Video Review
Unboxing
Into The sales package is square in imitation, or rather recycled material with soy ink, and contains a power supply with MicroUSB cable and a dock to connect to pin the clock to succeed to recharge the watch. The dock actually also serves to connect the smartphone to be used in tandem with the clock, thanks to it we can perform the pairing operation.
Hardware
Into Even if we speak of a smartwatch, in this case it may be interesting to take a look at the specifications: We have a 800 MHz processor, supported by 512MB of RAM and 4GB of internal memory where we can store photos, videos and reminders vowels.
Into The Display is a unit of 1.6 inches with a resolution of 320 x 320 pixels . As regards the physical characteristics, in the front part there of visible screws (not just the maximum from the aesthetic point of view), on the right the button on / standby / off switch and one of the microphones, while on the left the second microphone useful for the suppression of background noise based on how you inserted in the settings (right arm / left arm), the position of the primary and secondary microphone will be reversed. We then find a camera with 1.9 MP BSI sensor on the strap in front and below the speaker through which we can hear each other during calls or notifications.
Into The watch is in aluminum with regard to the front, while the strap is silicone rigid. Unfortunately we must admit that the device is not the best as regards the comfort, in the sense that sometimes we could try some discomfort, especially when we rest the arm on a surface, due to the speaker which is located in correspondence of the closing of the strap, in an aluminum block quite often.
Display
Into The Display is a unit of Samsung Galaxy Gear Super AMOLED 1.6 inches with a resolution of 320 x 320 pixels. The visibility to sunlight is good, higher than expected, even if it does not reach the perfection of some competitors because of the technology used. On the other hand the number of pixels in relation to the size of the display allows to have a good vision of the icons or images present in the tunnel. We have the ability to manage the brightness of the settings or through a double tap on any screen, activating the outdoor mode is particularly efficient when we are under the sunlight.
Camera
Into The Camera is 1.9 MP and can record video at HD resolution (1280 x 720) or 640 x 640, the pictures can be taken instead to 1392 x 1392 pixels, or 1280 x 960 pixels, so in 4:3 ratio.
We must admit that the camera is one of the features that amazed us more for a number of reasons: first, the feature itself is interesting and funny at the same time, amaze your friends with this feature but we can also capture very specific moments and make shots in a more immediate and faster than you do with smartphones. On the other hand the quality is not to be thrown away for nothing, whereas we speak of a sensor mounted on a watch, the photos are fairly well-defined, not exactly the best for light balance and color rendition. The videos can be up to 15 seconds, and are really good quality, always keeping in considerazion the object itself. Here are some sample photos and videos taken and recorded at the maximum resolution.
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Battery
Into The battery is one of the weaknesses of Samsung Galaxy Gear. We speak of a clock, an object that should not be recharged every night. Unfortunately, we ended up having to charge it almost every day with heavy usage we covered up a day and a half, not more. Another factor “uncomfortable” and not to be underestimated is the method of loading: inside the box there is a dock that turns the clock Pin MicroUSB port, which means that if we were to move for more than a day, we should take with us the dock, or you can not load the device; Samsung could adopt other solutions, and above all provide the device with a bigger battery or optimize the software in such a way that the autonomy was greater.
Software
Into The Samsung Galaxy Gear must be able to take advantage of the connection of a smartphone to be able to function at 100%, but certain features are also available stand-alone, for example, if we are not connected to a phone we can take photos and record videos, or reminders voice, storing them in internal memory. As for notifications, SVoice, the Weather and telephone functions, they obviously will only work when connected to a device Galaxy with Android 4.3, so for now only 3 Galaxy Note and Galaxy S4 (the update is in its distribution in these hours).
Phone and SVoice
Into Gear Galaxy has a speaker and microphone that allow us to respond to incoming calls and talk directly by the clock, or to make calls through the dialer installed on your device. The functionality is there and it can be convenient if we are in the car, by bike or not we have a headset, however it should be noted that the clock works as a speakerphone, so anyone nearby will hear our conversation. Function which instead was nice and helpful at the same time is linked to SVoice: Thanks assistant voice we can set reminders, call or send a message directly all by voice, without touching our smartphones and leave it in the pockets of his pants.
Notifications
Into This is another sore point of this device, along with the battery. Unfortunately most of the notifications is not shown on the screen of the watch, but we are shown only a warning, without a preview hangouts such as messages, e-mails in Gmail or Facebook notifications. We will have a preview instead in the case of SMS messages whats app or the stock email application. From this point of view, we hope that Samsung will update its clock to extend support to the notifications to all applications.
Other Applications
Into Among other applications on the default clock is obviously that of the weather, voice memos that we can store in the 4 GB internal transfer or smartphone, or the application that allows us to control the music on the device , put it in play, adjust volume and change songs. Present a pedometer synchronized with Shealth and of course the ability to install some additional applications from Samsung Apps, unfortunately in quantity “limited.”
Gear Manager
Into Gear Manager allows us to manage our entire clock, we can change the watchfaces, manage your favorite apps to ring gear to find it, or install additional applications from samsung apps, but unfortunately we have to admit that the number of applications is not infinite such as those of some competitors, probably this is due to poor compatibility with the devices android clock, which does not entice developers to work on the software and support it, even in this case we hope that increase with the passage of time.
In conclusion
Samsung Galaxy Gear certainly is a smartwatch very different than those currently on the market, with unique features. On the other hand flaw slightly as for the battery and the ability to view all notifications on the display of our clock, so a purchase to be evaluated according to your needs
Into The introductory price of Galaxy Gear is 299 € , but can be purchased at something less of glistockisti.it. The price is great it being one smarwatch considering the limited compatibility, but if you look for the unique features provided by the Gear for sure the smart watch from Samsung is to be taken seriously.
| Ergonomics | 8 |
| Hardware | 9 |
| Materials | 8 |
| Display | 8 |
| Camera | 8 |
| Battery | 6 |
| Software | 9 |
| User Experience | 8 |
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