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Tapping on any of the individual displays will pull up a backlog of information from previous days. iPhone owners will be out of luck, and that dramatically decreases the number of potential users.įrom the display, you can swipe to the left to see nearly any stat you'd want, and you can add dedicated pages for caffeine and water intake.

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The biggest issue for me was the fact that, currently, the Gear Fit 2 is only fully compatible with Samsung Galaxy smartphones and Android phones running 4.4 or higher. It tracks daily steps, calories, distance, floors climbed, and sleep, while delivering all of your smartphone's notifications to your wrist. Advertisementįeatures: Only one thing left to be desiredįor its $179 price tag, the Gear Fit 2 has a lot of features commonly associated with trackers that cost $200 or more. I also appreciate that, if you manually take a reading, you can tag it with labels like general, resting, after workout, during workout, happy, angry, and more so you can remember why your pulse was what it was.

As long as I wore the band snug on my wrist, the heart rate readings were accurate whether I was resting or in the middle of a workout.

You can measure your pulse manually at any time, and it took the Gear Fit 2 only about seven seconds to read my heart rate each time. That will drain the battery more quickly, though, just as constant use of the built-in GPS would. Underneath the display is the optical heart rate monitor, which can be set to measure your pulse every few minutes. There are just two side buttons on the device: the Home bottom button that will take you back to the home screen, bring up the on-screen menu, and turn on and off the device, as well as the Back upper button. Its 1.5-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen is a pleasure to use, and Samsung's interactive watch faces (like the Starry Night-esque option in which the dots of light move around the display when you touch it) make it interesting and personable. Much like the Microsoft Band, you can change the watch faces on the Gear Fit 2 whenever you like. Splash-resistant, sleep tracking, call, text, and calendar notifications Splash-resistant, guided workouts, sleep tracking, call, text, calendar, and social media notifications IP68 water resistance, sleep tracking, call, text, calendar, and social media notifications

Galaxy smartphones, Android devices running 4.4 or higher

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HRM, GPS, accelerometer, gyroscope, barometer, UV sensor, skin temperature sensor, Galvanic skin response sensor HRM, GPS, accelerometer, gyroscope, barometer Specs at a glance: Samsung Galaxy Gear Fit 2 The Gear Fit 2 doesn't lead the pack when it comes to style (although it does come in black, blue, and pink colors), but it achieves a better aesthetic than the Microsoft Band. Also, the Band's display is smaller and surrounded by a large bezel, the pinch-and-slide clasp is frustrating to say the least, and its bulbous bottom (caused by the Band's additional skin sensors) is cumbersome. Hat-tip to Microsoft for fixing many issues about its original Band design with the second iteration, but the new Band is still bulky when placed next to the Gear Fit 2. When compared to the new Microsoft Band, it's like night and day. The band comes in small and large sizes, so the Gear Fit 2 is easy to put on and even easier to wear, even if it's not the most fashionable piece. The band is your typical silicone wrap that we're used to seeing on fitness trackers now, and the closure is a simple snap-in design. The Gear Fit 2 is rounder and more seamless than the first, blurring the lines that separate the band from the display module. But more importantly, it's what the newest Microsoft Band should have been. The slightly redesigned Gear Fit 2 is a subtle improvement on the original. That's also not to mention that what people expect from their fitness trackers has changed rapidly: built-in heart rate monitors are now commonplace, and the basic step and distance tracking and calorie counting metrics just aren't enough to warrant a permanent spot on your wrist. Samsung clearly took all of that into account when making the Gear Fit 2 and, in turn, created a strong device that's made even stronger by its competitive $179 price. It has been a couple of years since Samsung upgraded its Gear Fit activity tracker, and the new Gear Fit 2 is competing in a much more crowded market. While Fitbit still reigns as king, Apple unveiled its Watch and Microsoft came out with two versions of its own band.

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