This will be even nicer when I activate with Verizon and can handle calls when I leave the phone at home. I don't like carrying a purse, so it will be great to not worry about having my phone fall out of my pocket (I have a large phone). Wish I could have gotten the S3, but I have no real complaints about this one. Battery life has been good, just wish it was more consistent when logging my steps.

The Gear 2 takes awhile to learn and navigate on using all the features, but once you use everything and practice all the controls, it is a watch you want to wear everyday. I have the call transfer subscription so that I leave my phone at home and receive calls. I can answer them and make calls. The speaker sound is excellent. I tried wireless earbuds but didn't get anywhere near the sound quality directly from the watch. It could be that I need higher quality earbuds. In any case, the Gear 2 watch is a great product and fun to wear.

Actually bought this watch over a year ago. It is amazing I love being able to use it to answer calls while I'm driving and now I don't have to dig my pocket for my phone. It is also great in meetings so I can just glance at it to see who's texting. Can use it to text back the old-fashioned way as well, without taking out me cellphone. Battery life still holds up for an entire day even after a year

I had a Fitbit which I loved but wanted more access to me watch such as alerts. This stand alone ability comes to be quite useful in several situations. Forgetting your phone, going for a run/walk when you don't want to carry your phone but still need to be accessible. Battery life isn't great but it gets through the day. It has an altimeter but still doesn't measure elevation throughout the day which I wish it did. Only feature I really lost from the fitbit.

I wasn't planning to buy a smart watch but I was buying a new phone so I said what the heck. I purchased the Gear S2 on impulse and was pleasantly surprised on how much I like and use my Gear 2. This smart watch has more features that I am still learning to use. Before you buy a smart watch, check out the Gear S2 or the new Gear S3. You won't be sorry. Oh, and my 94 yr old aunt can hear and speak right into my Gear S2.

I am very impressed with the accuracy of the sleep monitoring. Using your personal heart rate to measure the different stages of sleep is very educational to how well rested I actually am. I do think think the pedometer could be a little better though, using actual steps verses arm movement. I have had other pedometers with more sensitive sensors. I also love the clarity of phone calls on the watch. It sounds very clear on my wrist and the recipient on the other end of the line could not tell it was not a cell phone I was speaking on.

The watch works great and connects flawlessly to my Galaxy Samsung S7. Very convenient to use for making phone calls when my phone is in my pocket. The only reason it doesn't get 5 stars is the battery life only lasts 1 day. Sometimes the heart monitor is a little picky for detecting a heartbeat.