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Those of you that purchased the Gear (whether recently, or right around launch).... would you buy the Gear all over again if you had the chance, or would you buy a different smartwatch (Sony, Pebble, etc.)? Also, would you recommend it to a friend that was looking to buy a smartwatch? Just wondering, so discuss!
At $300, no. At $150, yes.
Very good question, $300 for a watch is cheap for me.. so pricing is such a big deal.
I would have to see some new worth wild features to be brought to the table to justify the price...
I'm saying... if you could go back in time to when you purchased the Gear, would you still chose the Gear knowing what you know now, or would you buy a different one (Sony, Pebble, etc.)?
At $150, i would buy it again, and again, and again..
At $300, I would have a tough decision between the Gear and a Toq/Neptune.
Either way I am happy with my Gear.
if i could not put null rom on it, i would not buy it again. stock experience is terrible imho, and there is no real competitor on the market right now..
I have the Galaxy Gear, the Pebble, the Martian, the metawatch and the Sony 2. I have played with all of them for a while now. Although each has its good points, I prefer the Galaxy Gear. Price wasn't an issue for me, I wanted the best experience. The Gear has been the best for Bluetooth range, ability to reconnect after loosing a connection and features. It just works well period. Of course I will try the iwatch and the Gear 2 when they come out. For now I prefer the Galaxy Gear.
Nope. Doesn't do enough
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Would buy again!
I bought the Gear and the Note 3 for $300 each and am still very happy with both. I run it stock and sideload some apps for fun, like MX Player and Apollo, but the stock apps work well for me. I think Samsung should have had out more apps and better apps by now, but I know that will come when the Gear 2 is out and the SDK. People in the wild do not have issues with the reviews and everyone just thinks it is really cool that i show what it does.
Yes at $150. I was already in the market for a non-smartwatch that would have set me back $500. So when bestbuy had this on sale I jumped saved me a bunch of money.....for now.
Even though I dont have a samsung device it does enough for me right now. Its stylish and doesnt look too bad.
Like someone else said the price doesnt really matter when compared to other watches out there.
Now as for other watches I am woman and none of the other smart watches appealed to me as the rose gold color samsung has. The Iwatch when it comes out MIGHT appeal to me but I doubt it. I think men have a easier time as far as looks go in the smartwatch department.
I had a pebble, bought gear at release for $300. Never looked at my pebble again. Would buy it again
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Had a Sony smartwatch 2 for a few weeks and best buy ran the 150$ deal. Haven't thought much about my Sony since. Especially after null rom. GG+null FTW!
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I have had a bunch of smart watches. Being a kinda early adapter, I even had a Sony Liveview, Burg 12 and several Motorola's Motoactv with custom roms. Now I have a Burg 16 and a ZGPAX and the bottom line is standalone smartwatches may be more powerful and more feature packed, but they dont make sense for most people due to build quality. Most are made in China and the quality is horrible, not to mention, most arent even splash proof to water intrusion. Where the Gear shines is its exceptional build quality. Yes, it lacks hardware like a larger battery, wifi, actual micro usb connection but those are all trade offs to improve the watches water resistance, battery life, and overall size. In my opinion, to date, there is nothing on the market that beats the Gear in this very important area.
I bought mine for $200, but $150 really seems like the right price point for an impulse buy that I might consider buying the next Galaxy Gear - otherwise my current Gear will do just fine for a while.
Just got it
I just got mine @ $150 the other day, it seems like the right price, anything over <$200, is not worth it.
However, I was originally waiting for the Gear 2 but pulled the trigger on the Gear, couldnt resist the $150..
Its a cool device, still running stock, but the rooted/flashing a new rom looks way worth it..but im still contemplating on returning it and waiting for the Gear 2, since it will be debuted this Monday 2/24.
Couldn't justify buying it at $300, but pulled the trigger for $150 and I love it. I had a liveview back in the day and loved it other than the fact that you had to take it off the strap to charge, which let to it's demise. I'm not even planning on rooting right now, the stock gear does pretty much everything I want.
Got the Sony SW2 for Xmas, then saw the Gear advertised for £183, so returned the Sony and bought the Gear. Never regretted it for a second.
The Sony was a nice watch, but seemed a bit flimsy - I was worried it was going to break anytime soon.
Hmm...just picked up mine for $99 and I'm not sure it was a good idea... I'll try it for the 15 days and see if I can make use of it.
I'm just gonna say that I love it! wont change not even for the gear 2 since it doesnt even run android. I'm sure we will get android wear roms once those watches come out, since our gear runs android.
I've had the gear from day 1 but I personally can not wait for the moto 360
Dear guys,
I have never own a wearable before. I was thinking of buying a Gear 2 Neo as a bday gift for my friend, when I stumble across a a post on Engadget of how the Original Gear had Tizen upgrade.
Was pretty psyched about this news, as I also found a local dealer sold his 2nd-handed Gear v7000 for $60 (a used Gear 2 Neo would be about $100).
What I'm asking is, is Gear a better alternative than Gear 2, concerning:
Virtually Gear 2 and Gear share the same specs.
It has Tizen now
Thanks to XDA, many of you guys report to have decent battery life, which is awesome
It might also have Android Wear.
I own a Sony Z Ultra, but according to this, Gear can now runs on Sony too.
So yeah, I've done my homework, and can't have to have my hands on Gear. What do you guys think? With Tizen, is original Gear too far behind Gear 2?
If you want full functionality of your watch, you should use with a samsung device. I would advice you get a android wear device instead, there many alternatives and its gonna be tough to port android wear together with all its functions.
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If you want full functionality of your watch, you should use with a samsung device. I would advice you get a android wear device instead, there many alternatives and its gonna be tough to port android wear together with all its functions.
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Thanks mate, I guess I'll get an Android Wear.
Nevertheless, I still am going to buy one for my friend. At the same time, I am tight on cash, so I need to make a choice. With Tizen, is Gear close to Gear 2?
hadobac said:
Thanks mate, I guess I'll get an Android Wear.
Nevertheless, I still am going to buy one for my friend. At the same time, I am tight on cash, so I need to make a choice. With Tizen, is Gear close to Gear 2?
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Pretty much the same thing when it comes to software. What I like about the gear 2 is that camera and speaker are in the watch which makes you able to switch arm bands.
The Gear 2 is going to be $100 on Black Friday at AT&T.
I've had an LG G Watch since December and was very pleased. Never wore a watch before then. Was impressed at the Android wear system and the convenience of not having to pull my phone out everytime I got a new email or text.
With that said, I was recently given a Galaxy Gear 1st gen, and am totally blown away at the ability to make and receive calls with it. The screen is far more pleasing to the eyes, as well as the Tizen operating system seems to be more pleasing to the eyes also. Within a single day of use, I no longer feel like the LG G Watch stacks up or even competes in the same space.
My 2 Cents.
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I've had an LG G Watch since December and was very pleased. Never wore a watch before then. Was impressed at the Android wear system and the convenience of not having to pull my phone out everytime I got a new email or text.
With that said, I was recently given a Galaxy Gear 1st gen, and am totally blown away at the ability to make and receive calls with it. The screen is far more pleasing to the eyes, as well as the Tizen operating system seems to be more pleasing to the eyes also. Within a single day of use, I no longer feel like the LG G Watch stacks up or even competes in the same space.
My 2 Cents.
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Interesting. I have been eyeing the G watch for about a week now, tired of having to keep my note 3 in order to have a fully functioning watch. I want to move on to something else and don't care for it to be another Samsung.
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Interesting. I have been eyeing the G watch for about a week now, tired of having to keep my note 3 in order to have a fully functioning watch. I want to move on to something else and don't care for it to be another Samsung.
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That would be the only downside to the Galaxy Gear series. If I didn't have a Samasung phone, I'd still be rocking the LG G Watch. it's a solid device that i've punished over the last 3 months. Like the Timex, it takes a lickin and keeps on tickin. Highly recommended. Especially since the hardware is the same as everything else except it's about half the price.
Well, i downloaded kies 3 and decided to do a firmware update on my Galaxy Gear, and it got stuck at 7%. Now I don't have one =(
Back to the LG G Watch for now
Its been a long time since I played with this smartwatch. Since I got it I have moved to the moto 360 and a Nexus 6. I am wondering if I were to start fresh what should I do to this watch to best pair it with my new phone? How is the battery life with the new mods. I think the best thing for this watch would be android wear but thats dreaming a bit.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Oh the proverbial rock and hard place.
I got rid of my LG G watch and just sold my Gear S (phenomenal screen BTW). I was going to wait for the Zenwatch 2 to come out in a month but I am missing my watch.
My cousin is selling his Urbane for pretty much what the Zenwatch 2 will cost.. He is OCD like me so its in meticulous condition.
Is it worth it to buy the Urbane now that the next gen are coming out? I consider the Urbane and Watch R as "V1.5" but they do share similar hardware with the "V2.0" watches.
I don't see any exciting new features in the next android wear watches.
The round ones- new 360 and huawei are similar to the urbane, a matter of taste which one to get.
The squares- the sony has no heart rate monitor and the zenwatch2 is square with 2 sizes. I'm not a fan of square watches.
Don't see any competition to the urbane for now
360 still has flat tire
Huawei is more expensive but for that extra $100 I see no new features
It's a perfect watch, but I agree is sort of a 1.5 gen... I just don't know what real second gen watches will bring to the table that software updates won't get us on this watch...
Kinda waiting for Samsung to come out with a nice round watch, since they tend to throw everything but the kitchen sink into them, lol. Would love to have IR blaster, camera and speaker back
I don't think the Zenwatch 2 has a heart rate monitor.
The newly announced watches aren't really a new generation. Their specs match the previously released watches. If the urbane is gen 1.5, then so is everything else that is currently out or was recently announced
I wanted the Zenwatch 2 because, in my mind, it was a compromise from my Gear S and the 2" screen. But if you talk about area, the 1.65" Zenwatch 2 has the same screen area as the Urbane (roughly 1.35 sq inches).
I'm getting the Urbane. I like the looks and really don't want to wait til late October for a watch.
Updates support?
If LG present a new watch in the next weeks (or before the new year), do you think about the Urbane updates?
Do you think that the Urbane will receive updates for at least 24 more months?
bartito said:
Updates support?
If LG present a new watch in the next weeks (or before the new year), do you think about the Urbane updates?
Do you think that the Urbane will receive updates for at least 24 more months?
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Yeah I don't think I'll have this watch in 24 months.
I would think there is some support for the watch up until next year ish.
I'm guessing that all of the snapdragon 400 wear watches will get support and updates for similar amounts of time
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I'm guessing that all of the snapdragon 400 wear watches will get support and updates for similar amounts of time
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If you're right there are good news,
Due to the 2nd generation watches are using this processor
Google is controlling the updates so that's not an issue. It still a great watch, that looks nice (I've lost count on the compliments and the interest others have in me wearing it) that's a solid choice. The newer watches aren't bringing anything new to the table so your not missing much. I'm gonna keep this until the next next gen comes with a speaker.
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Itchiee said:
The newer watches aren't bringing anything new to the table so your not missing much. I'm gonna keep this until the next next gen comes with a speaker.
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This is the reason I miss my Gear S. If that watch had Android Wear or even just Android, it would be light years ahead of anything available now.
Agree, but dumb Samsung wants to convince the world otherwise. If it were cross compatible with Android that would totally help their cause. Android Wear is only picking up steam so no sense jumping ship now... kills me since I love them and would totally buy one but I cannot start my car via Tizen.
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I'll buy new moto 360 i think....but Urbane is good too...
I am waiting till October 1st event of LG. They might have new watch with NFC. Otherwise i m getting urbane too.
bikrame said:
I am waiting till October 1st event of LG. They might have new watch with NFC. Otherwise i m getting urbane too.
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I have finally bought my Urbane yesterday and probably receive it tomorrow or monday.
A NFC powered watch will be probably useful, but the Urbane can be bought by 250€ in some retailers, and I think the new LG watch (if any) will cost 350-400€ or more.
I think the Urbane is the best watch at this price range.
There's an Android to Gear S port being worked on but I think that is months from being done. I still miss my Gear S but you can't beat Android Wear. I didn't think I would miss my apps but oddly I did.
bartito said:
I have finally bought my Urbane yesterday and probably receive it tomorrow or monday.
A NFC powered watch will be probably useful, but the Urbane can be bought by 250€ in some retailers, and I think the new LG watch (if any) will cost 350-400€ or more.
I think the Urbane is the best watch at this price range.
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Rose Gold or Silver?
we would like to see the pics. I can feel your excitement
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Rose Gold or Silver?
we would like to see the pics. I can feel your excitement
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Silver.
I have not viewed the Rose Gold in real, only in pics.
I like a lot, probably more than the silver,
but because I have not viewed in real and the difficulties to combine the rose gold color with a metal strap,
I have preferred to order the silver.
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Silver.
I have not viewed the Rose Gold in real, only in pics.
I like a lot, probably more than the silver,
but because I have not viewed in real and the difficulties to combine the rose gold color with a metal strap,
I have preferred to order the silver.
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I already had Tag heuer Mikrograph in Rose Gold so i went for Silver Urbane.