I bought the Galaxy Gear (Black) for my Galaxy Note III LTE (Black) a few days ago.
I wanted to received them together on the 25th Sept but could only get the phone on that day. Anyway, all is not lost as I finally got the Galaxy Gear and am ready to use the Note III and Gear combo.
Here are some box pictures.
Here are some unboxing pictures
The Galaxy Gear (Black) is not all that fancy looking like the Orange or Green but it is simple and goes well with my look during my working days. I have other more valuable watches for my weekend or holiday needs.
I intend to use my Gear mainly for business.
How to Charge the Watch?
Well there is this case which we have to wrap around the phone and there is a micro usb port at the back of the case. The watch charges very quickly. When I switched on the phone it had about 65% battery and it charged to 100% within 20 mins.
Setting up a connection with Galaxy Note III.
We have to switch on the watch first. Then make sure Note III NFC is on and then place the back of the Gear Charging Case under the Note III for connection.
Once detected the Gear Manager app will be asked to be installed. Then it will be installed and connection will be complete.
This is how the Gear looks on my wrist.
Galaxy Note III and Galaxy Gear put for charging.
thx for that nice to have some pics with the phone on your wrist thx.....if I could only find 1 in stock somewhere
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how do you find it so far?
I am buying a Galaxy Note 4 on Friday. This will be my first ever Samsung phone.
I've previously avoided them due to the extra software, but this time around the combination of hardware was just too much. I really like phones that feature capacitive buttons because I think it's much more efficient, and that really reduces the number of high end flagship phones a lot.
I wish the phone were slightly smaller, but I'll manage.
What about the rest of you? Is this is your first Samsung phone? (poll in thread, please vote)
Not my first, just upgraded from S4 GT-i9506. Picked up my new Note 4 today and I'm already loving it
I've stuck with samsung as I think keeping SDCard support, unlocked bootloader (although now with the new KNOX it voids warranty) and replaceable battery are worth the extra (albeit small due to my carrier) bloatware added to their devices and all the bloat can be removed (depending on your carrier).
Previously I had the Galaxy 5 (not the S5) and the Galaxy S3
No, moved on from GS3. Won't be rooting it for at least a year I guess so don't care about knox counter, most unwanted bloatware can be disabled unlike the GS3 at the beginning, so yeah, having fun with N4 so far.
I've seen the light. Ditching my iphone. I just want the freedom of android and the superior hardware of the Note.
From Samsung Galaxy S2 which was my first smartphone to Samsung Galaxy note 4.
There is something about Samsung electronics as a whole that appeal to me.
My TV is a sammy and my next one will be as well...
SIII was my first Samsung phone
I got an S2 around the time the S4 came out. Untill now i really liked my s2's screen as the colours and blacks were a lot better compared to other phones like iphone and most lcd screens
now i finally got my note 4 and every morning when i wake up i'm like wow its amazing
Its the first one i actually paid myself so its a yes and a no to me
Had a tmobile camera samsung phone back in 2001 or 2002. Then had numerous other phones. And the Galaxy S1, Note 2, Note 4.
Nope had Samsung Epic 4G before.
I600 Blackjack
I900 Omnia
I9000 Galaxy S
P6800 Galaxy Tab 7.7 (yes I used a tablet as my phone for 2 years)
Note 4
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No, I had a S2, S3 and have a Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) besides my new Note 4.
I'm not a Samsung fanboy though, I really hate their update politics and I'm not a fan of their bloatware. Touchwiz is okay though.
On the other hand I like their hardware and of course the stylus that comes along with the Note series.
The Samsung service in Germany is also pretty good.
First Samsung phone, yes, but I have Note 10.1 tablet and it's quite great even for his age. I wrote hundreds of pages on it.
It's not my first Samsung, but it is my first note. my first Samsung was the Reality u820
Nope, I had a Galaxy s2 first then a Galaxy s4 after that, both phones lasted perfectly until upgrade time, including great battery life and Android updates.
First smartphone was a nokia n8.?
later i had a HTC Desire and HTC one x
I wanted a fast phone with sd and removable battery and choose for note 4
I like it very much and it's my best and fastest phone ever
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Started with the Captive -> S2 -> Note 1, S3, Note3, S4, and now Note 4
Nope, upgraded from my GS4 32GB I9500 3weeks ago to my metal beauty Note 4
Also had S2 16GB and S3 32GB, so its in no way my 1st Samsung, and if the Note 5 is even better than this awesome thing then I wont be leaving Samsung anytime soon.
HTC WFS - Nexus 4 - Nexus 5 - Note 4
Ive had the S2, S3, S4, Note 3 and Note 4. S3 being the weakest link, Note 4 being the strongest.
Just never liked the design on the S3 in comparison to the others. Too organic for my taste. Like the Nexus 6.
Hi,
Today I bought the latest samsung smartwatch R800. Apparently this watch is not compatible with my galaxy tab S2 (T819). I called Samsung support but they couldn't help and told me I have to use a phone. Is there a way to make it work on this tab? If not it's going back to the shop because it's no use for me if can't link to the tablet. Strange Samsung even makes products that are not compatible with their own devices!
Greetz
Ruff Rider
I'm wondering that too. It's been 2 years for you, and how did it go??? I'm switching to an old Tab S2 8.0 and my watch isn't connecting.
Hi to my fellow xda's,
I'm looking for Samsung galaxy note 5 original display so if any could help with a dead phone but working display is huge relief for me. As the phone is old, don't want to invest too much with Samsung service parts. If any could help in anyway possible to get hands on original replacement part I will be happy....!
Thank you all.
Cheers for the Christmas & New year in advance.
Greetings,
I have recently bought a Galaxy Watch 3 45mm Bluetooth version. Using Always on display on a watch and a galaxy smartphone has always been a fun and i am a bit sceptical about using colored always on display on Galaxy watch 3. I have tried colored clockfaces on my galaxy phone and never seen a change in battery life. So my question is, Will it effect the battery life if i use a colored clockface as AOD on my Galaxy watch 3?